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Ripening characteristics of purple passion fruit on and off the vine
(Elsevier B.V., 1996)
The characteristics of purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims.), detached at intervals from the vine and ripened, were compared with fruit left attached until just before analysis. The objective was to determine the ...
An assessment of the economic impact of heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium infection) and its control in Zimbabwe.
(Elsevier B.V., 1999)
Heartwater, caused by the rickettsial organism Cowdria ruminantium, is a serious constraint to livestock development in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Traditionally, the disease has been controlled by the use of chemical ...
Estimated Economics of theileriosis control in Africa.
(Elsevier B.V., 1992)
Theileriosis, caused by the parasite Theileria parva, leads to considerable economic losses in cattle in Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia and Zimbabwe. These losses have ...
Antibodies in the serum of golden hamsters experimentally infected with the intestinal trematode Echinostoma caproni
(Taylor & Francis, 1991-12)
The serum antibody response in golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) infected with the intestinal trematode Echinostoma caproni was examined with ELISA, SDS-PAGE and Western blot, and IFAT techniques. All methods showed ...
Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. I. Clinical and parasitological survey in an endemic community
(PubMed, 1994-04)
A cross-sectional parasitological and clinical survey for Wuchereria bancrofti infection was carried out in an endemic community of south-eastern Kenya, to obtain background epidemiological information for detailed serological ...
Bacterial meningitis in children admitted in hospitals within Nairobi.
(PubMed, 1998-02)
Four hundred and ninety nine children (aged between one month and five years) admitted with clinical features of meningitis were recruited in cross-sectional survey of bacterial meningitis in hospitals within Nairobi. ...
yphim Vi vaccine against typhoid fever: A clinical trial in Kenya
(PubMed, 1995)
Safety, tolerance and immunogenicity of the purified Vi polysaccharide vaccine (Typhim Vi) against typhoid fever was evaluated in primary school children aged 5-15 years. A total of 435 children were vaccinated, each with ...
Protozoan infections and HIV-1 infection: a review.
(PubMed, 1992)
Reactivation of latent infection is the principal mechanism relating Toxoplasma gondii and Pneumocystis carinii to HIV. Less common is reactivation in Leishmania donovani, Trypanosoma cruzi, and microsporidian infections. ...
Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. III. Quantification of the IgE response in selected individuals from an endemic community.
(PubMed, 1995)
One hundred and sixty-two individuals from a community in Kwale District, Kenya, endemic for bancroftian filariasis, were selected for a study on the IgE response to filarial antigen (prepared from adult Brugia pahangi). ...
Bacterial meningitis in children admitted in hospitals within Nairobi.
(PubMed, 1998)
Four hundred and ninety nine children (aged between one month and five years) admitted with clinical features of meningitis were recruited in cross-sectional survey of bacterial meningitis in hospitals within Nairobi. ...