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Microplastic Pollution in Terrestrial Ecosystems and Its Interaction with Other Soil Pollutants: A Potential Threat to Soil Ecosystem Sustainability
(MPDI, 2023)he production and disposal of plastics have become significant concerns for the sustain- ability of the planet. During the past 75 years, around 80% of plastic waste has either ended up in landfills or been released into ... -
Microscopy Underestimates the Prevalence of Trypanosomes’ Infection in Asymptomatic Cattle and Sheep in a Lowland Area within the Kenyan Rift Valley
(Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2019)Animal trypanosomosis continues to impede animal production in sub-Saharan Africa mostly in locations where tsetse flies are endemic. This has ended up devastating many livelihoods where majority of the people depend ... -
MODELING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTROL MEASURES
(2016-05-20)The lungs are a principal target of HIV-associated complications and persons with HIV-infection are at an increased risk for a wide spectrum of opportunistic Pneumonias. In this research an HIV/AIDS and Pneumonia ... -
Morphological and Yield Characteristics Diversity among Pumpkin Accessions in Kenya
(Journal of Crops, Livestock and Pests Management, 2023-10)Genetic diversity and yield potential of Kenyan Cucurbit genotypes is not known. A study was set up to determine the genetic diversity and yield of pumpkin accessions. The experiment was carried out in two field sites using ... -
Morphological traits associated with anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) resistance in selected common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes
(African Journal of Plant Science, 2019)Common bean is among the most important legume crop for protein source in people’s diet globally and including Kenya. Anthracnose is a common disease of legumes that causes yield loss of up to 90- 100%. The aim of the ... -
MORPHOMETRIC, GENETIC STRUCTURE AND PHYLOGENETIC STUDIES OF Barbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) POPULATIONS IN LAKE VICTORIA WATERSHED
(University of Eldoret, 2014)The ichthyofauna of the Lake Victoria ecosystem are some of the most globally threatened biodiversity as a result of anthropogenic and other ecological impacts. The morphological plasticity of barbs (genus Barbus) makes ... -
Multiple drug resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Shigella isolated from diarrhoeic children at Kapsabet County referral hospital, Kenya
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021)Background: Diarrhoea is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in children under five years old. In Kenya, it has a 21% case fatality with Enteropathogenic E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Shigella spp. and Salmonella ... -
Natural Infection of Sandfly Vector and Reservoir Hosts Species with Leishmania Parasites in Mt. Elgon Cave Habitats in Kenya
(International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2023-02)Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem caused by a parasite of the genus Leishmania which is transmitted through the bite of an infected female phlebotomine sandfly. However, the disease epidemiology on interactions ... -
NEMATODE INFECTION EFFECTS ON IMMUNOPATHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO VACCINE AND MYCOPLASMA CAPRICOLUM CAPRIPNEUMONIAE ANTIGENS IN GOATS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), caused by Mycoplasma capricolum capripneumoniae (Mccp), is a highly contagious disease of goats with high morbidity and mortality in naïve goats and a major threat to food security. ... -
Neodomestication and Its Effect on Growth and Production of Wild Yam in Baringo and Uasin Gishu Counties of Kenya
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022)Wild yam (Dioscorea spp.), particularly, Dioscorea schimperiana Kunth tubers have been used as food during times of severe famine. However, there is no documentation on attempted wild yam domestication in Kenya. Therefore, ... -
Nutritive Value, Tannin Bioassay and Processing Effects of Acacia brevispica, A. mellifera and A. tortilis Pods as Potential Supplements for Growing Small East African Goats (SEAGs) in Baringo County-Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022-06)This study was conducted in Radat sub-location, Mogotio sub-county, Baringo county. The objective of the study was to evaluate nutritive value, tannin bio assay and processing effects of mature green Acacia species pods ... -
OCCURRENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF ALTERNARIA LEAF SPOT IN SPINACH USING EXTRACTS FROM GINGER AND TUMERIC PLANTS
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an economically important vegetable crop in Kenya cultivated by small-scale farmers for domestic consumption. Alternaria leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata is one of the diseases of ... -
The Occurrence and Pathological Characterization of Rust Causing Fungi of Brachiaria Grass in Kenya
(African Journal of Education Science and Technology, 2019)Brachiaria grass is one of the most important grasses distributed throughout the tropics especially in Africa. The quality of forage yields and biomass of brachiaria is negatively affected by diseases among which leaf spot, ... -
OPTIMISING A RESTING BOX TO ENHANCE ADULT GRAVID FEMALE MOSQUITOE AUTO-DISSEMINATE LARVICIDE IN A SEMI FIELD
(2018)Malaria control strategies that target adult mosquitoes are challenged by the emergence of insecticide resistance and behavioral changes of vectors. The conventional approach of applying larvicides is limited by high ... -
OPTIMISING A RESTING BOX TO ENHANCE ADULT GRAVID FEMALE MOSQUITOE AUTO-DISSEMINATE LARVICIDE IN A SEMI FIELD
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Malaria control strategies that target adult mosquitoes are challenged by the emergence of insecticide resistance and behavioral changes of vectors. The conventional approach of applying larvicides is limited by high ... -
Optimizing a Gravid Mosquito Resting Box to Enhance Auto-dissemination of Larvicides under Semi-Field Conditions in Western Kenya
(Journal of Mosquito Research, 2019)Malaria control strategies are challenged by emergence of insecticide resistance and behavioral changes of the vector. New vector management tools are required to avert control failure. The aim of this study was to ... -
PARASITOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF SMALL WATER BODIES (SWBs) FOR PRODUCTION OF TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus L.) IN UASIN GISHU AND SIAYA COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Sustainability of culture-based fisheries (CBF) development in small water bodies (SWBs) largely depends on their ecological conditions and productivity. Studies were conducted from November 2010 to July 2012 in Kesses and ... -
PERFORMANCE OF Bombyx mori (L) AND Samia cynthia ricini SILKWORMS UNDER CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2022-07)The domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori and Eri worm, Samia cynthia ricini are bivoltine and multivoltine, feeding exclusively on mulberry and castor leaves, respectively. The mature larvae of these silkworms forms a runny ... -
Peri-urban Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Transmission Dynamics with Regard to Associated Risk Factors in Mt. Elgon Focus, Kenya
(South Asian Journal of Parasitology, 2018)The cutaneous leishmaniasis infection status caused by Leishmania aethiopica and the vector sand flies distribution in relation to risk factors were investigated in the sites of Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia counties of Mt. Elgon ... -
Peri-urban Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Transmission Dynamics with Regard to Associated Risk Factors in Mt. Elgon Focus, Kenya
(2018)The cutaneous leishmaniasis infection status caused by Leishmania aethiopica and the vector sand flies distribution in relation to risk factors were investigated in the sites of Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia counties of Mt. Elgon ...