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Jane Wambui Thiiru

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyORCID 0009-0001-0046-2147Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:virus· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Fredrick Lunyagi EyaseiD· 2 shared Santos Yalwala· 2 shared Charles Waga· 1 shared David Oullo· 1 shared Elizabeth Kioko· 1 shared Elly Ojwang· 1 shared Eric GargesiD· 1 shared Eunice Achieng· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Pyrethroid Resistance Status and Multiple kdr Mutations (F1534C/L) in Aedes aegypti Populations from Zika-prone Areas in Lamu County, Kenya

Jane Wambui Thiiru, Richard Ochieng, Gladys Kerich, Eunice Achieng, Janet Ambale, Santos Yalwala, Elizabeth Kioko, David Oullo, Charles Waga, Lucy Isabella, Silvanos Oponda, Gerald G. Kellar, Joel Lutomiah, Robert Haynes, John Eads, Fredrick Lunyagi Eyase

This study assesses pyrethroid resistance and kdr mutations in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes from Zika-prone areas in Kenya, finding high resistance to permethrin and associations between specific genotypes and resistance.

bioRxiv · May 23, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Characterization of West Nile virus Koutango lineage from Phlebotomine Sandflies in Kenya 2021

Jane Wambui Thiiru, Solomon K. Langat, Francis Mulwa, Stephanie S. Cinkovich, Hellen Koka, Santos Yalwala, Samoel Ashimosi Khamadi, Justus M. Onguso, Nicholas Odemba, Francis G Ngere, Jaree Johnson, Timothy E. Egbo, Eric Garges, Elly Ojwang, Fredrick Lunyagi Eyase

This study isolates and characterizes the West Nile virus Koutango lineage from phlebotomine sandflies in Kenya, revealing genetic variations and replication efficiency in mammalian and mosquito cells.

PLoS ONE · Aug 22, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology