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Molecular survey of Coxiella burnetii in wildlife and ticks at wildlife–livestock interfaces in Kenya
- D. Ndeereh, G. Muchemi, A. Thaiyah, Moses Otiende, S. Angelone-Alasaad, M. Jowers
- Biology, Medicine
- Experimental and Applied Acarology
- 7 June 2017
Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever, a zoonotic disease of public health importance. The role of wildlife and their ticks in the epidemiology of C. burnetii in Kenya is unknown. This… Expand
Sub-acute toxicity of the chloroformic extract of Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez in rats.
- H. Z. Amenya, P. K. Gathumbi, J. Mbaria, A. Thaiyah, G. Thoithi
- Medicine
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 3 July 2014
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE
Cape beech (Rapanea melanophloeos) is an important medicinal plant that is widely used in most of Africa. Currently, little toxicological information is available on… Expand
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses and Q Fever in Laikipia and Maasai Mara, Kenya
- D. Ndeereh, G. Muchemi, A. Thaiyah
- Medicine
- Journal of public health in Africa
- 17 August 2016
Many factors contribute to misdiagnosis and underreporting of infectious zoonotic diseases in most sub-Saharan Africa including limited diagnostic capacity and poor knowledge. We assessed the… Expand
A 56-Day Oral Toxicity Study of the Aqueous Extract of Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez in Rats
- H. Z. Amenya, J. Mbaria, A. Thaiyah, G. Thoithi, P. K. Gathumbi
- Medicine
- Evidence-based complementary and alternative…
- 26 December 2016
Rapanea melanophloeos is a tropical tree that is extensively utilized in African traditional medicine to treat helminthiases, tuberculosis, and heart-water. As with many other medicinal plants, there… Expand
Atypical dermatophilosis of sheep in Kenya.
- J. Wabacha, C. M. Mulei, N. P. Gitonga, M. Njenga, A. Thaiyah, J. Nduhiu
- Medicine
- Journal of the South African Veterinary…
- 4 June 2007
An outbreak of an atypical form of ovine dermatophilosis affecting the lips and muzzle with a very high morbidity in weaners and hoggets in Kenya is reported. Clinical diagnosis of ovine… Expand
Molecular surveillance of spotted fever group rickettsioses in wildlife and detection of Rickettsia sibirica in a Topi (Damaliscus lunatus ssp. jimela) in Kenya
- D. Ndeereh, A. Thaiyah, G. Muchemi, A. A. Miyunga
- Biology, Medicine
- The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research
- 30 January 2017
Spotted fever group rickettsioses are a group of tick-borne zoonotic diseases caused by intracellular bacteria of the genus Rickettsia. The diseases are widely reported amongst international… Expand
EXPERIMENTAL SOLANUM INCANUM L POISONING IN SHEEP AND GOATS
- A. Thaiyah
- Biology
- 2007
Solanum incanum L. is a shrub found in many areas of Kenya. The toxicity of ripe Solanum incanum L fruits has been carried out in sheep and goats with no effect. However, unripe fruits are more… Expand
Outbreak of Bovine Rabies in Kiambu District, Kenya
- A. Thaiyah, G. Gitau, J. Mugambi
- Geography
- 25 October 2007