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George Michuki

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Maluleke M, Phosiwa M, Schalkwyk A, Michuki G, Lubisi B, Kegakilwe P, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2019 Mar; 13(3):e0006576. PMID: 30897082
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a re-emerging zoonotic disease responsible for major losses in livestock production, with negative impact on the livelihoods of both commercial and resource-poor farmers in sub-Sahara...
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Nyamwaya D, Wangondu V, Amimo J, Michuki G, Ogugo M, Ontiri E, et al.
BMC Infect Dis . 2016 Nov; 16(1):696. PMID: 27881079
Background: West Nile fever virus is a zoonotic arboviral infection maintained in a sylvatic cycle involving mosquito vectors and birds. It is one the arboviruses whose geographical range is expanding...
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Obanda V, Michuki G, Jowers M, Rumberia C, Mutinda M, Lwande O, et al.
J Wildl Dis . 2016 May; 52(3):599-608. PMID: 27224210
Following mass deaths of Laughing Doves (Streptopelia senegalensis) in different localities throughout Kenya, internal organs obtained during necropsy of two moribund birds were sampled and analyzed by next generation sequencing....
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Wasonga C, Inoue S, Rumberia C, Michuki G, Kimotho J, Ongus J, et al.
Virus Genes . 2015 Sep; 51(3):323-8. PMID: 26347221
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) from a human sample collected during the 2005 Chikungunya outbreak in the Comoros Island, showed distinct and reproducible large (L2) and small (S7) plaques which were characterized...
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Lwande O, Venter M, Lutomiah J, Michuki G, Rumberia C, Gakuya F, et al.
Parasit Vectors . 2014 Nov; 7:542. PMID: 25430727
Background: West Nile virus (WNV) has a wide geographical distribution and has been associated to cause neurological disease in humans and horses. Mosquitoes are the traditional vectors for WNV; however,...
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Lwande O, Lutomiah J, Obanda V, Gakuya F, Mutisya J, Mulwa F, et al.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis . 2013 Jun; 13(9):637-42. PMID: 23805790
Tick-borne viruses infect humans through the bite of infected ticks during opportunistic feeding or through crushing of ticks by hand and, in some instances, through contact with infected viremic animals....
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Masembe C, Michuki G, Onyango M, Rumberia C, Norling M, Bishop R, et al.
Virol J . 2012 Sep; 9:218. PMID: 23006778
Background: The rising demand for pork has resulted in a massive expansion of pig production in Uganda. This has resulted in increased contact between humans and pigs. Pigs can act...