Publications
Amambua-Ngwa A, Jeffries D, Mwesigwa J, Seedy-Jawara A, Okebe J, Achan J, Drakeley C, Volkman S, D'Alessandro U
Long-distance transmission patterns modelled from SNP barcodes of Plasmodium falciparum infections in The Gambia. Sci Rep 18 Sep 2019
Okomo U, Akpalu ENK, Le Doare K, Roca A, Cousens S, Jarde A, Sharland M, Kampmann B, Lawn JE
Aetiology of invasive bacterial infection and antimicrobial resistance in neonates in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis in line with the STROBE-NI reporting guidelines. Lancet Infect Dis 12 Sep 2019
Kourna Hama M, Khan D, Laouali B, Okoi C, Yam A, Haladou M, Worwui A, Ndow PS, Nse Obama R, Mwenda JM, Biey J, Ntsama B, Kwambana-Adams BA, Antonio M
Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in Niger: Increased Importance of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C, and a Decrease in Streptococcus pneumoniae Following 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Zyba SJ, Wegmuller R, Woodhouse LR, Ceesay K, Prentice AM, Brown KH, Wessells KR
Effect of exogenous phytase added to small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on the fractional and total absorption of zinc from a millet-based porridge consumed with SQ-LNS in young Gambian children: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 5 Sep 2019
Renner LA, Usuf E, Mohammed NI, Ansong D, Dankwah T, Kusah JT, Owusu SK, Awunyo M, Arhin B, Addo Y, Asamoah J, Biey JN, Ndow PS, Worwui A, Senghore M, Ntsama B, Mwenda JM, Diamenu SK, Adams BK, Antonio M
Hospital-based Surveillance for Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis in the Era of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Ghana. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Tsolenyanu E, Bancroft RE, Sesay AK, Senghore M, Fiawoo M, Akolly D, Godonou MA, Tsogbale N, Tigossou SD, Tientcheu L, Dagnra A, Atakouma Y, Sylvanus Ndow P, Worwui A, Landoh DE, Mwenda JM, Biey JN, Ntsama B, Kwambana-Adams BA, Antonio M
Etiology of Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Pre- and Post-PCV13 Introduction Among Children Under 5 Years Old in Lome, Togo. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Boni-Cisse C, Jarju S, Bancroft RE, Lepri NA, Kone H, Kofi N, Britoh-Mlan A, Zaba FS, Usuf E, Ndow PS, Worwui A, Mwenda JM, Biey JN, Ntsama B, Kwambana-Adams BA, Antonio M
Etiology of Bacterial Meningitis Among Children <5 Years Old in Cote d'Ivoire: Findings of Hospital-based Surveillance Before and After Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Tagbo BN, Bancroft RE, Fajolu I, Abdulkadir MB, Bashir MF, Okunola OP, Isiaka AH, Lawal NM, Edelu BO, Onyejiaka N, Ihuoma CJ, Ndu F, Ozumba UC, Udeinya F, Ogunsola F, Saka AO, Fadeyi A, Aderibigbe SA, Abdulraheem J, Yusuf AG, Sylvanus Ndow P, Ogbogu P, Kanu C, Emina V, Makinwa OJ, Gehre F, Yusuf K, Braka F, Mwenda JM, Ticha JM, Nwodo D, Worwui A, Biey JN, Kwambana-Adams BA, Antonio M Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in Nigeria From 2010 to 2016, Prior to and During the Phased Introduction of the 10-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Darboe S, Okomo U, Muhammad AK, Ceesay B, Jallow M, Usuf E, Tweed S, Akpalu E, Kwambana-Adams B, Kariuki S, Antonio M, Bradbury RS, Forrest K, de Silva TI, Lawal BJ, Nwakanma D, Secka O, Roca A
Community-acquired Invasive Bacterial Disease in Urban Gambia, 2005-2015: A Hospital-based Surveillance. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Mwenda JM, Soda E, Weldegebriel G, Katsande R, Biey JN, Traore T, de Gouveia L, du Plessis M, von Gottberg A, Antonio M, Kwambana-Adams B, Worwui A, Gierke R, Schwartz S, van Beneden C, Cohen A, Serhan F, Lessa FC
Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in the World Health Organization African Region Using the Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Network, 2011-2016. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Agossou J, Ebruke C, Noudamadjo A, Adedemy JD, Denon EY, Bankole HS, Dogo MA, Assogba R, Alassane M, Conde A, Mohamed FA, Kpanidja G, Gomina M, Hounsou F, Aouanou BG, Okoi C, Oluwalana C, Worwui A, Ndow PS, Nounagnon J, Mwenda JM, Sossou RA, Kwambana-Adams BA, Antonio M
Declines in Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis in the Republic of Benin Following Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: Epidemiological and Etiological Findings, 2011-2016. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Boula A, Senghore M, Ngoh R, Tassadjo F, Fonkoua MC, Nzouankeu A, Njiki MK, Musi J, Bebey S, Ngo Baleba M, Nkembe A, Medjina S, Ndow PS, Worwui A, Kobela M, Nimpa M, Mwenda JM, N'diaye A, Kwambana-Adams BA, Antonio M
Hospital-based Surveillance Provides Insights Into the Etiology of Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis in Yaounde, Cameroon, in the Post-Vaccine Era. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Sanneh B, Okoi C, Grey-Johnson M, Bah-Camara H, Kunta Fofana B, Baldeh I, Papa Sey A, Labbo Bah M, Cham M, Samateh A, Usuf E, Ndow PS, Senghore M, Worwui A, Mwenda JM, Kwambana-Adams B, Antonio M
Declining Trends of Pneumococcal Meningitis in Gambian Children After the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Sonko MA, Dube FS, Okoi CB, Diop A, Thiongane A, Senghore M, Ndow P, Worwui A, Faye PM, Dieye B, Ba ID, Diallo A, Boly D, Ndiaye O, Cisse MF, Mwenda JM, Kwambana-Adams BA, Antonio M
Changes in the Molecular Epidemiology of Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis in Senegal After Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction. Clin Infect Dis 5 Sep 2019
Wessells KR, Zyba S, Woodhouse L, Ceesay K, Prentice A, Brown K, Wegmuller R
Effect of Exogenous Phytase Added to Lipid Based Nutrient Supplements Increases Fractional and Total Absorption of Zinc Among Young Gambian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial (OR07-01-19). Am J Clin Nutr 5 Sep 2019
Muriuki JM, Mentzer AJ, Band G, Gilchrist JJ, Carstensen T, Lule SA, Goheen MM, Joof F, Kimita W, Mogire R, Cutland CL, Diarra A, Rautanen A, Pomilla C, Gurdasani D, Rockett K, Mturi N, Ndungu FM, Scott JAG, Sirima SB, Morovat A, Prentice AM, Madhi SA, Webb EL, Elliott AM, Bejon P, Sandhu MS, Hill AVS, Kwiatkowski DP, Williams TN, Cerami C, Atkinson SH
The ferroportin Q248H mutation protects from anemia, but not malaria or bacteremia. Sci Adv 4 Sep 2019
Tessema SK, Raman J, Duffy CW, Ishengoma DS, Amambua-Ngwa A, Greenhouse B,
Applying next-generation sequencing to track falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Malar J 3 Sep 2019
Seddon JA, Whittaker E, Kampmann B, Lewinsohn DA, Osman M, Hesseling AC, Rustomjee R, Amanullah F
The evolving research agenda for paediatric tuberculosis infection. Lancet Infect Dis Sep 2019
Alam MM, Sanchez-Azqueta A, Janha O, Flannery EL, Mahindra A, Mapesa K, Char AB, Sriranganadane D, Brancucci NMB, Antonova-Koch Y, Crouch K, Simwela NV, Millar SB, Akinwale J, Mitcheson D, Solyakov L, Dudek K, Jones C, Zapatero C, Doerig C, Nwakanma DC, Vazquez MJ, Colmenarejo G, Lafuente-Monasterio MJ, Leon ML, Godoi PHC, Elkins JM, Waters AP, Jamieson AG, Alvaro EF, Ranford-Cartwright LC, Marti M, Winzeler EA, Gamo FJ, Tobin AB
Validation of the protein kinase PfCLK3 as a multistage cross-species malarial drug target. Science 30 Aug 2019
Ekwochi U, Osuorah DC, Ohayi SA, Nevo AC, Ndu IK, Onah SK
Determinants of academic performance in medical students: evidence from a medical school in south-east Nigeria. Adv Med Educ Pract 29 Aug 2019
Akazue PI, Ebiloma GU, Ajibola O, Isaac C, Onyekwelu K, Ezeh CO, Eze AA
Sustainable Elimination (Zero Cases) of Sleeping Sickness: How Far Are We from Achieving This Goal? Pathogens 29 Aug 2019
Chikovani I, Diaconu K, Duric P, Sulaberidze L, Uchaneishvili M, Mohammed NI, Zoidze A, Witter S
Addressing challenges in tuberculosis adherence via performance-based payments for integrated case management: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial in Georgia. Trials 29 Aug 2019
Mwesigwa J, Slater H, Bradley J, Saidy B, Ceesay F, Whittaker C, Kandeh B, Nkwakamna D, Drakeley C, Van Geertruyden JP, Bousema T, Achan J, D'Alessandro U
Field performance of the malaria highly sensitive rapid diagnostic test in a setting of varying malaria transmission. Malar J 27 Aug 2019
Katus L, Hayes NJ, Mason L, Blasi A, McCann S, Darboe MK, de Haan M, Moore SE, Lloyd-Fox S, Elwell CE
Implementing neuroimaging and eye tracking methods to assess neurocognitive development of young infants in low- and middle-income countries. Gates Open Res 27 Aug 2019
Amambua-Ngwa A, Amenga-Etego L, Kamau E, Amato R, Ghansah A, Golassa L, Randrianarivelojosia M, Ishengoma D, Apinjoh T, Maiga-Ascofare O, Andagalu B, Yavo W, Bouyou-Akotet M, Kolapo O, Mane K, Worwui A, Jeffries D, Simpson V, D'Alessandro U, Kwiatkowski D, Djimde AA
Major subpopulations of Plasmodium falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa. Science 23 Aug 2019
Rohlwink UK, Figaji A, Wilkinson KA, Horswell S, Sesay AK, Deffur A, Enslin N, Solomons R, Van Toorn R, Eley B, Levin M, Wilkinson RJ, Lai RPJ
Tuberculous meningitis in children is characterized by compartmentalized immune responses and neural excitotoxicity. Nat Commun 21 Aug 2019
Medawar L, Tukiman HM, Mbayo G, Donkor S, Owolabi O, Sutherland JS
Analysis of cellular and soluble profiles in QuantiFERON nonconverters, converters, and reverters in the Gambia. Immun Inflamm Dis 20 Aug 2019
Saso A, Dowsing B, Forrest K, Glover M
Recognition and management of congenital ichthyosis in a low-income setting. BMJ Case Rep 20 Aug 2019 Publication
de Lima DS, Cardozo LE, Maracaja-Coutinho V, Suhrbier A, Mane K, Jeffries D, Silveira ELV, Amaral PP, Rappuoli R, de Silva TI, Nakaya HI
Long noncoding RNAs are involved in multiple immunological pathways in response to vaccination. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 20 Aug 2019
Bojang A, Baines SL, Donovan L, Guerillot R, Stevens K, Higgs C, Bottomley C, Secka O, Schultz MB, Goncalves da Silva A, Seemann T, Stinear TP, Roca A, Howden BP
Genomic investigation of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from Gambian women and newborns following an oral dose of intra-partum azithromycin. J Antimicrob Chemother 19 Aug 2019
Idoko OT, Mohammed N, Ansah P, Hodgson A, Tapia MD, Sow SO, Chowdhury PR, Niedrig M, Saathoff E, Kampmann B
Antibody responses to yellow fever vaccine in 9 to 11-month-old Malian and Ghanaian children. Expert Rev Vaccines 18 Aug 2019
Koulman A, Furse S, Baumert M, Goldberg G, Bluck L
Rapid profiling of triglycerides in human breast milk using liquid extraction surface analysis Fourier transform mass spectrometry reveals new very long chain fatty acids and differences within individuals. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 15 Aug 2019
Weiner J, Domaszewska T, Donkor S, Kaufmann SHE, Hill PC, Sutherland JS
Changes in transcript, metabolite and antibody reactivity during the early protective immune response in humans to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Clin Infect Dis 15 Aug 2019
Lindsey BB, Hoschler K, de Silva TI
Complexities in predicting the immunogenicity of live attenuated influenza vaccines. Clin Infect Dis 14 Aug 2019
James PT, Jawla O, Mohammed NI, Ceesay K, Akemokwe FM, Sonko B, Sise EA, Prentice AM, Silver MJ
A novel nutritional supplement to reduce plasma homocysteine in nonpregnant women: A randomised controlled trial in The Gambia. PLoS Med 13 Aug 2019
Achan J, Reuling I, Yap XZ, Dabira E, Ahmad A, Cox M, Nwakanma D, Tetteh K, Wu L, Bastiaens GJH, Abebe Y, Manoj A, Kaur H, Miura K, Long C, Billingsley PF, Sim BKL, Hoffman SL, Drakeley C, Bousema T, D'Alessandro U
Serologic markers of previous malaria exposure and functional antibodies inhibiting parasite growth are associated with parasite kinetics following a Plasmodium falciparum controlled human infection. Clin Infect Dis 12 Aug 2019
Usman F, Imam A, Farouk ZL, Dayyabu AL
Newborn Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why is Perinatal Asphyxia Still a Major Cause? Ann Glob Health 8 Aug 2019
Okala SG, Darboe MK, Sosseh F, Sonko B, Faye-Joof T, Prentice AM, Moore SE
Impact of nutritional supplementation during pregnancy on antibody responses to diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in infants: A randomised trial in The Gambia. PLoS Med 6 Aug 2019
Commons RJ, Simpson JA, Thriemer K, Chu CS, Douglas NM, Abreha T, Alemu SG, Anez A, Anstey NM, Aseffa A, Assefa A, Awab GR, Baird JK, Barber BE, Borghini-Fuhrer I, D'Alessandro U, Dahal P, Daher A, de Vries PJ, Erhart A, Gomes MSM, Grigg MJ, Hwang J, Kager PA, Ketema T, Khan WA, Lacerda MVG, Leslie T, Ley B, Lidia K, Monteiro WM, Pereira DB, Phan GT, Phyo AP, Rowland M, Saravu K, Sibley CH, Siqueira AM, Stepniewska K, Taylor WRJ, Thwaites G, Tran BQ, Hien TT, Vieira JLF, Wangchuk S, Watson J, William T, Woodrow CJ, Nosten F, Guerin PJ, White NJ, Price RN.
The haematological consequences of Plasmodium vivax malaria after chloroquine treatment with and without primaquine: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. BMC Med 1 Aug 2019
Verhoef H, Mwangi MN, Cerami C, Prentice AM
Antenatal iron supplementation and birth weight in conditions of high exposure to infectious diseases. BMC Med 26 Jul 2019
Hossain MJ, Saha D, Antonio M, Nasrin D, Blackwelder WC, Ikumapayi UN, Mackenzie GA, Adeyemi M, Jasseh M, Adegbola RA, Roose AW, Kotloff KL, Levine MM
Cryptosporidium infection in rural Gambian children: Epidemiology and risk factors. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 26 Jul 2019
Rerimoi AJ, Jasseh M, Agbla SC, Reniers G, Roca A, Timaeus IM
Under-five mortality in The Gambia: Comparison of the results of the first demographic and health survey with those from existing inquiries. PLoS One 23 July 2019
Penn-Nicholson A, Hraha T, Thompson EG, Sterling D, Mbandi SK, Wall KM, Fisher M, Suliman S, Shankar S, Hanekom WA, Janjic N, Hatherill M, Kaufmann SHE, Sutherland J, Walzl G, De Groote MA, Ochsner U, Zak DE, Scriba TJ
Discovery and validation of a prognostic proteomic signature for tuberculosis progression: A prospective cohort study. PLoS Med 18 July 2019
Diedhiou CK, Moussa RA, Bei AK, Daniels R, Papa Mze N, Ndiaye D, Faye N, Wirth D, Amambua-Ngwa A, Mboup S, Ahouidi AD
Temporal changes in Plasmodium falciparum reticulocyte binding protein homolog 2b (PfRh2b) in Senegal and The Gambia. Malar J 16 Jul 2019
Dierickx S, Coene G, Jarju B, Longman C
Women with infertility complying with and resisting polygyny: an explorative qualitative study in urban Gambia. Reprod Health 15 Jul 2019
Achan J, Wanzira H, Mpimbaza A, Tumwine D, Namasopo S, Nambuya H, Serwanga A, Nantanda R
Improving the quality of neonatal data capture and clinical care at a tertiary-care hospital in Uganda through enhanced surveillance, training and mentorship. Paediatr Int Child Health 10 Jul 2019
Dean NE, Gsell PS, Brookmeyer R, De Gruttola V, Donnelly CA, Halloran ME, Jasseh M, Nason M, Riveros X, Watson CH, Henao-Restrepo AM, Longini IM
Design of vaccine efficacy trials during public health emergencies. Sci Transl Med 3 Jul 2019
Candler T, Kuhnen P, Prentice AM, Silver M
Epigenetic regulation of POMC; implications for nutritional programming, obesity and metabolic disease. Front Neuroendocrinol Jul 2019
Lane AA, McGuire MK, McGuire MA, Williams JE, Lackey KA, Hagen EH, Kaul A, Gindola D, Gebeyehu D, Flores KE, Foster JA, Sellen DW, Kamau-Mbuthia EW, Kamundia EW, Mbugua S, Moore SE, Prentice AM, Kvist LJ, Otoo GE, Rodriguez JM, Ruiz L, Pareja RG, Bode L, Price WJ, Meehan CL
Household composition and the infant fecal microbiome: The INSPIRE study. Am J Phys Anthropol Jul 2019
Lo SW, Gladstone RA, van Tonder AJ, Lees JA, du Plessis M, Benisty R, Givon-Lavi N, Hawkins PA, Cornick JE, Kwambana-Adams B, Law PY, Ho PL, Antonio M, Everett DB, Dagan R, von Gottberg A, Klugman KP, McGee L, Breiman RF, Bentley SD
Pneumococcal lineages associated with serotype replacement and antibiotic resistance in childhood invasive pneumococcal disease in the post-PCV13 era: an international whole-genome sequencing study. Lancet Infect Dis Jul 2019
D'Ambruoso L, van der Merwe M, Wariri O, Byass P, Goosen G, Kahn K, Masinga S, Mokoena V, Spies B, Tollman S, Witter S, Twine R
Rethinking collaboration: developing a learning platform to address under-five mortality in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Health Policy Plan 26 Jun 2019
Apinjoh TO, Ouattara A, Titanji VPK, Djimde A, Amambua-Ngwa A
Genetic diversity and drug resistance surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum for malaria elimination: is there an ideal tool for resource-limited sub-Saharan Africa? Malar J 26 Jun 2019
Lindsey BB, Jagne YJ, Armitage EP, Singanayagam A, Sallah HJ, Drammeh S, Senghore E, Mohammed NI, Jeffries D, Hoschler K, Tregoning JS, Meijer A, Clarke E, Dong T, Barclay W, Kampmann B, de Silva TI
Effect of a Russian-backbone live-attenuated influenza vaccine with an updated pandemic H1N1 strain on shedding and immunogenicity among children in The Gambia: an open-label, observational, phase 4 study. Lancet Respir Med 21 Jun 2019
Huang Y, Martinez-Alvarez M, Shallcross D, Pi L, Tian F, Pan J, Ronsmans C
Barriers to accessing maternal healthcare among ethnic minority women in Western China: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Health Policy Plan 20 Jun 2019
Georgiadou A, Lee HJ, Walther M, van Beek AE, Fitriani F, Wouters D, Kuijpers TW, Nwakanma D, D'Alessandro U, Riley EM, Otto TD, Ghani A, Levin M, Coin LJ, Conway DJ, Bretscher MT, Cunnington AJ
Modelling pathogen load dynamics to elucidate mechanistic determinants of host-Plasmodium falciparum interactions. Nat Microbiol 17 Jun 2019
van Tonder AJ, Gladstone RA, Lo SW, Nahm MH, du Plessis M, Cornick J, Kwambana-Adams B, Madhi SA, Hawkins PA, Benisty R, Dagan R, Everett D, Antonio M, Klugman KP, von Gottberg A, Breiman RF, McGee L, Bentley SD
Putative novel cps loci in a large global collection of pneumococci. Microb Genom 11 Jun 2019
Ndong IC, Okyere D, Enos JY, Amambua-Ngwa A, Merle CSC, Nyarko A, Koram KA, Ahorlu CS
Challenges and perceptions of implementing mass testing, treatment and tracking in malaria control: a qualitative study in Pakro sub-district of Ghana. BMC Public Health 6 Jun 2019
Roberts SA, Brabin L, Diallo S, Gies S, Nelson A, Stewart C, Swinkels DW, Geurts-Moespot AJ, Kazienga A, Ouedraogo S, D'Alessandro U, Tinto H, Brabin BJ
Mucosal lactoferrin response to genital tract infections is associated with iron and nutritional biomarkers in young Burkinabe women. Eur J Clin Nutr 5 Jun 2019
Opondo KO, Jawara M, Cham S, Jatta E, Jarju L, Camara M, Sanneh F, Gaye PM, Jadama L, Ceesay S, Njie E, Assogba BS, Kandeh B, D'Alessandro U
Status of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) of The Gambia. Parasit Vectors 4 Jun 2019
Gunasekara CJ, Scott CA, Laritsky E, Baker MS, MacKay H, Duryea JD, Kessler NJ, Hellenthal G, Wood AC, Hodges KR, Gandhi M, Hair AB, Silver MJ, Moore SE, Prentice AM, Li Y, Chen R, Coarfa C, Waterland RA
A genomic atlas of systemic interindividual epigenetic variation in humans. Genome Biol 3 Jun 2019
Darboe S, Dobreniecki S, Jarju S, Jallow M, Mohammed NI, Wathuo M, Ceesay B, Tweed S, Basu Roy R, Okomo U, Kwambana-Adams B, Antonio M, Bradbury RS, de Silva TI, Forrest K, Roca A, Lawal BJ, Nwakanma D, Secka O
Prevalence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Community-Acquired Clinical Staphylococcus aureus in an Urban Gambian Hospital: A 11-Year Period Retrospective Pilot Study. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 22 May 2019
Boix-Amoros A, Collado MC, Van't Land B, Calvert A, Le Doare K, Garssen J, Hanna H, Khaleva E, Peroni DG, Geddes DT, Kozyrskyj AL, Warner JO, Munblit D
Reviewing the evidence on breast milk composition and immunological outcomes. Nutr Rev 21 May 2019
Pham TV, Nguyen HV, Aguirre AR, Nguyen VV, A Cleves M, Nguyen XX, Nguyen TT, Tran DT, Le HX, Hens N, Rosanas-Urgell A, D'Alessandro U, Speybroeck N, Erhart A
Plasmodium vivax morbidity after radical cure: A cohort study in Central Vietnam. PLoS Med 17 May 2019
Shimakawa Y, Ndow G, Njie R, Njai HF, Takahashi K, Akbar SMF, Cohen D, Nayagam S, Jeng A, Ceesay A, Sanneh B, Baldeh I, Imaizumi M, Moriyama K, Aoyagi K, D'Alessandro U, Mishiro S, Chemin I, Mendy M, Thursz MR, Lemoine M
Hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg): an alternative to HBV DNA to assess treatment eligibility in Africa. Clin Infect Dis 17 May 2019
Rerimoi AJ, Niemann J, Lange I, Timaeus IM
Gambian cultural beliefs, attitudes and discourse on reproductive health and mortality: Implications for data collection in surveys from the interviewer's perspective. PLoS One 16 May 2019
Kochhar S, Clarke E, Izu A, Emmanuel Kekane-Mochwari K, Cutland CL
Immunization in pregnancy safety surveillance in low and middle-income countries- field performance and validation of novel case definitions. Vaccine 16 May 2019
Nikolay B, Salje H, Hossain MJ, Khan AKMD, Sazzad HMS, Rahman M, Daszak P, Stroher U, Pulliam JRC, Kilpatrick AM, Nichol ST, Klena JD, Sultana S, Afroj S, Luby SP, Cauchemez S, Gurley ES
Transmission of Nipah Virus - 14 Years of Investigations in Bangladesh. N Engl J Med 9 May 2019
Borghini L, Png E, Binder A, Wright VJ, Pinnock E, de Groot R, Hazelzet J, Emonts M, Van der Flier M, Schlapbach LJ, Anderson S, Secka F, Salas A, Fink C, Carrol ED, Pollard AJ, Coin LJ, Kuijpers TW, Martinon-Torres F, Zenz W, Levin M, Hibberd ML, Davila S
Identification of regulatory variants associated with genetic susceptibility to meningococcal disease. Sci Rep 6 May 2019
Gallagher KE, Knoll MD, Prosperi C, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Feiken DR, Hammitt LL, Howie SRC, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, Murdoch DR, O'Brien KL, Thea DM, Awori JO, Baillie VL, Ebruke BE, Goswami D, Kamau A, Maloney SA, Moore DP, Mwananyanda L, Olutunde EO, Seidenberg P, Sissoko S, Sylla M, Thamthitiwat S, Zaman K, Scott JAG
The predictive performance of a pneumonia severity score in HIV-negative children presenting to hospital in seven low and middle-income countries. Clin Infect Dis 6 May 2019
Odutola A, Ota MOC, Antonio M, Ogundare EO, Saidu Y, Owiafe PK, Worwui A, Idoko OT, Owolabi O, Kampmann B, Greenwood BM, Alderson M, Traskine M, Swinnen K, Verlant V, Dobbelaere K, Borys D
Immunogenicity of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine formulations containing pneumococcal proteins, and immunogenicity and reactogenicity of co-administered routine vaccines - A phase II, randomised, observer-blind study in Gambian infants. Vaccine 1 May 2019
Cohen D, Shimakawa Y, Ndow G, Sow A, Tamba S, Njie R, Lo G, Ghosh S, Toure-Kane C, Ka M, Mboup S, Okeke E, Toure S, Diop M, D'Alessandro U, Taylor-Robinson S, Mendy M, Zoulim F, Thursz MR, Lemoine M, Chemin I
Prevention of liver fibrosis and liver cancer linked to hepatitis B virus in Africa: the Prolifica study. Med Sci (Paris) May 2019
Hangi M, Achan J, Saruti A, Quinlan J, Idro R
Congenital Malaria in Newborns Presented at Tororo General Hospital in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg May 2019
Kotloff KL, Nasrin D, Blackwelder WC, Wu Y, Farag T, Panchalingham S, Sow SO, Sur D, Zaidi AKM, Faruque ASG, Saha D, Alonso PL, Tamboura B, Sanogo D, Onwuchekwa U, Manna B, Ramamurthy T, Kanungo S, Ahmed S, Qureshi S, Quadri F, Hossain A, Das SK, Antonio M, Hossain MJ, Mandomando I, Acacio S, Biswas K, Tennant SM, Verweij JJ, Sommerfelt H, Nataro JP, Robins-Browne RM, Levine MM
The incidence, aetiology, and adverse clinical consequences of less severe diarrhoeal episodes among infants and children residing in low-income and middle-income countries: a 12-month case-control study as a follow-on to the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS). Lancet Glob Health May 2019
Gladstone RA, Lo SW, Lees JA, Croucher NJ, van Tonder AJ, Corander J, Page AJ, Marttinen P, Bentley LJ, Ochoa TJ, Ho PL, du Plessis M, Cornick JE, Kwambana-Adams B, Benisty R, Nzenze SA, Madhi SA, Hawkins PA, Everett DB, Antonio M, Dagan R, Klugman KP, von Gottberg A, McGee L, Breiman RF, Bentley SD
International genomic definition of pneumococcal lineages, to contextualise disease, antibiotic resistance and vaccine impact. EBioMedicine May 2019
Kasstan B, Hampshire K, Guest C, Logan JG, Pinder M, Williams K, D'Alessandro U, Lindsay SW
Sniff and tell: the feasibility of using Bio-Detection Dogs as a mobile diagnostic intervention for asymptomatic malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. J Biosoc Sci May 2019
Kupers LK, Monnereau C, Sharp GC, Yousefi P, Salas LA, Ghantous A, Page CM, Reese SE, Wilcox AJ, Czamara D, Starling AP, Novoloaca A, Lent S, Roy R, Hoyo C, Breton CV, Allard C, Just AC, Bakulski KM, Holloway JW, Everson TM, Xu CJ, Huang RC, van der Plaat DA, Wielscher M, Merid SK, Ullemar V, Rezwan FI, Lahti J, van Dongen J, Langie SAS, Richardson TG, Magnus MC, Nohr EA, Xu Z, Duijts L, Zhao S, Zhang W, Plusquin M, DeMeo DL, Solomon O, Heimovaara JH, Jima DD, Gao L, Bustamante M, Perron P, Wright RO
Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in neonates reveals widespread differential DNA methylation associated with birthweight. Nat Commun 23 Apr 2019
Lackey KA, Williams JE, Meehan CL, Zachek JA, Benda ED, Price WJ, Foster JA, Sellen DW, Kamau-Mbuthia EW, Kamundia EW, Mbugua S, Moore SE, Prentice AM, K DG, Kvist LJ, Otoo GE, Garcia-Carral C, Jimenez E, Ruiz L, Rodriguez JM, Pareja RG, Bode L, McGuire MA, McGuire MK
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