Browsing by Author "Kazibwe, Francis"
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Cytokine Production in Whole Blood Cultures from a Fishing Community in an Area of High Endemicity for Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: the Differential Effect of Parasite Worm and Egg Antigens
Jones, Frances M; Kimani, Gachuhi; Mwatha, Joseph K; Kamau, Timothy; Kazibwe, Francis; Kemijumbi, Jovanice; Kabatereine, Narcis B; Booth, Mark; Kariuki, Henry C.; Ouma, John H.; Vennervald, Birgitte J; Dunne, David W.; Oseph, Sarah J (American Society for Microbiology, 2003-03)The human host is continuously exposed to the egg and the adult worm developmental stages of Schistosoma mansoni during chronic infections with the parasite. To assess the cytokine responses induced by these different ... -
Diagnosis and treatment of advanced breast cancer
Kazibwe, Francis; N, Murray; J, Winstanley; A, Bennett (BMJ, 2009-02) -
Effect of Water Harvesting Practices on Sustainable Maize Production among Smallholder Farmers in Water Scarce Areas of Ibanda District
Muhumuza, Simon; Kazibwe, Francis; Karibwani, Rebbeca (Journal of Crop Technology and Agricultural Science, 2023)This study was conducted to find out the effect of rainwater harvesting on sustainable maize production in Bisheshe and Nyamarebe Sub counties, Ibanda district. Specifically, the study was conducted to establish the water ... -
Epidemiology and geography of Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: implications for planning control
Kabatereine, Narcis B; Brooker, Simon; Tukahebwa, Edridah M; Kazibwe, Francis; Onapa, Ambrose W (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2004-03)Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by infection with Schistosoma mansoni is a widespread public health problem in Uganda. Although long known to be endemic, its current distribution within the country equires updating of ... -
An ethnobotanical documentation of medicinal plants used by local communities around Kibale National Park, A case of Kanyawara, Kanyansowera and Ibura Villages
Maud, Kamatenesi Mugisha; Kazibwe, Francis; Waisindye, Noah; Anywar, G (Bishop Stuart University, 2016-05)Currently there is rapid loss of traditional knowledge and practices due to their dependency on oral transformation, impacts of modern cultural transformation, and rapid land degradation. Ethno botanical documentation of ... -
Evolutionary Relationships and Biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with Implications Regarding Its Role as Host of the Human Bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni
Kazibwe, Francis; DeJong, Randall J; Morgan, Jess A. T; Morgan, Jess A. T; Lobato Paraense, W.; Pointier, Jean-Pierre; Amarista, Manuel; Ayeh-Kumi, Patrick F. K; Babiker, Ahmed; Barbosa, Constanc¸a S.; Bre´mond, Philippe; Canese, Andre´s Pedro; de Souza, Cecilia Pereira; Dominguez, Claudio; File, Sharon; Gutierrez, Alfredo; Nino Incani, R.; Kawano, Toshie; Kpikpi, John; Lwambo, Nicholas J. S.; Mimpfoundi, Remy; Njiokou, Flobert; Noe¨l Poda, Jean; Vela´squez, Luz Elena; Yong, Mary; Adema, Coen M; Hofkin, Bruce V.; Mkoji, Gerald M; Loker, Eric S. (Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2001)The wide geographic distribution of Schistosoma mansoni, a digenetic trematode and parasite of humans, is determined by the occurrence of its intermediate hosts, freshwater snails of the genus Biomphalaria (Preston 1910). ... -
Field Evaluation of the Meade Readiview Handheld MicroscopeFor Diagnosis of Intestinal Schistosomiasis in Ugandan School Children
Russell Stothard, J.; Kabatereine, Narcis B.; Tukahebwa, Edridah M.; Kazibwe, Francis; Mathieson, William; P. Webster, Joanne; Fenwick, Alan (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005)A novel, inexpensive handheld microscope, the Meade Readiview, was evaluated for field diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis by comparison of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative ... -
The Growth,Reproduction and Survival of Biomphalaria Species in the Field and Laboratory Conditions at Lake Albert in Western Uganda
Kazibwe, Francis; Ssemakula, Edward (International Journal of Development Research, 2016-05)Bilharzia or Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection of man and is caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. The parasite is transmitted through specific aquatic intermediate hosts in arious freshwater habitats. ... -
Increases in Human T Helper 2 Cytokine Responses to Schistosoma mansoni Worm and Worm- Tegument Antigens Are Induced by Treatmentwith Praziquantel
Joseph, Sarah; M., Frances; Klaudia Walter, Jones; Fulford, Anthony J.; Kimani, Gachuhi; Mwatha, Joseph. K; Kamau, Timothy; Kariuki, Henry C; Kazibwe, Francis; Tukahebwa, Edridah; Kabatereine, Narcis B.; Ouma, John H.; Vennervald, Birgitte J.; Dunne, David W. (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2004-07-24)Levels of Schistosoma mansoni–induced interleukin (IL)–4 and IL-5 and posttreatment levels of immunoglobulin E recognizing the parasite’s tegument (Teg) correlate with human resistance to subsequent reinfection after ... -
Intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Ugandan schoolchildren: a rapid mapping assessment
Kazibwe, Francis; J.; Claire; Adriko, Moses; Alinaitwe, Moses; Kazibwe, Francis; B., Narcis; Russell Stothard (Ministry of Health, 2009)Even with a national control programme in place, intestinal schistosomiasis continues to be a major public health problem in school-aged children and other community members in Uganda. This is especially the case in the ... -
Molecular epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda:DNA barcoding reveals substantial genetic diversity within Lake Albert and Lake Victoria populations
Stothard, J. R.; Webster, B. L.; Weber, T; Nyakaana, S.; Webster, J. P.; Kazibwe, Francis; Kabatereine, N. B.; Rollinson, D. (Cambridge University Press, 2009-06)Representative samples of Ugandan Schistosoma mansoni from Lake Albert and Lake Victoria were examined using DNA barcoding, sequence analysis of two partially overlapping regions – ASMIT (396 bp) & MORGAN (617 bp) – of the ... -
Profiling lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients from rural Sub-Saharan Africa where schistosoma mansoni is endemic
Opio, Christopher Kenneth; Kazibwe, Francis; Ocama, Ponsiano; Rejani, Lalitha; Belousova, Elena Nikolaevna; Ajal, Paul (Pan African Medical Journal, 2016-08-03)Introduction: Severe chronic hepatic schistosomiasis is a common cause of episodes upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, there is paucity of data on clinical epidemiology of episodes ... -
Schistosoma Mansoni in Infants (Aged, 3 Years) Along The Ugandan Shoreline of Lake Victoria
Odogwu, S. E.; Ramamurthy, N. K.; Kabatereine, N. B.; Kazibwe, Francis; Tukahebwa, E.; Webster, J. P.; Fenwick, A.; Stothard, J. R. (The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 2006-01)In two complementary epidemiological surveys of villages on the Ugandan shoreline of Lake Victoria, the putative occurrence of intestinal schistosomiasis in the local infants (children aged ,3 years) was investigated. When, ... -
Use of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) dipsticks for detection of intestinal and urinary schistosomiasis.
Stothard, J. Russell; Kabatereine, Narcis B.; Edridah M., Tukahebwa; Kazibwe, Francis; Rollinson, David; William, Mathieson; Webster, Joanne P; Fenwick, Alan (2005)An evaluation of a commercially available antigen capture dipstick that detects schistosome circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) in urine was conducted in representative endemic areas for intestinal and urinary schistosomiasis ... -
UTILIZATION OF ANTENATAL CARE SERVICES AMONG REFUGEE TEENAGE MOTHERS AT NAKIVALE REFUGEE SETTLEMENT IN WESTERN UGANDA. A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
Ecodu, Simon Peter; Muhumuza, Benon; Rukundo, Lydia; Kazibwe, Francis (Student’s Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023)Introduction: Antenatal careis crucialforpositivepregnancyoutcomesandisdependentonthetimingandquality of care. It promotes health education and helps identify and manage maternal complications and risk factors.InSub ... -
Utilization of Dental Conservation Methods among School Adolescents in Mbarara Municipality – South-Western Uganda.
Ibrahim B; Igga; E., Ssemakula; Kazibwe, Francis (Indo-African Journal of Educational Research, 2015-05)Dental conservation methods are those processes that can be utilized to maintain good oral health. They can be instituted at both individual and professional levels like; tooth brushing, amalgam fillings, inlays, among ... -
WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS FROM GENDER PERSPECTIVE AMONG STAFF OF BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY
Alex, Ogbe; Kazibwe, Francis; Anne, Otwine Tweheyo (Bishop Stuart University, 2023)In this work, various work-related musculoskeletal disorders were conscientiously studied from a gender perspective among the staff of Bishop Stuart University. A total of 112 staff members consented to participate ... -
WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS FROM GENDER PERSPECTIVE AMONG STAFF OF BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY
Alex, Ogbe; Kazibwe, Francis; Anne, Otwine Tweheyo (Bishop Stuart University, 2023)In this work, various work-related musculoskeletal disorders were conscientiously studied from a gender perspective among the staff of Bishop Stuart University. A total of 112 staff members consented to participate ...