Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) belongs to the family Bunyaviridae and genus
Phlebovirus and it causes Rift Valley fever (RVF) which is one of the major viral
hemorrhagic fevers in Kenya and Africa as a continent. RVFV ...
Actinomycetes are organisms belonging to the order Actinomycetale. Most of them are
opportunistic pathogens causing infections in immunocompromised patients. In most
cases, respiratory infections caused by Actinomycetes ...
Geophagy, the regular and deliberate consumption of non-food substances like soil is
said to be common among pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to
investigate geophagy among pregnant women who attended ...
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a major cause of symptomatic gastritis
and peptic ulcers in the Kenyan population. Persistence of H. pylori and its
medical complications continue to be a major problem. ...
Hepatitis B virus belongs to Hepadnaviridae family and replicates by reverse
transcription of the viral RNA. Nucleotide variation within the virus has led to its
classification into ten genotypes (A-J). The reverse ...
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the most highly genetically diverse viruses
known. This extensive genetic variation has many implications on anti-retroviral drug response,
viral transmission and vaccine ...
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections have been associated with a three- fold
risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) acquisition. The prevalence of HIV-1
and HSV-2 in the fishing communities along the ...
The prevalence of Human Herpes Virus type 8 (HHV-8) is high in Sub-Saharan Africa
(36-60%) in the general population. The risk factors associated with HHV-8 range from
socio-demographic to geographic and behavioral ...
Sex workers are often looked down upon and regarded as illiterate, morally deprived
and socially unfit. They are however, in any societal construct, at the core of many
sexual relationships hence putting them as front ...
Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus type one and two (HTLV1/2) infections are highly
prevalent among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected intravenous drug users
(IDUs). The two viruses share similar routes of transmission ...
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in both the developed and developing worlds. They are caused by a heterogeneous group of viruses with an overlap in their clinical presentations, ...
Childhood immunization is regarded as key to preventive and promotive health care
in any community. Low immunization coverage is indicative of poor health status in
children under-five years. Vitamin A supplementation ...
Cutaneous leishmaniases (CL) is endemic in more than 88 countries worldwide.
Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kenya is caused by Leishmania major. Currently
used drugs like pentostam, Amphotericin B are expensive, ...
Medicinal plants have been used in centuries as a remedy for human diseases
because they contain components of therapeutic value. The development of drug
resistance to available antibiotics has also led to investigation ...
Prostate and cervical cancers are among the leading cancer in men and women
respectively. The World Health Organization ranks cervical cancer as the fourth most
common cancer among women globally. The numbers are ...
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) discovered recently is a member of the family
Paramyxoviridae viruses which are responsible for acute respiratory tract
infections (ARTI) in young children, elderly patients, and immuno-com ...
Breastfeeding though beneficial has been associated with up to 20 percent of mother to child transmission of HIV and the risk of HIV transmission increases fourfold with mixed feeding (MF). This withstanding studies have ...
The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has led to a significant
reduction in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-related morbidity and
mortality.
Adverse drug reactions are a commonly ...
World Health Organisation has been advocating for increased provision of Antiretroviral
Therapy (ART) to lower Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence. Embracing
the advocacy Kenya increased its ART coverage ...
Enteric pathogens occur in high concentrations in untreated sewage water. In areas
where untreated sewage water is used to irrigate agricultural land for cultivation of
horticultural crops, it may pose a health risk to ...