NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 3 - The government has lifted the ban on Genetically Modified Crops following a Cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke
Zika virus (ZIKV), first discovered in Uganda in 1947, re-emerged globally in 2013 and was later associated with microcephaly and other birth defects. We determined the incidence of ZIKV infection and its association with adverse pregnancy and fetal outcomes in a pregnancy cohort in Kenya. From October 2017 to July 2019, we recruited and followed up women aged ≥ 15 years and ≤ 28 weeks pregnant in three hospitals in coastal Mombasa. Monthly follow-up included risk factor questions and a blood sample collected for ZIKV serology. We collected anthropometric measures (including head circumference), cord blood, venous blood from newborns, and any evidence of birth defects. Microcephaly was defined as a head circumference (HC) < 2 standard deviations (SD) for sex and gestational age. Severe microcephaly was defined as HC < 3 SD for sex and age. We tested sera for anti-ZIKV IgM antibodies using captur
At present two to three dose regimen for HPV vaccination is carried out. According to WHO experts, a single dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is enough to protect against cervical cancer.A.