Browsing Staff Publications by Author "Kagendo D"

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The monetary burden of cystic echinococcosis and its distribution based on gender and age in Turkana North District, Kenya

Joseph Odero; Magambo J; Zeyhle E; Kutima H; Ndahi L; Njoroge F; Mutwiri T; Mbaya H; Mbae C; Mulinge E; Kagendo D; Kern P; Romig T (Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, 2014)

Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. The disease occurs worldwide, and is endemic in Turkana and Maasai areas, Kenya. The objective of the study was to assess ...
A survey for Echinococcus spp. of carnivores in six wildlife conservation areas in Kenya

Kagendo D; Magambo J; Agola EL; Njenga SM; Zeyhle E; Mulinge E; Gitonga P; Mbae C; Muchiri EM; Wassermann M; Kern P; Romig T (Parasitology international, 2015)

To investigate the presence of Echinococcus spp. in wild mammals of Kenya, 832 faecal samples from wild carnivores (lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, wild dogs and silver-backed jackals) were collected in six different ...