Alice N. Maina

Gombe State University — Nigeria

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

18h-index1.2kcitations27works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Vector-borne infectious diseases(24), Viral Infections and Vectors(12), Mosquito-borne diseases and control(9), Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research(7), Leptospirosis research and findings(4)

Publications27 total

Antibacterial Activity of Aloe Vera Extracts on Some Clinical Bacterial Isolates
Journal of Environmental Bioremediation and Toxicology·2024Open Access
Pathogen Carriage by Peri-Domestic Fleas in Western Kenya
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases·2021· 1 cited
Transcriptional profiles of cytokines and chemokines reveal important pro-inflammatory response from endothelial cells during Orientia tsutsugamushi infection
Microbes and Infection·2019· 8 cited
Worldwide Presence and Features of Flea-Borne Rickettsia asembonensis
Frontiers in Veterinary Science·2019· 47 citedOpen Access
Rickettsial Infections among Cats and Cat Fleas in Riverside County, California
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2018· 26 citedOpen Access
A 2015 outbreak of flea-borne rickettsiosis in San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2018· 29 citedOpen Access
<i>Rickettsia asembonensis</i> Characterization by Multilocus Sequence Typing of Complete Genes, Peru
Emerging infectious diseases·2018· 18 citedOpen Access
A Review of Scrub Typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi and Related Organisms): Then, Now, and Tomorrow
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease·2018· 233 citedOpen Access
Molecular characterization of novel mosquito-borne Rickettsia spp. from mosquitoes collected at the Demilitarized Zone of the Republic of Korea
PLoS ONE·2017· 25 citedOpen Access
Molecular and serological evidence of flea-associated typhus group and spotted fever group rickettsial infections in Madagascar
Parasites & Vectors·2017· 26 citedOpen Access
Rickettsial Infections among Ctenocephalides felis and Host Animals during a Flea-Borne Rickettsioses Outbreak in Orange County, California
PLoS ONE·2016· 68 citedOpen Access
Isolation and characterization of a novel Rickettsia species (Rickettsia asembonensis sp. nov.) obtained from cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis)
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY·2016· 47 cited
Evidence of Rickettsia and Orientia Infections Among Abattoir Workers in Djibouti
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2016· 58 citedOpen Access
Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011–2012
Emerging infectious diseases·2016· 93 citedOpen Access
Molecular Detection of Zoonotic Rickettsiae and <i>Anaplasma</i> spp. in Domestic Dogs and Their Ectoparasites in Bushbuckridge, South Africa
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases·2016· 64 cited
Identification of Zoonotic and Vector-borne Infectious Agents Associated with Opossums (Didelphis virginiana) in Residential Neighborhoods of Orange County, California
Proceedings - Vertebrate Pest Conference·2016· 12 citedOpen Access
Isolation of <i>Candidatus</i> Rickettsia <i>asemboensis</i> from <i>Ctenocephalides</i> Fleas
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases·2015· 23 cited
Whole-Genome Sequence of “Candidatus Rickettsia asemboensis” Strain NMRCii, Isolated from Fleas of Western Kenya
Genome Announcements·2015· 13 citedOpen Access
High Prevalence of <i>Rickettsia africae</i> Variants in <i>Amblyomma variegatum</i> Ticks from Domestic Mammals in Rural Western Kenya: Implications for Human Health
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases·2014· 73 citedOpen Access
Development and Validation of a Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Specific for the Detection of <i>Rickettsia felis</i> and Not <i>Rickettsia felis</i> -Like Organisms
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases·2014· 30 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Allen L. Richards(21), Ju Jiang(13), Alison Luce-Fedrow(8), Darryn L. Knobel(5), Eric Ogola(5), Robert F. Breiman(5), Christina M. Farris(5), Sarah Cleaveland(4), Sally J. Cutler(4), Kristin Mullins(3), Hong Ge(3), M. Kariuki Njenga(3), Daniel R. Feikin(3), Antony Odhiambo(3), Sylvia Omulo(3), Fredrick Ade(3), Laura Krueger(3), Robert Cummings(3), Jun Hang(3), Elkanah Otiang(3)