Browsing School of Health Sciences & School of Nursing by Author "Sutherland, Laura J"
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Anemia among children exposed to polyparasitism in coastal Kenya
Cojulun, Alicia Chang; Bustinduy, Amaya L; Sutherland, Laura J; Mungai, Peter L; Mutuku, Francis; Muchiri, Eric; Kitron, Uriel; King, Charles H (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)Anemia represents a substantial problem for children living in areas with limited resources and significant parasite burden. We performed a cross-sectional study of 254 Kenyan preschool- and early school-age children in ... -
Divergent effects of Schistosoma haematobium exposure on intermediate-host snail species Bulinus nasutus and Bulinus globosus from coastal Kenya
Kariuki, H Curtis; Ivy, Julianne A; Muchiri, Eric M; Sutherland, Laura J; King, Charles H (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017)Schistosoma haematobium infection causes urogenital schistosomiasis, a chronic inflammatory disease that is highly prevalent in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Bulinid snails are the obligate intermediate hosts in the ...