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Profile

Name: Mark Webale

Qualifications-  

  • PhD Medical Microbiology, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology 2020
  • MSc. Microbiology, Maseno University, 2015
  • BSc. Microbiology, UoN, 2011

Research Interests

Diseases transmission and antimicrobial resistance

External Links/Affiliations

  1. https://scholar.google.ca/citations?hl=en&user=sdq0SSEAAAAJ
  2. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark-Webale

Publications-

  1. Kitungulu Nicholas , Kipcho Mukabane, Mark Kilongosi , Stephen Ayuya, Sella K. Webale , David Hughes Mulama, Ndenga Bryson, and Guyah Bernard.  Abundance and Distribution of Malaria Vector Species in various Aquatic Habitats and Land Use Type in Kakamega County, western Kenya. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2021;31 (2):15. doi: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.4314/ejhs.v31i2.3
  2. Mark Kilongosi Webale, Bernard Guyah, Christine Wanjala, Peter Lokamar Nyanga, Sella K. Webale, Collins Abonyo, Nicholas Kitungulu, Nathan Kiboi, Nancy Bowen. Phenotypic and Genotypic Antibiotic Resistant diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes isolated from Children with Diarrhea in Nairobi City, Kenya. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2020;30(6):881. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v30i6.5 
  3. Jafaralli Sande Ahmed, Bernard Guyah, David Sang’, Mark Kilongosi Webale, Nathan Shaviya Mufyongo, Elly Munde &  Collins Ouma. Influence of blood group, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and Haemoglobin genotype on Falciparum malaria in children in Vihiga highland of Western Kenya. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 9;20(1):487. doi:10.1186/s12879-020-05216-y.
  4. Busseola fusca Genome Consortium.  Comprehensive Transcriptome of the Maize Stalk Borer, Busseola fusca, from Multiple Tissue Types, Developmental Stages, and Parasitoid Wasp Exposures. Genome Biology and Evolution, 01 Dec 2020, 12(12):2554-2560 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa195
  5. Laura Nyawira Wangai, Kenny Kimani Kamau*, Immaculate Marwa, Elly OMunde, Samuel Mburu, John Mwangi, Mark Webale, Dennis Butto, Lucy Kamau, John Hiuhu. Distribution and Contribution of K13-propeller Gene to Artemisinin Resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. Biomedical Sciences. Vol. 6, No. 2, 2020, pp. 38-43. doi: 10.11648/j.bs.20200602.14
  6. Mark Kilongosi Webale, Christine Wanjala, Bernard Guyah, Nathan Shaviya, Godwil O Munyekenye , Peter Lokamar Nyanga, Immaculate Nyaseba Marwa , Sammy Kagoiyo, Laura Nyawira Wangai, Sella K Webale, Kenny Kamau, Nicholas Kitungulu. Epidemiological patterns and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial diarrhea among children in Nairobi City, Kenya. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. Summer 2020;13(3):238-246.
  7. Nyanga PL, Webale MK, Were T, Budambula T, and Onyuka J. Escherichia coli pathotypes and Shigella Sero-groups in Diarrheic Children in Nairobi city, Kenya. Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench; 10(3):220-228.
  8. L. M. Chimbevo, J. B. Malala, P. S. Oshule, W. F. Muchiri, D. O. Otundo, S. Essuman, F. O. Oginga, M. K. Webale, G. O. Munyekenye and J. M. Ndambuki. A Comparison of Parasitological Techniques (Microscopy) and Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) of DNA in Diagnosis and Monitoring Treatment of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Infection in Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review; 18(2): 1-14.
  9. Shaviya N, Budambula V, Webale MK and Were T (2016). Circulating Interferon-gamma Levels are Associated with Low Body Weight in Newly-Diagnosed Kenyan Non-Substance Using Tuberculosis Individuals. Interdisciplinary Perspective of Infectious Diseases. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9415364
  10. Webale MK, Budambula V, Lihana R, Musumba FO, Nyamache KA, Budambula NLM, Ahmed AA, Ouma C, and Were T (2015). Hepatitis B Virus Sero-profiles and Genotypes in HIV-1 Infected and Uninfected Injection and Non-Injection Drug Users from Coastal Kenya. BMC Infectious diseases. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1060-3.
  11. Budambula V, Musumba F.O, Webale M.K, Kahiga T.M, Francisca Ongecha-Owuor, James N. Kiarie, George A. Sowayi, Aabid A. Ahmed, Collins Ouma, and Tom Were (2015). HIV-1 protease inhibitor drug resistance in Kenyan antiretroviral treatment-naive and -experienced injection drug users and non-drug users. AIDS Research and Therapy. doi: 10.1186/s12981-015-0070-y.
  12. Ndombi EM, Budambula V, Webale MK, Musumba FO, Wesongah JO, Ahmed AA, Lihana R, and Were T (2015). Serum adiponectin in HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus mono- and co-infected Kenyan injection drug users. Endocrine Connection doi:  10.1530/EC-15-0071

Manuscript in press

  1. Mark Kilongosi Webale1, Bernard Guyah, Christine Wanjala, Peter Lokamar Nyanga, Sella K. Webale, Collins Abonyo, Nicholas Kitungulu, Nathan Kiboi, Nancy Bowen (2020). Phenotypic and Genotypic Antibiotic Resistant diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes isolated from Children with Diarrhea in Nairobi City, Kenya. Status: Submitted to Ethiopian journal of health sciences.   To be published in November 2020,   issue.
  2. Mark Kilongosi Webale*, Bernard Guyah , Christine Wanjala, Elly Ochieng’ Munde, Godwill Munyekenye, Nathan Shaviya, Bernard Ngoitsi Jumb,  Peter Lokamar Nyanga, Sella K. Webale, Nicholas Kitungulu (2020). Seasonality of enteric bacterial pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance among Diarrheic Children in Nairobi city kenya. Submitted to journal of African health sciences.
  3. Kitungulu Nicholas, Kipcho Mukabane, Maxwell G Machani, Nathan Shaviya, Mark Kilongosi, Sella K. Webale, David Hughes Mulama, Ndenga Bryson, and Guyah Bernard (2020). Pirimiphos-methyl Resistance of Anopheles arabiensis Mosquitoes in Kakamega County, Western Kenya. Submitted to journal of African health sciences
  4. Kitungulu Nicholas, Kipcho Mukabane, Maxwell G Machani, Nathan Shaviya, Mark Kilongosi, Sella K. Webale, David Hughes Mulama, Ndenga Bryson, and Guyah Bernard (2020). Abundance and Distribution of Malaria Vector Species Complex in various Aquatic Habitats in Kakamega County, Western Kenya. Submited to Ethiopian journal of health sciences

Submitted grants

  1. Proposal tile: Genomic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in Kenya: implications for virus origin, transmission, evolution and virulence. Role: principal investigator. Collaborating institutions: Kirinyaga University, The University of Nairobi, Masinde Muliro University, Murang’a university and Meru University. Status: Under NRF review.
  2. Proposal title: Role of Animal Health in Poverty Reduction and Human Welfare. Role: principal investigator. Collaborating institutions: Kirinyaga University and The University of Nairobi. Status: Shortlisted.
  3. Proposal title: Characterizing the Impact of COVID-19 in Pregnancy using the Baboon Model. Role: co-investigator. Collaborating institutions: Kirinyaga University, University of Nairobi and Institute of Primate Research. Status: Under NRF review.
  4. Proposal title: assessment of synergistic effects of biological pest control with insecticidal plants: an integrated pest management of desert locust Schistocerca gregaria. Role: co-investigator: Collaborating institutions: Kirinyaga University, Technical university of Mombasa, Pwani University and Mount Kenya University. Status: Under NRF review.
  5. Proposal title: COVID-19 immunogenetics profile, point of care test validation, infection prevention and control in Western-Kenya. Role: co-investigator.  Collaborating institutions: Kirinyaga University, Maseno University, University of Nairobi, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Shoe 4 Africa Children Hospital and Precise Genomic Research Centre. Status: Submitted to Global Effort on COVID19 (GECO) Health research, UK research and innovation, awaiting results.