Recent publications

Protein-specific immune response elicited by the Shigella sonnei 1790GAHB GMMA-based candidate vaccine in adults with varying exposure to Shigella.Randall, A. Z. Conti, V. Nakakana, U. Liang, X. Teng, A. A. Di Pasquale, A. L. Kapulu, M. Frenck, R, Jr. Launay, O. Ferruzzi, P. Scire, A. S. Marchetti, E. Obiero, C. Pablo, J. V. Edgar, J. Bejon, P. Shandling, A. D. Campo, J. J. Yee, A. Martin, L. B. Podda, A. Micoli, F.
mSphere, (2025). 10:e0105724

Insecticide resistance intensity in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) from five malaria epidemiological zones in Kenya.Ramaita, E. Agumba, S. Mwangangi, J. Kitur, S. Wachira, L. Otieno, S. Mburu, D. Matoke-Muhia, D. Juma, E. Mbogo, C. Ochomo, E. Kamau, L.
Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis, (2025). 7:100252

Postdischarge health information tools and information needs for mothers of vulnerable newborns in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Rababeh, A. Paton, C. Grewal, G. Maina, J. M. English, M. Oluoch, D. Fuller, S. S. Papoutsi, C.
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e082824

Pathogenic oligomeric Tau alters neuronal RNA processes through the formation of nuclear heteromeric amyloids with RNA-binding protein Musashi1.Puangmalai, N. Aday, A. E. Samples, M. Bhatt, N. Cascio, F. L. Marcatti, M. Park, S. J. Fung, L. Jerez, C. Penalva, L. O. Zhao, Y. Hao, H. Lugano, D. Kayed, R. Montalbano, M.
Prog Neurobiol, (2025). 247:102742

Genetic isolation drives divergent insecticide resistance between coastal and western Kenya Anopheles funestus populations.Polo, B. Milanoi, S. Omoke, D. N. Odhiambo, C. A. Nagi, S. C. Nwezeobi, J. Makunin, A. I. Bodde, M. Abong'o, B. Midega, J. Kamau, L. Onguru, D. Miles, A. Lawniczak, M. Ochomo, E.
Sci Rep, (2025). 15:35920

Genomic surveillance reveals geographical heterogeneity and differences in known and novel insecticide resistance mechanisms in Anopheles arabiensis across Kenya.Polo, B. Bennett, K. L. Barasa, S. Brenas, J. Agumba, S. Mwangangi, J. Wachira, L. Kitur, S. Matoke-Muhia, D. Mburu, D. M. Ramaita, E. Juma, E. O. Mbogo, C. Ochomo, E. Clarkson, C. S. Miles, A. Kamau, L.
BMC Genomics, (2025). 26:599

Novel gastrointestinal tools (GI Tools) for evaluating gut functional capacity in adults with environmental enteropathy in Zambia and Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study protocol.Phiri, T. N. Weatherill, J. W. Monford-Sanchez, E. Serrano-Contreras, J. I. Melvin, C. Kunaka, M. Chisenga, I. Ngalande, P. Mweetwa, M. N. Besa, E. Haider, T. Mandal, N. Thompson, A. J. Edwards, C. A. Bourke, C. D. Robertson, R. C. Posma, J. M. Banda, R. Mwiinga, M. Kazhila, L. Katsidzira, L. Bwakura-Dangarembizi, M. Amadi, B. Garcia-Perez, I. Maitland, K. Marchesi, J. R. Morrison, D. J. Frost, G. Kelly, P.
F1000Res, (2025). 13:956

Small and sick newborn care: Changes in service readiness scoring between baseline and 2023 for 65 neonatal units implementing with NEST360 in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania.Penzias, R. E. Ogero, M. O. Tillya, R. Kassim, I. Dosunmu, O. Odedere, O. Mwaniki, H. Ochieng, V. O. Mochache, D. Ngwala, S. K. Zimba, E. Soko, G. T. Bohne, C. Gathara, D. Cross, J. H. Shabani, J. Paul, C. Shamba, D. Masanja, H. Salim, N. Osuagwu, C. Idowu, A. Ogueji, I. A. Tongo, O. Okunlola Ogunsola, O. Ezeaka, V. C. Rashid, E. Okello, G. Wainaina, J. Macharia, W. M. Chiume, M. Chalira, A. Dube, Q. Gicheha, E. Molyneux, E. M. Alooh, M. Cousens, S. Oden, M. Richards-Kortum, R. Lawn, J. E. Ohuma, E. O.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004367

Small for gestational age subgroups have differential morbidity, growth, and neurodevelopment at age 2: the INTERBIO-21(st) Newborn Study.Papageorghiou, A. T. Restrepo-Mendez, M. C. McGready, R. Barros, F. C. Nosten, F. Munim, S. Ochieng, R. Craik, R. Barsosio, H. C. Berkley, J. A. Carvalho, M. Fernandes, M. Cheikh Ismail, L. Lambert, A. Norris, S. A. Ohuma, E. O. Stein, A. Tshivuila-Matala, C. O. O. Winsey, A. Bhutta, Z. A. Kennedy, S. H. Villar, J.
Am J Obstet Gynecol, (2025). 233:496 e1-496 e16

"They recognize me as a doctor": A peer mobilisation training programme to promote oral HIV self-testing and referral for acute HIV infection screening among gay and bisexual men and transgender women in coastal Kenya, an exploratory study.Palmer, S. Dijkstra, M. Kigoro, A. Mohamed, K. Mukuria, N. Mahmoud, S. Gichuru, E. van der Elst, E. M. Sanders, E. J.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0322255

Access to hypertension services and health-seeking experiences in rural Coastal Kenya: A qualitative study.Oyando, R. Kagwanja, N. Diallo, B. A. Hassan, S. Badjie, J. Lucinde, R. Mumba, N. Kinyanjui, S. M. Perel, P. Etyang, A. Barasa, E. Nolte, E. Tsofa, B. I. HCoR-Africa Collaborators
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004324

Perceived accuracy and utilisation of DHIS2 data for health decision making and advocacy in Kenya: A Qualitative Study.Oware, P. M. Omondi, G. Adipo, C. Adow, M. Wanyama, C. Odallo, D. Bosire, N. Okong'o, L. Maina, M. Aluvaala, J. Ngwatu, P. Githanga, D. Kinuthia, D. Amadi, I. Rukwaro, G. Kerubo, L. Amisi, C. Govoga, A. Karimi, J. Kahtra, A. Mulwa, A. Amoth, P. Agweyu, A. Were, F.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004508

Detection of low frequency artemisinin resistance mutations, C469Y, P553L and A675V, and fixed antifolate resistance mutations in asymptomatic primary school children in Kenya.Osoti, V. Wamae, K. Ndwiga, L. Gichuki, P. M. Okoyo, C. Kepha, S. Keitany, K. Kandie, R. Aricha, S. Kiplagat, R. Mwandawiro, C. Bejon, P. Snow, R. W. Ochola-Oyier, L. I.
BMC Infect Dis, (2025). 25:73

Serial cross-sectional school surveys identifies C469Y, P553L, R561H and A675V kelch 13 mutations associated with artemisinin resistance in Western Kenya.Osoti, V. Wamae, K. Musau, M. M. Magudha, J. B. Ndwiga, L. Gichuki, P. M. Okoyo, C. Rosebella, K. Mahugu, S. Aricha, S. Kandie, R. Keitany, K. Kepha, S. Mwandawiro, C. Bejon, P. Snow, R. W. Ochola-Oyier, L. I.
Sci Rep, (2025). 15:38303

African leaders and regional institutions need to take the bull by the horns: a perspective on the impact of the 2025 funding cuts to malaria programmes.Osoro, C. B. Hill, J.
Malar J, (2025). 25:20

Through the eyes of the participant: using photovoice to understand the experiences and effects of ivermectin MDA in the context of the BOHEMIA clinical trial in Kwale, Kenya.Onyango, T. Nuru, K. Kazungu, K. Wangari, W. Chaccour, C. Regina Rabinovich, N. Mwangangi, J. Maia, M. Jones, C.
Malar J, (2025). 24:79

The reality of neonatal nursing work in Kenya and implications for quality and safety: Direct observation of tasks and time utilisation.Onyango, O. Kagonya, V. A. Maina, M. Karumba, K. Imam, A. Fuller, S. S. Gathara, D. English, M. High- Q. Hospital Group
Int J Nurs Stud, (2025). 172:105204

Experiences of mothers in the context of a staffing intervention in select newborn units in Kenyan public hospitals.Oluoch, D. Odinga, N. Waithira, C. Ngaiza, G. Maluni, J. Mutua, E. Maina, M. Karumba, K. Molyneux, S. Fuller, S. Were, F. English, M. Jones, C. High Q. Hospital Group
Int J Nurs Stud, (2025). 172:105222

Framework to guide the use of mathematical modelling in evidence-based policy decision-making.Oliwa, J. Guleid, F. H. Owek, C. J. Maluni, J. Jepkosgei, J. Nzinga, J. Were, V. O. Sim, S. Y. Walekhwa, A. W. Clapham, H. Dabak, S. Kc, S. Hadley, L. Undurraga, E. Hagedorn, B. L. Hutubessy, R. C.
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e093645

Elevating larval source management as a key strategy for controlling malaria and other vector-borne diseases in Africa.Okumu, F. Moore, S. J. Selvaraj, P. Yafin, A. H. Juma, E. O. Shirima, G. G. Majambere, S. Hardy, A. Knols, B. G. J. Msugupakulya, B. J. Finda, M. Kahamba, N. Thomsen, E. Ahmed, A. Zohdy, S. Chaki, P. DeChant, P. Fornace, K. Govella, N. Gowelo, S. Hakizimana, E. Hamainza, B. Ijumba, J. N. Jany, W. Kafy, H. T. Kaindoa, E. W. Kariuki, L. Kiware, S. Kweka, E. J. Lobo, N. F. Marrenjo, D. Matoke-Muhia, D. Mbogo, C. McCann, R. S. Monroe, A. Ndenga, B. A. Ngowo, H. S. Ochomo, E. Opiyo, M. Reithinger, R. Sikaala, C. H. Tatarsky, A. Takudzwa, D. Trujillano, F. Sherrard-Smith, E.
Parasit Vectors, (2025). 18:45