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Assemblages and Subassemblages of Giardia duodenalis in Rural Western, Kenya: Association with Sources, Signs, and Symptoms

Barasa, Erick; Indieka, Briston; Shaviya, Nathan; Osoro, Ezra; Maloba, Geofrey; Mukhongo, Denis; Budambula, Valentine; Were, Tom (Journal of Parasitology Research, 2024-02-05)

Background. Giardia duodenalis causes sporadic or epidemic infections in humans. The parasite comprises assemblages A-H with A and B subdivided further into AI-IV and BI-IV subassemblages. Attempts aimed at linking these ...

Circulating 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and calcium levels, and alkaline phosphatase activity among people living with and without human immunodeficiency virus and injecting drugs in kenya

Onyango, Abel O.; Shaviya, Nathan; Budambula, Valentine; Orinda, George O.; Anzala, Omu; Aabid, Ahmed A.; Were, Tom (BMC Infectious Diseases, 2024-07-17)

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) and living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) are at higher risk of suffering marked derangements in micronutrient levels, leading to poor disease and treatment outcomes. ...