Publications

Biosciences

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

Effectiveness of Rotarix ((R)) vaccine in Africa in the first decade of progressive introduction, 2009-2019: systematic review and meta-analysis.Murunga N, Otieno PG, Maia M, Agoti CN
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:187

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

Turning Discoveries into Treatments: Immunology in Africa.Osier FHA, Mwandumba HC, Gray CM
Trends Immunol, (2020). 41:1051-1053

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

Naturally Acquired Rift Valley Fever Virus Neutralizing Antibodies Predominantly Target the Gn Glycoprotein.Wright D, Allen ER, Clark MHA, Gitonga JN, Karanja HK, Hulswit RJG, Taylor I, Biswas S, Marshall J, Mwololo D, Muriuki J, Bett B, Bowden TA, Warimwe GM
iScience, (2020). 23:101669

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

Evaluating effectiveness of screening house eaves as a potential intervention for reducing indoor vector densities and malaria prevalence in Nyabondo, western Kenya.Ng'ang'a PN, Okoyo C, Mbogo C, Mutero CM
Malar J, (2020). 19:341

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

Plasma proteomics reveals markers of metabolic stress in HIV infected children with severe acute malnutrition.Gonzales GB, Njunge JM, Gichuki BM, Wen B, Potani I, Voskuijl W, Bandsma RHJ, Berkley JA
Sci Rep, (2020). 10:11235

Enhancing science preparedness for health emergencies in Africa through research capacity building.Kinyanjui S, Fonn S, Kyobutungi C, Vicente-Crespo M, Bonfoh B, Ndungu T, Sewankambo NK, Djimde AA, Gaye O, Chirwa T, Musenge E, Elliot A, Nakanjako D, Chibanda D, Awandare G
BMJ Glob Health, (2020). 5:e003072

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