Where is the hard-to-reach population? Spatial analysis from a cross-sectional study on the access to bed net and malaria vaccine in the Lake Victoria Region, Kenya

Authors: Yura K. Ko, Wataru Kagaya, Daisuke Yoneoka, James Kongere, Victor Opiyo, Jared Oginga, Protus Omondi, Kelvin B. Musyoka, Chim W. Chan, Bernard N. Kanoi, Jesse Gitaka, Akira Kaneko

Source: Malaria Journal, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2025)

Subject Terms: Malaria vaccine, LLIN, Vaccine uptake, Mass net distribution, RTS,S, Kenya, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875

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Plasmodium falciparum with pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions in asymptomatic malaria infections in the Lake Victoria region, Kenya

Authors: Takatsugu Okai, Chim W. Chan, Achyut KC, Protus Omondi, Kelvin Musyoka, James Kongere, Wataru Kagaya, Gordon Okomo, Bernard N. Kanoi, Yasutoshi Kido, Jesse Gitaka, Akira Kaneko

Source: Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)

Subject Terms: Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), pfhrp2, pfhrp3, Gene deletions, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1349-4147

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Presence of P lasmodium falciparum strains with artemisinin-resistant K13 mutation C469Y in Busia County, Western Kenya

Authors: Mark Makau, Bernard N. Kanoi, Calvin Mgawe, Michael Maina, Mimie Bitshi, Edwin K. Too, Taeko K. Naruse, Hussein M. Abkallo, Harrison Waweru, Ferdinand Adung’o, Osamu Kaneko, Jesse Gitaka

Source: Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1349-4147

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Placental malaria infection is associated with downregulation of STAT-6 and ANG-1 in decidual macrophages

Authors: Fred Owino, Caroline Kijogi, Omu Anzala, Edwin Walong, Obiero Jael, Steven G. Nyanjom, Agola Lelo Eric, Bernard N. Kanoi, Jesse Gitaka

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 16 (2025)

Subject Terms: placental malaria, macrophages, M1/M2 macrophage polarization, transcription factors, angiogenic factors, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1497936/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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Evaluation of the protective efficacy of OlysetPlus ceiling nets for reduction of malaria incidence in children in Homa Bay County, Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled study protocol

Authors: Daisuke Yoneoka, Jesse Gitaka, James Kongere, Wataru Kagaya, Akira Kaneko, Yura K Ko, Chim W Chan, Mariko Kanamori, Bernard N Kanoi, Gordon Odhiambo Okomo, Protus Omondi, Kelvin B Musyoka, Takatsugu Okai, Victor Opiyo, Jared Oginga, Samuel Mungai, Kibor K Keitany, Elijah Songok, Noboru Minakawa

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 15, Iss 1 (2025)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1/e087832.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Plasmodium falciparum population dynamics in East Africa and genomic surveillance along the Kenya-Uganda border

Authors: Ashley Osborne, Emilia Mańko, Harrison Waweru, Akira Kaneko, Kiyoshi Kita, Susana Campino, Jesse Gitaka, Taane G. Clark

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Non-random distribution of Plasmodium Species infections and associated clinical features in children in the lake Victoria region, Kenya, 2012–2018

Authors: Protus Omondi, Brian Musyoka, Takatsugu Okai, James Kongere, Wataru Kagaya, Chim W. Chan, Mtakai Ngara, Bernard N. Kanoi, Yasutoshi Kido, Jesse Gitaka, Akira Kaneko

Source: Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024)

Subject Terms: Mixed Plasmodium infection, Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, Kenya, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1349-4147

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Unraveling the ‘community effects’ of interventions against malaria endemicity: a systematic scoping review

Authors: Jesse Gitaka, Wataru Kagaya, Akira Kaneko, Yura K Ko, Chim W Chan, Mariko Kanamori, Samuel M Mbugua, Alex K Rotich, Bernard N Kanoi, Mtakai Ngara

Source: BMJ Public Health, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2024)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/2/e001557.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2753-4294

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Gendered farmer perceptions towards soil nutrition and willingness to pay for a cafetière-style filter system for in-situ soil testing: Evidence from Central Kenya

Authors: Philip Kamau, Ibrahim Ndirangu, Samantha Richardson, Nicole Pamme, Jesse Gitaka

Source: Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 18, Pp e37568- (2024)

Subject Terms: soil nutrition, in-situ soil testing, microfluidic paper-based analytical devices, willingness to pay, cafetière-style filter system, Science (General), Q1-390, Social sciences (General), H1-99

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024135992; https://doaj.org/toc/2405-8440

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Schistosomiasis diagnosis: Challenges and opportunities for elimination.

Authors: Ombeni Ally, Bernard N Kanoi, Lucy Ochola, Steven Ger Nyanjom, Clement Shiluli, Gerald Misinzo, Jesse Gitaka

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 7, p e0012282 (2024)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Evaluation of a financial incentive intervention on malaria prevalence among the residents in Lake Victoria basin, Kenya: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Authors: Tomoya Matsumoto, Masaru Nagashima, Wataru Kagaya, James Kongere, Jesse Gitaka, Akira Kaneko

Source: Trials, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2024)

Subject Terms: Malaria, Malaria education, Conditional cash transfer, Lottery incentive scheme, Kenya, Cluster-randomized controlled trial, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1745-6215

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Predictors of birth weight in pregnant women with malaria: a prospective cohort facility-based study in Webuye-Kenya

Authors: Joseph Mukala, Dominic Mogere, Peter Kirira, Bernard N. Kanoi, Violet Akisa, Francis Kobia, Harrison Waweru, Jesse Gitaka

Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)

Subject Terms: Predictors, Birthweight, Malaria, Pregnant women, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2393

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Rapid profiling of Plasmodium parasites from genome sequences to assist malaria control

Authors: Jody E. Phelan, Anna Turkiewicz, Emilia Manko, Joseph Thorpe, Leen N. Vanheer, Marga van de Vegte-Bolmer, Nguyen Thi Hong Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Huong Binh, Nguyen Quang Thieu, Jesse Gitaka, Debbie Nolder, Khalid B. Beshir, Jamille G. Dombrowski, Silvia Maria Di Santi, Teun Bousema, Colin J. Sutherland, Susana Campino, Taane G. Clark

Source: Genome Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)

Subject Terms: Drug resistance, Malaria, Plasmodium parasites, Genomics, Diagnostics, Whole genome sequencing, Medicine, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-994X

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Multi-repeat sequences identification using genome mining techniques for developing highly sensitive molecular diagnostic assay for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Authors: Shwetha Kamath, Clement Shiluli, Racheal Kimani, Bernard N. Kanoi, Harrison Waweru, Michael Maina, Moses Kamita, Hussein M. Abkallo, Ibrahim Ndirangu, Nicole Pamme, Bernard Oduor, Catherine M. Klapperich, Joshua Dupaty, Srinivasa Raju Lolabattu, Jesse Gitaka

Source: Open Research Africa, Vol 7 (2024)

Subject Terms: Identical Multi-Repeat Sequences, Chlamydia trachomatis, Isothermal assays, eng, Science, Social Sciences

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Relation: https://openresearchafrica.org/articles/7-2/v2; https://doaj.org/toc/2752-6925

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Genetic variation of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein in parasite isolates from Homabay County in Kenya

Authors: Michael Maina, Sebastian Musundi, Josiah Kuja, Harrison Waweru, Daniel Kiboi, Bernard N. Kanoi, Jesse Gitaka

Source: Frontiers in Parasitology, Vol 3 (2024)

Subject Terms: circumsporozoite protein, vaccines, genetic diversity, Plasmodium falciparum, malaria, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpara.2024.1346017/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2813-2424

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Drug resistance profiling of asymptomatic and low-density Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections on Ngodhe island, Kenya, using custom dual-indexing next-generation sequencing

Authors: Ashley Osborne, Jody E. Phelan, Akira Kaneko, Wataru Kagaya, Chim Chan, Mtakai Ngara, James Kongere, Kiyoshi Kita, Jesse Gitaka, Susana Campino, Taane G. Clark

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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High throughput human genotyping for variants associated with malarial disease outcomes using custom targeted amplicon sequencing

Authors: Ashley Osborne, Jody E. Phelan, Leen N. Vanheer, Alphaxard Manjurano, Jesse Gitaka, Christopher J. Drakeley, Akira Kaneko, Kiyoshi Kita, Susana Campino, Taane G. Clark

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Improving gonorrhoea molecular diagnostics: Genome mining-based identification of identical multi-repeat sequences (IMRS) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Authors: Clement Shiluli, Shwetha Kamath, Bernard N. Kanoi, Racheal Kimani, Michael Maina, Harrison Waweru, Moses Kamita, Ibrahim Ndirangu, Hussein M. Abkallo, Bernard Oduor, Nicole Pamme, Joshua Dupaty, Catherine M. Klapperich, Srinivasa Raju Lolabattu, Jesse Gitaka

Source: Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 6, Pp e27344- (2024)

Subject Terms: Identical multirepeat sequences, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Isothermal, Science (General), Q1-390, Social sciences (General), H1-99

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024033759; https://doaj.org/toc/2405-8440

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Development of a rapid and highly sensitive nucleic acid-based diagnostic test for schistosomes, leveraging on identical multi-repeat sequences

Authors: Ombeni Ally, Bernard N. Kanoi, Shwetha Kamath, Clement Shiluli, Eric M. Ndombi, Maurice Odiere, Gerald Misinzo, Steven Ger Nyanjom, Chunduri Kiran Kumar, Lucy Ochola, Srinivasa Raju Lolabattu, Jesse Gitaka

Source: Frontiers in Parasitology, Vol 3 (2024)

Subject Terms: Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma haematobium, schistosomiasis, PCR, qPCR, IMRS, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpara.2024.1361493/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2813-2424

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Identification of conserved cross-species B-cell linear epitopes in human malaria: a subtractive proteomics and immuno-informatics approach targeting merozoite stage proteins

Authors: Sebastian D. Musundi, Jesse Gitaka, Bernard N. Kanoi

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 15 (2024)

Subject Terms: conserved cross-species, B-cell epitope, P. falciparum, immunoinformatics, subtractive proteomics, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1352618/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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