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Public health Publications

Year Abstract/Paper Journal Sort ascending Author(s)
2008 Hepatosplenomegaly is associated with low regulatory and Th2 responses to schistosome antigens in childhood schistosomiasis and malaria coinfection.

Infect Immun. 76, 2212-2218. (American Society for Microbiology)

Wilson, S.; Jones, F.M.; Mwatha, J.K.; Kimani, G.; Booth, M.; Kariuki, H.C.; Vennervald, B.J.; Ouma, J.H.; Muchiri, E.; Dunne, D.W.
2008 Increased circulating interleukin (IL)-23 in children with malarial anemia:

In vivo and in vitro relationship with co-regulatory cytokines IL-12 and IL-10. Clinical Immunology, 126, 211-221. (Elsevier)

Ong'echa, J.M.; Remo, A.M.; Kristoff, J.; Hittner, J.B.; Were, T.; Ouma, C.; Otieno, R.O.; Vulule, J.M.; Keller, C.C.; Awandare, G.A.; Perkins, D.J.
2012 Water hyacinth eichornia crassipes (mart.) Solms-Laubach dynamics and succession in the Nyanza gulf of Lake Victoria (East Africa)

Implications for water quality and biodiversity conservation. The Scientific World Journal.

Gichuki, J., Omondi, R., Okurut, T., Matano, A., Boera, P., Jembe, T. and Ofulla A.
2012 Functional Haplotypes of Fc gamma (Fc?) receptor (Fc?RIIA and Fc?RIIIB) predict risk to repeated episodes of severe malarial anemia and mortality in Kenyan children.

Human Genetics. 131(2): 289-299.

Ouma C, Davenport GC , Garcia S, Kempaiah P, Chaudhary A, Were T, Anyona SB, Raballah E, Konah SN, Hittner JB, Vulule JM, Ong’echa JM and Perkins DJ
2008 Haplotypes of IL-10 promoter variants are associated with susceptibility to severe malarial anemia and functional changes in IL-10 production.

Human Genetics, 124(5), 515-524. (SpringerLink) 

Ouma, C.; Gregory, G.C.; Were, T.; Otieno, M.F.; Hittner, J.B.; Vulule, J.M.; Martinson, J.; Ong’echa, J.M.; Ferrell, R.E.; Perkins, D.J.
2005 Protein-protein interaction map of the Trypanosoma cruzi ribosomal P protein complex.

Gene, 357, 129-136. (Elsevier)

Maximiliano, JA. Smulski, C.; Nyambega, B.; Bercovich, N.; Masiga, D.; Vazquez, M.; Aguilar, C.F.; Levin, MJ.
2011 Using Food Grade Lye “Omushelekha” in the Formulation of Health Products from Commonly Consumed African Indigenous Vegetables and Vegetable Combinations.

Functional Foods in Health and Disease.  5: 189-197.

Walingo MK, Habwe FO
2011 Relationship of the availability of micronutrient powder with iron status and anemia among women and children in the Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya.

Food Nutr Bull :32(3): 286-91.

Ndemwa P, Klotz CL, Mwaniki D, Sun K, Muniu E, Andango P, Okara S, Rah J, Kraemer K, Wilkinson C, Bloem MW, Pee S, Semba RD.
2009 Knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices of university students for advancing peer HIV education.

East African Medical Journal, 86, 11-15 (African Journals Online)

Othero, D.M.; Aduma, P.; Opil, C.O.
2010 The prevalence of non-thyroidal illness among HIV/AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy.

East African Medical Journal 87, 29 - 35

Thaimuta, Z.L.; Sekadde-Kigondu, C.; Makawiti, D.W.