Publications
Simulies du Mont Kenya (Diptera: Simuliidae). I. Notes sur quelques espèces rares ou mal connues avec description de taxa nouveaux Institute of Tropical Medicine
'It's for the best': child movement in search of health in Njabini, Kenya Institute of Tropical Medicine
Previous studies produced on the movement of individuals with HIV/AIDS for the obtainment of medical services have rarely been conducted in the Global South and have neglected the experiences of child patients. This article presents a new type of travel for medical care, where HIV+ children in Kenya are being placed or choose to be placed in orphanages in order to obtain constant access to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, proper nutrition, and ...
Notes sur les localités typiques de trois sous-espèces de Simulium décrites du Mont Kenya (Diptera: Simuliidae) Institute of Tropical Medicine
Notes sur quelques Simuliidae du Mont Kenya Institute of Tropical Medicine
A qualitative endline evaluation study of male engagement in promoting reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services in rural Kenya Ghent University
Public health approach to prevent cervical cancer in HIV-infected women in Kenya : issues to consider in the design of prevention programs Ghent University
Prevalence of microcephaly and Zika virus infection in a pregnancy cohort in Kenya, 2017-2019 Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Zika virus (ZIKV), first discovered in Uganda in 1947, re-emerged globally in 2013 and was later associated with microcephaly and other birth defects. We determined the incidence of ZIKV infection and its association with adverse pregnancy and fetal outcomes in a pregnancy cohort in Kenya.
METHODS: From October 2017 to July 2019, we recruited and followed up women aged ≥ 15 years and ≤ 28 weeks pregnant in three hospitals ...
Evaluation of the point-of-care Becton Dickinson Veritorâ„¢ rapid influenza diagnostic test in Kenya, 2013-2014 Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: We evaluated the performance of the Becton Dickinson Veritorâ„¢ System Flu A + B rapid influenza diagnostic test (RIDT) to detect influenza viruses in respiratory specimens from patients enrolled at five surveillance sites in Kenya, a tropical country where influenza seasonality is variable.
METHODS: Nasal swab (NS) and nasopharyngeal (NP)/oropharyngeal (OP) swabs were collected from patients with influenza like illness ...