Publications by authors named "Benard Langat"
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- A study was conducted to understand the genetic diversity of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) among blood donors in Kenya, focusing on how emerging viral traits affect treatment outcomes and cancer risk.
- Researchers collected 194 serum samples from HBsAg-positive donors in various counties and found that HBV genotype A1 was predominant, comprising 88.14% of the samples, with notable genetic diversity.
- The analysis revealed 90 different haplotypes with specific mutations indicating immune escape, alongside a high haplotype diversity but low nucleotide diversity, suggesting complex viral evolution in the region.
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- - Hepatitis B is a rising public health concern in Kenya, prompting the need for widespread vaccination, especially for those not included in the national immunization program; completing the three-dose vaccination series is important for achieving high sero-protection rates.
- - A study conducted in Nairobi recruited 2,644 outpatient attendees, testing their blood for hepatitis B and offering free vaccine doses to those who tested negative, with a focus on understanding vaccination adherence and the prevalence of HBV.
- - Results showed that 1.82% of participants tested positive for HBV, with 66% receiving at least one vaccine dose and 51.8% completing the full three doses; vaccination acceptance tended to increase with the patient’s age.
The human malaria parasite has evolved complex drug evasion mechanisms to all available antimalarials. To date, the combination of amodiaquine-artesunate is among the drug of choice for treatment of uncomplicated malaria. In this combination, a short acting, artesunate is partnered with long acting, amodiaquine for which resistance may emerge rapidly especially in high transmission settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: A cross-sectional molecular epidemiological study of Entamoeba species was conducted among asymptomatic Kenyan children with (n = 123) and without (n = 111) HIV infection. The prevalence of E. histolytica was low (0.
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