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Anopheles gambiae: historical population decline associated with regional distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets in western Nyanza Province, Kenya by Bayoh, M Nabie, Mathias, Derrick K, Odiere, Maurice R, Mutuku, Francis M, Kamau, Luna, Gimnig, John E, Vulule, John M, Hawley, William A, Hamel, Mary J, Walker, Edward D

“…High coverage of insecticide-treated bed nets in Asembo and low coverage in Seme, two adjacent communities in western Nyanza Province, Kenya; followed by…”
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Source reduction with a purpose: Mosquito ecology and community perspectives offer insights for improving household mosquito management in coastal Kenya by Forsyth, Jenna E, Mutuku, Francis M, Kibe, Lydiah, Mwashee, Luti, Bongo, Joyce, Egemba, Chika, Ardoin, Nicole M, LaBeaud, A Desiree

“…Understanding mosquito breeding behavior as well as human perspectives and practices are crucial for designing interventions to control Aedes aegypti…”
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Characteristics of Aedes aegypti adult mosquitoes in rural and urban areas of western and coastal Kenya by Ndenga, Bryson Alberto, Mutuku, Francis Maluki, Ngugi, Harun Njenga, Mbakaya, Joel Omari, Aswani, Peter, Musunzaji, Peter Siema, Vulule, John, Mukoko, Dunstan, Kitron, Uriel, LaBeaud, Angelle Desiree

“…Aedes aegypti is the main vector for yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses. Recent outbreaks of dengue and chikungunya have been reported in…”
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Consumption of galacto-oligosaccharides increases iron absorption from a micronutrient powder containing ferrous fumarate and sodium iron EDTA: a stable-isotope study in Kenyan infants by Paganini, Daniela, Uyoga, Mary A, Cercamondi, Colin I, Moretti, Diego, Mwasi, Edith, Schwab, Clarissa, Bechtler, Salome, Mutuku, Francis M, Galetti, Valeria, Lacroix, Christophe, Karanja, Simon, Zimmermann, Michael B

“…Abstract Background: Whether consumption of prebiotics increases iron absorption in infants is unclear. Objective: We set out to determine whether prebiotic…”
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Iron Deficiency Anemia at Time of Vaccination Predicts Decreased Vaccine Response and Iron Supplementation at Time of Vaccination Increases Humoral Vaccine Response: A Birth Cohort Study and a Randomized Trial Follow-Up Study in Kenyan Infants by Stoffel, Nicole U, Uyoga, Mary A, Mutuku, Francis M, Frost, Joe N, Mwasi, Edith, Paganini, Daniela, van der Klis, Fiona R M, Malhotra, Indu J, LaBeaud, A Desiráe, Ricci, Cristian, Karanja, Simon, Drakesmith, Hal, King, Charles H, Zimmermann, Michael B

“…Iron deficiency may impair adaptive immunity and is common among African infants at time of vaccination. Whether iron deficiency impairs vaccine response and…”
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Climate Predicts Geographic and Temporal Variation in Mosquito-Borne Disease Dynamics on Two Continents by Caldwell, Jamie M, LaBeaud, A Desiree, Lambin, Eric F, Stewart-Ibarra, Anna M, Ndenga, Bryson A, Mutuku, Francis M, Krystosik, Amy R, Ayala, Efraín Beltrán, Anyamba, Assaf, Borbor-Cordova, Mercy J, Damoah, Richard, Grossi-Soyster, Elysse N, Heras, Froilán Heras, Ngugi, Harun N, Ryan, Sadie J, Shah, Melisa M, Sippy, Rachel, Mordecai, Erin A

“…Climate drives population dynamics through multiple mechanisms, which can lead to seemingly context-dependent effects of climate on natural populations. For…”
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Evidence of transovarial transmission of Chikungunya and Dengue viruses in field-caught mosquitoes in Kenya by Heath, Claire J, Grossi-Soyster, Elysse N, Ndenga, Bryson A, Mutuku, Francis M, Sahoo, Malaya K, Ngugi, Harun N, Mbakaya, Joel O, Siema, Peter, Kitron, Uriel, Zahiri, Nayer, Hortion, Jimmy, Waggoner, Jesse J, King, Charles H, Pinsky, Benjamin A, LaBeaud, A Desiree

“…Arboviruses are among the most important emerging pathogens due to their increasing public health impact. In Kenya, continued population growth and associated…”
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Physical condition and maintenance of mosquito bed nets in Kwale County, coastal Kenya by Mutuku, Francis M, Khambira, Maureen, Bisanzio, Donal, Mungai, Peter, Mwanzo, Isaac, Muchiri, Eric M, King, Charles H, Kitron, Uriel

“…Despite the extensive ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) over the last decade, the effective lifespan of these nets, especially their…”
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Impact of insecticide-treated bed nets on malaria transmission indices on the south coast of Kenya by Mutuku, Francis M, King, Charles H, Mungai, Peter, Mbogo, Charles, Mwangangi, Joseph, Muchiri, Eric M, Walker, Edward D, Kitron, Uriel

“…Besides significantly reducing malaria vector densities, prolonged usage of bed nets has been linked to decline of Anopheles gambiae s.s. relative to Anopheles…”
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High rates of o'nyong nyong and Chikungunya virus transmission in coastal Kenya by LaBeaud, A Desiree, Banda, Tamara, Brichard, Julie, Muchiri, Eric M, Mungai, Peter L, Mutuku, Francis M, Borland, Erin, Gildengorin, Ginny, Pfeil, Sarah, Teng, Crystal Y, Long, Kristin, Heise, Mark, Powers, Ann M, Kitron, Uriel, King, Charles H

“…Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and o'nyong nyong virus (ONNV) are mosquito-borne alphaviruses endemic in East Africa that cause acute febrile illness and arthritis…”
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Larval source reduction with a purpose: Designing and evaluating a household- and school-based intervention in coastal Kenya by Forsyth, Jenna E, Kempinsky, Arielle, Pitchik, Helen O, Alberts, Catharina J, Mutuku, Francis M, Kibe, Lydiah, Ardoin, Nicole M, LaBeaud, A Desiree

“…Since Aedes aegypti mosquitoes preferentially breed in domestic containers, control efforts focus on larval source reduction. Our objectives were to design and…”
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Solid Wastes Provide Breeding Sites, Burrows, and Food for Biological Disease Vectors, and Urban Zoonotic Reservoirs: A Call to Action for Solutions-Based Research by Krystosik, Amy, Njoroge, Gathenji, Odhiambo, Lorriane, Forsyth, Jenna E, Mutuku, Francis, LaBeaud, A Desiree

“…Infectious disease epidemiology and planetary health literature often cite solid waste and plastic pollution as risk factors for vector-borne diseases and…”
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Impact of Recent Climate Extremes on Mosquito-borne Disease Transmission in Kenya by Nosrat, Cameron, Altamirano, Jonathan, Anyamba, Assaf, Caldwell, Jamie M, Damoah, Richard, Mutuku, Frances, Ndenga, Bryson, LaBeaud, A Desiree

“…Climate change and variability influence temperature and rainfall, which impact vector abundance and the dynamics of vector-borne disease transmission. Climate…”
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Characterization and productivity profiles of Aedes aegypti (L.) breeding habitats across rural and urban landscapes in western and coastal Kenya by Ngugi, Harun N, Mutuku, Francis M, Ndenga, Bryson A, Musunzaji, Peter S, Mbakaya, Joel O, Aswani, Peter, Irungu, Lucy W, Mukoko, Dunstan, Vulule, John, Kitron, Uriel, LaBeaud, Angelle D

“…Aedes aegypti, the principal vector for dengue and other emerging arboviruses, breeds preferentially in various man-made and natural container habitats. In the…”
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Cross-sectional interview study of fertility, pregnancy, and urogenital schistosomiasis in coastal Kenya: Documented treatment in childhood is associated with reduced odds of subfertility among adult women by Miller-Fellows, Sarah C, Howard, Laura, Kramer, Rebekah, Hildebrand, Vanessa, Furin, Jennifer, Mutuku, Francis M, Mukoko, Dunstan, Ivy, Julianne A, King, Charles H

“…Previous research has documented an increased risk of subfertility in areas of sub-Saharan Africa, as well as an ecological association between urogenital…”
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Unrecognized Dengue Virus Infections in Children, Western Kenya, 2014-2015 by Vu, David M, Mutai, Noah, Heath, Claire J, Vulule, John M, Mutuku, Francis M, Ndenga, Bryson A, LaBeaud, A Desiree

“…We detected a cluster of dengue virus infections in children in Kenya during July 2014-June 2015. Most cases were serotype 1, but we detected all 4 serotypes,…”
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Potent neutralization of Rift Valley fever virus by human monoclonal antibodies through fusion inhibition by Chapman, Nathaniel S., Zhao, Haiyan, Kose, Nurgun, Westover, Jonna B., Kalveram, Birte, Bombardi, Robin, Rodriguez, Jessica, Sutton, Rachel, Genualdi, Joseph, LaBeaud, A. Desiree, Mutuku, Francis M., Pittman, Phillip R., Freiberg, Alexander N., Gowen, Brian B., Fremont, Daved H., Crowe, James E.

“…Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), an emerging arboviral and zoonotic bunyavirus, causes severe disease in livestock and humans. Here, we report the isolation of…”
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High Dengue Burden and Circulation of 4 Virus Serotypes among Children with Undifferentiated Fever, Kenya, 2014-2017 by Shah, Melisa M, Ndenga, Bryson A, Mutuku, Francis M, Vu, David M, Grossi-Soyster, Elysse N, Okuta, Victoria, Ronga, Charles O, Chebii, Philip K, Maina, Priscilla, Jembe, Zainab, Bosire, Carren M, Amugongo, Jael S, Sahoo, Malaya K, Huang, ChunHong, Weber, Jenna, Edgerton, Sean V, Hortion, Jimmy, Bennett, Shannon N, Pinsky, Benjamin A, LaBeaud, A Desiree

“…Little is known about the extent and serotypes of dengue viruses circulating in Africa. We evaluated the presence of dengue viremia during 4 years of…”
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A 14-year follow-up of ultrasound-detected urinary tract pathology associated with urogenital schistosomiasis in women living in the Msambweni region of coastal Kenya by Joekes, Elizabeth, McMonnies, Kate, Blanshard, Andrew, Mutuku, Francis M, Ireri, Edmund, Mungai, Peter, Stothard, J Russell, Bustinduy, Amaya L, King, Charles H

“…ABSTRACT Background Complications of urogenital schistosomiasis include acute inflammatory and chronic fibrotic changes within the urogenital tract. Disease…”
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Parasitic infections during pregnancy need not affect infant antibody responses to early vaccination against Streptococcus pneumoniae, diphtheria, or Haemophilus influenzae type B by McKittrick, Noah D, Malhotra, Indu J, Vu, David M, Boothroyd, Derek B, Lee, Justin, Krystosik, Amy R, Mutuku, Francis M, King, Charles H, LaBeaud, A Desirée

“…Globally, vaccine-preventable diseases remain a significant cause of early childhood mortality despite concerted efforts to improve vaccine coverage. One…”
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