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Hellen Koka
Affiliation : United States Army Medical Research Directorate - Africa · Kenya Medical Research Institute
- 16Publications (affiliation in Kenya)
Research profile
Hellen Koka has 16 indexed publications (2011–2025). Their work appears mainly in “PLoS ONE”, “Journal of Medical Entomology” and “Virology Journal”. Their most cited article, “Mosquito-borne arbovirus surveillance at selected sites in diverse ecological zones of Kenya; 2007 – 2012” (2013), has been cited 109 times. 4 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in United States.
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- Genetic diversity of Aedes aegypti populations from Kisumu and Busia counties, western Kenya, and their vector competence for chikungunya virus
- Detection and prevalence of a novel Bandavirus related to Guertu virus in Amblyomma gemma ticks and human populations in Isiolo County, Kenya
- Isolation and phylogenetic characterization of arboviruses circulating among phlebotomine sandflies in parts of North Rift, Kenya
- Combining Morphological and Molecular Tools Can Enhance Tick Species Identification for Improved Tick-Borne Disease Surveillance Among Pastoral Communities in Kenya
- Probable contribution of Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the circulation of chikungunya virus during an outbreak in Mombasa County, Kenya, 2017–2018
- Emergence of a novel chikungunya virus strain bearing the E1:V80A substitution, out of the Mombasa, Kenya 2017-2018 outbreak
- Global Outbreaks and Origins of a Chikungunya Virus Variant Carrying Mutations Which May Increase Fitness for Aedes aegypti: Revelations from the 2016 Mandera, Kenya Outbreak
- Human and entomologic investigations of chikungunya outbreak in Mandera, Northeastern Kenya, 2016
- Coxiella burnetiiDetected in Tick Samples from Pastoral Communities in Kenya
- The Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia DNA in Tick Samples From Pastoral Communities in Kenya
- Dengue Outbreak in Mombasa City, Kenya, 2013–2014: Entomologic Investigations
- Detection of dengue virus serotypes 1, 2 and 3 in selected regions of Kenya: 2011–2014
- Effects of Irrigation and Rainfall on the Population Dynamics of Rift Valley Fever and Other Arbovirus Mosquito Vectors in the Epidemic-Prone Tana River County, Kenya
- Ticks and Tick-Borne Viruses From Livestock Hosts in Arid and Semiarid Regions of the Eastern and Northeastern Parts of Kenya
- Mosquito-borne arbovirus surveillance at selected sites in diverse ecological zones of Kenya; 2007 – 2012
- Ability of Selected Kenyan Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Species to Transmit West Nile Virus Under Laboratory Conditions
Publication venues
- PLoS ONE × 4
- Journal of Medical Entomology × 4
- Virology Journal × 2
- Frontiers in Virology × 1
- Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases × 1
- Parasites & Vectors × 1
Publications per year
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Collaborations
Partner institutions : United States Army · International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology · Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · International Livestock Research Institute · Ministry of Health
Co-authors’ countries : United States
Co-authors
- Rosemary C. Sang
- Joel Lutomiah
- James Mutisya
- Edith Koskei
- Samuel Owaka
- Albert Nyunja
- Albina O. Makio
- Victor Ofula
- Solomon K. Langat
- Fredrick Lunyagi Eyase
- Francis Mulwa
- Lillian A. Musila
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