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GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY FOR AGRO-MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS AND PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT TO ASSESS POPULATION STRUCTURE IN FINGER MILLET
(Pwani University, 2022-11-03)Finger millet is a small-grained millet that is ranked as the third most important after pearl millet and foxtail millet. There are diverse finger millet varieties that are grown in eastern Africa characterized by diverse ... -
GENOMIC AND SUB-GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SARS-COV-2 SAMPLES IN KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-02-03)Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiological agent of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread rapidly across the human population, resulting in up to 213 million confirmed cases ... -
METABOLOMIC ANALYSIS OF TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE AND LEISHMANIA MEXICANA TREATED WITH SELECTED ANTIPARASITIC DRUGS AND IN SILICO MODELLING OF POTENTIAL DRUG TARGETS
(Pwani University, 2022-12)Animal African Trypanosomiasis (AAT) is a devastating parasitic disease caused by a variety of haemoflagellate extracellular protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma. It is endemic in 37 of the 55 countries in Africa and is ... -
MODELLING THE TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF AFRICAN ANIMAL TRYPANOSOMIASIS; A CASE STUDY OF SHIMBA HILLS, KWALE COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2023-02)African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT) is caused by parasites of the species Trypanosoma vivax, Trypanosoma congolense, and Trypanosoma rhodesiense. Of 48 sub-Saharan African nations, 36 have endemic cases of AAT. The disease ... -
DE NOVO GENOME ASSEMBLY AND ANNOTATION OF CHEMOSENSORY GENES IN HIPPOBOSCA CAMELINA AND HIPPOBOSCA VARIEGATA
(PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2024-05-24)Hippoboscids (keds or flies) are obligate hematophagous or blood-sucking ectoparasites that infest birds, mammals, and incidentally humans. They transmit pathogens such as Anaplasma camelii transmitted by Hippobosca ... -
POPULATION STRUCTURE AND GENETIC DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT OF EASTERN AFRICA FINGER MILLET BLAST FUNGUS USING GENOME-WIDE SNPS
(Pwani University, 2020-09-23)Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a key staple crop in eastern Africa cultivated mainly by smallholder farmers. It can withstand high temperatures, salinity, drought stress and low soil fertility. The use of unimproved ... -
WHOLE GENOME CHARACTERIZATION OF ROTAVIRUS GROUP A G1P[8] STRAINS IN KILIFI, KENYA, BEFORE AND AFTER VACCINE INTRODUCTION
(Pwani University, 2022-04-05)Group A rotaviruses (RVA) are a leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in young children worldwide. Kenya introduced the monovalent Rotarix® vaccine (derived from a live attenuated G1P[8] rotavirus strain) in ...