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'We dry contaminated meat to make it safe': An assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices on anthrax during an outbreak, Kisumu, Kenya, 2019 by Mugo, Bernard Chege, Lekopien, Cornelius, Owiny, Maurice

“…Anthrax is the highest-ranked priority zoonotic disease in Kenya with about ten human cases annually. Anthrax outbreak was reported in Kisumu East Sub County…”
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Reduction in malaria burden following the introduction of indoor residual spraying in areas protected by long-lasting insecticidal nets in Western Kenya, 2016-2018 by Dulacha, Diba, Were, Vincent, Oyugi, Elvis, Kiptui, Rebecca, Owiny, Maurice, Boru, Waqo, Gura, Zeinab, Perry, Robert T

“…Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the main malaria vector control measures deployed in Kenya. Widespread pyrethroid…”
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Knowledge, attitude and practices on cholera in an arid county, Kenya, 2018: A mixed-methods approach by Orimbo, Erick Otieno, Oyugi, Elvis, Dulacha, Diba, Obonyo, Mark, Hussein, Abubakar, Githuku, Jane, Owiny, Maurice, Gura, Zeinab

“…Cholera remains a public health problem in Kenya despite increased efforts to create awareness. Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in the…”
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Adherence to national malaria treatment guidelines in private drug outlets: a cross-sectional survey in the malaria-endemic Kisumu County, Kenya by Odhiambo, Fredrick Ouma, O'Meara, Wendy P, Abade, Ahmed, Owiny, Maurice, Odhiambo, Fredrick, Oyugi, Elvis O

“…Abstract Background Malaria prevalence in Kenya is 6%, with a three-fold higher prevalence in western Kenya. Adherence to malaria treatment guidelines improves…”
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Risk factors for poor treatment outcomes among opioid-dependent clients taking methadone in Mombasa, Kenya by Mwanyalu, Nassoro, Nunga, Maria, Mwanyamawi, Raphael, Abdallah, Saade, Owiny, Maurice

“…The Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) program has been proven to be beneficial in reducing illicit opioid use, increasing access to and retention of HIV…”
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Improved latrine coverage may reduce porcine cysticercosis: a comparative cross-sectional study, Busia County, Kenya 2021 by Chege, Bernard, Ndambuki, Gideon, Owiny, Maurice, Kiyong'a, Alice, Fèvre, Eric M, Cook, Elizabeth A J

“…Smallholder pig farming is an important economic activity for many poor, rural communities in developing countries. Porcine cysticercosis is a growing public…”
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Investigation of anthrax in an endemic region in Kenya: a mixed methods approach by Obonyo, Mark Odhiambo, Farr, Mikayla, Hikufe, Emmanuel Hikufe, Rubanzana, Wilson, Omondi Owiny, Maurice, Roka, Zeinab Gura

“…In Kenya, human anthrax cases most often occur linked to animal anthrax. In most cases, human behaviors, especially slaughter and consumption of meat from…”
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Assessment of community perceptions and risk to common zoonotic diseases among communities living at the human-livestock-wildlife interface in Nakuru West, Kenya: A participatory epidemiology approach by Owiny, Maurice Omondi, Ngare, Ben Kipchumba, Mugo, Bernard Chege, Rotich, Jacob, Mutembei, Arithi, Chepkorir, Khadijah, Sitawa, Rinah, Obonyo, Mark, Onono, Joshua Orungo

“…Zoonoses account for most of the emerging and re-emerging infections in Kenya and in other low to medium-income countries across the world. The…”
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Prevalence and spatial distribution of Trematode cercariae in Vector Snails within different Agro-Ecological Zones in Western Kenya, 2016 by Owiny, Maurice Omondi, Obonyo, Mark Odhiambo, Gatongi, Peter Maina, Fèvre, Eric Maurice

“…Freshwater vector snails' distribution, infection with cercariae, preferred habitat and possible trematodiases transmission foci is not well known in Western…”
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Short hospital stays for malaria cases despite gaps in management: case scenario for high and low malaria endemic counties of Kenya, 2021 by Mwanyalu, Nassoro, Waithaka, Freshia, Mutisyo, Dorcas, Owiny, Maurice

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‘We dry contaminated meat to make it safe’: An assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices on anthrax during an outbreak, Kisumu, Kenya, 2019 by Bernard Chege Mugo, Cornelius Lekopien, Maurice Owiny

“…Introduction Anthrax is the highest-ranked priority zoonotic disease in Kenya with about ten human cases annually. Anthrax outbreak was reported in Kisumu East…”
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Campylobacter positivity and public health risks in live bird markets in Busia, Kenya: A value chain analysis by Mbai, Josephat, Njoroge, Samuel, Obonyo, Mark, Otieno, Christina, Owiny, Maurice, Fèvre, Eric M.

“…Live bird markets (LBMs) provide integral hubs for 95% of poultry produced for food. Surveillance systems in LBMs serving smallholder farmers in sub‐saharan…”
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Non-tuberculous mycobacterium isolations from tuberculosis presumptive cases at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory Kenya, 2018-2019 [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] by Kamau, George, Mwangi, Zakayo, Bargul, Joel, owiny, Maurice, Mukiri, Nellie, Kathure, Immaculate, Khamala, Beatrice, Mwanyalu, Nassoro, Kiplimo, Richard, Lihana, Raphael

“…Background: Mycobacterial pathogens are among the top causes of diseases in humans. In Kenya, incidences of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) species have…”
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Non-tuberculous mycobacterium isolations from tuberculosis presumptive cases at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory Kenya, 2018â€"2019 [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 not approved] by Kamau, George, Mwangi, Zakayo, Bargul, Joel, owiny, Maurice, Mukiri, Nellie, Kathure, Immaculate, Khamala, Beatrice, Mwanyalu, Nassoro, Kiplimo, Richard, Lihana, Raphael

“…Background: Mycobacterial pathogens are among the top causes of diseases in humans. In Kenya, incidences of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) species have…”
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Minyoo Matata – The Vicious Worm – A Taenia solium Computer-Based Health-Education Tool – in Swahili by Trevisan, Chiara, Fèvre, Eric M, Owiny, Maurice, Ngere, Isaac, Vang Johansen, Maria

“…Lack of knowledge is one of the main risk factors for the spread of the zoonotic parasite Taenia solium. The computer-based health-education tool ‘The Vicious…”
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Reduction in malaria burden following the introduction of indoor residual spraying in areas protected by long-lasting insecticidal nets in Western Kenya, 2016–2018 by Diba Dulacha, Vincent Were, Elvis Oyugi, Rebecca Kiptui, Maurice Owiny, Waqo Boru, Zeinab Gura, Robert T. Perry

“…Background Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the main malaria vector control measures deployed in Kenya. Widespread…”
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Investigation of anthrax in an endemic region in Kenya: a mixed methods approach by Obonyo, Mark Odhiambo, Farr, Mikayla, Hikufe, Emmanuel Hikufe, Rubanzana, Wilson, Omondi Owiny, Maurice, Roka, Zeinab Gura

“…In Kenya, human anthrax cases most often occur linked to animal anthrax. In most cases, human behaviors, especially slaughter and consumption of meat from…”
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