Newly innovated system to generate adjustable PEEP with a high-flow nasal cannula
(Source: Intensive Care Medicine Experimental)
Source: Intensive Care Medicine Experimental - April 27, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Yu Onodera, Kenya Yarimizu, Tatsuya Hayasaka, Kaneyuki Kawamae and Masaki Nakane Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex, Kenya, 2020-2021 < sup > 1 < /sup >
We describe the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex, Kenya. We performed descriptive analyses of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the camp and surrounding community during March 16, 2020‒December 31, 2021. We identified cases in accordance with national guidelines.We estimated fatality ratios and attack rates over time using locally weighted scatterplot smoothing for refugees, host community members, and national population. Of the 18,864 SARS-CoV-2 tests performed, 1,024 were positive, collected from 664 refugees and 360 host community members. Attack rates were 325.0/100,000 population (CFR 2.9%)...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maurice Ope Raymond Musyoka John Kiogora Jesse Wambugu Elizabeth Hunsperger Gideon O Emukule Peninah Munyua Bonaventure Juma Elizabeth Simiyu Levan Gagnidze John Burton Rachel B Eidex Source Type: research
Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex, Kenya, 2020-2021 < sup > 1 < /sup >
We describe the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex, Kenya. We performed descriptive analyses of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the camp and surrounding community during March 16, 2020‒December 31, 2021. We identified cases in accordance with national guidelines.We estimated fatality ratios and attack rates over time using locally weighted scatterplot smoothing for refugees, host community members, and national population. Of the 18,864 SARS-CoV-2 tests performed, 1,024 were positive, collected from 664 refugees and 360 host community members. Attack rates were 325.0/100,000 population (CFR 2.9%)...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maurice Ope Raymond Musyoka John Kiogora Jesse Wambugu Elizabeth Hunsperger Gideon O Emukule Peninah Munyua Bonaventure Juma Elizabeth Simiyu Levan Gagnidze John Burton Rachel B Eidex Source Type: research
Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex, Kenya, 2020-2021 < sup > 1 < /sup >
We describe the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex, Kenya. We performed descriptive analyses of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the camp and surrounding community during March 16, 2020‒December 31, 2021. We identified cases in accordance with national guidelines.We estimated fatality ratios and attack rates over time using locally weighted scatterplot smoothing for refugees, host community members, and national population. Of the 18,864 SARS-CoV-2 tests performed, 1,024 were positive, collected from 664 refugees and 360 host community members. Attack rates were 325.0/100,000 population (CFR 2.9%)...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maurice Ope Raymond Musyoka John Kiogora Jesse Wambugu Elizabeth Hunsperger Gideon O Emukule Peninah Munyua Bonaventure Juma Elizabeth Simiyu Levan Gagnidze John Burton Rachel B Eidex Source Type: research
The Anopheles coluzzii range extends into Kenya: detection, insecticide resistance profiles and population genetic structure in relation to conspecific populations in West and Central Africa
Anopheles coluzzii is a primary vector of malaria found in West and Central Africa, but its presence has hitherto never been documented in Kenya. A thorough understanding of vector bionomics is important as it en... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Luna Kamau, Kelly L. Bennett, Eric Ochomo, Jeremy Herren, Silas Agumba, Samson Otieno, Diana Omoke, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, David Mburu, Joseph Mwangangi, Edith Ramaita, Elijah O. Juma, Charles Mbogo, Sonia Barasa and Alistair Miles Tags: Research Source Type: research
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Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 25, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
"I Am Now Five Steps Ahead": How Co-design Platforms Sustain Kenyan Community Health Volunteer Engagement
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2023;17(3):e9.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38661742 (Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships)
Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hanna-Joy Renner Naomi W Makobu Simon Mbugua Wilson Karuri Kamiru Dorothy Oluoch Angela Donelson Mary B Adam Source Type: research
Functional analysis of basidiomycete specific chitin synthase genes in the agaricomycete fungus Pleurotus ostreatus
In this study, evolutionary and molecular genetic analyses of chs genes were conducted using genomic information from nine ascomycete and six basidiomycete species. The results support the existence of seven previously classified chs clades and the discovery of three novel basidiomycete-specific clades (BI-BIII). The agaricomycete fungus Pleurotus ostreatus was observed to have nine putative chs genes, four of which were basidiomycete-specific. Three of these basidiomycete specific genes were disrupted in the P. ostreatus 20b strain (ku80 disruptant) through homologous recombination and transformants were obtained (Δchsb2...
Source: Fungal Genetics and Biology - April 24, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Kim Schiphof Moriyuki Kawauchi Kenya Tsuji Akira Yoshimi Chihiro Tanaka Takehito Nakazawa Yoichi Honda Source Type: research
Public health assessment of Kenyan ASGM communities using multi-element biomonitoring, dietary and environmental evaluation
This study aimed to characterise exposure pathways and risks among ASGM communities. Human hair, nails, urine, water, and staple food crops were collected and analysed from 144 ASGM miners and 25 people from the ASGM associated communities. Exposure to PHEs was predominantly via drinking water from mine shafts, springs and shallow-wells (for As>Pb>Cr>Al), with up to 366 µg L-1 arsenic measured in shaft waters consumed by miners. Additional exposure was via consumption of locally grown crops (for As>Ni>Pb>Cr>Cd>Hg>Al) besides inhalation of Hg vapour and dust, and direct dermal contact with Hg. Ur...
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - April 23, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Maureene Auma Ondayo Michael J Watts Olivier S Humphrey Odipo Osano Source Type: research
The Walter Reed Project, Kisumu Field Station: Impact of Research on Malaria Policy, Management, and Prevention
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230115. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0115. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Walter Reed Project is a collaboration between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research of the United States Department of Defense and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. The Kisumu field station, comprising four campuses, has until recently been devoted primarily to research on malaria countermeasures. The Kombewa Clinical Research Center is dedicated to conducting regulated clinical trials of therapeutic and vaccine candidates in development. The center's robust population-based surveillance platform, along with a...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 23, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Peter M Sifuna Michal Mbinji Tina O Lucas Irene Onyango Hoseah M Akala John N Waitumbi Bernhards R Ogutu Jack N Hutter Walter Otieno Source Type: research
The Walter Reed Project, Kisumu Field Station: Impact of Research on Malaria Policy, Management, and Prevention
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230115. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0115. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Walter Reed Project is a collaboration between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research of the United States Department of Defense and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. The Kisumu field station, comprising four campuses, has until recently been devoted primarily to research on malaria countermeasures. The Kombewa Clinical Research Center is dedicated to conducting regulated clinical trials of therapeutic and vaccine candidates in development. The center's robust population-based surveillance platform, along with a...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - April 23, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Peter M Sifuna Michal Mbinji Tina O Lucas Irene Onyango Hoseah M Akala John N Waitumbi Bernhards R Ogutu Jack N Hutter Walter Otieno Source Type: research
Public health assessment of Kenyan ASGM communities using multi-element biomonitoring, dietary and environmental evaluation
This study aimed to characterise exposure pathways and risks among ASGM communities. Human hair, nails, urine, water, and staple food crops were collected and analysed from 144 ASGM miners and 25 people from the ASGM associated communities. Exposure to PHEs was predominantly via drinking water from mine shafts, springs and shallow-wells (for As>Pb>Cr>Al), with up to 366 µg L-1 arsenic measured in shaft waters consumed by miners. Additional exposure was via consumption of locally grown crops (for As>Ni>Pb>Cr>Cd>Hg>Al) besides inhalation of Hg vapour and dust, and direct dermal contact with Hg. Ur...
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - April 23, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Maureene Auma Ondayo Michael J Watts Olivier S Humphrey Odipo Osano Source Type: research
The Walter Reed Project, Kisumu Field Station: Impact of Research on Malaria Policy, Management, and Prevention
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230115. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0115. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Walter Reed Project is a collaboration between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research of the United States Department of Defense and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. The Kisumu field station, comprising four campuses, has until recently been devoted primarily to research on malaria countermeasures. The Kombewa Clinical Research Center is dedicated to conducting regulated clinical trials of therapeutic and vaccine candidates in development. The center's robust population-based surveillance platform, along with a...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 23, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Peter M Sifuna Michal Mbinji Tina O Lucas Irene Onyango Hoseah M Akala John N Waitumbi Bernhards R Ogutu Jack N Hutter Walter Otieno Source Type: research
The Walter Reed Project, Kisumu Field Station: Impact of Research on Malaria Policy, Management, and Prevention
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230115. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0115. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Walter Reed Project is a collaboration between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research of the United States Department of Defense and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. The Kisumu field station, comprising four campuses, has until recently been devoted primarily to research on malaria countermeasures. The Kombewa Clinical Research Center is dedicated to conducting regulated clinical trials of therapeutic and vaccine candidates in development. The center's robust population-based surveillance platform, along with a...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - April 23, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Peter M Sifuna Michal Mbinji Tina O Lucas Irene Onyango Hoseah M Akala John N Waitumbi Bernhards R Ogutu Jack N Hutter Walter Otieno Source Type: research
The Walter Reed Project, Kisumu Field Station: Impact of Research on Malaria Policy, Management, and Prevention
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230115. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0115. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Walter Reed Project is a collaboration between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research of the United States Department of Defense and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. The Kisumu field station, comprising four campuses, has until recently been devoted primarily to research on malaria countermeasures. The Kombewa Clinical Research Center is dedicated to conducting regulated clinical trials of therapeutic and vaccine candidates in development. The center's robust population-based surveillance platform, along with a...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 23, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Peter M Sifuna Michal Mbinji Tina O Lucas Irene Onyango Hoseah M Akala John N Waitumbi Bernhards R Ogutu Jack N Hutter Walter Otieno Source Type: research
