S M Njenga
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Recent Articles
1.
Futami K, Iwashita H, Higa Y, Lutiali P, Sonye G, Mwatele C, et al.
J Med Entomol
. 2019 Dec;
57(3):772-779.
PMID: 31815285
The mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) is the primary vector of various infectious viruses and is typified by a polymorphic color and abundance of white scales on the body. It has...
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Mulinge E, Njenga S, Odongo D, Magambo J, Zeyhle E, Mbae C, et al.
J Helminthol
. 2019 Mar;
94:e43.
PMID: 30813972
All canine hookworms are known to be zoonotic, causing infections ranging from transient skin irritations to prolonged 'creeping eruptions', eosinophilic enteritis and even patent intestinal infections. There is little information...
3.
Irvine M, Reimer L, Njenga S, Gunawardena S, Kelly-Hope L, Bockarie M, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2015 Oct;
8:547.
PMID: 26489753
Background: With ambitious targets to eliminate lymphatic filariasis over the coming years, there is a need to identify optimal strategies to achieve them in areas with different baseline prevalence and...
4.
Freeman M, Chard A, Nikolay B, Garn J, Okoyo C, Kihara J, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2015 Aug;
8:412.
PMID: 26248869
Background: Soil-transmitted helminths, a class of parasitic intestinal worms, are pervasive in many low-income settings. Infection among children can lead to poor nutritional outcomes, anaemia, and reduced cognition. Mass treatment,...
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Kagendo D, Magambo J, Agola E, Njenga S, Zeyhle E, Mulinge E, et al.
Parasitol Int
. 2014 Apr;
63(4):604-11.
PMID: 24732034
To investigate the presence of Echinococcus spp. in wild mammals of Kenya, 832 faecal samples from wild carnivores (lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, wild dogs and silver-backed jackals) were collected in...
6.
Itokawa K, Komagata O, Kasai S, Kawada H, Mwatele C, Dida G, et al.
Heredity (Edinb)
. 2013 May;
111(3):216-26.
PMID: 23632895
Insecticide resistance develops as a genetic factor (allele) conferring lower susceptibility to insecticides proliferates within a target insect population under strong positive selection. Intriguingly, a resistance allele pre-existing in a...
7.
Wamae C, Njenga S, Ngugi B, Mbui J, Njaanake H
Acta Trop
. 2010 Oct;
120 Suppl 1:S33-8.
PMID: 20933491
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of multiple rounds of annual single dose of DEC (6 mg/kg) or albendazole (400mg) given alone or in combination on Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemia, anti-filarial IgG1...
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Njenga S, Wamae C, Njomo D, Mwandawiro C, Molyneux D
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 2008 Jun;
102(10):1017-24.
PMID: 18550135
Annual single-dose mass treatment of endemic populations with a combination of either diethylcarbamazine (DEC) or ivermectin plus albendazole is recommended as the mainstay of lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes. We evaluated...
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Njenga S, Wamae C, Mwandawiro C, Molyneux D
Ann Trop Med Parasitol
. 2007 Feb;
101(2):161-72.
PMID: 17316502
Lymphatic filariasis is endemic in the coastal areas of Kenya, with four major foci identified in the early 1970s. The prevalence and intensity of Wuchereria bancrofti infection, together with antifilarial...
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Njenga S, Wamae C, Njomo D, Mwandawiro C, Molyneux D
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 2006 Dec;
101(5):439-44.
PMID: 17145069
Clinical examinations were conducted in an effort to provide baseline data for a pilot filariasis elimination programme implemented in a Wuchereria bancrofti-endemic focus in Malindi district, Kenya. Of 186 males...