Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

Defining childhood severe falciparum malaria for intervention studies.Bejon, P. Berkley, J. A. Mwangi, T. Ogada, E. Mwangi, I. Maitland, K. Williams, T. Scott, J. A. English, M. Lowe, B. S. Peshu, N. Newton, C. R. Marsh, K.
PLoS Med, (2007). 4:e251

Positive replication and linkage disequilibrium mapping of the chromosome 21q22.1 malaria susceptibility locus.Khor, C. C. Vannberg, F. O. Chapman, S. J. Walley, A. Aucan, C. Loke, H. White, N. J. Peto, T. Khor, L. K. Kwiatkowski, D. Day, N. Scott, A. Berkley, J. A. Marsh, K. Peshu, N. Maitland, K. Williams, T. N. Hill, A. V.
Genes Immun, (2007). 8:570-6

Validation of nasopharyngeal sampling and culture techniques for detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children in Kenya.Abdullahi, O. Wanjiru, E. Musyimi, R. Glass, N. Scott, J. A.
J Clin Microbiol, (2007). 45:3408-10

Antibodies among men and children to placental-binding Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes that express var2csa.Beeson, J. G. Ndungu, F. Persson, K. E. Chesson, J. M. Kelly, G. L. Uyoga, S. Hallamore, S. L. Williams, T. N. Reeder, J. C. Brown, G. V. Marsh, K.
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (2007). 77:22-8

Understanding the transmission dynamics of respiratory syncytial virus using multiple time series and nested models.White, L. J. Mandl, J. N. Gomes, M. G. Bodley-Tickell, A. T. Cane, P. A. Perez-Brena, P. Aguilar, J. C. Siqueira, M. M. Portes, S. A. Straliotto, S. M. Waris, M. Nokes, D. J. Medley, G. F.
Math Biosci, (2007). 209:222-39

A Mal functional variant is associated with protection against invasive pneumococcal disease, bacteremia, malaria and tuberculosis.Khor, C. C. Chapman, S. J. Vannberg, F. O. Dunne, A. Murphy, C. Ling, E. Y. Frodsham, A. J. Walley, A. J. Kyrieleis, O. Khan, A. Aucan, C. Segal, S. Moore, C. E. Knox, K. Campbell, S. J. Lienhardt, C. Scott, A. Aaby, P. Sow, O. Y. Grignani, R. T. Sillah, J. Sirugo, G. Peshu, N. Williams, T. N. Maitland, K. Davies, R. J. Kwiatkowski, D. P. Day, N. P. Yala, D. Crook, D. W. Marsh, K. Berkley, J. A. O'Neill, L. A. Hill, A. V.
Nat Genet, (2007). 39:523-8

Mathematical model of the antibody response to hepatitis B vaccines: implications for reduced schedules.Wilson, J. N. Nokes, D. J. Medley, G. F. Shouval, D.
Vaccine, (2007). 25:3705-12

The haptoglobin 2-2 genotype is associated with a reduced incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children on the coast of Kenya.Atkinson, S. H. Mwangi, T. W. Uyoga, S. M. Ogada, E. Macharia, A. W. Marsh, K. Prentice, A. M. Williams, T. N.
Clin Infect Dis, (2007). 44:802-9

Characterization of a Plasmodium falciparum macrophage-migration inhibitory factor homologue.Cordery, D. V. Kishore, U. Kyes, S. Shafi, M. J. Watkins, K. R. Williams, T. N. Marsh, K. Urban, B. C.
J Infect Dis, (2007). 195:905-12

Sickle cell disease in Africa: burden and research priorities.Makani, J. Williams, T. N. Marsh, K.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol, (2007). 101:3-14

The preventable burden of pneumococcal disease in the developing world.Scott, J. A.
Vaccine, (2007). 25:2398-405

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)..Junge, S. Nokes, D.J. Simoes, E.A.F. Weber, M.W.
Encyclopaedia of Public Health, (2007). :

Respiratory syncytial virus disease burden in the developing world.Nokes, D.J.
Perspectives in Medical Virology: Respiratory Syncytial Virus , (2007). :183-230

The frequency of BDCA3-positive dendritic cells is increased in the peripheral circulation of Kenyan children with severe malaria.Urban, B. C. Cordery, D. Shafi, M. J. Bull, P. C. Newbold, C. I. Williams, T. N. Marsh, K.
Infect Immun, (2006). 74:6700-6

Human red blood cell polymorphisms and malaria.Williams, T. N.
Curr Opin Microbiol, (2006). 9:388-94

Red blood cell defects and malaria.Williams, T. N.
Mol Biochem Parasitol, (2006). 149:121-7

Immunization coverage and risk factors for failure to immunize within the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Kenya after introduction of new Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis b virus antigens.Ndiritu, M. Cowgill, K. D. Ismail, A. Chiphatsi, S. Kamau, T. Fegan, G. Feikin, D. R. Newton, C. R. Scott, J. A.
BMC Public Health, (2006). 6:132

Co-inheritance of alpha+-thalassaemia and sickle trait results in specific effects on haematological parameters.Wambua, S. Mwacharo, J. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. Williams, T. N.
Br J Haematol, (2006). 133:206-9

Frequencies of peripheral blood myeloid cells in healthy Kenyan children with alpha+ thalassemia and the sickle cell trait.Urban, B. C. Shafi, M. J. Cordery, D. V. Macharia, A. Lowe, B. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N.
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (2006). 74:578-84

The effect of alpha+-thalassaemia on the incidence of malaria and other diseases in children living on the coast of Kenya.Wambua, S. Mwangi, T. W. Kortok, M. Uyoga, S. M. Macharia, A. W. Mwacharo, J. K. Weatherall, D. J. Snow, R. W. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N.
PLoS Med, (2006). 3:e158