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The African Green Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) as a non-human primate model for infections with Cyclospora Cayetanensis
(The Kenya Veterinary Association, 2012)
Clinical epidemiology and pathogenesis of Cyclospora species was studied in 64 wild-trapped Cercopithecus aethiops at the Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya. The monkeys were screened for Cyclospora parasites ...
The African Green Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) as a non-human primate model for infections with Cyclospora Cayetanensis
(The Kenya Veterinary Association, 2012)
Clinical epidemiology and pathogenesis of Cyclospora species was studied in 64 wild-trapped Cercopithecus aethiops at the Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya. The monkeys were screened for Cyclospora parasites ...
Gross and histopathological findings in Cercopithecus aethiops with experimental Cyclospora infection in Kenya
(Pathology and Laboratory Medicine International, 2012)
In 2009, experimental Cyclospora infections were established in two juvenile female and two adult male
Cercopithecus aethiops (African green monkeys) at Nairobi’s Institute of Primate Research (IPR). The ...
The African Green Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) as a non-human primate model for infections with Cyclospora Cayetanensis
(The Kenya Veterinary Association, 2012)
Clinical epidemiology and pathogenesis of Cyclospora species was studied in 64 wild-trapped Cercopithecus aethiops at the Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya. The monkeys were screened for Cyclospora parasites ...
Prevalence and diversity of cystic echinococcosis in livestock in Maasailand, Kenya
(Parasitology Research, 2012)
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by several members of the Echinococcus granulosus species complex. In East Africa, several species/strains are known to occur in livestock and humans, but host ...
National health financing policy in Eritrea: a survey of preliminary considerations
(BioMed Central, 2012)
The 58th World Health Assembly and 56th WHO Regional Committee for Africa adopted resolutions urging Member States to ensure that health financing systems included a method for prepayment to foster financial risk sharing ...
Inequities in maternal and child health outcomes and interventions in Ghana
(BioMed Central, 2012)
With the date for achieving the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaching fast, there is a heightened concern about equity, as inequities hamper progress towards the MDGs. Equity-focused approaches ...
Kenya and distance education: A model to advance graduate nursing
(Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 2012)
Africa is faced with a myriad of challenges, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and a variety of political and historical complications that have affected the educational system for advanced nursing practice. In ...
Factors associated with the motivation of community drug distributors in the Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme in Kenya
(Cogent OA, 2012)
Annual mass drug administration (MDA) is the main strategy for elimination of lymphatic flariasis (LF), globally. In Kenya, community drug distributors (CDDs) are used to deliver drugs to household members. To determine ...
Changing mother’s hygiene and sanitation practices in resource constrained communities: case study of Turkana District, Kenya
(Springer US, 2012)
Lack of adequate sanitation, hygiene and safe portable water are serious global health problems that contribute to deaths of many children under the age of 5 years annually, mainly due to diarrhoeal diseases. This study ...