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Recent publications

Implementation strategies to improve outcomes in patients with established cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.Sanga, L. A. Hudson, J. A. Perkins, A. D. Murphy, A. Etyang, A. Perel, P. Shah, A. S. V.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004544

Genetic diversity and natural selection of Plasmodium falciparum Pf41 vaccine candidate in clinical isolates from Senegal.Sane, R. Sambe, B. S. Diagne, A. Faye, J. Sarr, F. D. Diaw, S. O. M. Sarr, I. Diatta, A. S. Diatta, H. A. M. Sembene, P. M. Vigan-Womas, I. Toure-Balde, A. Osier, F. Niang, M.
Sci Rep, (2025). 15:16516

Chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections in young Kenyan HIV-negative cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women: a multicentre cohort study.Sanders, E. J. Wahome, E. Otieno, F. Kimani, J. Bentzer, A. Okall, D. Nzioka, J. Gichuru, E. van der Elst, E. M. Bailey, R. C. Mehta, S. D. Graham, S. M.
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e098916

Spatial distribution and population structure of the invasive Anopheles stephensi in Kenya from 2022 to 2024.Samake, J. N. Athinya, D. K. Milanoi, S. Ramaita, E. Muchoki, M. Omondi, S. Abong'o, B. Matoke-Muhia, D. Mbogo, C. Keitany, K. Mukabana, W. R. Oyieke, F. Shieshia, M. Mburu, M. Ogoma, S. Nyawira, E. Wekesa, C. Bartilol, B. Rono, M. Maia, M. O'Meara, W. Kahindi, S. Rafferty, C. Schultz, J. S. Gutman, J. R. Gimnig, J. E. Zohdy, S. Ochomo, E.
Sci Rep, (2025). 15:19878

Application of a new highly multiplexed amplicon sequencing tool to evaluate Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial resistance and relatedness in individual and pooled samples from Dschang, Cameroon.Sadler, J. M. Simkin, A. Tchuenkam, V. P. K. Gerdes Gyuricza, I. Fola, A. A. Wamae, K. Assefa, A. Niare, K. Thwai, K. White, S. J. Moss, W. J. Dinglasan, R. R. Nsango, S. E. Tume, C. B. Parr, J. B. Ali, I. M. Bailey, J. A. Juliano, J. J.
Front Parasitol, (2025). 3:1509261

Prevention of wasting and nutritional oedema: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development.Ruel, M. T. Ashorn, P. Berkley, J. A. Dewey, K. G. Golden, K. Huybregts, L. McCaul, M. Naude, C. E. Weise Prinzo, Z. Daniel, A. I.
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10:

Spatially varying relationships between birth registration and influencing factors in Kenya, using a suite of geographically weighted regressions.Robert, B. N. Macharia, P. M. Lessani, M. N. Chepkurui, V. Kamau, J. Snow, R. W. Li, Z. Okiro, E. A.
Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol, (2025). 55:100764

Designing effectiveness and impact studies for respiratory syncytial virus immunisation in low- and middle-income countries.Reyburn, R. Russell, F. M. Munywoki, P. K. Franzel, L. Huong, T. T. G. Feikin, D. Bont, L. J.
Vaccine, (2025). 61:127397

Plasmodium falciparum reticulocyte-binding homologues are targets of human inhibitory antibodies and play a role in immune evasion.Reiling, L. Persson, K. E. M. McCallum, F. J. Gicheru, N. Kinyanjui, S. M. Chitnis, C. E. Fowkes, F. J. I. Marsh, K. Beeson, J. G.
Front Immunol, (2025). 16:1532451

The aetiologies, mortality, and disability of non-traumatic coma in African children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Ray, S. T. J. Fuller, C. E. Boubour, A. Tshimangani, T. Kafoteka, E. Muiruri-Liomba, A. Malenga, A. Tebulo, A. Pensulo, P. Gushu, M. B. Nielsen, M. Raees, M. Stockdale, E. Langton, J. Birbeck, G. L. Waithira, N. Bonnett, L. J. Henrion, M. Y. Fink, E. L. Postels, D. G. O'Brien, N. Page, A. L. Baron, E. Gordon, S. B. Molyneux, E. Dondorp, A. George, E. C. Maitland, K. Michael, B. D. Solomon, T. Chimalizeni, Y. Lalloo, D. G. Moxon, C. A. Taylor, T. Mallewa, M. Idro, R. Seydel, K. Griffiths, M. J.
Lancet Glob Health, (2025). 13:e1043-e1056

Protein-specific immune response elicited by the Shigella sonnei 1790GAHB GMMA-based candidate vaccine in adults with varying exposure to Shigella.Randall, A. Z. Conti, V. Nakakana, U. Liang, X. Teng, A. A. Di Pasquale, A. L. Kapulu, M. Frenck, R, Jr. Launay, O. Ferruzzi, P. Scire, A. S. Marchetti, E. Obiero, C. Pablo, J. V. Edgar, J. Bejon, P. Shandling, A. D. Campo, J. J. Yee, A. Martin, L. B. Podda, A. Micoli, F.
mSphere, (2025). 10:e0105724

Insecticide resistance intensity in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) from five malaria epidemiological zones in Kenya.Ramaita, E. Agumba, S. Mwangangi, J. Kitur, S. Wachira, L. Otieno, S. Mburu, D. Matoke-Muhia, D. Juma, E. Mbogo, C. Ochomo, E. Kamau, L.
Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis, (2025). 7:100252

Postdischarge health information tools and information needs for mothers of vulnerable newborns in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Rababeh, A. Paton, C. Grewal, G. Maina, J. M. English, M. Oluoch, D. Fuller, S. S. Papoutsi, C.
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e082824

Pathogenic oligomeric Tau alters neuronal RNA processes through the formation of nuclear heteromeric amyloids with RNA-binding protein Musashi1.Puangmalai, N. Aday, A. E. Samples, M. Bhatt, N. Cascio, F. L. Marcatti, M. Park, S. J. Fung, L. Jerez, C. Penalva, L. O. Zhao, Y. Hao, H. Lugano, D. Kayed, R. Montalbano, M.
Prog Neurobiol, (2025). 247:102742

Genetic isolation drives divergent insecticide resistance between coastal and western Kenya Anopheles funestus populations.Polo, B. Milanoi, S. Omoke, D. N. Odhiambo, C. A. Nagi, S. C. Nwezeobi, J. Makunin, A. I. Bodde, M. Abong'o, B. Midega, J. Kamau, L. Onguru, D. Miles, A. Lawniczak, M. Ochomo, E.
Sci Rep, (2025). 15:35920

Genomic surveillance reveals geographical heterogeneity and differences in known and novel insecticide resistance mechanisms in Anopheles arabiensis across Kenya.Polo, B. Bennett, K. L. Barasa, S. Brenas, J. Agumba, S. Mwangangi, J. Wachira, L. Kitur, S. Matoke-Muhia, D. Mburu, D. M. Ramaita, E. Juma, E. O. Mbogo, C. Ochomo, E. Clarkson, C. S. Miles, A. Kamau, L.
BMC Genomics, (2025). 26:599

Novel gastrointestinal tools (GI Tools) for evaluating gut functional capacity in adults with environmental enteropathy in Zambia and Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study protocol.Phiri, T. N. Weatherill, J. W. Monford-Sanchez, E. Serrano-Contreras, J. I. Melvin, C. Kunaka, M. Chisenga, I. Ngalande, P. Mweetwa, M. N. Besa, E. Haider, T. Mandal, N. Thompson, A. J. Edwards, C. A. Bourke, C. D. Robertson, R. C. Posma, J. M. Banda, R. Mwiinga, M. Kazhila, L. Katsidzira, L. Bwakura-Dangarembizi, M. Amadi, B. Garcia-Perez, I. Maitland, K. Marchesi, J. R. Morrison, D. J. Frost, G. Kelly, P.
F1000Res, (2025). 13:956

Small and sick newborn care: Changes in service readiness scoring between baseline and 2023 for 65 neonatal units implementing with NEST360 in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania.Penzias, R. E. Ogero, M. O. Tillya, R. Kassim, I. Dosunmu, O. Odedere, O. Mwaniki, H. Ochieng, V. O. Mochache, D. Ngwala, S. K. Zimba, E. Soko, G. T. Bohne, C. Gathara, D. Cross, J. H. Shabani, J. Paul, C. Shamba, D. Masanja, H. Salim, N. Osuagwu, C. Idowu, A. Ogueji, I. A. Tongo, O. Okunlola Ogunsola, O. Ezeaka, V. C. Rashid, E. Okello, G. Wainaina, J. Macharia, W. M. Chiume, M. Chalira, A. Dube, Q. Gicheha, E. Molyneux, E. M. Alooh, M. Cousens, S. Oden, M. Richards-Kortum, R. Lawn, J. E. Ohuma, E. O.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004367

Small for gestational age subgroups have differential morbidity, growth, and neurodevelopment at age 2: the INTERBIO-21(st) Newborn Study.Papageorghiou, A. T. Restrepo-Mendez, M. C. McGready, R. Barros, F. C. Nosten, F. Munim, S. Ochieng, R. Craik, R. Barsosio, H. C. Berkley, J. A. Carvalho, M. Fernandes, M. Cheikh Ismail, L. Lambert, A. Norris, S. A. Ohuma, E. O. Stein, A. Tshivuila-Matala, C. O. O. Winsey, A. Bhutta, Z. A. Kennedy, S. H. Villar, J.
Am J Obstet Gynecol, (2025). 233:496 e1-496 e16

"They recognize me as a doctor": A peer mobilisation training programme to promote oral HIV self-testing and referral for acute HIV infection screening among gay and bisexual men and transgender women in coastal Kenya, an exploratory study.Palmer, S. Dijkstra, M. Kigoro, A. Mohamed, K. Mukuria, N. Mahmoud, S. Gichuru, E. van der Elst, E. M. Sanders, E. J.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0322255