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High rates of o'nyong nyong and Chikungunya virus transmission in coastal Kenya
(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 ...
Factors associated with severe human Rift Valley fever in Sangailu, Garissa County, Kenya
(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 ...
Parasitism in Children Aged Three Years and Under:
(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. ...
Factors associated with severe human Rift Valley fever in Sangailu, Garissa County, Kenya
(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 ...