Publications

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

Title

Author

Year

Plasmodium falciparum invasion ligand gene transcript profiles in different populations.

Lantero-Escolar, E; Stewart, LB; Singh, B; Claessens, A; AMAMBUA-NGWA, A; CONWAY, DJ;

2026

Molecular and biochemical parasitology, (2026).267, 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2026.111761.

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among pregnant women during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in southern Mozambique.

Sevene, E; Maculuve, S; Tchavana, C; Valá, A; Quimice, L; Macuacua, S; Carrilho, C; Gonzalez, R; Nhampossa, T; Menendez, C; Craik, R; Hookham, L; Le Doare, K; Von Dadelszen, P; PeriCOVID-Africa and PRECISE Network,;

2026

BMC pregnancy and childbirth, (2026).26 1 10.1186/s12884-026-09266-z.

Validation of a Paediatric-Optimized Computer-Aided Detection System for Tuberculosis Using Bayesian Latent Class Analysis.

Edem, V; Agbla, S; NKEREUWEM, E; Owusu, S; MOHAMMED, N; Sillah, A; Atalabi, O; Egere, U; KAMPMANN, B; TOGUN, T;

2026

medRxiv (2026). 10.64898/2026.05.16.26353382.

A Stratification Method for Identifying Subgroups at High-Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa.

Adetunji, KE; Mathema, T; Kisiangani, I; Achilonu, O; Maina, DN; Iddi, S; Crowther, NJ; Wade, AN; Asiki, G; BOUA, PR; Kamp, M; Mashaba, G; Tollman, S; Ramsay, M; Speakman, S; Hazelhurst, S;

2026

Nature communications, (2026).17 1 10.1038/s41467-026-73226-6.

Vaccine impact in Gavi-supported countries: balancing evidence with policy needs.

OSEI, I; WUTOR, BM;

2026

Lancet (London, England), (2026).407 10542 10.1016/s0140-6736(26)00935-9.

Infection prevention and control in low- and middle-income countries: policy, practice, and implementation challenges in sub-Saharan Africa.

OKOMO, U; Fitzgerald, F; Feasey, N; Mehtar, S; Dramowski, A;

2026

Clinical microbiology reviews, (2026).39 2 10.1128/cmr.00142-22.

Obesity rise plateaus in developed nations and accelerates in developing nations.

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC),;

2026

Nature, (2026).653 8114 10.1038/s41586-026-10383-0.

Physiological and biological response to heat exposure in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BONELL, A; Qureshi, AA M; Flouris, AD; Tsoutsoubi, L; Sferruzzi-Perri, AN; Das, JK; Hirst, JE; Ioannou, LG;

2026

The Lancet Planetary Health, (2026).10 4 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101431.

Genomic signatures of selection in Anopheles funestus reveal shared and population-specific adaptive variation across African populations.

Saizonou, HM; Sadio, A; SOUMARE, HD M; Bennett, KL; Adiamoh, M; ORIERO, E; Brenas, J; Koutoucheva, AH; NDIATH, MO; Miles, A; ERHART, A; D'ALESSANDRO, U; Clarkson, CS; ASSOGBA, BS; Midega, J; Nkondjio, CA; Niang, EH A; Lama, EK; Omitola, O; AMAMBUA-NGWA, A;

2026

bioRxiv (2026). 10.64898/2026.05.07.723524.

Field performance and acceptability of the hepatitis B core-related antigen rapid diagnostic test (HBcrAg-RDT) for detecting high viral load among pregnant women in The Gambia (PROTECT-B).

Famiglietti, AM; Drammeh, S; Vo-Quang, E; Dibba, B; Jammeh, K; Jallow, AE; Touray, AB; Keita, S; Gaye, Y; Manneh, B; Sallah, Y; Badjie, S; Boyer, S; Périères, L; Petitfour, L; Khan, S; Guingané, AN; Tiendrebeogo, A; Kania, D; D'ALESSANDRO, U; Tanaka, Y; Lemoine, M; Ndow, G; Shimakawa, Y;

2026

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2026). 10.1093/cid/ciag311.