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Public health Publications

Year Abstract/Paper Sort descending Journal Author(s)
2009 MIF (Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor) Promoter Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Severe Malarial Anemia.

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 200, 629–637 (Infectious Diseases Society of America)

Awandare, G.A.; Martinson, J.J.; Were, T.; Ouma, C.; Davenport, G.C.; Ong’echa, J.M.; Wang, W.; Leng, L.; Ferrell, R.E.; Bucala, R.; Perkins, DJ.
2008 Multidrug resistance of Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Typhimurium isolated from clinical samples at two rural hospitals in Western Kenya.

J Infect Developing Countries; 2(2), 106-111 (Porto Conte Ricerche Research Centre)

Onyango, D., Machioni, F.; Kakai, R.; Waindi, E.N.
2009 Naturally-acquired hemozoin by monocytes promotes suppression of RANTES in children with malarial anemia through an IL-10-dependent mechanism.

Microbes and Infection, 11, 811-819. (Elsevier)

Were, T.; Davenport, G.C.; Yamo, O.E.; Hittner, J.B.; Awandare, G.A.; Otieno, M.F.; Ouma, C.; Orago, A.S.S.; Vulule, J.M.; Ongecha, J.M.; Perkins, D.J.
2006 ncreased human IgE induced by killing Schistosoma mansoni in vivo is associated with pre-treatment Th-2 cytokine responsiveness to worm antigens.

Journal of Immunology. 177, 5490-5498. (American Association of Immunologists)

Walters, K.; Fulford, AJ.; McBeath, R.; Joseph, S.; Jones, F.M.; Kariuki, C.H.; Mwatha, J.K.; Kimani, G.; Sturrock, R.F.; Kabatereine, N.B.; Kemijumbi, J.; Vennervald, B;J.; Ouma, J.H.; Dunne, D.W.
2006 Parasitemia, anemia, and malarial anemia in infants and young children in a rural holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission area.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 74, 376-385. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)

Ong’echa, J.M.; Keller, C.C.; Were, T.; Ouma, C.; Otieno, R.O.; Landis-Lewis, Z.; Ochiel, D.O.; Slingluff, J.L.; Ogonji, M.; Orago, A.S.; Vulule. J.M.; Kaplan, S.S.; Day, R.D.; Perkins, D.J.
2012 Participation of Clinical Officers in Preventive Health care services at Rural Health facilities in Kenya.

ISSN 1022-9297 Volume 21, No.2 (Issue No.40), Bioline International.

Karanja L. M, Kakai R.,Onyango R. O
2009 Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of clinical isolates Salmonella serovar Typhimurium in western Kenya.

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries; 3(9), 685-694. Porto Conte Ricerche Research Centre) 

Onyango, D.M.; Ghebremedhin, B.; Waindi, E.N.; Kakai, R.; Rabsch, W.; Tietze, E.; König, W.; König, B.
2011 Polymorphic variability in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of IL12B is associated with susceptibility to severe anaemia in Kenyan children with acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

BMC Genetics. 12 (1): 69.

Ong’echa JM, Raballah E, Kempaiah P, Anyona SB, Were T, Davenport GC, Konah S, Vulule JM, Ouma C, Hittner JB, and Perkins DJ
2008 Polymorphic variability in the IL-1? promoter associated with protection from severe malarial anemia and functional changes in IL-1? production.

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 198(8), 1219-1226. (Infectious Diseases Society of America)

Ouma, C.; Gregory, G.C.; Awandare, G.A.; Keller, C.C.; Were, T.; Otieno, M.F.; Vulule, J.M.; Martinson, J.; Ong’echa, J.M.; Ferrell, R.E.; Perkins, D.J.
2012 Predicting Dietary Practice Behaviour among Type 2 Diabetics Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Mixed Methods Design.

International Journal of Biological and Life Sciences. 8(2): 117-125.

Omondi OD, Walingo KM, Mbagaya, MG, Othoun AOL