Publications

Browse a collection of academic publications and research papers, contributed to by personnel from the Unit.

Title

Author

Year

Optimizing Shigella isolation: a multi-site evaluation of laboratory culture methods for Shigella detection, speciation, and serotyping with different transport media and sample types in the Enterics for Global Health study.

Bhuiyan, MT R; Liu, J; Juma, J; Horne, B; Hotwani, A; Badji, H; Maiden, VA; Ochieng, JB; Romaina-Cachique, LA; Aluoch, LR; Ambila, LA; Aziz, F; Charles, M; Feutz, EL; Garcia Bardales, PF; HOSSAIN, MJ; Iqbal, J; Islam, MT; Jabang, A; JARJU, S; Jere, KC; Kabir, F; Kawonga, F; Keita, AM; Khanam, F; ... EFGH Consortium,

2026

Journal of clinical microbiology, (2026).64 4 10.1128/jcm.01279-25.

Understanding what factors influence community health worker involvement in hypertension service delivery in Kenya: applying a community health system lens.

Kagwanja, N; Oyando, R; HASSAN, S; DIALLO, BA; Badjie, J; Lucinde, R; Mumba, N; Kinyanjui, S; PEREL, P; Etyang, A; Aaliyan, N; Leli, H; NOLTE, E; Tsofa, B;

2026

Health Policy and Planning, (2026).41 4 10.1093/heapol/czag020.

Serotype-specific pneumococcal invasiveness: a global meta-analysis of paired estimates of disease incidence and carriage prevalence.

GALLAGHER, KE; Odiwour, F; BOTTOMLEY, C; Ojal, J; Adamu, A; Muthumbi, E; Kagucia, EW; Hammitt, LL; Massora, S; Sigaúque, B; Chaúque, A; Vilanculos, L; Verani, JR; Da Gloria Carvalho, M; Von Gottberg, A; Kleynhans, J; Madhi, SA; Olwagen, CP; MACKENZIE, G; Salaudeen, R; Gierke, R; Kobayashi, M; Pelton, S; Yildirim, I; Thomas, S; ... SCOTT, JA G.

2026

The Lancet Microbe, (2026).7 3 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101301.

Plasmablast, memory B cell and T follicular helper cell responses after human papillomavirus vaccination: effect of dose number and age.

KIAMBA, EW; Ajiboye, DO; Bashorun, AO; Jallow, MN; Drammeh, L; Bah, S; Jobarteh, T; Kanu, F; Jawla, O; Lamin, J; SEGONDS-PICHON, A; HOLLAND, MJ; GOODIER, MR; ROETYNCK, S; CLARKE, E;

2026

NPJ vaccines, (2026).11 1 10.1038/s41541-026-01408-w.

The EAT-Lancet Commission: issues and responses.

Fungo, R; Zotor, F; PRENTICE, A; Hassan-Wassef, H; Ali Dhansay, M; Aguenaou, H; Maduforo, A; Pereko, KK A; Chipili, G; Tambe, B; Zeba, A;

2026

Lancet (London, England), (2026).407 10530 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02507-3.

Addressing the balance between fairness and performance in glioma grade prediction using bias mitigation techniques.

Sánchez-Marqués, R; García, V; Sánchez, JS;

2026

Scientific reports, (2026).16 1 10.1038/s41598-026-40555-x.

The effect of prenatal balanced energy and protein supplementation on small vulnerable newborn types in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data.

Wang, D; Partap, U; Liu, E; Costa, JC; Cliffer, IR; Wang, M; Nookala, SK; Subramoney, V; Briggs, B; Ahmed, I; Argaw, A; Ariff, S; Bhandari, N; Chowdhury, R; Dailey-Chwalibóg, T; Hanley-Cook, GT; Huybregts, L; Jehan, F; Krebs, NF; Lachat, C; Manandhar, DS; McClure, EM; Moore, SE; Muhammad, A; Nisar, MI; ... Fawzi, WW.

2026

PLoS medicine, (2026).23 2 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004716.

An age-structured spatially varying coefficient model for high-resolution mapping of vaccination coverage.

Utazi, CE; Chaudhuri, S; WARIRI, O; Olowe, ID; Megheib, M; Tatem, AJ;

2026

PLoS computational biology, (2026).22 2 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013989.

Efficacy of ETVAX, a vaccine against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-positive diarrhoea in Gambian children: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial.

HOSSAIN, MJ; SECKA, F; Sanyang, LC; Taiwo, R; Okoh, EC; Olubiyi, OA; Drammeh, M; Richard, EU; Balami, AD; Drammeh, M; Jallow, SJ; Sonko, B; Ezedimbu-Michael, P; Obiaduo, J; Secka, O; Kaim, J; Sjöstrand, B; Lissmats, A; Carlin, N; D'ALESSANDRO, U; Svennerholm, A-M; Wierzba, TF;

2026

The Lancet. Infectious diseases, (2026).26 6 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00774-1.

Host response biomarkers of tuberculosis recurrence and treatment failure.

Bauer, B; Ahmed, MI M; Baranov, O; Bakuli, A; Lin, L; Kisinda, A; Chachage, M; Ntinginya, NE; Khosa, C; Hoelscher, M; Rassool, M; Charalambous, S; SUTHERLAND, JS; Held, K; Rachow, A; Geldmacher, C; TB sequel consortium,;

2026

Communications medicine, (2026).6 1 10.1038/s43856-026-01424-w.