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THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI SELECTED TO HOST CARNEGIE AFRICAN DIASPORA FELLOW

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI SELECTED TO HOST CARNEGIE AFRICAN DIASPORA FELLOW

Collaborative Project will focus on capacity building on community based participatory action research methodologies.

Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to Support Projects at Universities across Africa

Cytotoxicity of selected medicinal plants extracts using the brine shrimp lethality assay from Samburu county

This test was carried out to assess the cytotoxicity bioassay of selected medicinal plants from Samburu County, Kenya.Materials and Methods:Selectedmedicinal plants namely Clerodendrum myricoides, (Hoecst) Vatke Carissa eduli(Forsk) vahl, Acassia tortilis(Fossk) Hayne Myrsine africanaL., Rhamnus staddoA.

Infection dynamics of gastrointestinal helminths in sympatric non-human primates, livestock and wild ruminants in Kenya

Gastrointestinal parasites are neglected infections, yet they cause significant burden to animal and human health globally. To date, most studies of gastrointestinal parasites focus on host-parasite systems that involve either a single parasite or a host species. However, when hosts share habitat and resources, they may also cross-transmit generalist gastrointestinal parasites.

Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape

Land-use change is predicted to act as a driver of zoonotic disease emergence through human exposure to novel microbial diversity, but evidence for the effects of environmental change on microbial communities in vertebrates is lacking.

Biopesticides and Their Role in Sustainable Agricultural Production 

Biopesticides are derivatives of plants, microorganisms and insects. Substances from plants and animals have been used to manage diseases in crops, animals and humans. Reliance on nature to heal nature is a practice for many people around the world. Use of natural products was overtaken by synthetic chemicals due to their efficacy, reliability and quick knockdown effect.