Publications | Resources

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

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Author

Year

BCG vaccination attenuates Schistosoma mansoni-associated rural–urban immune variation.

NKURUNUNGI, G; König, M; Walusimbi, B; Nassuuna, J; Mouwenda, Y; WEBB, E; Manurung, M; Jochems, S; Yazdanbakhsh, M; ELLIOTT, A;

2026

Research Square (2026). 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10495129/v1.

"… Infections are not confined in labs…": Community engagement for Controlled Human Infection Studies: Opinions of researchers, bioethicists and research regulators in Uganda.

Nazziwa, W; Neema, S; ELLIOTT, AM; Kaboko, SB; Mwaka, E;

2026

PloS one, (2026).21 7 10.1371/journal.pone.0353964.

Preclinical Safety Evaluation of a Replication-Defective Canine Adenovirus Type 2 Vector-Based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate in Murine Models.

Omara, D; Ndekezi, C; Mugaba, S; Nakyanzi, A; Natwijuka, F; KAPAATA, A; KATO, F; Byamukama, D; Ggwaabya, DE; Mugulusi, O; Bwanga, F; Katete, DP; Matovu, E; Olobo, J; Obuku, EA; Sande, OJ; Serwanga, J; COSE, S; KALEEBU, P; BALINDA, SN;

2026

Vaccines, (2026).14 8 10.3390/vaccines14080647.

Developing and pretesting a sexual reproductive health (SRH) school health promotion intervention (Safer Choices program) in rural South Africa: Study Protocol.

Chimbindi, N; Magut, F; Ngema, U; Zulu, B; SEELEY, J; Gibbs, A; Harrison, A; Davies, A; Shahmanesh, M;

2026

Wellcome Open Research, (2026).11, 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25011.2.

Extensive parasite transmission and variation in a functional receptor associated with drug resistance in endemic Schistosoma mansoni.

Berger, DJ; Park, S-K; Crellen, T; Vianney, TJ; Kabatereine, NB; Cotton, JA; Sanya, R; ELLIOTT, A; Tukahebwa, EM; Adriko, M; Standley, CJ; Gouvras, A; Kinung'hi, S; Rabone, M; Emery, A; Lamberton, PH L; Webster, BL; Allan, F; Buddenborg, S; Berriman, M; Marchant, JS; Doyle, SR; Webster, JP;

2026

Science advances, (2026).12 29 10.1126/sciadv.adt3721.

Perceptions and care-seeking experiences of people living with type 2 diabetes in urban and rural settings in Central Uganda.

Akugizibwe, M; Namulundu, CM; Kitandwe, P; Awino, E; Nkabura, H; Kibirige, D; SEELEY, J; Kyegombe, N; Niwaha, AJ; Jones, A; Shepherd, M; Bukenya, D;

2026

Scientific reports (2026). 10.1038/s41598-026-61382-0.

Evaluating the impact of conditional micro-incentives on linkage to HIV care in rural South Africa: Results from the Home-Based Intervention to Test and Start (HITS) trial.

Kim, H-Y; Inghels, M; Mathenjwa, T; Shahmanesh, M; SEELEY, J; McGrath, N; Adeagbo, O; Gareta, D; Yapa, HM; Zuma, T; Dobra, A; Bärnighausen, T; Tanser, F;

2026

Health policy and planning (2026). 10.1093/heapol/czag088.

The role of embedded Non-Governmental Organisations and other stakeholders in building resilience to cyclone-related crises in Madagascar: a qualitative study.

SAHANI, MK; Mohan, V; SINGH, NS; SEELEY, J; PArtnership for RESilience (PARES) Research Group,; MAYHEW, SH;

2026

BMC Global and Public Health, (2026).4 1 10.1186/s44263-026-00300-y.

Data on pharmacokinetics of praziquantel and inflammatory markers in preschool age children from Albertine Region of Western Uganda treated for Schistosoma mansoni.

Edielu, A; Obura, B; Mawa, PA; HOLLAND, MJ; WEBB, EL; ELLIOTT, AM; Barry, M; Mancini, N; Fischer, FC; Colt, S; Friedman, JF; Hope, W; Waitt, C; BUSTINDUY, AL;

2026

, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (London, United Kingdom) (2026). 10.17037/DATA.00005306.

Gestational weight gain and maternal immediate perinatal and postpartum outcomes in low and middle income countries: individual participant data meta-analyses.

Partap, U; Costa, JC; Liu, E; Cliffer, IR; Wang, D; Wang, M; Nookala, SK; Subramoney, V; Briggs, B; Ibraheem Abioye, A; Accrombessi, M; Adu-Afarwuah, S; Ahmed, S; Akurut, H; Ali, H; Ali, A; Alves, JG; Andra, T; De Araújo, CA L; Argaw, A; Arifeen, S; Artes, R; Ashorn, P; Ashorn, U; Azizi, F; ... Fawzi, WW.

2026

BMJ medicine, (2026).5 1 10.1136/bmjmed-2025-001558.