Lucy Kamau

Drug Recovery: Effect of Astemizole - Methylene Blue Combination Therapy against Plasmodium Strains in vitro

Joyce Nyirongo, Lucy Kamau, Jemimah Simbauni, Victor Mwangi, Esther Kagasi, Faith Onditi & Hastings Ozwara · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Plasmodium species are protozoa from the Apicomplexa phylum which cause malaria. In the tropics and sub-tropics, approximately 3.3 billion people are threatened by this disease. Artemisinin Combination Therapy, has been reported to have a possible emergence of resistance. Therefo...

Open access Research Article

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Transmission Risk Factors in Primary School Children in Mbeere North Sub-County, Embu County, Kenya

Samuel Kamonge, Lucy Kamau & Ngethe Muhoho · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2020

Intestinal parasitic infections (IPI) such as soil transmitted helminths (STH) and protozoa can cause diverse negative effects on human health. The prevalence of IPI in primary school children in Mbeere North sub-county in Embu County is not documented, though there are many case...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i330111