Publications by authors named "C Ouma"
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- Pyrethroid-chlorfenapyr nets, like PermaNet Dual, show better effectiveness against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles funestus compared to traditional nets in Kenya.
- The study used a rigorous experimental hut trial with a Latin Square design to compare PermaNet Dual and Interceptor G2 in terms of mosquito mortality and blood feeding rates.
- Results indicated that PermaNet Dual was non-inferior to Interceptor G2 for mosquito mortality but had a lower effectiveness in preventing blood feeding compared to PermaNet 3.0, suggesting its potential for use in malaria vector control.
Severe malarial anemia (SMA, Hb < 6.0 g/dL) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in holoendemic transmission zones. This study explored the entire expressed human transcriptome in whole blood from 66 Kenyan children with non-SMA (Hb ≥ 6.
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- Many women in Western Kenya have a problem called menorrhagia, which means they bleed a lot during their periods.
- The study looked at whether there are differences in blood clotting among women who have this issue compared to those who don’t.
- The results showed that women with menorrhagia are more likely to have a family history of bleeding problems and higher blood test levels related to clotting.
Schistosomiasis, caused by trematodes of genus Schistosoma, is among the most seriously neglected tropical diseases. Although rapid surveillance of risk areas for Schistosoma transmission is vital to control schistosomiasis, the habitat and infection status of this parasite are difficult to assess. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis, involving the detection of extra-organismal DNA in water samples, facilitates cost-efficient and sensitive biomonitoring of aquatic environments and is a promising tool to identify Schistosoma habitat and infection risk areas.
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