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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 ...
Phytochemical and Antiepileptic Activity of the Ethanol Leaf Extracts of Culcasia falcifolia in Pentylenetetrazole Induced Seizure in Mice
(Annual Research & Review in Biology, 2018)
Aim: To investigate the phytochemicals and the anticonvulsant activity of the ethanol leaf extract of
Culcasia falcifolia used in the traditional medical treatment of epilepsy.
Methodology: The phytochemical screening ...
Evaluation of In vivo and In vitro Antioxidant properties of the Ethanol Leaf Extract of Culcasia falcifolia
(Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018)
Objective: To evaluate the in vivo antioxidant potential of the ethanol leaf extract of Culcasia falcifolia against
Pentylenetetrazole induced oxidative stress as well as its in vitro antioxidant effect.
Method: The ...
Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity and safety of Rhus vulgaris (Anacardiaceae) extracts
(BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020)
Background: Medicinal plants have been used in the treatment of various ailments in most developing countries.
Oral infections are the most prevalent diseases in man. The Rhus family has been found to have antimicrobial ...
TO EVALUATE THE OCCURRENCE, PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF VARROA MITE (Varroa destructor) AND ASSOCIATED INSECT PESTS OF HONEY BEE (Apis mellifera) IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
The loss of Apis mellifera colonies in recent years has been in many regions of the world been alarmingly high. No single cause has been identified for these losses, but the interactions between several factors (mostly ...
MANAGEMENT OF SORGHUM ANTHRACNOSE USING BIOCONTROL AGENTS PRODUCED BY SORGHUM RHIZOBACTERIA IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
The use of sorghum rhizobacteria antifungal agents in the management of sorghum anthracnose was made possible by isolating a total of 294 rhizobacterial isolates from sorghum rhizosphere soil of different agro-ecological ...
MANAGEMENT OF POTATO LATE BLIGHT (Phytopthora infestans) USING ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a key food as well as cash crop in the highlands of Kenya, and is extensively produced by small-scale farmers. It is the second most significant food crop in Kenya after maize employing over ...
BOVINE TICK BORNE DISEASE OCCURRENCE IN SOUTHERN RIFT VALLEY OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Tick borne protozoan diseases, are among the most important diseases affecting the productivity of livestock worldwide and result in high economic losses. A prerequisite for the control of these diseases is to study their ...
IN VITRO AND IN VIVO ANTIAMOEBIC ACTIVITY AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF SENNA DIDYMOBOTRYA (FRESEN) IRWIN CRUDE ROOT EXTRACTS
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Amoebiasis is a disease of global importance, caused by the eukaryotic parasite
Entamoeba histolytica. It is the common worldwide cause of mortality from a protozoon
after malaria. It is an important health problem, ...
CO-INFECTION OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM AND EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS AMONG CHILDREN IN VIHIGA AND KISUMU EAST SUB-COUNTIES, WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma (eBL) is the most common cancer that affects children in Africa. Co-infection of re-current Plasmodium falciparum (P.falciparum) malaria with Epstein- Barr virus (EBV) is among risk factors of ...