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M. Kariuki Njenga is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Health.

The scientist's research covers key topics including Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Viral Infections and Vectors, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with M. Kariuki Njenga include:

  • Eric Osoro
  • Isaac Ngere
  • Jeanette Dawa
  • John Gachohi
  • Carolyne Nasimiyu

Key publication venues for their research work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Vaccine
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • PLoS ONE
  • BMJ Global Health

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by M. Kariuki Njenga include:

  • "Why is There Low Morbidity and Mortality of COVID-19 in Africa?", 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • "High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 but low infection fatality ratio eight months after introduction in Nairobi, Kenya", 2021, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Carriage of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in a high-density informal settlement in Kenya is associated with environmental risk-factors", 2021, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • "High real-time reporting of domestic and wild animal diseases following rollout of mobile phone reporting system in Kenya", 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Point-prevalence survey of antibiotic use at three public referral hospitals in Kenya", 2022, PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Seroprevalence of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection on Lamu Island, Kenya, October 2004.

    Kibet Sergon;Charles Njuguna;Rosalia Kalani;Victor Ofula

  • Application of TaqMan Low-Density Arrays for Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Respiratory Pathogens

    Maja Kodani;Genyan Yang;Laura M. Conklin;Tatiana C. Travis

  • SEROPREVALENCE OF CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS INFECTION ON GRANDE COMORE ISLAND, UNION OF THE COMOROS, 2005

    Kibet Sergon;Ali Ahmed Yahaya;Jennifer Brown;Said A. Bedja

  • The Burden of Common Infectious Disease Syndromes at the Clinic and Household Level from Population-Based Surveillance in Rural and Urban Kenya

    Daniel R. Feikin;Daniel R. Feikin;Beatrice Olack;Beatrice Olack;Godfrey M. Bigogo;Godfrey M. Bigogo;Allan Audi;Allan Audi

  • Tracking epidemic Chikungunya virus into the Indian Ocean from East Africa

    M. Kariuki Njenga;L. Nderitu;J. P. Ledermann;A. Ndirangu

  • Risk factors for severe Rift Valley fever infection in Kenya, 2007.

    Amwayi S. Anyangu;L. Hannah Gould;Shahnaaz K. Sharif;Patrick M. Nguku

  • Comparison of Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swabs for the Diagnosis of Eight Respiratory Viruses by Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays

    Curi Kim;Jamal A. Ahmed;Rachel B. Eidex;Raymond Nyoka

  • Epidemiologic and Clinical Aspects of a Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Humans in Tanzania, 2007

    Mohamed Mohamed;Fausta Mosha;Janeth Mghamba;Sherif R. Zaki

  • Prevalence of antibodies against Rift Valley fever virus in Kenyan wildlife.

    A. Evans;F. Gakuya;J. T. Paweska;M. Rostal

  • Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Livestock in Kenya, 2006–2007

    Peninah Munyua;Rees M. Murithi;Sherrilyn Wainwright;Jane Githinji

  • An Investigation of a Major Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Kenya: 2006–2007

    Patrick M. Nguku;S. K. Sharif;David Mutonga;Samuel Amwayi

  • Prevalent Class I-Restricted T-Cell Response to the Theiler’s Virus Epitope Db:VP2121–130 in the Absence of Endogenous CD4 Help, Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, Gamma Interferon, Perforin, or Costimulation through CD28

    Aaron J. Johnson;M. Kariuki Njenga;Michael J. Hansen;Scott T. Kuhns

  • Etiology and Incidence of viral and bacterial acute respiratory illness among older children and adults in rural western Kenya, 2007-2010.

    Daniel R. Feikin;M. Kariuki Njenga;Godfrey Bigogo;Barrack Aura

  • PERFORIN-DEPENDENT NEUROLOGIC INJURY IN A VIRAL MODEL OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

    Paul D. Murray;Dorian B. McGavern;Xiaoqi Lin;M. Kariuki Njenga

  • Rift Valley fever in Kenya: history of epizootics and identification of vulnerable districts

    R. M. Murithi;P. Munyua;P. M. Ithondeka;J. M. Macharia

  • Linking Human Health and Livestock Health: A “One-Health” Platform for Integrated Analysis of Human Health, Livestock Health, and Economic Welfare in Livestock Dependent Communities

    S. M. Thumbi;M. Kariuki Njenga;Thomas L. Marsh;Susan Noh

  • Human Infection with Rickettsia felis, Kenya

    Allen L Richards;Ju Jiang;Sylvia A Omulo;Ryan Dare

  • Coxiella burnetii in humans, domestic ruminants, and ticks in rural western Kenya.

    Darryn Leslie Knobel;Alice N. Maina;Sally J. Cutler;Eric Ogola

  • Epidemiology of respiratory viral infections in two long-term refugee camps in Kenya, 2007-2010

    Jamal A Ahmed;Jamal A Ahmed;Mark A Katz;Eric Auko;M Kariuki Njenga

  • A review of 40 years of enteric antimicrobial resistance research in Eastern Africa: what can be done better?

    Sylvia Omulo;Samuel M Thumbi;M Kariuki Njenga;Douglas R Call

  • Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis and Candidatus Rickettsia Asemboensis in Fleas from Human Habitats, Asembo, Kenya

    Ju Jiang;Alice N. Maina;Darryn Leslie Knobel;Sarah Cleaveland

  • A Smartphone App (AfyaData) for Innovative One Health Disease Surveillance from Community to National Levels in Africa: Intervention in Disease Surveillance.

    Esron Karimuribo;Eric Mutagahywa;Calvin Sindato;Leonard E G Mboera

  • Rickettsia felis infection in febrile patients, western Kenya, 2007-2010.

    Alice N. Maina;Alice N. Maina;Darryn Leslie Knobel;Darryn Leslie Knobel;Ju Jiang;Jo E.B. Halliday

  • Viral and bacterial causes of severe acute respiratory illness among children aged less than 5 years in a high malaria prevalence area of western Kenya, 2007-2010.

    Daniel R. Feikin;M. Kariuki Njenga;Godfrey Bigogo;Barrack Aura

  • Avian Pneumovirus (APV) RNA from Wild and Sentinel Birds in the United States Has Genetic Homology with RNA from APV Isolates from Domestic Turkeys

    Hyun-Jin Shin;M. Kariuki Njenga;Brian McComb;David A. Halvorson

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Subgroup C Avian Pneumoviruses Isolated in the United States and Comparison with Subgroup A and B Viruses

    Hyun Jin Shin;Kjerstin T. Cameron;Janet A. Jacobs;Elizabeth A. Turpin

  • Association of the CT values of real-time PCR of viral upper respiratory tract infection with clinical severity, Kenya.

    James A. Fuller;M. Kariuki Njenga;Godfrey Bigogo;Barrack Aura

  • Porcine Encephalomyocarditis Virus Persists in Pig Myocardium and Infects Human Myocardial Cells

    L. A. Brewer;H. C. M. Lwamba;M. P. Murtaugh;A. C. Palmenberg

  • Severe acute respiratory infection in children in a densely populated urban slum in Kenya, 2007–2011

    Robert F Breiman;Robert F Breiman;Leonard Cosmas;M Kariuki Njenga;M Kariuki Njenga;John Williamson

  • Recombinant nucleocapsid-based ELISA for detection of IgG antibody to Rift Valley fever virus in African buffalo.

    Janusz T. Paweska;Petrus Jansen van Vuren;Alan Kemp;Peter Buss

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Breiman
Robert F. Breiman Emory University
Daniel R. Feikin
Daniel R. Feikin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Moses Rodriguez
Moses Rodriguez Mayo Clinic
Bruce S. Seal
Bruce S. Seal Oregon State University
Dean D. Erdman
Dean D. Erdman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Darryn L. Knobel
Darryn L. Knobel Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Allen W. Hightower
Allen W. Hightower Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sarah Cleaveland
Sarah Cleaveland University of Glasgow
Janusz T. Paweska
Janusz T. Paweska National Health Laboratory Service
Barry S. Fields
Barry S. Fields Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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