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Browsing Research Articles (Medical Virology) by Author "Sang, Rosemary"
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Odhiambo, Collins; Venter, Marietjie; Limbaso, Konongoi; Swanepoel, Robert; Sang, Rosemary; Aguilar, Patricia V. (Public Library of Science, 2014-08-25)Biological phenotypes of tri-segmented arboviruses display characteristics that map to mutation/s in the S, M or L segments of the genome. Plaque variants have been characterized for other viruses displaying varied ...
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Kimata, Yvonne; Borus, Peter; Nzunza, Rosemary; Ofula, Victor; Chepkorir, Edith; Waihenya, Rebecca; Sang, Rosemary (Mary Ann Liebert, 2020-12)Chikungunya virus (family Togavirdae and genus Alphavirus) is an emerging and reemerging virus of public health importance both regionally and globally. In Kenya, about 50-60% of the suspected measles cases remain undiagnosed ...
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Lwande, Olivia Wesula; Irura, Zephania; Tigoi, Caroline; Chepkorir, Edith; Orindi, Benedict; Musila, Lillian; Venter, Marietjie; Fischer, Anne; Sang, Rosemary (Mary Ann Liebert, 2012)Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne viral disease mainly affecting pastoralists who come in contact with animals infested with Hyalomma ticks, which are the key vectors of CCHF virus (CCHFV). CCHFV has ...
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Omoga, Dorcus Caroline Achieng; Tchouassi, David P.; Venter, Marietjie; Ogola, Edwin O.; Osalla, Josephine; Kopp, Anne; Slothouwer, Inga; Torto, Baldwyn; Junglen, Sandra; Sang, Rosemary (MDPI, 2023-09-03)Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the causative agent of CCHF, a fatal viral haemorrhagic fever disease in humans. The maintenance of CCHFV in the ecosystem remains poorly understood. Certain tick species ...
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Agha, Sheila Biloh; Chepkorir, Edith; Mulwa, Francis; Tigoi, Caroline; Arum, Samwel; Guarido, Milehna M.; Ambala, Peris; Chelangat, Betty; Lutomiah, Joel; Tchouassi, David Poumo; Turell, Michael J.; Sang, Rosemary (Public Library of Science, 2017-08-18)BACKGROUND : In April, 2004, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Kenya and eventually spread to the islands in the Indian Ocean basin, South-East Asia, and the Americas. The virus, which is often associated with ...
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Lwande, Olivia Wesula; Venter, Marietjie; Lutomiah, Joel; Michuki, George; Rumberia, Cecilia; Gakuya, Francis; Obanda, Vincent; Tigoi, Caroline; Odhiambo, Collins; Nindo, Fredrick; Symekher, Samwel; Sang, Rosemary (BioMed Central, 2014-11-28)BACKGROUND : West Nile virus (WNV) has a wide geographical distribution and has been associated to cause neurological disease in humans and horses. Mosquitoes are the traditional vectors for WNV; however, the virus has also ...
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