Biosciences
Genetic isolation drives divergent insecticide resistance between coastal and western Kenya Anopheles funestus populations.Polo B
Milanoi S
Omoke DN
Odhiambo CA
Nagi SC
Nwezeobi J
Makunin AI
Bodde M
Abong'o B
Midega J
Kamau L
Onguru D
Miles A
Lawniczak M
Ochomo E
Sci Rep, (2025). 15:35920
Controlled human malaria infection studies: insights into recent advances and key immunological and ethical implementation lessons.Ogwang R
Adan M
Bejon P
Kapulu MC
Front Immunol, (2025). 16:1672945
Assessing the Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Mutations on Antibody Binding: A Comparative Assessment of the Wuhan and JN.1 Variants' Full-Length Spikes in a Multiplex Luminex Assay.Waweru G
Nyakundi R
Kutima B
Owuor S
Konyino G
Gitonga J
Lugano D
Maina A
Musyoki J
Ochola L
Omondi M
Kariuki CK
Ogongo P
Mwachari C
Shee F
Agoti C
Sande C
Uyoga S
Kagucia E
Agweyu A
Bejon P
Scott JAG
Warimwe GM
Ochola-Oyier LI
Nyagwange J
Viruses, (2025). 17:
Induction of an early IFN-gamma cellular response and high plasma levels of SDF-1alpha are inversely associated with COVID-19 severity and residence in rural areas in Kenyan patients.Wanjiku P
Orindi B
Kimotho J
Sayed S
Shah R
Saleh M
Mwacharo J
Maronga C
Olouch V
Karanu A
Shah J
Nneka Z
Ochola-Oyier LI
Abdi AI
Dunachie S
Bejon P
Nduati EW
Ndungu FM
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0316967
Genomic and clinical epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenya: insights into variant circulation, reinfection, and multiple lineage importations during a post-pandemic wave.Lambisia AW
Katama EN
Moraa E
Mwita JM
Gallagher K
Mutunga M
Nyale E
Omungala J
Mwanga M
Murunga N
Nyiro J
Nyagwange J
Sande C
Bejon P
Githinji G
Dellicour S
Phan MVT
Cotten M
Ochola-Oyier LI
Holmes EC
Agoti CN
BMC Glob Public Health, (2025). 3:80
MALDI-TOF MS for identification of Afro-tropical secondary malaria vectors.Tuwei M
Karisa J
Wanjiku C
Kiuru C
Ondieki Z
Odongo T
Mure F
Otieno B
Meli P
Okoko M
Bartilol B
Gona R
Constantino L
Cole G
Anastacio T
Armazia R
Alves C
Rui P
Ramaita E
Rono M
Candrinho B
Mwangangi J
Mbogo C
Charlwood D
Saute F
Rabinovich R
Chaccour C
Maia MF
Malar J, (2025). 24:284
Volatile pyrethroid spatial repellents for preventing mosquito bites: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Chen I
Miller SL
Msellemu D
Lugenge AG
Swai JK
Achee N
Andres M
Bibbs CS
Chareonviriyaphap T
Charlwood JD
Devine G
Elman N
Fillinger U
Flores-Mendoza C
Gibson S
Govella N
Gowelo S
Horstmann S
Kawada H
Kline D
Lloyd A
Lobo NF
Maia MF
Mmbando A
Moreno-Gomez M
Morrison AC
Mponzi W
Mwanga EP
Njoroge M
Ogoma SB
Okumu FO
Opiyo M
Oumbouke WA
Paliga J
Pongsiri A
Ponlawat A
Saeaung M
Salazar F
Sangoro O
Stevenson JC
Sukkanon C
Syafruddin D
Tambwe MM
Tangena JA
Vajda EA
Vazquez-Prokopec G
Wagman JM
Yan C
Allen IE
Moore SJ
EBioMedicine, (2025). 119:105891
Advancing the course of HIV genomics research in Africa.Agamah FE
Arbuthnot P
Tindana P
Munung NS
Kasule M
Ghansah A
Mosepele M
Gaolathe T
Kekitiinwa A
Nduati E
Jumare J
Gomez-Olive FX
Liebenberg L
Dandara C
Osawe S
Julius R
Muzambi T
Natus T
Omumbo J
Mayne E
Abimiku A
Richardson S
Matshaba M
Skelton M
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10:
Making MALDI-TOF MS for entomological parameters accessible: A practical guide for in-house library creation.Karisa J
Tuwei M
Ominde K
Bartilol B
Ondieki Z
Musani H
Rono M
Mbogo C
Bejon P
Mwangangi J
Wanjiku C
Maia M
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0330605
Unique genetic signatures in HIV-1 subtype A1 and A1D recombinant envelope glycoprotein distinguish contemporary transmitted/founder viruses from historical strains in East Africa.Kato F
Kapaata A
Galiwango R
Nakyanzi A
Ndekezi C
Natwijuka F
Omara D
Obuku AE
Foley B
Kaleebu P
Nduati E
Balinda SN
Front Microbiol, (2025). 16:1632581
Ivermectin to Control Malaria - A Cluster-Randomized Trial.Chaccour C
Maia M
Kariuki M
Ruiz-Castillo P
Wanjiku C
Kasiwa L
Brazeal A
Casellas A
Ngama M
Onyango T
Elobolobo E
Kazungu K
Mael M
Wangari W
Nuru K
Otuko R
Sanz A
Ringera I
Matano A
Mitora S
Ribes M
Brew J
Gorski N
Nicolas P
Stanulovic S
Omondi I
Furnival-Adams J
Tunez L
Mbarak J
Vegove V
Yaa E
Mramba S
Kibet Y
Nyambura N
Rotich C
Wanjiru S
Vura M
Wanjiku F
Sam L
Collins L
Xia K
Hammann F
Saute F
Rudd M
Rist C
Jones C
Mwangangi J
Rabinovich NR
N Engl J Med, (2025). 393:362-375
R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine drives diverse immune responses in pre-exposed adults: insights from a phase IIb controlled human malaria infection trial.Kibwana E
Bundi C
Kimani D
Nyamako L
Keter K
Mutiso A
Ogwang R
Bellamy D
Rapi K
Bajer A
Provstgaard-Morys S
Stockdale L
Munoz O
Datoo MS
Lawrie A
Ramos-Lopez F
Roberts R
Hamaluba M
Hill AVS
Bejon P
Ewer KJ
Kapulu M
Front Immunol, (2025). 16:1620365
Aflatoxin exposure and mortality in acutely ill children: results from the CHAIN network cohort.Xia L
Wu H
Saleem AF
Mupere E
Lancioni C
Diallo H
Potani I
Ali SA
Voskuijl W
Chisti MJ
Shahid Asmsb
Timbwa M
Mwaringa S
Tigoi C
Ngari M
Singa B
Tickell KD
Njunge J
Bandsma R
Ahmed T
Berkley J
Walson JL
Gong Y
Routledge MN
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10:
Vaccine-induced responses to R21/Matrix-M - an analysis of samples from a phase 1b age de-escalation, dose-escalation trial.Bundi C
Bellamy D
Kibwana E
Nyamako L
Ogwang R
Keter K
Kimani D
Salman AM
Provstgaard-Morys S
Stockdale L
Hill AVS
Bejon P
Olotu A
Hamaluba M
Ewer KJ
Kapulu MC
Front Immunol, (2025). 16:1620366
Toxicity of ivermectin to bed bugs (Cimex hemipterus) and risk factors associated with infestation in Kwale County, coastal Kenya.Odongo T
Omondi I
Wanjiku C
Okoko M
Kiuru C
Kariuki M
Ringera I
Otieno B
Mure F
Furnival-Adams J
Gutierrez AS
Otuko R
Rabinovich NR
Mwangangi J
Chaccour C
Maia MF
Parasit Vectors, (2025). 18:269
Genomic surveillance reveals geographical heterogeneity and differences in known and novel insecticide resistance mechanisms in Anopheles arabiensis across Kenya.Polo B
Bennett KL
Barasa S
Brenas J
Agumba S
Mwangangi J
Wachira L
Kitur S
Matoke-Muhia D
Mburu DM
Ramaita E
Juma EO
Mbogo C
Ochomo E
Clarkson CS
Miles A
Kamau L
BMC Genomics, (2025). 26:599
Emergence and transmission dynamics of the FY.4 Omicron variant in Kenya.Musundi S
Mwanga M
Lambisia A
Morobe JM
Murunga N
Moraa E
Ndwiga L
Cheruiyot R
Musyoki J
Mutunga M
Guzman-Rincon LM
Sande C
Mwangangi J
Bejon P
Ochola-Oyier LI
Nokes DJ
Agoti CN
Nyiro J
Githinji G
Virus Evol, (2025). 11:veaf035
A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of standard care versus corticosteroids plus standard care for treatment of pneumonia in adults admitted to Kenyan hospitals (SONIA).Lucinde R
Abdi A
Orindi B
Mwakio S
Gathuri H
Onyango E
Chira S
Ogero M
Isaaka L
Shangala J
Oginga IN
Wachira A
Manuthu E
Kariuki H
Nyikuli J
Wekesa C
Otedo A
Bosire H
Okoth SB
Ongalo W
Mukabi D
Lusamba W
Muthui B
Kirui N
Adembesa I
Mithi C
Sood M
Ahmed N
Gituma B
Ongaki VB
Giabe M
Omondi C
Ombajo LA
Kagucia W
English M
Hamaluba M
Ochola-Oyier LI
Kamuya D
Bejon P
Agweyu A
Akech S
Etyang AO
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 7:269
Phenotypic and genotypic insecticide resistance profiles of main malaria vectors in Kwale county, coastal Kenya.Okoko M
Karisa J
Gona R
Odongo T
Otieno B
Yaa F
Bartilol B
Meli P
Ondieki Z
Tuwei M
Wanjiku C
Shee F
Chaccour C
Kiuru C
Maia MF
Malar J, (2025). 24:191
Profile: The Kenya Multi-Site Serosurveillance (KEMIS) collaboration.Kagucia EW
Voller S
Ziraba AK
Bigogo G
Munywoki PK
Makobu K
Nokes DJ
Nyagwange J
Orlendo C
Akech D
Sigilai A
Onyango C
Juma B
Herman-Roloff A
Munyua P
Apondi C
Lidechi S
Audi A
Ouma A
Aol G
Misore T
Nasimiyu C
Onyango D
Lo T
Kasera K
Jalang'o R
Kingwara L
Adetifa I
Etyang AO
Warimwe G
Agweyu A
Scott JAG
Gates Open Res, (2025). 8:60
