Using genomics to improve preparedness and response of future epidemics or pandemics in Africa

by Chrispin Chaguza, Martin M Nyaga, Jason M Mwenda, Mathew D Esona, Khuzwayo C Jere
Published 2020-11-01

Rotavirus breakthrough infections responsible for gastroenteritis in vaccinated infants who presented with acute diarrhoea at University Teaching Hospitals, Children's Hospital in...

by Julia Simwaka, Mapaseka Seheri, Gina Mulundu, Patrick Kaonga, Jason M Mwenda, Roma Chilengi, Evans Mpabalwani, Sody Munsaka
Published 2021-01-01

Genetic characterization of G12P[6] and G12P[8] rotavirus strains collected in six African countries between 2010 and 2014

by Kebareng G. Rakau, Martin M. Nyaga, Maemu P. Gededzha, Jason M. Mwenda, M. Jeffrey Mphahlele, L. Mapaseka Seheri, A. Duncan Steele
Published 2021-01-01

Whole Genome Analysis of Human Rotaviruses Reveals Single Gene Reassortant Rotavirus Strains in Zambia

by Wairimu M. Maringa, Julia Simwaka, Peter N. Mwangi, Evans M. Mpabalwani, Jason M. Mwenda, M. Jeffrey Mphahlele, Mapaseka L. Seheri, Martin M. Nyaga
Published 2021-09-01

The Economic Burden Attributable to a Child's Inpatient Admission for Diarrheal Disease in Rwanda.

by Fidele Ngabo, Mercy Mvundura, Lauren Gazley, Maurice Gatera, Celse Rugambwa, Eugene Kayonga, Yvette Tuyishime, Jeanne Niyibaho, Jason M Mwenda, Philippe Donnen, Philippe Lepage, Agnes Binagwaho, Deborah Atherly
Published 2016-01-01

Molecular Characterisation of a Rare Reassortant Porcine-Like G5P[6] Rotavirus Strain Detected in an Unvaccinated Child in Kasama, Zambia

by Wairimu M. Maringa, Peter N. Mwangi, Julia Simwaka, Evans M. Mpabalwani, Jason M. Mwenda, Ina Peenze, Mathew D. Esona, M. Jeffrey Mphahlele, Mapaseka L. Seheri, Martin M. Nyaga
Published 2020-08-01

Whole-Genome Analyses Identifies Multiple Reassortant Rotavirus Strains in Rwanda Post-Vaccine Introduction

by Sebotsana Rasebotsa, Jeannine Uwimana, Milton T. Mogotsi, Kebareng Rakau, Nonkululeko B. Magagula, Mapaseka L. Seheri, Jason M. Mwenda, M. Jeffrey Mphahlele, Saheed Sabiu, Richard Mihigo, Leon Mutesa, Martin M. Nyaga
Published 2021-01-01

Emergence of G12 and G9 rotavirus genotypes in the Central African Republic, January 2014 to February 2016

by Ulrich Aymard Ekomi Moure, Virginie Banga-Mingo, Jean Chrysostom Gody, Jason M. Mwenda, Jean Fandema, Diane Waku-Kouomou, Casimir Manengu, Thomas D’Aquin Koyazegbe, Mathew D. Esona, Michael D. Bowen, Ionela Gouandijka-Vasilache
Published 2018-01-01

Rates of hospitalization and death for all-cause and rotavirus acute gastroenteritis before rotavirus vaccine introduction in Kenya, 2010–2013

by Richard Omore, Sammy Khagayi, Billy Ogwel, Reuben Onkoba, John B. Ochieng, Jane Juma, Stephen Munga, Collins Tabu, Sergon Kibet, J. Pekka Nuorti, Frank Odhiambo, Jason M. Mwenda, Robert F. Breiman, Umesh D. Parashar, Jacqueline E. Tate
Published 2019-01-01

Effect of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine introduction on hospital admissions for diarrhoea and rotavirus in children in Rwanda: a time-series analysis

by Dr. Fidele Ngabo, MSc, Jacqueline E Tate, PhD, Maurice Gatera, MSc, Celse Rugambwa, MSc, Philippe Donnen, PhD, Prof. Philippe Lepage, PhD, Jason M Mwenda, PhD, Agnes Binagwaho, PhD, Umesh D Parashar, MBBS
Published 2016-02-01

First identification of genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi (Microsporidia) among symptomatic and asymptomatic children in Mozambique.

by Aly S Muadica, Augusto E Messa, Alejandro Dashti, Sooria Balasegaram, Mónica Santin, Filomena Manjate, Percina Chirinda, Marcelino Garrine, Delfino Vubil, Sozinho Acácio, Pamela C Köster, Begoña Bailo, Tacilta Nhampossa, Rafael Calero-Bernal, Jason M Mwenda, Inácio Mandomando, David Carmena
Published 2020-06-01

How can we evaluate the potential of innovative vaccine products and technologies in resource constrained settings? A total systems effectiveness (TSE) approach to decision-making

by Siobhan Botwright, Anna-Lea Kahn, Raymond Hutubessy, Patrick Lydon, Joseph Biey, Abdoul Karim Sidibe, Ibrahima Diarra, Mardiati Nadjib, Auliya A. Suwantika, Ery Setiawan, Rachel Archer, Debra Kristensen, Marion Menozzi-Arnaud, Ado Mpia Bwaka, Jason M. Mwenda, Birgitte K. Giersing
Published 2020-12-01

Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus A Strains Pre- and Post-Vaccine (Rotarix^®) Introduction in Mozambique, 2012–2019: Emergence of Genotypes G3P[4] and G3P[8]

by Eva D. João, Benilde Munlela, Assucênio Chissaque, Jorfélia Chilaúle, Jerónimo Langa, Orvalho Augusto, Simone S. Boene, Elda Anapakala, Júlia Sambo, Esperança Guimarães, Diocreciano Bero, Marta Cassocera, Idalécia Cossa-Moiane, Jason M. Mwenda, Isabel Maurício, Hester G. O’Neill, Nilsa de Deus
Published 2020-08-01

Multicountry Analysis of Spectrum of Clinical Manifestations of Children <5 Years of Age Hospitalized with Diarrhea

by Jillian Murray, S. Yati Soenarto, Nenny S. Mulyani, Pushpa S. Wijesinghe, Evans M. Mpabalwani, Julia C. Simwaka, Belem Matapo, Jason M. Mwenda, Gayane Sahakyan, Svetlana Grigoryan, Artavazd Vanyan, Sergey Khactatryan, Jennifer Sanwogou, Lúcia Helena de Oliveira, Gloria Rey-Benito, Gagandeep Kang, Fatima Serhan, Jacqueline E. Tate, Negar Aliabadi, Adam L. Cohen
Published 2019-12-01

Meningococcus serogroup C clonal complex ST-10217 outbreak in Zamfara State, Northern Nigeria

by Brenda A. Kwambana-Adams, Rahab C. Amaza, Catherine Okoi, Murtala Rabiu, Archibald Worwui, Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Bernard Ebruke, Abdul K. Sesay, Madikay Senghore, Abdullahi S. Umar, Rabi Usman, Adamu Atiku, Garba Abdullahi, Yahaya Buhari, Rabiu Sani, Husaini U. Bako, Bashir Abdullahi, Alliyu I. Yarima, Badaru Sikiru, Aderinola Olaolu Moses, Michael O. Popoola, Eme Ekeng, Adebola Olayinka, Nwando Mba, Adamu Kankia, Ibrahim N. Mamadu, Ifeanyi Okudo, Mary Stephen, Olivier Ronveaux, Jason Busuttil, Jason M. Mwenda, Mohammed Abdulaziz, Sulaiman A. Gummi, Adebayo Adedeji, Andre Bita, Linda Omar, Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey, Wondimagegnehu Alemu, Umberto D’Alessandro, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Martin Antonio
Published 2018-09-01

Global impact of rotavirus vaccine introduction on rotavirus hospitalisations among children under 5 years of age, 2008–16: findings from the Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network...

by Negar Aliabadi, MD, Sébastien Antoni, MPH, Jason M Mwenda, PhD, Goitom Weldegebriel, MD, Joseph N M Biey, MD, Dah Cheikh, MD, Kamal Fahmy, MD, Nadia Teleb, MD, Hossam Abdelrahman Ashmony, BSc, Hinda Ahmed, PhD, Danni S Daniels, MS, Dovile Videbaek, MD, Annemarie Wasley, ScD, Simarjit Singh, MSc(IT), Lucia Helena de Oliveira, PhD, Gloria Rey-Benito, MSc, N Jennifer Sanwogou, MPH, Pushpa Ranjan Wijesinghe, MD, Jayantha B L Liyanage, MD, Batmunkh Nyambat, MD, Varja Grabovac, MSc, James D Heffelfinger, MD, Kimberley Fox, MD, Fem Julia Paladin, PhD, Tomoka Nakamura, MSPH, Mary Agócs, MD, Jillian Murray, MSPH, Thomas Cherian, MD, Catherine Yen, MD, Umesh D Parashar, MBBS, Fatima Serhan, PhD, Jacqueline E Tate, PhD, Adam L Cohen, MD
Published 2019-07-01

Serotype Distribution of Remaining Pneumococcal Meningitis in the Mature PCV10/13 Period: Findings from the PSERENADE Project

by Maria Garcia Quesada, Yangyupei Yang, Julia C. Bennett, Kyla Hayford, Scott L. Zeger, Daniel R. Feikin, Meagan E. Peterson, Adam L. Cohen, Samanta C. G. Almeida, Krow Ampofo, Michelle Ang, Naor Bar-Zeev, Michael G. Bruce, Romina Camilli, Grettel Chanto Chacón, Pilar Ciruela, Cheryl Cohen, Mary Corcoran, Ron Dagan, Philippe De Wals, Stefanie Desmet, Idrissa Diawara, Ryan Gierke, Marcela Guevara, Laura L. Hammitt, Markus Hilty, Pak-Leung Ho, Sanjay Jayasinghe, Jackie Kleynhans, Karl G. Kristinsson, Shamez N. Ladhani, Allison McGeer, Jason M. Mwenda, J. Pekka Nuorti, Kazunori Oishi, Leah J. Ricketson, Juan Carlos Sanz, Larisa Savrasova, Lena Petrova Setchanova, Andrew Smith, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Maria Teresa Valenzuela, Mark van der Linden, Nina M. van Sorge, Emmanuelle Varon, Brita A. Winje, Inci Yildirim, Jonathan Zintgraff, Maria Deloria Knoll, the PSERENADE Team
Published 2021-04-01

Global Landscape Review of Serotype-Specific Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance among Countries Using PCV10/13: The Pneumococcal Serotype Replacement and Distribution Estim...

by Maria Deloria Knoll, Julia C. Bennett, Maria Garcia Quesada, Eunice W. Kagucia, Meagan E. Peterson, Daniel R. Feikin, Adam L. Cohen, Marissa K. Hetrich, Yangyupei Yang, Jenna N. Sinkevitch, Krow Ampofo, Laurie Aukes, Sabrina Bacci, Godfrey Bigogo, Maria-Cristina C. Brandileone, Michael G. Bruce, Romina Camilli, Jesús Castilla, Guanhao Chan, Grettel Chanto Chacón, Pilar Ciruela, Heather Cook, Mary Corcoran, Ron Dagan, Kostas Danis, Sara de Miguel, Philippe De Wals, Stefanie Desmet, Yvonne Galloway, Theano Georgakopoulou, Laura L. Hammitt, Markus Hilty, Pak-Leung Ho, Sanjay Jayasinghe, James D. Kellner, Jackie Kleynhans, Mirjam J. Knol, Jana Kozakova, Karl Gústaf Kristinsson, Shamez N. Ladhani, Claudia S. Lara, Maria Eugenia León, Tiia Lepp, Grant A. Mackenzie, Lucia Mad’arová, Allison McGeer, Tuya Mungun, Jason M. Mwenda, J. Pekka Nuorti, Néhémie Nzoyikorera, Kazunori Oishi, Lucia Helena De Oliveira, Metka Paragi, Tamara Pilishvili, Rodrigo Puentes, Eric Rafai, Samir K. Saha, Larisa Savrasova, Camelia Savulescu, J. Anthony Scott, Kevin J. Scott, Fatima Serhan, Lena Petrova Setchanova, Nadja Sinkovec Zorko, Anna Skoczyńska, Todd D. Swarthout, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Mark van der Linden, Didrik F. Vestrheim, Anne von Gottberg, Inci Yildirim, Kyla Hayford, the PSERENADE Team
Published 2021-04-01