Recent publications

Effects of larval exposure to sublethal doses of ivermectin on adult fitness and susceptibility to ivermectin in Anopheles gambiae s.s.Kiuru C, Ominde K, Muturi M, Babu L, Wanjiku C, Chaccour C, Maia MF
Parasit Vectors, (2023). 16:293

Polydrug Use among Students in a Public University in a Lower Middle-Income Country.Jelagat J, Budambula NLM, Ngari M, Budambula V
Biomed Res Int, (2023). 2023:8085588

Antibody responses to rVSV-ZEBOV vaccination for Ebola virus disease across doses and continents: five-year durability.Huttner A, Agnandji ST, Engler O, Hooper JW, Kwilas S, Ricks K, Clements TL, Jonsdottir HR, Nakka SS, Rothenberger S, Kremsner P, Z�st R, Medaglini D, Ottenhoff T, Harandi AM, Ca S
Clin Microbiol Infect, (2023). S1198-743X:00409-3

Topical repellents for malaria prevention.Gabald�n Figueira JC, Wagah MG, Adipo LB, Wanjiku C, Maia MF
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, (2023). 8:Cd015422

Quality of inpatient paediatric and newborn care in district hospitals - Authors' reply.English M, Aluvaala J, Maina M, Duke T, Irimu G
Lancet Glob Health, (2023). 11:e1514-e1515

National prevalence and risk factors for tungiasis in Kenya.Elson L, Kamau C, Koech S, Muthama C, Gachomba G, Sinoti E, Chondo E, Mburu E, Wakio M, Lore J, Maia M, Adetifa I, Orindi B, Bejon P, Fillinger U
Infect Dis Poverty, (2023). 12:85

A rapid review of community engagement and informed consent processes for adaptive platform trials and alternative design trials for public health emergencies.Davies A, Ormel I, Bernier A, Harriss E, Mumba N, Gobat N, Schwartz L, Cheah PY
Wellcome Open Res, (2023). 8:194

Neurocognitive outcomes of children exposed to and living with HIV aged 3-5 years in Kilifi, Kenya.Chongwo EJ, Wedderburn CJ, Nyongesa MK, Sigilai A, Mwangi P, Thoya J, Odhiambo R, Ngombo K, Kabunda B, Newton CR, Abubakar A
Front Reprod Health, (2023). 5:1193183

Prostration and the prognosis of death in African children with severe malaria.Agnandji ST, Recker M, Mordm�ller B, Gl�ckner S, Adegnika AA, Lell B, Otieno L, Otieno W, Owusu-Agyei S, Asante KP, Agbenyega T, Ansong D, Macete E, Aide P, Sorgho H, Tinto H, Mturi N, Lusingu JPA, Gesase S, Hoffman I, Masoud NS, Newton CR, Bojang K, Krause G, Kremsner PG
Int J Infect Dis, (2023). 134:240-247

Severe anaemia, iron deficiency, and susceptibility to invasive bacterial infections.Abuga KM, Nairz M, MacLennan CA, Atkinson SH
Wellcome Open Res, (2023). 8:48

GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture.International League Against Epilepsy Consortium on Complex Epilepsies
Nat Genet, (2023). 55:1471-1482

A network of empirical ethics teams embedded in research programmes across multiple sites: opportunities and challenges in contributing to COVID-19 research and responses.Ngwenya N, Ilo Van Nuil J, Nyirenda D, Chambers M, Cheah PY, Seeley J, Chi P, Mafuleka L, Nkosi B, Kamuya D, Davies A, Schneiders ML, Mumba N, Dlamini S, Desmond N, Marsh V, Rippon D, Parker M, Molyneux S
Wellcome Open Res, (2022). 7:48

Genome-wide identification and phenotypic characterization of seizure-associated copy number variations in 741,075 individuals.Montanucci L, Lewis-Smith D, Collins RL, Niestroj LM, Parthasarathy S, Xian J, Ganesan S, Macnee M, Brünger T, Thomas RH, Talkowski M, Helbig I, Leu C, Lal D
Nat Commun, (2023). 14:4392

Transgender women in Kenya experience greater stigma, depressive symptoms, alcohol and drug use and risky sexual practices than cis-gendered men who have sex with men.Mehta SD, Otieno FO, Kimani J, Wahome E, Okal D, Roy A, van der Elst E, Graham SM, Sanders EJ, Bailey RC
BMC Public Health, (2023). 23:1493

Design and implementation of a community-based mother-to-mother peer support programme for the follow-up of low birthweight infants in rural western Kenya.Wright JL, Achieng F, Tindi L, Patil M, Boga M, Kimani M, Barsosio HC, Juma D, Kiige L, Manu A, Kariuki S, Mathai M, Nabwera HM
Front Pediatr, (2023). 11:1173238

The Economic Burden of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Amongst Health Care Workers in the First Year of the Pandemic in Kenya, Colombia, Eswatini, and South Africa..Wang H, Zeng H, Kabubei KM, Rasanathan J, Kazungu J, Ginindza S, Mtshali S, Salinas LE, McClelland A, Buissonniere M, Lee CT, Chuma J, Veillard J, Matsebula T, Chopra M
World Bank Report, (2023). :1-54

Effects of transfusing older red blood cells and platelets on obstetric patient outcomes: A retrospective cohort study.Obonyo NG, Lu LY, White NM, Sela DP, Rachakonda RH, Teo D, Tunbridge M, Sim B, See Hoe LE, Fanning JP, Tung JP, McKnoulty M, Bassi GL, Suen JY, Fraser JF
Int J Gynaecol Obstet, (2024). 164:184-191

Assessment of gestational age at antenatal care visits among Kenyan women to inform delivery of a maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in low- and middle-income countries.Nyiro JU, Nyawanda BO, Bukusi E, Mureithi MW, Murunga N, Nokes DJ, Bigogo G, Otieno NA, Opere VA, Ouma A, Pecenka C, Munywoki PK
Wellcome Open Res, (2023). 8:154

Phenotype and genetic analysis of data collected within the first year of NeuroDev.Kipkemoi P, Kim HA, Christ B, O'Heir E, Allen J, Austin-Tse C, Baxter S, Brand H, Bryant S, Buser N, de Menil V, Eastman E, Murugasen S, Galvin A, Kombe M, Ngombo A, Mkubwa B, Mwangi P, Kipkoech C, Lovgren A, MacArthur DG, Melly B, Mwangasha K, Martin A, Nkambule LL, Sanchis-Juan A, Singer-Berk M, Talkowski ME, VanNoy G, van der Merwe C, Newton C, O'Donnell-Luria A, Abubakar A, Donald KA, Robinson EB
Neuron, (2023). S0896-6273:00470-1

Assessing the choice of National Health Insurance Fund contracted outpatient facilities in Kenya: A qualitative study.Kazungu J, Nonvignon J, Quaife M, Barasa E
Int J Health Plann Manage, (2023). 38:1555-1568