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Dr. Christine Wanjala

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Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences

School of Public Health Biomedical Sciences And Technology

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Office no. LBB B02

Kakamega-Webuye Road

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-6200-5278

ResearcherID: AAV-2137-2021

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Dr. Christine Wanjala

Lecturer at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology holds a doctorate degree Medical Entomology Specializing in Vector Biology. My area of academic and research interest are in the fields Management of Insecticide resistance in malaria vectors. My major scholarly contribution was Assessing the insecticide susceptibility profile of different populations of Anopheles Mosquitoes in Western Kenya to the available insecticides used for malaria vector control. Currently I am the Chairman of the department of Optometry and Vision Sciences.

Some of her Major Publications:

  1. C Sagam, A Kivelenge, R Olayo, C Wanjala, C Mutai, B Wesonga, L Mutuli, J Situma. Effect of COVI-soup on cd4 cell count and haemoglobin among patients with diabetes type ii and hypertension in Kakamega County, Kenya: a randomized control trial. African Journal of Food,Publishe on 4th February 2023 in Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.117.22910
  2. Joyce K. Osoro, Maxwell G. Machani, Eric Ochomo, Christine Wanjala, Elizabeth Omukunda, Andrew K. Githeko, Guiyun Yan & Yaw A. Afrane.Insecticide resistant Anopheles gambiae have enhanced longevity but reduced reproductive fitness and a longer first gonotrophic cycle. Scientific Reports. Published: 23 May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12753-w.
  3. Joyce K. Osoro,  Maxwell G. Machani,  Eric Ochomo,  Christine Wanjala,  Elizabeth Omukunda,  Stephen Munga, Andrew K. Githeko,  Guiyun Yan &   Yaw A. Afran Insecticide resistance exerts significant fitness costs in immature stages of Anopheles gambiae in western Kenya. Malar J 20, 259 (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03798-9
  4. Osoro, Joyce K., Maxwell G. Machani, Eric Ochomo, Christine Wanjala, Elizabeth Omukunda, Andrew K. Githeko, Guiyun Yan, and Yaw A. Afrane. "Insecticide Resistant Anopheles Gambiae Have Enhanced Longevity but Reduced biting Frequency and Reproductive Fitness." (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-998001/v1.
  5. Webale, Mark Kilongosi, Bernard Guyah, Christine Wanjala, Peter Lokamar Nyanga, Sella K. Webale, Collins Abonyo, Nicholas Kitungulu, Nathan Kiboi, and Nancy Bowen. "Phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic resistant diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes isolated from children with diarrhea in Nairobi City, Kenya." Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences 30, no. 6 (2020).DOI: https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v30i6.5.
  6.  C.L Wanjala and EJ Kweka. Malaria vectors insecticides resistance in different agroecosystems in Western Kenya. Frontiers in public health, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00055.
  7. Webale, Mark Kilongosi, Christine Wanjala, Bernard Guyah, Nathan Shaviya, Godwil Munyekenye, Peter Lokamar Nyanga, Immaculate Nyaseba Marwa et al. "Epidemiological Patterns and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacterial Diarrhea among Children in Nairobi City, Kenya." Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench 13, no. 3 (2020). https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v13i3.1910.
  8. Christine Ludwin Wanjala and Eliningaya J. Kweka Impact of Highland Topography Changes on Exposure to Malaria Vectors and Immunity in Western Kenya. Front Public Health. 2016; 4: 227.B. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00227.
  9. Christine L.Wanjala, Guofa Zhou , Jernard Mbugi, Jemimah Simbauni, Yaw A. Afrane, Edna Ototo, Maxiwel Gesuge, Harrisone Atieli, Andrew K. Githeko, Guiyan Yan Insecticidal decay effects of Long-Lasting Insecticide nets and Indoor Residual Spraying on Anopheles gambiae sl. in Western Kenya. Parasites & Vectors 2015, 8:588. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1194-6.
  10. Wanjala CL, Mbugi JP, Ototo E, Gesuge M, Afrane YA, Githeko AK, Atieli HE, Zhou G and Yan G: Pyrethroid and DDT-resistance and organophosphate susceptibility among Anopheles mosquito Species Western Kenya. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015 21:12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2112.150814.
  11. Ednah N Ototo, Jenard P Mbugi, Christine L Wanjala, Guofa Zhou, Andrew K Githeko and Guiyun Yan. Surveillance of malaria vector population density and biting behaviour in western Kenya. Malaria Journal 2015, 14:244. DOI: https://doi.org10.1186/s12936-015-0763-7.
  12. Guofa Zhou, Yaw A Afrane, Amruta Dixit, Harrysone E Atieli, Ming-Chieh Lee, Christine L Wanjala, Leila B Beilhe, Andrew K Githeko2and Guiyun Yan. Modest additive effects of integrated vector control measures on malaria prevalence and transmission in western Kenya. Malaria Journal 2013, 12:256 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-256.
  13. Christine L Wanjala, John Waitumbi, Guofa Zhou and Andrew K Githeko: Identification of malaria transmission and epidemic hotspots in the western Kenya highlands: its application to malaria epidemic prediction. Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:81. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-81.
  14. Ednah N Ototo, Andrew K Githeko, Christine L Wanjala and Thomas W Scott Surveillance of vector populations and malaria transmission during the 2009/10 El Niño event in the western Kenya highlands: opportunities for early detection of malaria hyper-transmission. Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:144. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-144.
  15. Christine L Wanjala, Andrew K Githeko, John N Waitumbi Assessing the impact of topography on malaria exposure and malaria epidemic sensitivity in the Western Kenya highlands . From Parasite to Prevention: Advances in the understanding of malaria Edinburgh, UK. 20-22 October 2010 conference. Malaria Journal 2010, 9 (Suppl 2):P5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-S2-P59

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