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Prof. Chrispinus Mulambalah

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mlambalaDepartment of Medical Microbiology &
Parasitology
School of Medicine, MMUST
P.O. Box 190-50100
Kakamega, KENYA
Office No. 23 School of Medicine
Kakamega-Webuye Road
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-3000

Prof. Chrispinus Mulambalah

Professor Chrispinus Mulambalah holds a Doctorate degree in Parasitology specializing in Medical Parasitology and Human Disease Vector Biology. His areas of academic and research interest are in the fields of Parasitic Disease Epidemiology, Control Prevention and Drug Resistance. His major scholarly contributions were his role in promoting the control and prevention of intestinal parasitic diseases, leishmaniasis and malaria in Kenya. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Medical Parasitology in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology.

Some of his key published works include: -

  1. S. Khatiebi, Z. Odira, L. Shiyenzi, J. Nyang’au, C. N. Chi, C. Mulambalah, P. Okoth. Comparative Assessment of Heavy Metal Loading from Sewage Effluents and Inlet Rivers in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Published on 30th October 2024 in Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/281583
  2. Sandra Khatiebi,Kelvin Kiprotich,Zedekiah Onyando,Clabe Wekesa,Celestine N. Chi,Chrispinus Mulambalah,and Patrick Okoth. Shotgun Metagenomic Analyses of Microbial Assemblages in the Aquatic Ecosystem of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya Reveals Multiclass Pollution. Published on 21 July 2023 in BioMed Research International. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3724531
  3. Francan F. Ouma and Chrispinus S. Mulambalah (2021). Persistence and Changing Distribution of Leishmaniases in Kenya Require a Paradigm Shift. Journal of Parasitology Research Volume 2021, Article ID 9989581, 6 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9989581
  4. Kirinyet, J. K., & Mulambalah, C. S. (2021). Plasmodium falciparum Biomass and Haematological Changes during Treatment of HIV/AIDS Patients in Western Kenya. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 42(3), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i330440
  5. Eshrat BK, FF Ouma, CS Mulambalah, PK Okoth (2019). The Burden of Cystic Echinococcosis in Kenya: A Review Article. Iran J Parasitol: Vol. 14, No. 4, Oct-Dec 2019, pp 502- 509.
  6. AW Wekesa, CS Mulambalah, D Mulama, E Omukunda (2019). Malaria Prevalence and Risk Analysis among Pregnant Women in Bungoma County, Kenya. Medicine Science 2019; 8(2):301-5. Doi:10.5455/medscience.2018.07.8947.
  7. AW Wekesa, CS Mulambalah, DH Mulama, E Omukunda, DI Siteti (2018). Malaria and Geohelminthiasis Coinfections in Expectant Women: Effect on Maternal Health and BirthOutcomes in a Malaria Endemic Region in Kenya. Journal of Parasitology ResearchVol. 2018, Article ID 2613484, pageshttps://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2613484.
  8. AW Wekesa, E Omukunda, CS Mulambalah, D. Mulama (2018). Geohelminthiasis: Risk Factor Analysis, Prevalence and Infection Intensity among Pregnant Women in Bungoma County, Kenya. International Journal of Healthcare Sciences, vol. 6(2): pp 41-48, 2018. ISSN: 2348-5728.
  9. Kimosop RJ, Mulambalah CS, Ngeiywa MM (2018). Prevalence of Enteric Parasitic Diseases among Patients Referred at a Teaching Hospital in Kenya. J Health Res Rev 2018;5:78-85 Doi:10.4103/jhrr.jhrr_7_18.
  10. Khatiebi S, Siamba D, Onyando Z, Mulambalah C, Konje M. Heavy metal contamination of dumpsites at Eldoret, Kenya, in the Lake Victoria Basin 2018).African Journal of Tropical Hydrobiology and Fisheries 16: 93-97 (2018).
  11. Mulambalah CS (2018). An Evolving Malaria Epidemic in Kenya: A regional Alert. CHRISMED J Health Res 2018; 5:162. Doi:10.4103/cjhr.cjhr_104_17.
  12. Nanvyat N, CS Mulambalah, Y Barshep, JA Ajiji, DA Dakul, HM Tsingalia (2018). Malaria Transmission Trends and its Lagged Association with Climatic Factors in the Highlands of Plateau State, Nigeria. Trop Parasitol2018;8(1):1823.
    Doi:10.4103/tp.TP_35_17.

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