Publications

Clinical Research

Premature Mortality, Risk Factors, and Causes of Death Following Childhood-Onset Neurological Impairments: A Systematic Review.Abuga JA, Kinyanjui SM, Boele van Hensbroek M
Front Neurol, (2021). 12:627824

Epilepsy stigma in children in low-income and middle-income countries.Thomas PT
Lancet Child Adolesc Health, (2021). 5:314-316

An open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 7,000 worldwide samples.MalariaGen, Ahouidi A, Ali M, Almagro-Garcia J, Amambua-Ngwa A, Amaratunga C, Amato R, Amenga-Etego L, Andagalu B, Anderson TJC, Andrianaranjaka V, Apinjoh T, Ariani C, Ashley EA, Auburn S, Awandare GA, Ba H, Baraka V, Barry AE, Bertin GI, Boni MF, Borrmann S, Bousema T, Branch O, Bull PC, Busby GBJ, Chookajorn T, Chotivanich K, Claessens A, Conway D, Craig A, D'Alessandro U, Dama S, Day NP, Denis B, Diakite M, Djimde A, Dolecek C, Dondorp AM, Drakeley C, Drury E, Duffy P, Echeverry DF, Egwang TG, Erko B, Fairhurst RM, Faiz A, Fanello CA, Fukuda MM, Gamboa D, Ghansah A, Golassa L, Goncalves S, Hamilton WL, Harrison GLA, Hart L, Henrichs C, Hien TT, Hill CA, Hodgson A, Hubbart C, Imwong M, Ishengoma DS, Jackson SA, Jacob CG, Jeffery B, Jeffreys AE, Johnson KJ, Jyothi D, Kamaliddin C, Kamau E, Kekre M, Kluczynski K, Kochakarn T, Konate A, Kwiatkowski DP, Kyaw MP, Lim P, Lon C, Loua KM, Maiga-Ascofare O, Malangone C, Manske M, Marfurt J, Mayxay M, Miles A, Miotto O, Mobegi V, Mokuolu OA, Montgomery J, Mueller I, Newton PN, Nguyen T, Nguyen TN, Noedl H, Nosten F, Noviyanti R, Nzila A, Ocholla H, Oduro A, Omedo I, Onyamboko MA, Ouedraogo JB, Oyebola K, Pearson RD, Phyo AP, Plowe CV, Price RN, Pukrittayakamee S, Randrianarivelojosia M, Rayner JC, Ringwald P, Rockett KA, Rowlands K, Ruiz L, Saunders D, Shayo A, Siba P, Simpson VJ, Stalker J, Su XZ, Sutherland C, Takala-Harrison S, Tavul L, Thathy V, Tshefu A, Verra F, Vinetz J, Wellems TE, Wendler J, White NJ, Wright I, Yavo W, Ye H
Wellcome Open Res, (2021). 6:42

Low-coverage sequencing cost-effectively detects known and novel variation in underrepresented populations.Martin AR, Atkinson EG, Chapman SB, Stevenson A, Stroud RE, Abebe T, Akena D, Alemayehu M, Ashaba FK, Atwoli L, Bowers T, Chibnik LB, Daly MJ, DeSmet T, Dodge S, Fekadu A, Ferriera S, Gelaye B, Gichuru S, Injera WE, James R, Kigen G, Koenen KC, Kwobah E, Kyebuzibwa J, Majara L, Musinguzi H, Mwema RM, Neale BM, Newman CP, Newton CRJC, Pickrell JK, Ramesar R, Shiferaw W, Stein DJ, Teferra S, van der Merwe C, Zingela Z, Neuro GAP Psychosis Study Team
Am J Hum Genet, (2021). 108:656-668

Answer to Paredes et al. commenting on "COVID-19 vaccines under the International Health Regulations - We must use the WHO International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis".Petersen E, Lucey D, Blumberg L, Kramer LD, Al-Abri S, Lee SS, Pinto TCA, Obiero CW, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Yapi R, Tambyah PA, Holmes A, Chen LH
Int J Infect Dis , (2021). 105:409-410

Prevalence, risk and protective indicators of common mental disorders among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: a cross-sectional study.Nyongesa MK, Mwangi P, Kinuthia M, Hassan AS, Koot HM, Cuijpers P, Newton CRJC
BMC Psychiatry, (2021). 21:90

COVID-19 vaccines under the International Health Regulations - We must use the WHO International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis.Petersen E, Lucey D, Blumberg L, Kramer LD, Al-Abri S, Lee SS, Pinto TCA, Obiero CW, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Yapi R, Tambyah PA, Holmes A, Chen LH
Int J Infect Dis, (2021). 104:175-177

Comorbid mental disorders and quality of life of people with epilepsy attending primary health care clinics in rural Ethiopia.Tsigebrhan R, Fekadu A, Medhin G, Prince MJ, Hanlon C
PLoS One, (2021). 16:e0238137

Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of yellow fever vaccines: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial.Juan-Giner A, Kimathi D, Grantz KH, Kazooba P, Njuguna P, Fall G, Dia M, Bob NS, Monath TP, Barrett AD, Hombach J, Mulogo EM, Ampeire I, Karanja HK, Nyehangane D, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Cummings DAT, Warimwe GM, Grais RF
Lancet, (2021). 397:119-127

Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy: A comprehensive review using the Bradford Hill criteria for causation.Colebunders R, Njamnshi AK, Menon S, Hotterbeekx A, Preux PM, Hopkins A, Vaillant M, Siewe Fodjo JN
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, (2021). 15:e0008965

Applying a gender lens to understand pathways through care for acutely ill young children in Kenyan urban informal settlements.Ogutu M, Mwadhi M, Mikusa J, Okinyi M, Magawi C, Zakayo S, Njeru R, Haribondhu S, Uddin MF, Walson JL
Int J Equity Health, (2021). 20:17

Time-to-death is a potential confounder in observational studies of blood transfusion in severe malaria - Authors' reply.Ackerman H, Olola CHO, Krishna S, Roberts DJ, Kremsner PG, Taylor T, Valim C, Casals-Pascual C
Lancet Haematol, (2021). 8:e12-e13

Evaluating risk to people with epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic: Preliminary findings from the COV-E study.Thorpe J, Ashby S, Hallab A, Ding D, Andraus M, Dugan P, Perucca P, Costello D, French JA, O'Brien TJ, Depondt C, Andrade DM, Sengupta R, Delanty N, Jette N, Brodie MJ, Devinsky O, Helen Cross J, Sander JW, Hanna J, Sen A, COVID Epilepsy Study Group,
Epilepsy Behav, (2021). 115:107658

Household poverty, schooling, stigma and quality of life in adolescents with epilepsy in rural Uganda.Anguzu R, Akun P, Katairo T, Abbo C, Ningwa A, Ogwang R, Mwaka AD, Idro R
Epilepsy Behav, (2021). 114:107584

Clinical features to distinguish meningitis among young infants at a rural Kenyan hospital.Obiero CW, Mwarumba S, Ngari M, Newton C, Boele van Hensbroek M, Berkley JA
Arch Dis Child, (2021). 106:130-136

Plasma Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-rich Protein 2 Concentrations in Children With Malaria Infections of Differing Severity in Kilifi, Kenya.Uyoga S, Wanjiku P, Rop JC, Makale J, Macharia AW, Nyutu GM, Shebe M, Awuondo KA, Woodrow CJ, Dondorp AM
Clin Infect Dis, (2021). 73:e2415-e2423

Quantifying long-term health and economic outcomes for survivors of group B Streptococcus invasive disease in infancy: protocol of a multi-country study in Argentina, India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa.Paul P, Procter SR, Dangor Z, Bassat Q, Santhanam S, Libster R, Goncalves BP, Madhi SA, Bardaji A, Mwangome E, Mabrouk A, John HB, Sanchez Yanotti C, Chandna J, Sithole P, Mucasse H, Katana PV, Koukounari A, Harden LM, Aerts C, Ghoor A, Leahy S, Mbatha S, Lowick S, Lala SG, Bramugy J, Newton C, Hossain AKMT, Sadeq-Ur Rahman Q, Lambach P, Jit M, Lawn JE
Gates Open Res, (2020). 4:138

Sepsis hysteria? Not for children - Authors' reply.Singer M, Inada-Kim M, Peters M
Lancet, (2020). 396:1333-1334

Childhood autism spectrum disorder: insights from a tertiary hospital cohort in Kenya.Samia P, Kanana M, King J, Donald KA, Denckla C
Afr J Health Sci, (2020). 33:12-21

Validation of a Swahili version of the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) among adults living with HIV compared to a community sample from Kilifi, Kenya.Mwangi P, Nyongesa MK, Koot HM, Cuijpers P, Newton CRJC
J Affect Disord Rep, (2020). 1:100013