Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

Misclassification of malaria as pneumonia in children in sub-Saharan Africa.Bottomley C, Kamau A, Awori JO, Driscoll AJ, Park DE, Sow SO, Tapia MD, Kotloff KL, Ebruke BE, Antonio M, Howie SRC, Hayes RJ, Scott JAG
Int J Epidemiol, (2025). 54:

Rethinking the evidence on COVID-19 in Africa.Bejon P, Agweyu A, Ochola-Oyier LI, Hamaluba M, Kamuya D, Kinyanjui S, Barasa E
Lancet Infect Dis, (2025). :

Predictors of HIV testing and status disclosure among young adolescents in postconflict settings: findings from a pre-post study design in Nimule per-urban town of South Sudan.Bojo S, Kokwaro G, Agweyu A
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e094008

Investigating the dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in expectant women under intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Kilifi, study protocol.Kiyuka PK, Muricho M, Ouma N, Muiruri C, Nyaguara A, Rono M, Oyier I, Hamaluba M
Open Res Eur, (2025). 5:60

Uptake and determinants of routine immunization among vulnerable children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.Chege CK, Karanja S, Ogallo W, Were F, van Hensbroek MB, Agweyu A
Vaccine, (2025). 54:127021

Hepatitis B Core-Related Antigen Point-of-Care Tests as a Risk Stratification Tool for Treatment Eligibility: Experience From Kenya.Downs LO, Okanda D, Chirro O, Zaharani M, Safari B, Aliyan N, Andersson MI, Tanaka Y, Etyang AO, Shimakawa Y, Githinji G, Matthews PC
Open Forum Infect Dis, (2025). 12:ofaf125

Pilot implementation of short message service for randomisation in a multisite pragmatic factorial clinical trial in Kenya.Chepkirui M, Kimego D, Nzioki C, Jowi E, Opondo C, Agweyu A
Pilot Feasibility Stud, (2025). 11:29

Comparing HemoCue® and Quantitative Buffy Coat® and Coulter Counter-measured haemoglobin concentrations in African children with acute uncomplicated malaria: a Bland-Altman analysis.Ayuen DS, Olupot-Olupot P, Muhindo R, Onyamboko MA, Ajayi S, Chimjinda N, Taya C, Uyoga S, Williams TN, Maitland K, Fanello C, Day NPJ, Taylor WR, Mukaka M
Malar J, (2025). 24:77

Comparing HemoCue® and Quantitative Buffy Coat® and Coulter Counter-measured haemoglobin concentrations in African children with acute uncomplicated malaria: a Bland-Altman analysis.Ayuen DS, Olupot-Olupot P, Muhindo R, Onyamboko MA, Ajayi S, Chimjinda N, Taya C, Uyoga S, Williams TN, Maitland K, Fanello C, Day NPJ, Taylor WR, Mukaka M
Malar J, (2025). 24:77

Investigating the role of cytomegalovirus as a cause of stillbirths and child deaths in low and middle-income countries through postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling.Velaphi S, Madewell ZJ, Tippett-Barr B, Blau DM, Rogena EA, Lala SG, Mahtab S, Swart PJ, Akelo V, Onyango D, Otieno K, Rogena EA, Were JA, Bassat Q, Carrilho C, Mandomando I, Torres-Fernandez D, Varo R, Luke R, Moses F, Nwajiobi-Princewill P, Ogbuanu IU, Ojulong J, El Arifeen S, Gurley ES, Assefa N, Gedefa L, Madrid L, Scott JAG, Wale H, Juma J, Keita AM, Kotloff KL, Sow SO, Tapia MD, Mutevedzi P, Whitney CG, Madhi SA
Clin Infect Dis, (2025). :

Development of an oral regimen of unithiol for the treatment of snakebite envenoming: a phase 1 open-label dose-escalation safety trial and pharmacokinetic analysis in healthy Kenyan adults.Abouyannis M, Nyambura YK, Ngome S, Riako D, Musyoki J, Muiruri C, Orindi B, Else L, Amara A, Dickinson L, Clare RH, Albulescu LO, Westhorpe AP, Kool J, Adetifa I, Ndungu FM, FitzGerald R, Khoo S, Lalloo DG, Casewell NR, Hamaluba M
EBioMedicine, (2025). 113:105600

Catastrophic expenditure associated with childhood hospitalisation for acute illness in Kenya and Uganda: a cross-sectional study.Jemutai J, Njuguna RG, Laurence YV, Murunga S, Ogwang C, Mwaringa S, Mwalekwa L, Timbwa M, Paasi G, Olupot-Olupot P, Juma M, Thitiri J, Ngao N, Singa B, Mukisa J, Mupere E, Lancioni C, Sukhtankar P, Tickell KD, Fakhar Uddin M, Molyneux S, Walson JL, Vassall A, Berkley J
BMJ Public Health, (2025). 3:e001173

Evaluating the level of knowledge of HIV prevention methods and associated socio-demographic factors among adolescents before and after participating in health education in Nimule town of South Sudan.Bojo S, Kokwaro G, Agweyu A
BMC Public Health, (2025). 25:746

Effect of nutritional supplementation with lipid-based therapeutic food on body composition of non-severely malnourished African children aged 6-59 months hospitalized with severe pneumonia.Nalwanga D, Musiime V, Kiguli S, Olupot-Olupot P, Alaroker F, Opoka R, Tagoola A, Mnjala H, Mogaka C, Nabawanuka E, Giallongo E, Karamagi C, Briend A, Maitland K
J Trop Pediatr, (2025). 71:

Molecular Analysis of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Group B Strains Isolated in Kenya Before and During the Emergence of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1.Wangui J, Gachara G, Mobegi V, Agoti C, Otieno J, Opanda S, Opot B, Ngeranwa JN, Njeru R, Bulimo W
Influenza Other Respir Viruses, (2025). 19:e70082

Prevalence and Predictors of Adverse Birth Outcomes and Their Implications in Assessing the Safety of New Maternal Vaccines in Kenya.Nyiro JU, Bukusi E, Mureithi MW, Walumbe D, Nyaguara A, Kipkoech C, Nyawanda B, Bigogo G, Otieno N, Aol G, Audi A, Murunga N, Berkley JA, Nokes DJ, Munywoki PK
Pediatr Infect Dis J, (2025). 44:S114-s118

Characterising the asynchronous resurgence of common respiratory viruses following the COVID-19 pandemic.Zhao C, Zhang T, Guo L, Sun S, Miao Y, Yung CF, Tomlinson J, Stolyarov K, Shchomak Z, Poovorawan Y, Nokes DJ, Muñoz-Almagro C, Mandelboim M, Keck JW, Langley JM, Heikkinen T, Deng J, Colson P, Chakhunashvili G, Caballero MT, Bont L, Feikin DR, Nair H, Wang X, Li Y
Nat Commun, (2025). 16:1610

Pathogens don't respect politicians: US federal disruption poses a new threat to global public health.Wang S, Harrington M, Graham CS, Downs LO, Kagwanja N, Etyang AO, Iwuji C, Ndung'u T, Cowie BC, Kabagambe K, Matthews PC
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol, (2025). :

Adenovirus-Specific T Cells in Adults Are Frequent, Cross-Reactive to Common Childhood Adenovirus Infections and Boosted by Adenovirus-Vectored Vaccines.Mukhopadhyay R, Lambisia AW, Hoang JP, Ravenhill BJ, Agoti CN, Krishna BA, Houldcroft CJ
J Med Virol, (2025). 97:e70222

Global impact of 10- and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on pneumococcal meningitis in all ages: the PSERENADE project.Yang Y, Knoll MD, Herbert C, Bennett JC, Feikin DR, Quesada MG, Hetrich MK, Zeger SL, Kagucia EW, Xiao M, Cohen AL, van der Linden M, du Plessis M, Yildirim I, Winje BA, Varon E, Valenzuela MT, Valentiner-Branth P, Steens A, Scott JA, Savrasova L, Sanz JC, Khan AS, Oishi K, Nzoyikorera N, Nuorti JP, Mereckiene J, McMahon K, McGeer A, Mackenzie GA, MacDonald L, Ladhani SN, Kristinsson KG, Kleynhans J, Kellner JD, Jayasinghe S, Ho PL, Hilty M, Hammitt LL, Guevara M, Gilkison C, Gierke R, Desmet S, De Wals P, Dagan R, Colzani E, Ciruela P, Chuluunbat U, Chan G, Camilli R, Bruce MG, Brandileone MC, Ampofo K, O'Brien KL, Hayford K
J Infect, (2025). :106426