Epidemiology and Demography
Viral diversity influences T-cell responses to enteric human adenoviruses F40 and F41.Craven HM, Hoang JP, Mukhopadhyay R, Lambisia AW, Krishna BAC, Ravenhill BJ, Agoti CN, Houldcroft CJ
Virus Evol, (2026). 12:veaf098
Seroprevalence of antibodies against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis over a 12-year period in children in Kilifi, Kenya (2009-2021).Mburu CN, Ojal J, Selim R, Ombati R, Akech D, Karia B, Tuju J, Sigilai A, Smits G, van Gageldonk PGM, van der Klis FRM, Flasche S, Kagucia EW, Scott JAG, Adetifa I MO
Int J Infect Dis, (2026). :108396
The effect of a 5-day course of azithromycin on Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage and antimicrobial resistance among Kenyan children discharged from hospital.Libby TE, Karani A, Tickell KD, Akech D, Singa B, Rwigi D, Kariuki K, Onamu N, Ounga D, Berkley JA, Walson JL, Scott JAG, Pavlinac PB
J Infect Dis, (2026). :
A cost-consequence analysis of the children's administration oxygenation strategies trial (COAST) in severe pneumonia.Carroll OU, Grieve R, Kiguli S, Olupot-Olupot P, Opoka RO, Alaroker F, Tagoola A, Hamaluba M, Nabawanuka E, Nalwanga D, Williams TN, Thomas K, Harrison DA, Mouncey P, Giallongo E, Rowan K, Maitland K, Sadique Z
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0005654
Determining the dose-response relationship for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: a nested analysis of the fractional dose PCV trial.Martinez-de-Albeniz I, Bottomley C, Lucinde R, Kaniu MW, Badaud S, Mutahi M, Mwalekwa L, Ragab S, Twi-Yeboah L, Berkley JA, Hamaluba M, Karani A, Shangala J, Otiende M, Gardiner E, Mugo D, Smith PG, Tabu C, Were F, Goldblatt D, Scott JAG, Gallagher KE
Vaccine, (2026). 73:128186
Correction: Comparison of causes of stillbirth and child deaths as determined by verbal autopsy and minimally invasive tissue sampling.Assefa N, Scott JAG, Madrid L, Dheresa M, Mengesha G, Madhi S, Mahtab S, Dangor Z, Myburgh N, Mothibi LK, Sow SO, Kotloff KL, Tapia MD, Onwuchekwa UU, Djiteye M, Varo R, Mandomando I, Nhacolo A, Sacoor C, Xerinda E, Ogbuanu I, Samura S, Duduyemi B, Swarray-Deen A, Bah A, Arifeen SE, Gurley ES, Hossain MZ, Rahman A, Chowdhury AI, Bassat Q, Mutevedzi P, Cunningham SA, Blau D, Whitney CG
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0005586
Inflammation impairs post-hospital discharge growth among children hospitalised with acute illness in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia.Njunge JM, Mudibo EO, Bogaert J, Orindi B, Sande CJ, Bourdon C, Tigoi C, Ngari MM, Ngao N, Omer E, Gumbi W, Musyimi R, Timbwa M, Mwaringa S, Gwela A, Thitiri J, Mupere E, Lancioni CL, Gonzales GB, Singa BO, Mbale E, Voskuijl WP, Denno DM, Diallo AH, Bamouni RM, Chisti MJ, Shahid Asmsb Ahmed T, Saleem AF, Ali SA, Uhlig HH, Tickell KD, Bandsma RHJ, Walson JL, Berkley JA
Nat Commun, (2025). 16:10788
Access to hypertension services and health-seeking experiences in rural Coastal Kenya: A qualitative study.Oyando R, Kagwanja N, Diallo BA, Hassan S, Badjie J, Lucinde R, Mumba N, Kinyanjui SM, Perel P, Etyang A, Barasa E, Nolte E, Tsofa B
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004324
Active vaccine safety surveillance: Experience from a prospective cohort event monitoring study of COVID-19 vaccines in Kenya.Odhiambo DB, Akech D, Karia B, Kimani M, Sang S, Sigilai A, Voller S, Mataza C, Mang'ong'o D, Jalang'o R, Mandale M, Etyang AO, Scott JAG, Agweyu A, Kagucia EW
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0005080
Coxsackievirus A24 variant whole genome sequencing from clinical samples using a three overlapping amplicons strategy.Morobe JM, Odoyo S, Lambisia AW, Moraa E, Houldcroft CJ, Holmes EC, Githinji G, Agoti CN
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 10:316
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
Long-term dynamics of cytomegalovirus-specific antibodies in a longitudinal cohort of children followed up for the first decade of life.Mburu MW, Safari MS, Makori TO, Gicheru ET, Nyawa OK, Kuria TC, Foley DJ, Sande CJ
Sci Rep, (2025). 15:35541
Hydroxyurea pharmacokinetics in children with sickle cell anemia across different global populations.Power-Hays A, McElhinney KE, Williams TN, Mochamah G, Olupot-Olupot P, Paasi G, Reid ME, Rankine-Mullings AE, Opoka RO, John CC, McGann PT, Quinn CT, Punt NC, Smart LR, Stuber SE, Latham TS, Vinks AA, Ware RE
Blood Adv, (2025). :
Assessing the Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Mutations on Antibody Binding: A Comparative Assessment of the Wuhan and JN.1 Variants' Full-Length Spikes in a Multiplex Luminex Assay.Waweru G, Nyakundi R, Kutima B, Owuor S, Konyino G, Gitonga J, Lugano D, Maina A, Musyoki J, Ochola L, Omondi M, Kariuki CK, Ogongo P, Mwachari C, Shee F, Agoti C, Sande C, Uyoga S, Kagucia E, Agweyu A, Bejon P, Scott JAG, Warimwe GM, Ochola-Oyier LI, Nyagwange J
Viruses, (2025). 17:
Modelling the relative contribution of infection, routine vaccination and supplementary immunisation activities to measles seroconversion in Kenyan Children.Mburu C, Ojal J, Selim R, Ombati R, Akech D, Karia B, Tuju J, Sigilai A, Smits G, van Gageldonk P, van der Klis F, Kagucia E, Scott A, Adetifa I, Flasche S
PLoS Comput Biol, (2025). 21:e1013531
Modelling the relative contribution of infection, routine vaccination and supplementary immunisation activities to measles seroconversion in Kenyan Children.Mburu C, Ojal J, Selim R, Ombati R, Akech D, Karia B, Tuju J, Sigilai A, Smits G, Gageldonk PV, Klis FV, Kagucia E, Scott A, Adetifa I, Flasche S
PLoS Comput Biol, (2025). 21:e1013531
Diagnostic Performance of Unattended Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurement for Hypertension Screening Among People With and Without HIV.Lucinde RK, Willkens M, Issarow B, Fadhil S, Cichowitz C, Ayieko P, Kisigo G, Venkatraman S, Grosskurth H, Krieger AC, Devereux RB, Lee MH, Kapiga S, Peck RN, Etyang AO
J Am Heart Assoc, (2025). :e043957
Pneumococcal carriage prevalence, serotype distribution, and vaccine coverage in Ethiopia 12Â years after pneumococcal vaccine introduction.Bizuayehu HY, Kebede Y, Deressa M, Solomon E, Marami D, Karani A, Gardiner E, Dessie Y, Scott JAG, Gallagher KE
Vaccine, (2025). 64:127762
Genomic and clinical epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenya: insights into variant circulation, reinfection, and multiple lineage importations during a post-pandemic wave.Lambisia AW, Katama EN, Moraa E, Mwita JM, Gallagher K, Mutunga M, Nyale E, Omungala J, Mwanga M, Murunga N, Nyiro J, Nyagwange J, Sande C, Bejon P, Githinji G, Dellicour S, Phan MVT, Cotten M, Ochola-Oyier LI, Holmes EC, Agoti CN
BMC Glob Public Health, (2025). 3:80
