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Insects, 2023 The mitochondrial marker, COII, was employed to assess the genetic structure and diversity of Anopheles funestus, a very important malaria vector in Africa that adapt and colonize different ecological niches in western Kenya.
Isaiah Debrah +10 more
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Malaria Journal, 2022 Background Evolutionary pressures lead to the selection of efficient malaria vectors either resistant or susceptible to Plasmodium parasites. These forces may favour the introduction of species genotypes that adapt to new breeding habitats, potentially ...
Shirley A. Onyango +14 more
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Condoms in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
Sexual Health, 2012 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region with the world’s highest rates of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections (STIs), yet numerous studies show that condom use is generally rare. This suggests a need for a better understanding of how condoms fit within sexual practices and relationships in SSA.
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Depression in Sub-Saharan Africa
IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 2022 Mood disorders can be considered among the most common and debilitating mental disorders. Major depression, as an example of mood disorders, is known to severely reduce the quality of life as well as psychosocial functioning of those affected. Its impact on the burden of disease worldwide has been enormous, with the World Health Organisation projecting
Ismail Temitayo Gbadamosi +12 more
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Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2023 Background: Stab wounds are rare, accounting for around 25 % of all spinal cord injuries. They are the most frequent cause of penetrating wounds and occur mainly after an assault or suicide attempt.
Ibrahim Issa Assoumane +6 more
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Gates Open Research, 2018 Background: Sweetpotato, being a vegetatively propagated crop is prone to seed degeneration, and a continuous source for high quality sweetpotato seed is critical for an efficient seed system.
Phabian Makokha +5 more
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Phylogenetic lineage of GII.17 norovirus identified among children in South-South, Nigeria
BMC Research Notes, 2020 Objectives Norovirus is a major cause of diarrhea among children worldwide. This present report highlight’s the genetic homology patterns of GII.17 noroviruses detected among children under-5 years of age with diarrhea in the South-South, region of ...
Favour Osazuwa +2 more
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Scientific African, 2021 Many pilot-based initiatives have been developed to promote awareness and use of climate information services among vulnerable smallholder farmers in Africa through million-dollar investments.
Mary Mwangi, Evans Kituyi, Gilbert Ouma
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Deafness in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
American Annals of the Deaf, 2003 Deaf education in sub-Saharan Africa originated in the 19th century, primarily through efforts by hearing European missionaries who typically followed their homelands' oral-only practices. But education became available to only a fraction of the deaf population.
Nassozi B, Kiyaga, Donald F, Moores
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A prospective cohort study of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in three sites of Western Kenya
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Malaria in western Kenya is currently characterized by sustained high Plasmodial transmission and infection resurgence, despite positive responses in some areas following intensified malaria control interventions since 2006.
Benyl M. Ondeto +14 more
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