Browsing School of Health Sciences & School of Nursing by Author "Kagendo, Dorothy"
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Characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of salmonella isolates from food sources of animal origin in Meru municipality, Kenya
Mwangi, Brian; Kagendo, Dorothy; Nyaboga, Evans (Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Salmonella infections originating from food sources have become a menace to the world. Salmonella causes gastroenteritis and eventually death especially to children below five years of age and individuals who are ... -
Diversity of Taenia and Hydatigera (Cestoda: Taeniidae) in domestic dogs in Kenya
Mulinge, Erastus; Odongo, David; Magambo, Japhet; Njenga, Sammy M; Zeyhle, Eberhard; Mbae, Cecilia; Kagendo, Dorothy; Addy, Francis; Ebi, Dennis; Wassermann, Marion; Kern, Peter; Romig, Thomas (Springer, 2020-07)Taenia species of domestic dogs can cause cysticercosis and coenurosis in a wide range of intermediate hosts including humans. Most taeniids of dogs are globally distributed, but some wildlife-transmitted species can be ... -
Epidemiology and characterization of echinococcus in Samburu and Maasai Mara game park and surrounding environments in Kenya
Kagendo, Dorothy; Muchiri, Eric M; Gitonga, Peter (Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Echinococcus granulosus parasite exists in two distinct life cycle patterns; domestic cycle involving domestic dogs and livestock; and sylvatic cycle that involve wild canids and wild herbivores. The disease caused by this ... -
Epidemiology of Cystic Echinococcosis in Pastoral Communities of Kenya
Kagendo, Dorothy; Muchiri, Eric M; Magambo, Japhet; Zeyhle, Eberhard (Kenyan Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2020)Abstract Introduction: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE), a chronic debilitating parasitic disease in humans caused by larval stage of dog tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus has a worldwide distribution. Over time, Turkana in ... -
Epidemiology of Cystic Echinococcosis in Pastoral Communities of Kenya
Kagendo, Dorothy; Muchiri, Eric M; Magambo, Japhet; Zeyhle, Eberhard (Numid Publishers, 2020-03-04)Introduction: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE), a chronic debilitating parasitic disease in humans caused by larval stage of dog tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus has a worldwide distribution. Over time, Turkana in Kenya was the ... -
Evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility of escherichia coli Isolated from contaminated areas of Majengo slum in Meru County, Kenya
Ombuya, Jared; Gachoka, Kenneth; Kagendo, Dorothy; Mutea, Naomi (Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Background: Antimicrobial drug resistance is of great concern today. Infections by the antimicrobial resistant strains of Escherichia coli, including enteropathogenic as well as enterotoxigenic strains have been reported ... -
Factors Contributing to Transmission of Domestic and Sylvatic Lifecycles of Echinococcus Species in Samburu and Maasai Mara, Kenya
Kagendo, Dorothy; Magambo, Japhet K.; Muchiri, Eric M.; Karani, Caroline (International Journal of Professional Practice (IJPP), 2019)Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by different species of the Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l), is an important global zoonotic disease with a particular impact on pastoralist communities. Depending on the species, ... -
Interlinks between Wildlife and Domestic Cycles of Echinococcus spp. in Kenya
Kagendo, Dorothy; Muchiri, Eric; Gitonga, Peter; Muthoni, Esther (IntechOpen, 2020-11)Effective conservation and management of wildlife in the current changing world, call for incorporation of infectious zoonotic diseases surveillance systems, among other interventions. One of such diseases is echinococcosis, ... -
Prevalence of Taenia in selected Canids and felids living within wildlife sanctuaries in Kenya
Kagendo, Dorothy; Magambo, Japhet; Muchiri, Eric; Gitonga, Peter (International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research, 2017)Humans get cystic echinococcosis by ingesting eggs of dog tapeworm,Echinococcus granulosus. This disease is distributed worldwide in both humans and ungulates, and is a major public health problem in ...