Publications by authors named "Dismas Oketch"
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- The study investigates SARS-CoV-2 exposure in two distinct populations in Kenya—one urban (Kibera) and one rural (Asembo)—by measuring seroprevalence at two different times in 2021.
- Results showed an increase in seroprevalence from March to June/July 2021, with urban Kibera reaching 63.9% and rural Asembo 48.7%, highlighting significant geographical disparities.
- The low vaccination rates at the time (only 1.2% and 1.6%) indicate a need for strengthened public health measures to combat further spread of the virus.
Adult HIV prevalence in Kenya was 5.9% in 2017. However, in the counties of Kisumu, Siaya, and Homa Bay, HIV prevalence was over 15%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Invasive infections with nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) lead to bacteremia in children and adults and are an important cause of illness in Africa; however, few data on the burden of NTS bacteremia are available. We sought to determine the burden of invasive NTS disease in a rural and urban setting in Kenya.
Methods: We conducted the study in a population-based surveillance platform in a rural setting in western Kenya (Lwak), and an informal urban settlement in Nairobi (Kibera) from 2009 to 2014.