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Curtis Kariuki

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Yun Yun Gong; H Curtis Kariuki; Gachuhi Kimani; Joseph K Mwatha; Michael N Routledge; Birgitte J Vennervald; Jovita M Castelino; David W Dunne; Shona Wilson; Bin Zhao; Christopher P Wild
Aflatoxin exposure may contribute to chronic hepatomegaly in Kenyan school children.
Nikolaos Yiannakoulias; Shona Wilson; H Curtis Kariuki; Joseph K Mwatha; John H Ouma; Eric Muchiri; Gachuhi Kimani; Birgitte J Vennervald; David W Dunne
Locating irregularly shaped clusters of infection intensity.
Shona Wilson; Birgitte J Vennervald; Hilda Kadzo; Edmund Ireri; Clifford Amaganga; Mark Booth; H Curtis Kariuki; Joseph K Mwatha; Gachuhi Kimani; John H Ouma; Eric Muchiri; David W Dunne
Health implications of chronic hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children chronically exposed to malarial infections and Schistosoma mansoni.

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2012: Yun Yun Gong; H Curtis Kariuki; Gachuhi Kimani; Joseph K Mwatha; Michael N Routledge; Birgitte J Vennervald; Jovita M Castelino; David W Dunne; Shona Wilson; Bin Zhao; Christopher P Wild
Aflatoxin exposure may contribute to chronic hepatomegaly in Kenyan school children.
Environmental health perspectives 2012;120(6):893-6.
2010: Nikolaos Yiannakoulias; Shona Wilson; H Curtis Kariuki; Joseph K Mwatha; John H Ouma; Eric Muchiri; Gachuhi Kimani; Birgitte J Vennervald; David W Dunne
Locating irregularly shaped clusters of infection intensity.
Geospatial health 2010;4(2):191-200.
2010: Shona Wilson; Birgitte J Vennervald; Hilda Kadzo; Edmund Ireri; Clifford Amaganga; Mark Booth; H Curtis Kariuki; Joseph K Mwatha; Gachuhi Kimani; John H Ouma; Eric Muchiri; David W Dunne
Health implications of chronic hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children chronically exposed to malarial infections and Schistosoma mansoni.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2010;104(2):110-6.
2009: S Wilson; Frances M Jones; Joseph K Mwatha; Gachuhi Kimani; Mark Booth; H Curtis Kariuki; Birgitte J Vennervald; John H Ouma; Eric Muchiri; David W Dunne
Hepatosplenomegaly associated with chronic malaria exposure: evidence for a pro-inflammatory mechanism exacerbated by schistosomiasis.
Parasite immunology 2009;31(2):64-71.
2008: Shona Wilson; Frances M Jones; Joseph K Mwatha; Gachuhi Kimani; Mark Booth; H Curtis Kariuki; Birgitte J Vennervald; John H Ouma; Eric Muchiri; David W Dunne
Hepatosplenomegaly is associated with low regulatory and Th2 responses to schistosome antigens in childhood schistosomiasis and malaria coinfection.
Infection and immunity 2008;76(5):2212-8.
2007: Shona Wilson; Birgitte J Vennervald; Hilda Kadzo; Edmund Ireri; Clifford Amaganga; Mark Booth; H Curtis Kariuki; Joseph K Mwatha; Gachuhi Kimani; John H Ouma; Eric Muchiri; David W Dunne
Hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan schoolchildren: exacerbation by concurrent chronic exposure to malaria and Schistosoma mansoni infection.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2007;12(12):1442-9.
2007: Shona Wilson; Mark Booth; Frances M Jones; Joseph K Mwatha; Gachuhi Kimani; H Curtis Kariuki; Birgitte J Vennervald; John H Ouma; Eric Muchiri; David W Dunne
Age-adjusted Plasmodium falciparum antibody levels in school-aged children are a stable marker of microgeographical variations in exposure to Plasmodium infection.
BMC infectious diseases 2007;7():67.
2007: Colin M Fitzsimmons; Rowena McBeath; Sarah Joseph; Frances M Jones; Klaudia Walter; Karl F Hoffmann; H Curtis Kariuki; Joseph K Mwatha; Gachuhi Kimani; Narcis B Kabatereine; Birgitte J Vennervald; John H Ouma; David W Dunne
Factors affecting human IgE and IgG responses to allergen-like Schistosoma mansoni antigens: Molecular structure and patterns of in vivo exposure.
International archives of allergy and immunology 2007;142(1):40-50.
2006: Charles H King; Robert F Sturrock; H Curtis Kariuki; Joseph Hamburger
Transmission control for schistosomiasis - why it matters now.
Trends in parasitology 2006;22(12):575-82.
2006: Klaudia Walter; Anthony J C Fulford; Rowena McBeath; Sarah Joseph; Frances M Jones; H Curtis Kariuki; Joseph K Mwatha; Gachuhi Kimani; Narcis B Kabatereine; Birgitte J Vennervald; John H Ouma; David W Dunne
Increased human IgE induced by killing Schistosoma mansoni in vivo is associated with pretreatment Th2 cytokine responsiveness to worm antigens.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2006;177(8):5490-8.
2006: Mark Booth; Marie-Anne Shaw; Danielle Carpenter; Sarah Joseph; Narcis B Kabatereine; H Curtis Kariuki; Joseph K Mwatha; Frances M Jones; Birgitte J Vennervald; John H Ouma; David W Dunne
Carriage of DRB1*13 is associated with increased posttreatment IgE levels against Schistosoma mansoni antigens and lower long-term reinfection levels.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2006;176(11):7112-8.
2006: David W Dunne; Birgitte J Vennervald; Mark Booth; Sarah Joseph; Colin M Fitzsimmons; Pierre Cahen; Robert F Sturrock; John H Ouma; Joseph K Mwatha; Gachuhi Kimani; H Curtis Kariuki; Francis Kazibwe; Edridah M Tukahebwa; Narcis B Kabatereine
Applied and basic research on the epidemiology, morbidity, and immunology of schistosomiasis in fishing communities on Lake Albert, Uganda.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2006;100(3):216-23.
2005: Birgitte J Vennervald; Mark Booth; Anthony Butterworth; H Curtis Kariuki; Hilda Kadzo; Edmund Ireri; Clifford Amaganga; Gachuhi Kimani; LeeCarol Kenty; Joseph K Mwatha; John H Ouma; David W Dunne
Regression of hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children after praziquantel treatment and three years of greatly reduced exposure to Schistosoma mansoni.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005;99(2):150-60.
2004: Joseph Hamburger; Orit Hoffman; H Curtis Kariuki; Eric Muchiri; John H Ouma; Davy K Koech; Robert F Sturrock; Charles H King
Large-scale, polymerase chain reaction-based surveillance of Schistosoma haematobium DNA in snails from transmission sites in coastal Kenya: a new tool for studying the dynamics of snail infection.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2004;71(6):765-73.
2004: Narcis B Kabatereine; Jovanice Kemijumbi; John H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; J Richter; Hilda Kadzo; H Madsen; Anthony Butterworth; N Ørnbjerg; Birgitte J Vennervald
Epidemiology and morbidity of Schistosoma mansoni infection in a fishing community along Lake Albert in Uganda.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2004;98(12):711-8.
2004: Mark Booth; Birgitte J Vennervald; Anthony Butterworth; H Curtis Kariuki; Clifford Amaganga; Gachuhi Kimani; Joseph K Mwatha; Amos Otedo; John H Ouma; David W Dunne
Exposure to malaria affects the regression of hepatosplenomegaly after treatment for Schistosoma mansoni infection in Kenyan children.
BMC medicine 2004;2():36.
2004: Sarah Joseph; Frances M Jones; Klaudia Walter; Anthony J C Fulford; Gachuhi Kimani; Joseph K Mwatha; Timothy Kamau; H Curtis Kariuki; Francis Kazibwe; Edridah M Tukahebwa; Narcis B Kabatereine; John H Ouma; Birgitte J Vennervald; David W Dunne
Increases in human T helper 2 cytokine responses to Schistosoma mansoni worm and worm-tegument antigens are induced by treatment with praziquantel.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2004;190(4):835-42.
2004: Colin M Fitzsimmons; Sarah Joseph; Frances M Jones; Claus Reimert; Karl F Hoffmann; Francis Kazibwe; Gachuhi Kimani; Joseph K Mwatha; John H Ouma; Edridah M Tukahebwa; H Curtis Kariuki; Birgitte J Vennervald; Narcis B Kabatereine; David W Dunne
Chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Ugandan fishermen: treatment can cause a rapid increase in interleukin-5 levels in plasma but decreased levels of eosinophilia and worm-specific immunoglobulin E.
Infection and immunity 2004;72(7):4023-30.
2004: Mark Booth; Birgitte J Vennervald; LeeCarol Kenty; Anthony Butterworth; H Curtis Kariuki; Hilda Kadzo; Edmund Ireri; Clifford Amaganga; Gachuhi Kimani; Joseph K Mwatha; Amos Otedo; John H Ouma; Eric Muchiri; David W Dunne
Micro-geographical variation in exposure to Schistosoma mansoni and malaria, and exacerbation of splenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children.
BMC infectious diseases 2004;4():13.
2004: Mohamed Z Satti; Pierre Cahen; Per Stahl Skov; Sarah Joseph; Frances M Jones; Colin M Fitzsimmons; Karl F Hoffmann; Claus Reimert; H Curtis Kariuki; Francis Kazibwe; Joseph K Mwatha; Gachuhi Kimani; Birgitte J Vennervald; John H Ouma; Narcis B Kabatereine; David W Dunne
Changes in IgE- and antigen-dependent histamine-release in peripheral blood of Schistosoma mansoni-infected Ugandan fishermen after treatment with praziquantel.
BMC immunology 2004;5():6.
2004: H Curtis Kariuki; Julie Clennon; Melinda S Brady; Uriel Kitron; Robert F Sturrock; John H Ouma; Saidi Tosha Malick Ndzovu; Peter Mungai; Orit Hoffman; Joseph Hamburger; Cara Pellegrini; Eric Muchiri; Charles H King
Distribution patterns and cercarial shedding of Bulinus nasutus and other snails in the Msambweni area, Coast Province, Kenya.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2004;70(4):449-56.
2004: Julie Clennon; Charles H King; Eric Muchiri; H Curtis Kariuki; John H Ouma; Peter Mungai; Uriel Kitron
Spatial patterns of urinary schistosomiasis infection in a highly endemic area of coastal Kenya.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2004;70(4):443-8.
2004: Sarah Joseph; Frances M Jones; Gachuhi Kimani; Joseph K Mwatha; Timothy Kamau; Francis Kazibwe; Jovanice Kemijumbi; Narcis B Kabatereine; Mark Booth; H Curtis Kariuki; John H Ouma; Birgitte J Vennervald; David W Dunne
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.
Infection and immunity 2004;72(2):728-34.
2004: Charles H King; Ronald E Blanton; Eric Muchiri; John H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; Peter Mungai; Philip Magak; Hilda Kadzo; Edmund Ireri; Davy K Koech
Low heritable component of risk for infection intensity and infection-associated disease in urinary schistosomiasis among Wadigo village populations in Coast Province, Kenya.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2004;70(1):57-62.
2003: Charles H King; Philip Magak; Ekram Abdel Salam; John H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; Ronald E Blanton
Measuring morbidity in schistosomiasis mansoni: relationship between image pattern, portal vein diameter and portal branch thickness in large-scale surveys using new WHO coding guidelines for ultrasound in schistosomiasis.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2003;8(2):109-17.
2002: Ronald E Blanton; Ekram Abdel Salam; H Curtis Kariuki; Philip Magak; Luciano Kalabric Silva; Eric Muchiri; Fredrick Thiongo; Iman E Abdel-Meghid; Anthony Butterworth; Mitermayer G Reis; John H Ouma
Population-based differences in Schistosoma mansoni- and hepatitis C-induced disease.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2002;185(11):1644-9.
2001: H Curtis Kariuki; GG Mbugua; Philip Magak; J A Bailey; Eric Muchiri; Fredrick Thiongo; Charles H King; Anthony Butterworth; John H Ouma; Ronald E Blanton
Prevalence and familial aggregation of schistosomal liver morbidity in Kenya: evaluation by new ultrasound criteria.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2001;183(6):960-6.
1998: John H Ouma; Anthony J C Fulford; H Curtis Kariuki; Gachuhi Kimani; Robert F Sturrock; G Muchemi; Anthony Butterworth; David W Dunne
The development of schistosomiasis mansoni in an immunologically naive immigrant population in Masongaleni, Kenya.
Parasitology 1998;117 ( Pt 2)():123-32.
1997: M Webster; B D Libranda-Ramirez; Gemiliano Aligui; Remigio M Olveda; John H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; Gachuhi Kimani; G Richard Olds; Anthony J C Fulford; Anthony Butterworth; David W Dunne
The influence of sex and age on antibody isotype responses to Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum in human populations in Kenya and the Philippines.
Parasitology 1997;114 ( Pt 4)():383-93.
1997: Bernt Lindtjorn; Anthony J C Fulford; Anthony Butterworth; Robert F Sturrock; John H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; Fredrick Thiongo; P R Dalton; R K Klumpp
Spatial patterns of human water contact and Schistosoma mansoni transmission and infection in four rural areas in Machakos District, Kenya.
Social science & medicine (1982) 1997;44(7):949-68.
1997: David W Dunne; M Webster; P Smith; J G Langley; B A Richardson; Anthony J C Fulford; Anthony Butterworth; Robert F Sturrock; H Curtis Kariuki; John H Ouma
The isolation of a 22 kDa band after SDS-PAGE of Schistosoma mansoni adult worms and its use to demonstrate that IgE responses against the antigen(s) it contains are associated with human resistance to reinfection.
Parasite immunology 1997;19(2):79-89.
1997: Robert F Sturrock; John H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; Fredrick Thiongo; Davy K Koech; Anthony Butterworth
Quality control of Kato slide counts for Schistosoma mansoni: a review of 12 years' experience in Kenya.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1997;75(5):469-75.
1996: M Webster; Anthony J C Fulford; G Braun; J H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; J C Havercroft; K Gachuhi; Robert F Sturrock; Anthony Butterworth; David W Dunne
Human immunoglobulin E responses to a recombinant 22.6-kilodalton antigen from Schistosoma mansoni adult worms are associated with low intensities of reinfection after treatment.
Infection and immunity 1996;64(10):4042-6.
1996: Anthony J C Fulford; J H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; Fredrick Thiongo; R Klumpp; Bernt Lindtjorn; Robert F Sturrock; Anthony Butterworth
Water contact observations in Kenyan communities endemic for schistosomiasis: methodology and patterns of behaviour.
Parasitology 1996;113 ( Pt 3)():223-41.
1996: Robert F Sturrock; H Curtis Kariuki; Fredrick Thiongo; J W Gachare; B G Omondi; J H Ouma; G Mbugua; Anthony Butterworth
Schistosomiasis mansoni in Kenya: relationship between infection and anaemia in schoolchildren at the community level.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1996;90(1):48-54.
1994: J G Langley; H Curtis Kariuki; A P Hammersley; J H Ouma; Anthony Butterworth; David W Dunne
Human IgG subclass responses and subclass restriction to Schistosoma mansoni egg antigens.
Immunology 1994;83(4):651-8.
1994: Robert F Sturrock; R K Klumpp; J H Ouma; Anthony Butterworth; Anthony J C Fulford; H Curtis Kariuki; Fredrick Thiongo; Davy K Koech
Observations on the effects of different chemotherapy strategies on the transmission of Schistosoma mansoni in Machakos District, Kenya, measured by long-term snail sampling and cercariometry.
Parasitology 1994;109 ( Pt 4)():443-53.
1994: Anthony Butterworth; A J Curry; David W Dunne; Anthony J C Fulford; Gachuhi Kimani; H Curtis Kariuki; R Klumpp; Davy K Koech; G Mbugua; J H Ouma
Immunity and morbidity in human schistosomiasis mansoni.
Tropical and geographical medicine 1994;46(4 Spec No):197-208.
1992: David W Dunne; Anthony Butterworth; Anthony J C Fulford; H Curtis Kariuki; J G Langley; J H Ouma; André Capron; R J Pierce; Robert F Sturrock
Immunity after treatment of human schistosomiasis: association between IgE antibodies to adult worm antigens and resistance to reinfection.
European journal of immunology 1992;22(6):1483-94.
1991: Anthony Butterworth; Robert F Sturrock; J H Ouma; G G Mbugua; Anthony J C Fulford; H Curtis Kariuki; Davy K Koech
Comparison of different chemotherapy strategies against Schistosoma mansoni in Machakos District, Kenya: effects on human infection and morbidity.
Parasitology 1991;103 Pt 3():339-55.
1991: Anthony J C Fulford; G G Mbugua; J H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; Robert F Sturrock; Anthony Butterworth
Differences in the rate of hepatosplenomegaly due to Schistosoma mansoni infection between two areas in Machakos District, Kenya.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1991;85(4):481-8.
1989: J H Ouma; Robert F Sturrock; R K Klumpp; H Curtis Kariuki
A comparative evaluation of snail sampling and cercariometry to detect Schistosoma mansoni transmission in a large-scale, longitudinal field-study in Machakos, Kenya.
Parasitology 1989;99 Pt 3():349-55.
1988: G A Tingley; Anthony Butterworth; Roy M Anderson; H Curtis Kariuki; Davy K Koech; M Mugambi; J H Ouma; T K Arap Siongok; Robert F Sturrock
Predisposition of humans to infection with Schistosoma mansoni: evidence from the reinfection of individuals following chemotherapy.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1988;82(3):448-52.
1987: Anthony Butterworth; R Bensted-Smith; A Capron; M Capron; P R Dalton; David W Dunne; Jean-Marie Grzych; H Curtis Kariuki; Jamal Khalife; Davy K Koech
Immunity in human schistosomiasis mansoni: prevention by blocking antibodies of the expression of immunity in young children.
Parasitology 1987;94 ( Pt 2)():281-300.
1987: S M Roberts; R Alan Wilson; J H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; Davy K Koech; T K arap Siongok; Robert F Sturrock; Anthony Butterworth
Immunity after treatment of human schistosomiasis mansoni quantitative and qualitative antibody responses to tegumental membrane antigens prepared from adult worms.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1987;81(5):786-93.
1987: R Bensted-Smith; Roy M Anderson; Anthony Butterworth; P R Dalton; H Curtis Kariuki; Davy K Koech; M Mugambi; J H Ouma; T K arap Siongok; Robert F Sturrock
Evidence for predisposition of individual patients to reinfection with Schistosoma mansoni after treatment.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1987;81(4):651-4.
1987: Robert F Sturrock; R Bensted-Smith; Anthony Butterworth; P R Dalton; H Curtis Kariuki; Davy K Koech; M Mugambi; J H Ouma; T K arap Siongok
Immunity after treatment of human schistosomiasis mansoni. III. Long-term effects of treatment and retreatment.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1987;81(2):303-14.
1987: Bernt Lindtjorn; J H Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; Anthony Butterworth
Coping with intestinal illness among the Kamba in Machakos, Kenya, and aspects of schistosomiasis control.
Social science & medicine (1982) 1987;24(4):383-94.
1986: Bernt Lindtjorn; J Ouma; H Curtis Kariuki; Anthony Butterworth
Knowledge, perceptions and health behavior pertaining to Schistosoma mansoni related illness in Machakos district, Kenya.
Tropical medicine and parasitology : official organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) 1986;37(2):171-5.
1985: Anthony Butterworth; M Capron; J S Cordingley; P R Dalton; David W Dunne; H Curtis Kariuki; Gachuhi Kimani; Davy K Koech; M Mugambi; J H Ouma
Immunity after treatment of human schistosomiasis mansoni. II. Identification of resistant individuals, and analysis of their immune responses.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1985;79(3):393-408.