Publications

Clinical Research

Pf8: an open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 33,325 worldwide samples.Abdel Hamid MM, Abdelraheem MH, Acheampong DO, Adam I, Aide P, Ajibaye O, Ali M, Almagro-Garcia J, Amambua-Ngwa A, Amenga-Etego L, Aniebo I, Aninagyei E, Ansah F, Apinjoh TO, Ariani CV, Auburn S, Awandare GA, Balmer A, Bejon P, Boene S, Bwire G, Candrinho B, Chidimatembue A, Chindavongsa K, Comiche K, Conway D, Dara A, Diakite M, Djimde A, Dondorp A, Doumbia S, Drury E, Fanello CA, Ferdig M, Figueroa K, Gamboa D, Golassa L, Gonçalves S, Guindo MDA, Hamaluba M, Hanboonkunupakarn B, Howe K, Hussien M, Imwong M, Ishengoma D, Jeans J, Kabaghe A, Kamuhabwa A, Kindermans JM, Konate DS, Kwiatkowski DP, Lee C, Lee SK, Lee SJ, Ley B, Llanos-Cuentas A, Marfurt J, Matambisso G, Maude RR, Maude RJ, Mayor A, Mayxay M, Maïga-Ascofaré O, McCann RS, Miles A, Miotto O, Mohamed AO, Morang'a CM, Murie K, Ngasala BE, Nguyen TN, Nolasco O, Nosten F, Noviyanti R, O'Connor Í Oboh M, Ochola-Oyier LI, Olufunke Falade C, Olukosi A, Olumide A, Olusola FI, Onyamboko MA, Oriero EC, Oyibo WA, Pannebaker D, Pearson RD, Phiri K, van der Pluijm RW, Price RN, Quang HH, Rajkumar Devaraju V, Randrianarivelojosia M, Ranford-Cartwright L, Rayner JC, Rovira-Vallbona E, Rowlands K, Ruano-Rubio V, Sanchez JF, Saúte F, Shettima S, da Silva C, Simpson VJ, Suddaby S, Takken W, Thu AM, Toure M, Unlu E, Valdivia HO, van Vugt M, Waithira N, Wellems T, Wendler J, White N, Wuendrich Ogidan R
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 10:325

Oesophageal cancer and its associated factors among patients attending surgical and oncology clinics at Garissa County Referral Hospital, Kenya: a case-control study.Bashir A, Ngari M, Otieno B, Y'Dhidha AMjidho M, Abdullahi O, Kariuki SM
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e097376

A Pragmatic Trial of Glucocorticoids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia.Lucinde RK, Gathuri H, Mwaniki P, Orindi B, Otieno EO, Mwakio S, Mulemi L, Isaaka L, Shangala J, Saisi M, Isinde E, Oginga IN, Wachira AW, Manuthu E, Kariuki H, Asaava P, Nyikuli J, Wekesa C, Otedo A, Bosire H, Okoth SB, Ongalo W, Mukabi DM, Lusamba W, Muthui B, Adembesa I, Mithi C, Sood M, Aliyan NA, Gituma B, Matiko MG, Omondi CA, Ombajo LA, Kirui N, Ochola L, Abdi AI, Kagucia EW, English M, Hamaluba M, Ochola-Oyier I, Kamuya D, Bejon P, Barasa E, Agweyu A, Akech S, Etyang AO
N Engl J Med, (2025). :

Plasma folate dynamics in Plasmodium falciparum-infected African children treated with artemisinin combination therapy and single low-dose primaquine or placebo.Ajayi S, Onyamboko MA, Olupot-Olupot P, Ayuen DS, Chimjinda N, Taya C, Williams TN, Uyoga S, Maitland K, Fanello C, Day NPJ, Mukaka M, Taylor WRJ
Malar J, (2025). 24:342

Peer-assisted HIV partner notification services to strengthen index partner testing for newly diagnosed men who have sex with men in coastal Kenya.Adrian H, Dijkstra M, Mahmoud S, Mohamed K, Gichuru E, Sanders EJ, Operario D, van der Elst EM
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0333707

The relationship between lifetime trauma exposure and psychosis in a multi-country case-control study in Africa.Stevenson A, Misra S, Girma E, Akena D, Alemayehu M, Ametaj AA, Gelaye B, Gichuru S, Kariuki SM, Koenen KC, Kwobah EK, Kyebuzibwa J, Mwema RM, Newman CP, Newton CRJC, Ongeri L, Pretorius A, Sharma M, Stein DJ, Stroud RE, 2nd Teferra S, Zingela Z, Atwoli L
SSM Ment Health, (2025). 7:

Heterozygous pathogenic variants in the splicing factor SF1 lead to a large spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders.Bou-Rouphael J, Cospain A, Courtin T, Keren B, Marie C, Lesieur-Sebellin M, Heron D, de Sainte Agathe JM, Heide S, Lejeune E, Quelin C, Lecoquierre F, Nizon M, Isidor B, Besnard T, Cogne B, Latypova X, Levy J, Joset P, Steindl K, Palomares-Bralo M, Santos-Simarro F, Thomas MA, Abubakar A, Lynch SA, Müller AJ, Haack TB, Zenker M, Parker M, Clossick E, Spiller M, Crookes R, Holder-Espinasse M, Bayat A, Møller RS, Mieszczanek TS, de la Grange P, Buratti J, Marijon P, Ataf S, Gavin R, Parras C, Hassan BA, Mignot C, El Khattabi L
Am J Hum Genet, (2025). :

Antimicrobial Usage Among Acutely Ill Hospitalized Children Aged 2‒23 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.Tigoi C, Bourdon C, Ngari M, Musyimi R, Timbwa M, Mwaringa S, Ngao N, Maronga C, Mburu M, Ndirangu A, Arif F, Kazi Z, Ejaz MS, Saleem AF, Singa BO, Mupere E, Shahid Asmsb Khan AF, Chisti MJ, Ahmed T, Lancioni C, Diallo A, Voskuijl W, Bandsma RH, Tickell KD, Sukhtanar P, Walson JL, Stoesser N, Berkley JA
Open Forum Infect Dis, (2025). 12:ofaf487

Cardiac output measurement in Malawian children ages 2 months-12 years hospitalised with severe anaemia (COM-TRACT).Chintolo E, Connon R, George EC, Chagaluka G, M'Baya B, Walker AS, Kennedy N, Maitland K
Int Health, (2025). :

Accounting for clustering for self-reported outcomes in the design and analysis of population-based surveys: A case study of estimation of prevalence of epilepsy in Nairobi, Kenya.Mwanga DM, Kipchirchir IC, Muhua GO, Newton CR, Kadengye DT
Front Res Metr Anal, (2025). 10:1583476

Assessing the impact of tungiasis on children's quality of life in Kenya.Elson L, Otieno B, Matharu AK, Riithi N, Chongwo EJ, Mutebi F, Feldmeier H, Krücken J, Fillinger U, Abubakar A
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, (2025). 19:e0012606

Contextualization and adaptation of the child and adolescent mental and behavioural disorders module of the mhGAP-IG in Kilifi and Nairobi counties in Kenya.Mkubwa B, Angwenyi V, Pacione L, Nzioka B, John M, Kibirige N, Gichuki J, Newton CR, Sijbrandij M, Abubakar A
Glob Ment Health (Camb), (2025). 12:e92

Epidemiological dynamics of influenza B virus across multiple seasons in Kenya and Uganda inferred from sequence data, 2010-2021.Nyarango BK, Owuor DC, Isoe E, Mutunga M, Cheruiyot R, Katama EN, Makori T, Lambisia A, Nyiro J, Githinji G, Kiguli S, Olupot-Olupot P, Maitland K, Agoti CN
BMC Infect Dis, (2025). 25:1080

Getting back on track to meet global anaemia reduction targets: a Lancet Haematology Commission.Atkinson SH, Suchdev PS, Bode M, Carducci B, Cerami C, Mwangi MN, Namaste S, Winichagoon P, Leung S, Mutua AM, Abuga KM, Angeles-Agdeppa I, Blythe R, Carvalho N, Cepeda-Lopez A, Cross JH, de Pee S, Di Ruggiero E, Fanzo J, Gentilini U, Gichohi-Wainaina WN, Glover-Wright C, Gomes F, Hess S, Holloway-Brown J, Joof F, Karakochuk C, Kassebaum NJ, Larson L, Mettananda S, Muriuki JM, Mwangome M, Ohuma EO, Oliver V, Perumal N, Phiri K, Samuel F, Sinharoy S, Tizifa T, Valleriani G, van Zutphen-Küffer KG, Vasta F, Verhoef H, Wang Y, Yadav K, Yang Z, Young M, Zimmermann MB, Pasricha SR
Lancet Haematol, (2025). :

Validity and reliability of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-country comparison study.Korte KJ, Hook K, Stroud R, Ametaj A, Sharma M, Mountcastle H, Alemayehu B, Amare B, Alemu AA, Birhanu R, Girma E, Milkias B, Yared M, Jaguga F, Mmochi J, Omari F, Guma E, Kutessa H, Kwagala C, Nakuya H, Naisanga M, Akena D, Atwoli L, Kariuki S, Newton CRJC, Zingela Z, Stein DJ, Solomon T, Koenen KC, Gelaye B
Psychol Med, (2025). 55:e254

Application of machine learning in early childhood development research: a scoping review.Benson FN, Chelangat D, Brink W, Mwangala PN, Waljee AK, Moyer CA, Abubakar A
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e100358

Infants less than 6 months of age at risk of poor growth and development: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development.Kerac M, Ashorn P, Berkley JA, Borg B, Castro MC, Deconinck H, Dent N, Khalid R, Kumar P, McCaul M, Naude CE, Daniel AI, Chad NJ
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10:

Addressing prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema in children requires an improved evidence base on resource use and cost-effectiveness of interventions.Huybregts L, Berkley JA, Castro MC, Dewey KG, Golden K, Jemutai J, Naude CE, McCaul M, Daniel AI
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10:

Infants and children 6-59 months of age with severe wasting and/or nutritional oedema: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development.Thompson DS, Kumar P, Alsadeeq A, Khalid R, Deconinck H, Berkley JA, Bandsma RHJ, Dent N, Trehan I, Kerac M, Naude CE, Daniel AI
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10:

Prevention of wasting and nutritional oedema: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development.Ruel MT, Ashorn P, Berkley JA, Dewey KG, Golden K, Huybregts L, McCaul M, Naude CE, Weise Prinzo Z, Daniel AI
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10: