Browsing School of Health Sciences by Author "Vennervald, Birgitte J."
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Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya: infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages
Njaanake, Kariuki H.; Vennervald, Birgitte J.; Simonsen, Paul E.; Madsen, Henry; Mukoko, Dunstan A.; Kimani, Gachuhi; Jaoko, Walter G.; Estambale, Benson B. (BioMed Central, 2016-02-03)Schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) (hookworm, Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides) are widely distributed in developing countries where they infect over 230 million and 1.5 billion people, respectively. ... -
Urinary cytokines in Schistosoma haematobium-infected schoolchildren from Tana Delta District of Kenya
Njaanake, Kariuki H.; Simonsen, Paul E.; Vennervald, Birgitte J.; Mukoko, Dunstan A.; Reimert, Claus M.; Gachuhi, Kimani; Jaoko, Walter G.; Estambale, Benson B. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)Background: Pathological changes due to infection with Schistosoma haematobium include cytokine-mediated urinary tract inflammation. The involved cytokines may be excreted in urine and their presence in urine may therefore ...