Naturalinfectionswithsoiltransmittedhelminthicnematodesoccurinnon-humanpri mates(NHPs)andhavethepotentialtocrossprimate speciesboundariesandcausediseasesofsignificantpublichealthconcern.Consequently,theidentificationandm ...

Fish is an important source of relatively cheap protein. The Kenyan fisheries and aquaculture sector contributes about 0.8% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and this has created direct employment opportunities to over ...

A category is defined as an algebraic structure that has objects that are linked by morphisms. Categories were created as a foundation of mathematics and as a way of relating algebraic structures and systems of topological ...

Paleolimnology is the reconstruction of historical conditions of lakes using information contained in the sediment proxies. Previous studies have provided evidence for climate variability in the East African region over ...

Fish parasites such as cestodes are regarded as good bioindicators of environmental contamination with trace elements including heavy metals. Research on their biondicative potentials in Lake Naivasha, Kenya is lacking. ...

Sewage treatment plants (WTPs) use a combination of physical, chemical and biological processes to reduce the pollutant loads in wastewater. The treated wastewater is then either discharged to surface water or is reused. ...

vi ABSTRACT Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection remains a major global public health concern with 36.9 million people infected. The HIV health burden is most felt in Sub-Saharan Africa, where about 70% of the ...

The Northwest Olkaria prospect, Oserian Sanctuary, is part of the Greater Olkaria Geothermal Area located within the Kenyan rift valley in Nakuru County. It is bounded by the longitudes 360 15′E and 360 12′E with an estimated ...

Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris is a seed and soil borne disease affecting chickpea, Cicer arietinum L. It is widely distributed where chickpea is grown causing yield losses ranging from 12 to ...

Taeniasis is a common zoonosis whose epidemiology is estimated at 50 million cases of infestation worldwide with economic losses in Kenya amounting to $1.289 million by 2003. The infection has been grouped among the ...