Biosciences
An optimization of four SARS-CoV-2 qRT-PCR assays in a Kenyan laboratory to support the national COVID-19 rapid response teams.Mohammed KS, de Laurent ZR, Omuoyo DO, Lewa C, Gicheru E, Cheruiyot R, Bartilol B, Mutua S, Musyoki J, Gumba H, Mwacharo J, Riako D, Mwangi SJ, Gichuki BM, Nyamako L, Karani A, Karanja H, Mugo D, Gitonga JN, Njuguna S, Gumbi W, Tawa B, Tendwa M, Cheruiyot W, Sein Y, Nyambu JK, Patta SO, Thani TS, Maitha EK, Kitole B, Mwakinangu MS, Muslih BS, Otieno JO, Nyiro JU, Kiyuka P, Ndwiga L, Wamae K, Kimani D, Makale J, Morobe JM, Osoti V, Lambisia AW, Odundo C, Mwarumba S, Mutunga M, Bejon P, Tsofa B, Agoti CN, Ochola-Oyier LI
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:162
Funding and COVID-19 research priorities - are the research needs for Africa being met?.Antonio E, Alobo M, Tufet Bayona M, Marsh K, Norton A
AAS Open Res, (2020). 3:56
Antibody Responses to Crude Gametocyte Extract Predict Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Carriage in Kenya.Omondi BR, Muthui MK, Muasya WI, Orindi B, Mwakubambanya RS, Bousema T, Drakeley C, Marsh K, Bejon P, Kapulu MC
Front Immunol, (2020). 11:609474
Author Correction: Investigating the drivers of the spatio-temporal patterns of genetic differences between Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections in Kilifi County, Kenya.Malinga J, Mogeni P, Omedo I, Rockett K, Hubbart C, Jeffreys A, Williams TN, Kwiatkowski D, Bejon P, Ross A
Sci Rep, (2020). 10:22416
Plasma calprotectin as a biomarker of mortality at antiretroviral treatment initiation in advanced HIV - pilot study.Kamau FW, Gwela A, Nyerere AK, Riitho V, Njunge JM, Ngari MM, Prendergast AJ, Berkley JA
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:46
Malaria parasites hide in plain sight in the dry season.Bejon P
Nat Med, (2020). 26:1816-1818
Building momentum for malaria vaccine research and development: key considerations.Chitnis CE, Schellenberg D, Vekemans J, Asturias EJ, Bejon P, Collins KA, Crabb BS, Herrera S, Laufer M, Rabinovich NR, Roestenberg M, Shearley A, Tinto H, Wentworth M, O'Brien K, Alonso P
Malar J, (2020). 19:421
Trends in health workers' compliance with outpatient malaria case-management guidelines across malaria epidemiological zones in Kenya, 2010-2016.Amboko B, Stepniewska K, Macharia PM, Machini B, Bejon P, Snow RW, Zurovac D
Malar J, (2020). 19:406
Evaluating the impact of larviciding with Bti and community education and mobilization as supplementary integrated vector management interventions for malaria control in Kenya and Ethiopia.Mutero CM, Okoyo C, Girma M, Mwangangi J, Kibe L, Ng'ang'a P, Kussa D, Diiro G, Affognon H, Mbogo CM
Malar J, (2020). 19:390
Pooled testing conserves SARS-CoV-2 laboratory resources and improves test turn-around time: experience on the Kenyan Coast.Agoti CN, Mutunga M, Lambisia AW, Kimani D, Cheruiyot R, Kiyuka P, Lewa C, Gicheru E, Tendwa M, Said Mohammed K, Osoti V, Makale J, Tawa B, Odundo C, Cheruiyot W, Nyamu W, Gumbi W, Mwacharo J, Nyamako L, Otieno E, Amadi D, Thoya J, Karani A, Mugo D, Musyoki J, Gumba H, Mwarumba S, Gichuki BM, Njuguna S, Riako D, Mutua S, Gitonga JN, Sein Y, Bartilol B, Mwangi SJ, Omuoyo DO, Morobe JM, de Laurent ZR, Bejon P, Ochola-Oyier LI, Tsofa B
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:186
Modeling a Pandemic (COVID-19) Management Strategy for Urban Slums Using Social Geometry Framework.Onditi F, Obimbo M, Muchina SK, Nyadera I
Eur J Dev Res, (2020). 32:1450-1475
Profiles of Plasmodium falciparum infections detected by microscopy through the first year of life in Kintampo a high transmission area of Ghana.Botwe AK, Owusu-Agyei S, Asghar M, Hammar U, Oppong FB, Gyaase S, Dosoo D, Jakpa G, Boamah E, Twumasi MF, Osier F, Farnert A, Asante KP
PLoS One, (2020). 15:e0240814
The relationship between facility-based malaria test positivity rate and community-based parasite prevalence.Kamau A, Mtanje G, Mataza C, Malla L, Bejon P, Snow RW
PLoS One, (2020). 15:e0240058
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic: how have immunology societies contributed?.Osier F, Ting JPY, Fraser J, Lambrecht BN, Romano M, Gazzinelli RT, Bortoluci KR, Zamboni DS, Akbar AN, Evans J, Brown DE, Patel KD, Wu Y, Perez AB, Perez O, Kamradt T, Falk C, Barda-Saad M, Ariel A, Santoni A, Annunziato F, Cassatella MA, Kiyono H, Chereshnev V, Dieye A, Mbow M, Mbengue B, Niang MDS, Suchard M
Nat Rev Immunol, (2020). 20:594-602
Deliberately infecting healthy volunteers with malaria parasites: Perceptions and experiences of participants and other stakeholders in a Kenyan-based malaria infection study.Jao I, Marsh V, Che Chi P, Kapulu M, Hamaluba M, Molyneux S, Bejon P, Kamuya D
Bioethics, (2020). 34:819-832
Editorial: Regulation of Immunity to Parasitic Infections Endemic to Africa.Osier F, Uzonna JE
Front Immunol, (2020). 11:1159
An autoencoder and artificial neural network-based method to estimate parity status of wild mosquitoes from near-infrared spectra.Milali MP, Kiware SS, Govella NJ, Okumu F, Bansal N, Bozdag S, Charlwood JD, Maia MF, Ogoma SB, Dowell FE, Corliss GF, Sikulu-Lord MT, Povinelli RJ
PLoS One, (2020). 15:e0234557
Malaria infection, disease and mortality among children and adults on the coast of Kenya.Kamau A, Mtanje G, Mataza C, Mwambingu G, Mturi N, Mohammed S, Ong'ayo G, Nyutu G, Nyaguara A, Bejon P, Snow RW
Malar J, (2020). 19:210
Surveillance of Culicine Mosquitoes in Six Villages of Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, With Host Determinations From Blood-Fed Females.Munyao V, Karisa J, Munyao CM, Ngari M, Menza N, Peshu N, Rono M, Mbogo C, Mwangangi J
J Med Entomol, (2020). 57:1972-1982
Interferon-gamma polymorphisms and risk of iron deficiency and anaemia in Gambian children.Abuga KM, Rockett KA, Muriuki JM, Koch O, Nairz M, Sirugo G, Bejon P, Kwiatkowski DP, Prentice AM, Atkinson SH
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:40
