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Maurice Ombok
Researcher at Kenya Medical Research Institute
Publications - 33
Citations - 2812
Maurice Ombok is an academic researcher from Kenya Medical Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Anopheles gambiae. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 30 publications receiving 2473 citations. Previous affiliations of Maurice Ombok include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Community-wide effects of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and malaria morbidity in western kenya
William A. Hawley,Penelope A. Phillips-Howard,Feiko O. ter Kuile,Dianne J. Terlouw,John M. Vulule,Maurice Ombok,Bernard L. Nahlen,John E. Gimnig,Simon Kariuki,Margarette S. Kolczak,Allen W. Hightower +10 more
TL;DR: In areas with intense malaria transmission with high ITN coverage, the primary effect of insecticide-treated nets is via area-wide effects on the mosquito population and not, as commonly supposed, by simple imposition of a physical barrier protecting individuals from biting.
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Characteristics of Larval Anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) Habitats in Western Kenya
TL;DR: Results indicate that An.
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Density-dependent development of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae in artificial habitats.
John E. Gimnig,Maurice Ombok,Samson Otieno,Michael G. Kaufman,John M. Vulule,Edward D. Walker +5 more
TL;DR: The data indicate that competition within the larval environment may indirectly regulate An.
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Profile: The KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System—Western Kenya
Frank Odhiambo,Kayla F. Laserson,Maquins Odhiambo Sewe,Mary J. Hamel,Daniel R. Feikin,Kubaje Adazu,Sheila Ogwang,David Obor,Nyaguara Amek,Nabie Bayoh,Maurice Ombok,K. A. Lindblade,Meghna Desai,Feiko O. ter Kuile,Penelope A. Phillips-Howard,Anna Maria van Eijk,Daniel H. Rosen,Allen W. Hightower,Peter Ofware,Hellen Muttai,Bernard L. Nahlen,Kevin M. DeCock,Laurence Slutsker,Robert F. Breiman,John M Vulule +24 more
TL;DR: The KEMRI/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is located in Rarieda, Siaya and Gem Districts (Siaya County), lying northeast of Lake Victoria in Nyanza Province, western Kenya.
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The impact of distance of residence from a peripheral health facility on pediatric health utilisation in rural western Kenya
Daniel R. Feikin,Ly Minh Nguyen,Kubaje Adazu,Maurice Ombok,Allan Audi,Allan Audi,Laurence Slutsker,Kim A. Lindblade +7 more
TL;DR: The impact of distance on utilisation of peripheral health facilities for sick child visits in Asembo, rural western Kenya is studied to find out whether distance affects utilisation or not.