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Eric M Muchiri

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Grossi-Soyster E, Banda T, Teng C, Muchiri E, Mungai P, Mutuku F, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2017 Jul; 97(1):115-120. PMID: 28719329
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes severe disease in both animals and humans, resulting in significant economic and public health damages. The objective of this study was to measure RVFV...
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Kariuki H, Ivy J, Muchiri E, Sutherland L, King C
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2017 Jan; 96(4):850-855. PMID: 28115664
Abstract infection causes urogenital schistosomiasis, a chronic inflammatory disease that is highly prevalent in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Bulinid snails are the obligate intermediate hosts in the transmission of...
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Vu D, Banda T, Teng C, Heimbaugh C, Muchiri E, Mungai P, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2016 Nov; 96(1):141-143. PMID: 27821697
Dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are important reemerging arboviruses that are under-recognized in many parts of Africa due to lack of surveillance. As a part of a...
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LaBeaud A, Nayakwadi Singer M, McKibben M, Mungai P, Muchiri E, McKibben E, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2015 May; 9(5):e0003721. PMID: 25996157
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....
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LaBeaud A, Pfeil S, Muiruri S, Dahir S, Sutherland L, Traylor Z, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2015 Mar; 9(3):e0003548. PMID: 25764399
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...
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Bustinduy A, Sutherland L, Chang-Cojulun A, Malhotra I, DuVall A, Fairley J, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2015 Mar; 92(5):945-51. PMID: 25758654
In a study of children having polyparasitic infections in a Schistosoma haematobium-endemic area, we examined the hypothesis that S. haematobium-positive children, compared with S. haematobium-negative children (anti-soluble worm antigen preparation...
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Hise A, Traylor Z, Hall N, Sutherland L, Dahir S, Ermler M, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2015 Mar; 9(3):e0003584. PMID: 25756647
Background: Multiple recent outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula have resulted in significant morbidity, mortality, and financial loss due to related livestock epizootics....
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LaBeaud A, Banda T, Brichard J, Muchiri E, Mungai P, Mutuku F, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2015 Feb; 9(2):e0003436. PMID: 25658762
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...
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Malhotra I, McKibben M, Mungai P, McKibben E, Wang X, Sutherland L, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2015 Jan; 9(1):e0003466. PMID: 25590337
Background: Parasitic infections are prevalent among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated whether prenatal exposure to malaria and/or helminths affects the pattern of infant immune responses to standard vaccinations...
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Muiruri S, Kabiru E, Muchiri E, Hussein H, Kagondu F, LaBeaud A, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2014 Dec; 92(2):394-400. PMID: 25535309
Few studies have focused on Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) transmission in less arid, transitional landscapes surrounding known high-risk regions. The objective of this study was to identify evidence of...