Browsing School of Health Sciences & School of Nursing by Author "Muchiri EM"
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Case-Control Study of Posttreatment Regression of Urinary Tract Morbidity Among Adults in Schistosoma haematobium-Endemic Communities in Kwale County, Kenya
Magak P; Chang-Cojulun A; Kadzo H; Ireri E; Muchiri EM; Kitron U; King CH (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)Previous population-based studies have examined treatment impact on Schistosoma-associated urinary tract disease among children, but much less is known about longer-term treatment benefits for affected adult populations ... -
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. ... -
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 ...