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Annotations of novel antennae-expressed genes in male Glossina morsitans morsitans tsetse flies
(Plos 1, 2022-08)
Tsetse flies use antennal expressed genes to navigate their environment. While most
canonical genes associated with chemoreception are annotated, potential gaps with important
antennal genes are uncharacterized in Glossina ...
Genetic diversity and population structure of wild and cultivated Crotalaria species based on genotyping-by-sequencing
(Plos One, 2022-09)
Crotalaria is a plant genus that is found all over the world, with over 700 species of herbs
and shrubs. The species are potential alternative food and industrial crops due to their
adaptability to different environments. ...
Food web structure of nematode communities in irrigated rice fields
(Heliyon, 2023-02)
Nematodes are a key component of the soil food web and they play an important role in the
provision of ecosystem services. Rice cultivation in Mwea, Kenya involves the intensive use of
fertilizers and pesticides which ...
HIV Virologic Failure among Patients with Persistent Low-Level Viremia in Nairobi, Kenya: It Is Time to Review the >1000 Virologic Failure Threshold
(Hindawi, 2023-04-27)
Persistent low-level viremia (PLLV) of 200-999 copies/ml has been reported as a risk factor for HIV virologic failure (VF). This
retrospective study was aimed at characterizing patients with PLLV, determining factors ...
Mapping brucellosis risk in Kenya and its implications for control strategies in sub‑Saharan Africa
(UoEm, 2023-11-30)
In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), effective brucellosis control is limited, in part, by the lack of long-term commitments by governments to control the disease and the absence of reliable national human and livestock population-based ...
Do afroalpine plants differ from other alpine plants by their leaf functional traits?
(UoEm, 2023-06-16)
Afroalpine plants develop under specific climate with great daily fluctuations and
weak seasonal dynamics of temperature. Do leaf functional traits of the plants
in Mt. Kenya differ from those of temperate plants in ...
Seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Rift Valley fever virus among slaughterhouse workers in Isiolo County, northern Kenya
(UoEm, 2023-10-05)
Brucella spp. and Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) are classified as priority zoonotic agents in
Kenya, based on their public health and socioeconomic impact on the country. Data on the
pathogen-specific and co-exposure ...
Nutritional status of people who inject drugs in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional study
(UoeM, 2024)
Introduction Despite documentation on injection drug use (IDU) in Kenya, the nutritional status of people who
inject drugs (PWIDs) is under-explored. Elsewhere studies report under-nutrition among PWIDs which is attributed
to ...