Browsing School of Health Sciences & School of Nursing by Author "LaBeaud AD"

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    • Cross-sectional survey of Rift Valley fever virus exposure in Bodhei village located in a transitional coastal forest habitat in Lamu county, Kenya 

      Muiruri S; Kabiru EW; Muchiri EM; Hussein H; Kagondu F; LaBeaud AD; King CH (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)
      Few studies have focused on Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) transmission in less arid, transitional landscapes surrounding known high-risk regions. The objective of this study was to identify evidence of RVFV exposure in ...

    • Factors associated with severe human Rift Valley fever in Sangailu, Garissa County, Kenya 

      LaBeaud AD; Pfeil S; Muiruri S; Dahir S; Sutherland LJ; Traylor Z; Gildengorin G; Muchiri EM; Morrill J; Peters CJ; Hise AG; Kazura JW; King CH (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015)
      BACKGROUND: Mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes acute, often severe, disease in livestock and humans. To determine the exposure factors and range of symptoms associated with human RVF, we performed a ...

    • Factors associated with severe human Rift Valley fever in Sangailu, Garissa County, Kenya 

      LaBeaud AD; Pfeil S; Muiruri S; Dahir S; Sutherland LJ; Traylor Z; Gildengorin G; Muchiri EM; Morrill J; Peters CJ; Hise AG; Kazura JW; King CH (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015)
      BACKGROUND: Mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes acute, often severe, disease in livestock and humans. To determine the exposure factors and range of symptoms associated with human RVF, we performed a ...

    • High rates of o'nyong nyong and Chikungunya virus transmission in coastal Kenya 

      LaBeaud AD; Banda T; Brichard J; Muchiri EM; Mungai PL; Mutuku FM; Borland E; Gildengorin G; Pfeil S; Teng CY; Long K; Heise M; Powers AM; Kitron U; King CH (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015)
      BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and o'nyong nyong virus (ONNV) are mosquito-borne alphaviruses endemic in East Africa that cause acute febrile illness and arthritis. The objectives of this study were to measure ...

    • Parasitism in Children Aged Three Years and Under: 

      LaBeaud AD; Nayakwadi Singer; McKibben M; Mungai P; Muchiri EM; McKibben E; Gildengorin G; Sutherland LJ; King CH; King CL; Malhotra I (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015)
      BACKGROUND: Parasitic infections, which are among the most common infections worldwide, disproportionately affect children; however, little is known about the impact of parasitic disease on growth in very early childhood. ...