Publications by authors named "George F O Obiero"
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- Rotaviruses are a major cause of gastroenteritis in young children, and a monovalent vaccine (Rotarix) was introduced in Kenya in 2014 to combat this issue, but no studies have been done to analyze the circulating genotypes post-vaccination.* -
- This study collected stool samples from vaccinated children under 5 with diarrhea in Nairobi County to determine the prevalence and types of rotavirus genotypes since the vaccine's introduction.* -
- Results showed a shift in rotavirus strains; while G1P[8] dominance decreased, G2P[4] and G9P[8] genotypes increased, indicating a change in strain diversity and underscoring the need for ongoing
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the etiological agent of ASF, a fatal hemorrhagic fever that affects domestic pigs. There is currently no vaccine against ASFV, making it a significant threat to the pork industry. The ASFV genome sequence has been published; however, about half of ASFV open reading frames have not been characterized in terms of their structure and function despite being essential for our understanding of ASFV pathogenicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTsetse flies use olfactory and gustatory responses, through odorant and gustatory receptors (ORs and GRs), to interact with their environment. Glossina morsitans morsitans genome ORs and GRs were annotated using homologs of these genes in Drosophila melanogaster and an ab initio approach based on OR and GR specific motifs in G. m.
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