Publications

Early Evidence of Impact of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine in Togo. 
Tsolenyanu E et al. 
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016, 62 (Suppl 2)
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/62/suppl_2/S196.long

The Economic Burden Attributable to a Child’s Inpatient Admission for Diarrheal Disease in Rwanda. 
Ngabo F et al. 
PLoS ONE,2016, 11(2): e0149805.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4764684/

Effectiveness of Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine Under Conditions of Routine Use in Rwanda. 
Tate JE et al. 
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016, 62 (Suppl 2) 
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/62/suppl_2/S208.long

Impact and Effectiveness of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine Against Severe Rotavirus Diarrhea in Ghana. 
Armah G et al. 
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016, 62 (Suppl 2)
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/62/suppl_2/S200.long

Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination on Diarrheal Hospitalizations in Children Aged <5 Years in Lusaka, Zambia. 
Mpabalwani EM  et al. 
Clinical Infectious Diseases , 2016, 62 (Suppl 2): S183
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/62/suppl_2/S183.full

Contribution of Environmental Surveillance Toward Interruption of Poliovirus Transmission in Nigeria, 2012–2015
Ticha Johnson Muluh, Abdullahi Walla Hamisu, Kehinde Craig, Pascal Mkanda, Etsano Andrew, Johnson Adeniji, Adefunke Akande,Audu Musa, Isiaka Ayodeji, Gumede Nicksy, Richard Banda, Sisay G. Tegegne, Peter Nsubuga, Ajiboye Oyetunji, Ousmane Diop, Rui G. Vaz,and Ado J. G. Muhammad
J Infect Dis. (2016)
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv767

Demand Creation for Polio Vaccine in Persistently Poor-Performing Communities of Northern Nigeria: 2013–2014
Charity Warigon, Pascal Mkanda, Ado Muhammed, Andrew Estano, Charles Korir, Samuel Bawa, Emmanuel Gali, Peter Nsubuga, Tesfaya B. Erbeto,George Gerlong, Richard Banda, Yared G. Yehualashet, and Rui G. Vaz
J Infect Dis. (2016) 
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv511

Implementation of a Systematic Accountability Framework in 2014 to Improve the Performance of the Nigerian Polio Program
Sisay G. Tegegne, Pascal MKanda, Yared G. Yehualashet, Tesfaye B. Erbeto, Kebba Touray, Peter Nsubuga, Richard Banda, and Rui G. Vaz 
J Infect Dis. (2016)
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv492

Intensified Local Resource Mobilization for the Polio Eradication Initiative: The Experience of World Health Organization in Nigeria During 2008–2015
Yared G. Yehualashet, Janet Horton, Pascal Mkanda, Rui G. Vaz, Oluwole Afolabi, Sisay G. Gashu, Richard Banda, Helena O’Malley, andPeter Nsubuga
J Infect Dis. (2016) 
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv535

Pattern of the meningococcal meningitis outbreak in Northern Nigeria, 2009.
Bassey Enya Bassey , Rui Gama Vaz, Alex Ntale Gasasira, Fiona Braka, Goitom Weldegriebriel, Williams Komakech, Maleghemi Sylvester Toritseju, Akinola Ayoola Fatiregun, Angela Okocha-Ejeko  
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016, 43: 62–67

Revised Household-Based Microplanning in Polio Supplemental Immunization Activities in Kano State,Nigeria. 2013–2014
Emmanuel Gali, Pascal Mkanda, Richard Banda, Charles Korir, Samuel Bawa, Charity Warigon, Suleiman Abdullahi, Bashir Abba, Ayodeji Isiaka,Yared G. Yahualashet, Kebba Touray, Ana Chevez, Sisay G. Tegegne, Peter Nsubuga, Andrew Etsano, Faisal Shuaib, and Rui G. Vaz
J Infect Dis. (2016) 
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv589

Role of Serial Polio Seroprevalence Studies in Guiding Implementation of the Polio Eradication Initiative in Kano, Nigeria: 2011–2014
Kehinde TemilolaOluwa Craig, Harish Verma, Zubairu Iliyasu, Pascal Mkanda, Kebba Touray, Ticha Johnson, Abdullahi Walla, Richard Banda,Sisay G. Tegegne, Yared G. Yehualashet, Bashir Abba, Amina Ahmad-Shehu, Marina Takane, Roland W. Sutter, Peter Nsubuga, Ado J. G. Muhammad,and Rui Gama Miguel Vaz
J Infect Dis. (2016) 
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv774

Strategic Engagement of Technical Surge Capacity for Intensified Polio Eradication Initiative in Nigeria, 2012–2015
Yared G. Yehualashet, Pascal Mkanda, Alex Gasasira, Tesfaye Erbeto, Anthony Onimisi, Janet Horton, Richard Banda, Sisay G. Tegegn,Haruna Ahmed, Oluwole Afolabi, Alieu Wadda, Rui G. Vaz, and Peter Nsubuga
J Infect Dis. (2016) 
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv494 

Strengthening Routine Immunization in Areas of Northern Nigeria at High Risk for Polio Transmission During 2012–2014
Daniel Ali, Richard Banda, Abdulaziz Mohammed, Julie Adagadzu, Bolatito Murele, Rachel Seruyange, Jeevan Makam, Pascal Mkanda,Bassey Okpessen, Sisay G. Tegegne, Adeboye S. Folorunsho, Tesfaye B. Erbeto, Yared G. Yehualashet, and Rui G. Vaz
J Infect Dis. ( 2016)
doi:10.1093/infdis/jiv580

The Role of the Polio Program Infrastructure in Response to Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Nigeria 2014
Rui Gama Vaz, Pascal Mkanda, Richard Banda, William Komkech, Olubowale O. Ekundare-Famiyesin,Rosemary Onyibe, Sunday Abidoye,Peter Nsubuga, Sylvester Maleghemi, Bolatito Hannah-Murele, and Sisay G. Tegegne
J Infect Dis. (2016) 
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv581

World Health Organization’s Innovative Direct Disbursement Mechanism for Payment of Grassroots Immunization Personnel and Operations in Nigeria:2004–2015
Yared G. Yehualashet, Alieu Wadda, Koffi B. Agblewonu, Theophilus Zhema, Al-asi A. Ibrahim, Alhagie Corr, Jennifer Linkins, Pascal Mkanda, Rui G. Vaz, Peter Nsubuga, and Daniel Ashogbon
J Infect Dis. (2016) 
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv485

Strategies for Improving Polio Surveillance Performance in the Security-Challenged Nigerian States of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe During 2009–2014
Abdullahi Walla Hamisu, Ticha Muluh Johnson, Kehinde Craig, Pascal Mkanda, Richard Banda, Sisay G. Tegegne, Ajiboye Oyetunji, Nuhu Ningi,Said M. Mohammed, Mohammed Isa Adamu, Khalid Abdulrahim, Peter Nsubuga, Rui Gama VAZ, and Ado J. G. Muhammed
J Infect Dis. (2015) 
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv530

Public Health Innovations on the Way to Interruption of Poliovirus Transmission in Nigeria . 
Rui G. Vaz1, Pascal Mkanda3, Peter Nsubuga4, Muhammad Ado2,Andrew Etsano. J Infect Dis. 
(2016) doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv492: January 27, 2016.
http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/01/24/infdis.jiv537.full?sid=b067b77c-f0a9-41a9-8660-0f9c8c8b4bbe

Implementation of a Systematic Accountability Framework in 2014 to Improve the Performance of the Nigerian Polio Program.
Sisay G. Tegegne1, Pascal MKanda2, Yared G. Yehualashet1, Tesfaye B. Erbeto1, Kebba Touray1, Peter Nsubuga3, Richard Banda1 ,Rui G. Vaz. 
J Infect Dis. (2016) doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv492: January 27, 2016. 
http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/01/27/infdis.jiv492.full?sid=b067b77c-f0a9-41a9-8660-0f9c8c8b4bbe

The Journalists Initiatives on Immunisation Against Polio and Improved Acceptance of the Polio Vaccine in Northern Nigeria 2007–2015. 
Charity Warigon1, Pascal Mkanda3, Richard Banda1, Furera Zakari1, Eunice Damisa2, Audu Idowu1, Samuel Bawa1, Emmanuel Gali1, Sisay G. Tegegne1, Kulchumi Hammanyero, Peter Nsubuga4, Charles Korir1 ,Rui G. vaz. 
J Infect Dis. (2016) doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv492: January 27, 2016. 
http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/12/30/infdis.jiv545.full?sid=b067b77c-f0a9-41a9-8660-0f9c8c8b4bbe

Strategies for Improving Polio Surveillance Performance in the Security-Challenged Nigerian States of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe During 2009–2014 . 
Abdullahi Walla Hamisu1,Ticha Muluh Johnson1, Kehinde Craig1, Pascal Mkanda3, Richard Banda1, Sisay G. Tegegne1, Ajiboye Oyetunji1, Nuhu Ningi1, Said M. Mohammed1, Mohammed Isa Adamu1, Khalid Abdulrahim1, Peter Nsubuga4, Rui Gama VAZ1,Ado J. G. Muhammed. 
J Infect Dis. (2016) doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv492: January 27, 2016.
http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/12/09/infdis.jiv530.full?sid=b067b77c-f0a9-41a9-8660-0f9c8c8b4bbe

Tracking Vaccination Teams During Polio Campaigns in Northern Nigeria by Use of Geographic Information System Technology: 2013–2015. 
Kebba Touray1, Pascal Mkanda2, Sisay G. Tegegn1, Peter Nsubuga3, Tesfaye B. Erbeto1, Richard Banda1, Andrew Etsano3, Faisal Shuaib3 ,Rui G. Vaz. 
J Infect Dis. (2016) doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv492: January 27, 2016. 
http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/11/25/infdis.jiv493.full?sid=9f1ab9fa-d7f2-42a9-a129-13cd729bad06

Youth Group Engagement in Noncompliant Communities During Supplemental Immunization Activities in Kaduna, Nigeria, in 2014. 
Audu Musa1, Pascal Mkanda2, Fadinding Manneh1, Charles Korir1, Charity Warigon1, Emmanuel Gali1, Richard Banda1, Gregory Umeh1, Peter Nsubuga3, Ana Chevez1,Rui G. Vaz. 
J Infect Dis. (2016) doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv492: January 27, 2016. 
http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/11/25/infdis.jiv510.full?sid=44da68da-e817-4b80-ba72-ac076f1b1049

Pattern of the meningococcal meningitis outbreak in Northern Nigeria, 2009.
Bassey Enya Bassey, , Rui Gama Vaz, Alex Ntale Gasasira, Fiona Braka, Goitom Weldegriebriel,Williams Komakech, Maleghemi Sylvester Toritseju, Akinola Ayoola Fatiregun, Angela Okocha-Ejeko.
Int J Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 25;43:62-67. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.12.016. [Epub ahead of print]

Routine immunization in the WHO African Region: Progress, challenges and way forward
Richard Mihigo, Blanche Anya, Joseph Okeibunor, Alain Poy, Deo Nshimirimana
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Inactivated poliovirus vaccine campaign in Kenya: Lessons learned
Shaikh Humayun Kabir,ii Custodia Mandlhate,i Samuel Oumo Okiror,ii Iheoma Ukachi Onuekwusi,i Ian Njeruiii
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Polio eradication in the African Region: Progress and way forward
Alex Gasasira, Joseph Okeibunor, Mbaye Salla, Nicksy Gumede, Deo Nshimirimana
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Update on elimination of epidemic meningitis in the African Region
Mamoudou H Djingarey,i Denis Kandolo,i Fabien Diomandé,i Clément Lingani,I Rodrigue Barry,i Carol Tevi-Benissan,ii Marie-Pierre Preziosi,iii Richard Mihigo,ii Deo Nshimirimana,ii Djamila Cabral,i Bartholomew D Akanmoriii
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Effects of maternal mortality on gross domestic product (GDP) in the WHO African Region. 
Kirigia JM, Oluwole D, Gatwiri D, Kainyu LH (2006). 
African Journal of Health Sciences. 13(1-2): 86-95. 
http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajhs/article/view/30821

Vaccine safety and pharmacovigilance in the WHO African Region
Bartholomew D Akanmori,i Mutale Mumba,ii Madhav Balakrishnan,iii Isabelle Sahinovic,iii Richard Mihigoi
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Overview of the WHO Polio Laboratory Network in the African Region
Nicksy Gumede,i Alex Gasasira,i Mbaye Salla,i Reggis Katsande,ii Charles Byabamazima,ii Annick Dosseh,iii Deo Nshimirimanai
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Environmental surveillance in Kenya
Peter Borus,i Iheoma Onuekwusi,i Caroline Maina,ii James Nyangao,iii Naomi Dybdahl-Sissoko,iv Silvia Peñaranda,iv Cara C Burns,iv Steve Oberste,iv Custodia Mandlhatei
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Immunization monitoring and vaccine-preventable diseases surveillance data management in the African Region
Alain Poy, Balcha Masresha, Keith Shaba, Reggis Katsande, Goitom Weldegebriel, Blanche Anya, Joseph Okeibunor, Richard Mihigo, Alex Gasasira, Deo Nshimirimana
African Health Monitor • March 2015

The national Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) programme in Uganda 2012–2014
Annet Kisakye, Emmanuel Tenywa
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Role of operational research in accelerating progress towards attainment of poliomyelitis targets in the African Region
Joseph Okeibunor, Martin Ota and Alex Gasasira
African Health Monitor • March 2015

All-age group polio supplementary immunization activities, Garissa County, Kenya
Chidiadi Joseph Nwogu,i Samuel Oumo Okiror,ii Ahmed Abdi Hassan,I Mohamed Sheikh Abbey,iii Ian Njeru,iii John Wagacha Burton,iv Abdille Hussein,iv Nasibov Orkhan,iv Benjamin Nkowane
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Cross-border initiative on polio eradication in the Horn of Africa
Samuel Oumo Okiror,i Anthony Kisanga,ii Bal Ram Bhuiiii
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Community-based surveillance on polio eradication in the Horn of Africa
Samuel Oumo Okiror,i Filimona Bisrat,ii Mercy Lutukai,iii Bal Ram Bhuiiii
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Status of environmental surveillance in the African Region
Nicksy Gumede,i Alex Gasasira,i Mbaye Salla,i Adeniji Adekunle,ii Adefunke Akande,ii Johnson Ticha,iii Shelina Moonsamy,iv Jean Marie Moke Kipela Fundji,v Deo Nshimirimanai
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Surveillance for diseases targeted by new vaccines: Progress, challenges and way forward
Jason M Mwenda, Richard Mihigo, Carol Tevi-Benissan, Mutale Mumba, Goitom Weldegebriel, Norbert Ngendabanyikwa, Keith Shaba, Reggis Katsande, Bernard Ntsama, Kennedy Chitala, Aboubacar N’diaye, Marthe Ndongo Falana, Deo Nshimirimana
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Progress towards the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus
Messeret Shibeshi,i Balcha Masresha,ii Ahmadu Yakubu,iii Fussum Daniel,I Nestor Shivute,i Richard Mihigo,ii Deo Nshimirimanaii
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Measles elimination in the WHO African Region: Progress and challenges
Balcha Masresha,i Amadou Fall,ii Richard Luce,i Messeret Eshetu,i Reinhard Kaiser,I Annick Dosseh,ii Charles Byabamazima,i Reggis Katsande,i Jim Ting,iiDeo Nshimirimanaiii
African Health Monitor • March 2015

African Vaccination Week: Platform for effective partnership to deliver multiple interventions in the African Region
Richard Mihigo, Blanche Anya, Joseph Okeibunor, Deo Nshimirimana
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Rotavirus disease burden in Africa and the need to accelerate introduction of vaccines
Jason M Mwenda, Richard Mihigo, Carol Tevi-Benissan, Mutale Mumba, Deo Nshimirimana
African Health Monitor • March 2015

Global invasive bacterial vaccine-preventable diseases surveillance--2008-2014.
Murray J, Agócs M, Serhan F, Singh S, Deloria-Knoll M, O'Brien K, Mwenda JM, Mihigo R, Oliveira L, Teleb N, Ahmed H, Wasley A, Videbaek D, Wijesinghe P, Thapa AB, Fox K, Paladin FJ, Hajjeh R, Schwartz S, Van Beneden C, Hyde T, Broome C, Cherian T; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Report of the 7th African Rotavirus Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa, 8th November 2012.
Seheri LM, Mwenda JM, Page N.
Vaccine. 2014 Nov 12;32(48):6336-41. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.05.002. Epub 2014 May 14.

Menstrual endometrial supernatant may induce stromal endometriosis in baboons.
Kyama CM, Falconer H, Cuneo S, Chai D, Mihalyi A, Mwenda J, D'Hooghe T.
Front Biosci (Schol Ed). 2014 Jan 1;6:16-28.

Preparing for safety monitoring after rotavirus vaccine implementation: a retrospective review of intussusception cases among children at a large teaching hospital in Rwanda, 2009-2012.
Ngendahayo E, Bonane A, Ntakiyiruta G, Munyanshongore A, Muganga N, Bikoroti J, Mwenda JM, Tate JE, Ngabo F.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S99-S103. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000093

Intussusception incidence rates in 9 Zambian hospitals, 2007-2011: prerotavirus vaccine introduction.
Mpabalwani EM, Chitambala P, Chibumbya JN, Matapo B, Mutambo H, Mwenda JM, Babaniyi O, Munkonge L.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S94-8. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000055.

Severe acute rotavirus gastroenteritis in children less than 5 years in southern Ghana: 2006-2011.
Enweronu-Laryea CC, Sagoe KW, Mwenda JM, Armah GE.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S9-S13. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000045.

Can routinely collected national data on childhood morbidity and mortality from diarrhea be used to monitor health impact of rotavirus vaccination in Africa? Examination of pre-vaccine baseline data from Rwanda.
Ngabo F, Gatera M, Karema C, Donnen P, Lepage P, Parashar UD, Tate JE, Mwenda JM, Rugambwa C, Binagwaho A.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S89-93. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000054.

Update of rotavirus strains circulating in Africa from 2007 through 2011.
Seheri M, Nemarude L, Peenze I, Netshifhefhe L, Nyaga MM, Ngobeni HG, Maphalala G, Maake LL, Steele AD, Mwenda JM, Mphahlele JM.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S76-84. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000053.

African rotavirus surveillance network: a brief overview.
Mwenda JM, Tate JE, Parashar UD, Mihigo R, Agócs M, Serhan F, Nshimirimana D.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S6-8. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000174. Review.

Epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea and diversity of rotavirus strains among children less than 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis in Mauritius: June 2008 to December 2010.
Pursem VN, Peeroo BM, Mangar TI, Sohawon FM, Seheri LM, Mphahlele MJ, Mwenda JM, Manraj SS.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S49-53. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000051.

Epidemiologic and genotypic characteristics of rotavirus strains detected in children less than 5 years of age with gastroenteritis treated at 3 pediatric hospitals in Zimbabwe during 2008-2011.
Mukaratirwa A, Berejena C, Nziramasanga P, Shonhai A, Mamvura TS, Chibukira P, Mucheuki I, Mangwanya D, Kamupota M, Manangazira P, Tapfumaneyi C, Gerede R, Munyoro M, Mwenda JM, Mphahlele JM, Seheri ML, Peenze I, Gonah AN, Maruta A, Tengende MB.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S45-8. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000050.

Rotavirus prevalence and genotypes among children younger than 5 years with acute diarrhea at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
Odiit A, Mulindwa A, Nalumansi E, Mphahlele MJ, Seheri LM, Mwenda JM, Kisakye A.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S41-4. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000070.

High burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in young children in rural western Kenya, 2010-2011.
Khagayi S, Burton DC, Onkoba R, Ochieng B, Ismail A, Mutonga D, Muthoni J, Feikin DR, Breiman RF, Mwenda JM, Odhiambo F, Laserson KF.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S34-40. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000049.

Hospital-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in children younger than 5 years of age in Ethiopia: 2007-2012.
Abebe A, Teka T, Kassa T, Seheri M, Beyene B, Teshome B, Kebede F, Habtamu A, Maake L, Kassahun A, Getahun M, Mitiku K, Mwenda JM.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S28-33. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000048.

Epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea among children younger than 5 years in Enugu, South East, Nigeria.
Tagbo BN, Mwenda JM, Armah G, Obidike EO, Okafor UH, Oguonu T, Ozumba UC, Eke CB, Chukwubuike C, Edelu BO, Ezeonwu BU, Amadi O, Okeke IB, Nnani OR, Ani OS, Ugwuezeonu I, Benjamin-Pujah C, Umezinne N, Ude N, Nwodo C, Ezeonyebuchi MC, Umesie E, Okafor V, Ogude N, Osarogborum VO, Ezebilo SK, Goitom WG, Abanida EA, Elemuwa C, Nwagbo DF.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S19-22. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000047.

Surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis in children less than 5 years of age in Togo.
Tsolenyanu E, Seheri M, Dagnra A, Djadou E, Tigossou S, Nyaga M, Adjeoda E, Armah G, Mwenda JM, Atakouma Y.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S14-8. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000046.

High index of suspicion of intussusception in an 8-month South African child: a case report.
Mwenda JM, Loveland JA, Jugmohan B, Singh S.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S104-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000097.

Preparing for the scale-up of rotavirus vaccine introduction in Africa: establishing surveillance platforms to monitor disease burden and vaccine impact.
Mwenda JM, Tate JE, Steele AD, Parashar UD.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S1-5. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000132.

Human caliciviruses detected in HIV-seropositive children in Kenya.
Mans J, Murray TY, Kiulia NM, Mwenda JM, Musoke RN, Taylor MB.
J Med Virol. 2014 Jan;86(1):75-81. doi: 10.1002/jmv.23784. Epub 2013 Oct 12.

Rotavirus prevalence and genotypes among children younger than 5 years with acute diarrhea at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. 
Odiit A1, Mulindwa A, Nalumansi E, Mphahlele MJ, Seheri LM, Mwenda JM, Kisakye A: 
Pediatric Infect Diseases Journal. 2014 Jan;33

Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated from the Sierra Leone cholera outbreak in 2012. 
Mahmud ZH1, Islam S1, Zaman RU1, Akter M1, Talukder KA1, Bardhan PK1, Khan AI1, Rhodes FC2, Kamara A2, Wurie IM3, Alemu W3, Jambai A2, Faruque SM1, Clemens JD1, Islam MS4.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2014 Nov;108(11):715-20.

Prevalence of peripheral blood parasitaemia, anaemia and low birthweight among pregnant women in a suburban area in coastal Ghana.
Stephens JK, Ofori MF, Quakyi IA, Wilson ML, Akanmori BD. 
Pan Afr Med J. 2014;17 Suppl 1:3.

Age-related pattern and monocyte-acquired haemozoin associated production of erythropoietin in children with severe malarial anaemia in Ghana. 
Abugri J, Tetteh JK, Oseni LA, Mensah-Brown HE, Delimini RK, Obuobi DO, Akanmori BD.
BMC Res Notes. 2014;7:551.

Safety and immunogenicity of the M72/AS01 candidate tuberculosis vaccine when given as a booster to BCG in Gambian infants: An open-label randomized controlled trial.
Idoko OT, Owolabi OA, Owiafe PK, Moris P, Odutola A, Bollaerts A, Ogundare E, Jongert E, Demoitié MA, Ofori-Anyinam O, Ota MO. 
Tuberculosis 2014 August.

Antibodies against Haemophilus influenzae type b in The Gambia: Investigating the extent of protection across age groups. 
Idoko OT, Roberts E, Cox M, Jafali J, Njie-Jobe J, Mackenzie G, Ota MO, Kampmann B.
Vaccine. 2014 June.

The impact of pre-existing antibody on subsequent immune responses to meningococcal A-containing vaccines. 
Idoko OT, Okolo SN, Plikaytis B, Akinsola A, Viviani S, Borrow R, Carlone G, Findlow H, Elie C, Kulkarni PS, Preziosi MP, Ota MO, Kampmann B.
Vaccine. 2014 Jul 16;32(33):4220-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.04.052. Epub 2014 May 23

Factors affecting immunogenicity of BCG in infants, a study in Malawi, The Gambia and the UK. 
Hur YG, Gorak-Stolinska P, Lalor MK, Mvula H, Floyd S, Raynes J, Ben-Smith A, Fitchett JR, Flanagan KL, Burl S, Ota MO, Crampin AC, Smith SG, Dockrell HM. 
BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Apr 5;14:184.

Haematological and biochemical reference values of Gambian infants. 
Odutola AA, Afolabi MO, Jafali J, Baldeh I, Owolabi OA, Owiafe P, Bah G, Jaiteh B, Mohammed NI, Donkor SA, Ndure J, Adetifa J, Flanagan KL, Ota MO. 
Trop Med Int Health. 2014; 19:275-83.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24393095

Predictors of prolonged hospitalisation in childhood pneumonia in a rural health centre. 
B P Kuti, S A Adegoke,O A Oyelami, M O Ota. 
SAJCH 2014; 8:11-15.

Indirect cost of maternal deaths in the WHO African Region in 2010.
Kirigia JM, Mwabu GM, Orem JN,Muthuri RDK.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014, 14:299. 
http://www.biomedcentral.com/14712393/14/299

Indirect cost of maternal deaths in the WHO African Region in 2013. 
Kirigia JM, Mwabu GM, Orem JN, Muthuri RDK.
International Journal of Social Economics 2014.(forthcoming)

Ovarian tissue cryopreservation by vitrification in olive baboons (papio anubis): a pilot study.
Nyachieo A, Spiessens C, Chai DC, Kiulia NM, Willemen D, Mwenda JM, Bourgain C, D'Hooghe TM.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2013;75(3):157-62. doi: 10.1159/000346084. Epub 2013 Feb 6.

The role of scientists and clinicians in raising public support for animal research in reproductive biology and medicine.
Dancet EA, Brännström M, Brasky K, Chai D, Chan AW, Conn PM, Else J, Falconer H, Fazleabas AT, Farah IO, Goddeeris BM, Golos TG, Hau J, Hearn JP, Kariuki TM, Kyama CM, Lebovic DI, Mwenda JM, Ndung'u J, Nyachieo A, Parker J, Slayden OD, Stouffer RL, Strauss JF, Taylor HS, Vanderpoel S, Westergaard JG, Zelinski M, D'Hooghe TM.
Biol Reprod. 2013 Feb 7;88(2):33. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.105908. Print 2013 Feb.

Short-term effects of high-dose khat on sperm parameters and reproductive hormonal levels in olive baboons (Papio anubis).
Nyachieo A, Kiraithe MM, Spiessens C, Chai DC, Kiulia NM, D'Hooghe TM, Mwenda JM.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2013;75(2):109-14. doi: 10.1159/000345308. Epub 2012 Dec 11.

Novel genital alphapapillomaviruses in baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) with cervical dysplasia.
Bergin IL, Bell JD, Chen Z, Zochowski MK, Chai D, Schmidt K, Culmer DL, Aronoff DM, Patton DL, Mwenda JM, Wood CE, Burk RD.
Vet Pathol. 2013 Jan;50(1):200-8. doi: 10.1177/0300985812439725. Epub 2012 Mar 23.

Enhancing access to immunization services and exploiting the benefits of recent innovations in the African region.
Okeibunor JC, Akanmori BD, Balcha GM, Mihigo R, Vaz RM, Nshimirimana D.
Vaccine 2013, 31(37):3772-6.

Effective vaccine safety systems in all countries: a challenge for more equitable access to immunization. 
Amarasinghe A, Black S, Bonhoeffer J, Carvalho SM, Dodoo A, Eskola J, Larson H, Shin S, Olsson S, Balakrishnan MR, Bellah A, Lambach P, Maure C, Wood D, Zuber P, Akanmori B, Bravo P, Pombo M, Langar H, Pfeifer D, Guichard S, Diorditsa S, Hossain MS, Sato Y. 
Vaccine 2013;31 Suppl 2. 2012.

Lessons Learned from Enhancing Vaccine Pharmacovigilance Activities during PsA-TT Introduction in African Countries, 2010 to 2013
Fabien V. K. Diomandé, Téné M. Yaméogo, Kirsten S. Vannice, Marie-Pierre Préziosi, Simonetta Viviani, Claude-Roger Ouandaogo, Modibo Keita, Mamoudou H. Djingarey, Nehemie Mbakuliyemo, Bartholomew Dicky Akanmori, Samba O. Sow, Patrick L.F. Zuber. 
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Comparison of the prevalence of common bacterial pathogens in the oropharynx and nasopharynx of Gambian infants.
Odutola A, Antonio M, Owolabi O, Bojang A, Foster-Nyarko E, Donkor S, Adetifa I, Taylor S, BottomleyC, Greenwood B, Ota MO.
PLoS One. 2013;8):e75558. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075558.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0075558

Determinants of oxygen therapy in childhood pneumonia in a resource-constrained region.
Kuti BP, Adegoke SA, Ebruke BE, Howie S, Oyelami OA, Ota MO.
ISRN Pediatr. 2013 Jun 2;2013:435976. doi: 10.1155/2013/435976. 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684098/

Immunogenic Mycobacterium africanum strains associated with ongoing transmission in The Gambia. 
Gehre F, Antonio M, Otu JK, Sallah N, Secka O, Faal T, Owiafe P, Sutherland JS, Adetifa IM, Ota MO, Kampmann B, Corrah T, de Jong BC. 
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19:1598-1604.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24050158

Skewing of the CD4+ T cell pool towards mono-functional antigen-specific responses in patients with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in The Gambia. 
Wilson H, de Jong BC, Peterson K, Jaye A, Kampmann B, Ota MO, Sutherland JS. 
Clin Infect Dis. 2013 May 3 (Epub ahead of Print). 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23645847

Equity in reproductive and maternal health services in Bangladesh.
Zere E, Suehiro Y, Arifeen A,Moonesinghe L, Chanda SK, Kirigia JM.
International Journal for Equity in Health 2013, 12:90. doi:10.1186/1475-9276-12-90. 
http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/pdf/1475-9276-12-90.pdf

Baboon spermatology: basic assessment and reproducibility in olive baboons (Papio anubis).
Nyachieo A, Spiessens C, Chai DC, Kiulia NM, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM.
J Med Primatol. 2012 Oct;41(5):297-303. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2012.00555.x. Epub 2012 Aug 8.

Uterus transplantation in a non-human primate: long-term follow-up after autologous transplantation.
Johannesson L, Enskog A, Dahm-Kähler P, Hanafy A, Chai DC, Mwenda JM, Díaz-García C, Olausson M, Brännström M.
Hum Reprod. 2012 Jun;27(6):1640-8. doi: 10.1093/humrep/des093. Epub 2012 Mar 27.

Years in a high human immunodeficiency virus prevalence area after Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine introduction. Bacterial meningitis among children under the age of 2
Nansera D1, Max I, Annet K, Gessner BD: 
J Paediatr Child Health. 2012 Apr;48(4):324-8.

MALVAC 2012 scientific forum: accelerating development of second-generation malaria vaccines.
Vannice KS, Brown GV, Akanmori BD, Moorthy VS. 
Malaria Journal 2012;11:372.

The rs150311303 polymorphism in FcγRIIa enhances IgG binding capacity.
Omar AH, Shibata H, Yasunami M, Yamazaki A, Ofori MF, Akanmori BD, Shuaibu MN, Kikuchi M, Hirayama K. 
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 2012;76(2):167-74.

Pneumococcal antibody concentrations of subjects in communities fully or partially vaccinated with a seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. 
Ota MO, Roca A, Bottomley C, Hill PC, Egere U, Greenwood B, Adegbola RA. 
PloS One 2012;7(8):e42997.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22916192

A new TB vaccine, MVA85A, induces durable antigen-specific responses 14 months after vaccination in African infants. 
Odutola AA, Owolabi OA, Owiafe PO, McShane H, Ota MO. 
Vaccine 2012; 30:5591-5594. 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22749600

Human immune responses to vaccines in the first year of life: Biological, socio-economic and ethical issues – A viewpoint. 
Ota MO, Idoko OT, Ogundare EO, Afolabi MO. 
Vaccine. 2012 Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print]. 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22728219

Pneumococcal Antibody Concentrations and Carriage of Pneumococci more than 3 Years after Infant Immunization with a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. 
Akinsola AK, Ota MO, Enwere GC, Okoko BJ, Zaman SM, Saaka M, Nsekpong ED, Odutola AA, Greenwood BM, Cutts FT, Adegbola RA. 
PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e31050. Epub 2012 Feb 20. 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22916192

Inequities in maternal and child health outcomes and interventions in Ghana. 
Zere E, Kirigia JM, Duale S, Akazili J. 
BMC Public Health. 2012, 12:252. 
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/252

Randomized comparison of different ovarian stimulation regimens for assisted reproductive technology in baboons (Papio anubis).
Nyachieo A, Spiessens C, Chai DC, Debrock S, Mwenda JM, d'Hooghe TM.
Fertil Steril. 2011 Mar 15;95(4):1354-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.046. Epub 2010 Jul 16.

Lessons from IAVI-006, a phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the pTHr.HIVA DNA and MVA.HIVA vaccines in a prime-boost strategy to induce HIV-1 specific T-cell responses in healthy volunteers.
Guimarães-Walker A, Mackie N, McCormack S, Hanke T, Schmidt C, Gilmour J, Barin B, McMichael A, Weber J, Legg K, Babiker A, Hayes P, Gotch F, Smith C, Dally L, Dorrell L, Cebere I, Kay R, Winstone N, Moore S, Goonetilleke N, Fast P; IAVI-006 Study Group.
Vaccine. 2008 Dec 2;26(51):6671-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.09.016. Erratum in: Vaccine. 2011 Apr 18;29(18):3511.

Projected health benefits and costs of pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccination in Uganda. 
Tate JE1, Kisakye A, Mugyenyi P, Kizza D, Odiit A, Braka F
Vaccine. 2011 Apr 12;29(17):3329-34.

Addressing the needs and gaps in safety assessment of vaccines during clinical trials in resource limited countries.
Kisser A, Heininger U, Moorthy VS, Akanmori BD, Leroy O. 
Vaccine 2011, 29(24):4173-4

Human leukocyte antigen class I polymorphisms influence the mild clinical manifestation of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Ghanaian children.
Yamazaki A, Yasunami M, Ofori M, Horie H, Kikuchi M, Helegbe G, Takaki A, Ishii K, Omar AH, Akanmori BD, Hirayama K. 
Human Immunology 2011; 72(10):881-8.

Measuring naturally acquired immune responses to candidate malaria vaccine antigens in Ghanaian adults.
Dodoo D, Hollingdale MR, Anum D, Koram KA, Gyan B, Akanmori BD, Ocran J, Adu-Amankwah S, Geneshan H, Abot E, Legano J, Banania G, Sayo R, Brambilla D, Kumar S, Doolan DL, Rogers WO, Epstein J, Richie TL, Sedegah M. 
Malaria Journal 2011;10:168.

Inequities in skilled attendance at birth in Namibia: A decomposition analysis. 
Zere E, Oluwole D, Kirigia JM, Mwikisa CN, Thomas Mbeeli T. 
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2011, 11:34. 
http://www.biomedcentral.com/14712393/11/34

Proceedings of the Fifteenth Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union Debate on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Development, 25–27 July 2010, Kampala, Uganda. 
Sambo LG, Kirigia JM, Ki-Zerbo G.
BMC Proceedings 2011, 5(suppl 5): S1.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1753-6561/5/S5/S1

Surveillance informatisée de la chaîne du froid en milieu tropical (Tchad)
Schlumberger M, Mireux F, Tchang SG, Mboutbogol D, Cheikh DO, Hissein AA, Youssouf BO, Brahimi MM, Gamatié Y
Médecine Tropicale • 2011 • 71 • 3

Assessing the potency of oral polio vaccine kept outside of the cold chain during a national immunization campaign in Chad
Simona Zipurskya,∗, Liliane Boualamb, Dah Ould Cheikhc, Jacqueline Fournier-Caruanab, Djabar Hamidd, Mathias Janssene, Umit Kartoglub, Genevieve Waeterloose, Olivier Ronveauxf
Vaccine 29 (2011) 5652– 5656

Characterization of genotype G8 strains from Malawi, Kenya, and South Africa.
Page N, Esona M, Seheri M, Nyangao J, Bos P, Mwenda J, Steele D.
J Med Virol. 2010 Dec;82(12):2073-81. doi: 10.1002/jmv.21912.

Emergence and characterization of serotype G9 rotavirus strains from Africa.
Page N, Esona M, Armah G, Nyangao J, Mwenda J, Sebunya T, Basu G, Pyndiah N, Potgieter N, Geyer A, Steele AD.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S55-63. doi: 10.1086/653551.

Burden and epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in selected African countries: preliminary results from the African Rotavirus Surveillance Network.
Mwenda JM, Ntoto KM, Abebe A, Enweronu-Laryea C, Amina I, Mchomvu J, Kisakye A, Mpabalwani EM, Pazvakavambwa I, Armah GE, Seheri LM, Kiulia NM, Page N, Widdowson MA, Steele AD.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S5-S11. doi: 10.1086/653557.

Randomized comparison of different ovarian stimulation regimens for assisted reproductive technology in baboons (Papio anubis).
Nyachieo A, Spiessens C, Chai DC, Debrock S, Mwenda JM, d'Hooghe TM.
Fertil Steril. 2011 Mar 15;95(4):1354-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.046. Epub 2010 Jul 16.

Uterus transplantation in the baboon: methodology and long-term function after auto-transplantation.
Enskog A, Johannesson L, Chai DC, Dahm-Kähler P, Marcickiewicz J, Nyachieo A, Mwenda JM, Brännström M.
Hum Reprod. 2010 Aug;25(8):1980-7. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deq109. Epub 2010 Jun 2.

Separate and combined effects of caffeine and dbcAMP on olive baboon (Papio anubis) sperm.
Nyachieo A, Spiessens C, Chai DC, Kiulia NM, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM.
J Med Primatol. 2010 Jun;39(3):137-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2010.00401.x. Epub 2010 Jan 25.

High prevalence of species D human adenoviruses in fecal specimens from Urban Kenyan children with diarrhea.
Magwalivha M, Wolfaardt M, Kiulia NM, van Zyl WB, Mwenda JM, Taylor MB.
J Med Virol. 2010 Jan;82(1):77-84. doi: 10.1002/jmv.21673.

Burden and epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in selected African countries: preliminary results from the African Rotavirus Surveillance Network. 
Mwenda JM1, Ntoto KM, Abebe A, Enweronu-Laryea C, Amina I, Mchomvu J, Kisakye A, Mpabalwani EM, Pazvakavambwa I, Armah GE, Seheri LM, Kiulia NM, Page N, Widdowson MA, Steele AD.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202

MALVAC 2009: progress and challenges in development of whole organism malaria vaccines for endemic countries, 3-4 June 2009, Dakar, Senegal. 
Pinder M, Moorthy VS, Akanmori BD, Genton B, Brown GV. 
Vaccine 2010, 28(30):4695-703

Inequities in utilization of maternal health interventions in Namibia: implications for progress towards MDG 5 targets. 
Zere E, Tumusiime P, Walker O, Kirigia JM, Mwikisa CN, Mbeeli T. 
International Journal for Equity in Health 2010, 9:16. 
http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/9/1/16

Evaluation de la dure´e de vie des marquages sur l’ongle pendant les vaccinations polio au Tchad
Huong Quoc Cuong,Martin Schlumberger, Salomon Garba Tchang, Dah Ould Cheikh, Marianne Save,` Barah Mallah, Jacques Demtilo Attilo, Ndeikoundam Ngangro Mosurel, Youssouf Gamatie´
Cahiers Santé vol. 20, n° 3, juillet-août-septembre 2010

Vaginal histological changes of the baboon during the normal menstrual cycle and pregnancy.
Nyachieo A, Kiulia NM, Arimi MM, Chai DC, Mwenda JM.
East Afr Med J. 2009 Apr;86(4):166-72.

Role of cytokines in the endometrial-peritoneal cross-talk and development of endometriosis.
Kyama CM, Mihalyi A, Simsa P, Falconer H, Fulop V, Mwenda JM, Peeraer K, Tomassetti C, Meuleman C, D'Hooghe TM.
Front Biosci (Elite Ed). 2009 Jun 1;1:444-54. Review.

Baboon serum is superior to human or bovine serum albumin for baboon sperm capacitation and zona binding.
Nyachieo A, Spiessens C, Chai DC, Kiulia NM, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM.
J Med Primatol. 2009 Apr;38(2):145-50.

Rotavirus infections among HIV-infected children in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kiulia NM, Nyaundi JK, Peenze I, Nyachieo A, Musoke RN, Steele AD, Mwenda JM.
J Trop Pediatr. 2009 Oct;55(5):318-23. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmp016. Epub 2009 Mar 10.

Nonhuman primate models for translational research in endometriosis.
D'Hooghe TM, Kyama CM, Chai D, Fassbender A, Vodolazkaia A, Bokor A, Mwenda JM.
Reprod Sci. 2009 Feb;16(2):152-61. doi: 10.1177/1933719108322430. Review.

Feasibility of ultrasound-guided percutaneous samplings in the pregnant baboon: a model for studies on transplacental transport.
Van Calsteren K, Devlieger R, De Catte L, D'Hooghe T, Chai DC, Mwenda JM, Vergote I, Amant F.
Reprod Sci. 2009 Mar;16(3):280-5. doi: 10.1177/1933719108324890. Epub 2008 Dec 15.

Improving ovarian stimulation protocols for IVF in baboons: lessons from humans and rhesus monkeys.
Nyachieo A, Spiessens C, Mwenda JM, Debrock S, D'Hooghe TM.
Anim Reprod Sci. 2009 Feb;110(3-4):187-206. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.08.023. Epub 2008 Aug 28. Review.

Menstrual cycle synchronization, ovarian stimulation, and in vitro fertilization in olive baboons (Papio anubis): a prospective randomized study.
Nyachieo A, Spiessens C, Chai DC, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM.
Fertil Steril. 2009 Feb;91(2):602-10. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.071. Epub 2008 Mar 6.

Surveillance for Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis in children aged 
Kisakye A1, Makumbi I, Nansera D, Lewis R, Braka F, Wobudeya E, Chaplain D, Nalumansi E, Mbabazi W, Gessner BD.
Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Mar 1;48

Hepatitis B infection is highly endemic in Uganda: findings from a national sero-survey. 
Bwogi J1, Braka F, Makumbi I, Mishra V, Bakamutumaho B, Nanyunja M, Opio A, Downing R, Biryahwaho B, Lewis RF.
African Health Science. 2009 Jun; 9(2):98-108.

Pregnancy-associated malaria in women in a rural community of Ghana.
Ofori M, Ansha E, Agyepong I, Ofori-Adjei D, Hviid L, Akanmori BD. 
Ghana Medical Journal 2009, 43(1):13-8

Regulatory oversight of clinical trials in Africa: progress over the past 5 years 
Maiga D, Akanmori BD, Chocarro L. 
Vaccine 2009, 27(52): 7249-52

Joint reviews and inspections: strategic forms of collaboration for strengthening the regulatory oversight of vaccine clinical trials in Africa.
Maiga D, Akanmori BD, Chocarro L. 
Vaccine 2009, 28(2): 571--5

Lessons from IAVI-006, a phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the pTHr.HIVA DNA and MVA.HIVA vaccines in a prime-boost strategy to induce HIV-1 specific T-cell responses in healthy volunteers.
Guimarães-Walker A, Mackie N, McCormack S, Hanke T, Schmidt C, Gilmour J, Barin B, McMichael A, Weber J, Legg K, Babiker A, Hayes P, Gotch F, Smith C, Dally L, Dorrell L, Cebere I, Kay R, Winstone N, Moore S, Goonetilleke N, Fast P; IAVI-006 Study Group.
Vaccine. 2008 Dec 2;26(51):6671-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.09.016. Erratum in: Vaccine. 2011 Apr 18;29(18):3511.

The epidemiology of human rotavirus associated with diarrhoea in Kenyan children: a review.
Kiulia NM, Kamenwa R, Irimu G, Nyangao JO, Gatheru Z, Nyachieo A, Steele AD, Mwenda JM.
J Trop Pediatr. 2008 Dec;54(6):401-5. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmn052. Epub 2008 Jul 1. Review.

Non-steroidal targets in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis.
Kyama CM, Mihalyi A, Simsa P, Mwenda JM, Tomassetti C, Meuleman C, D'Hooghe TM.
Curr Med Chem. 2008;15(10):1006-17. Review.

Effect of recombinant human TNF-binding protein-1 and GnRH antagonist on mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines and adhesion and growth factors in endometrium and endometriosis tissues in baboons.
Kyama CM, Overbergh L, Mihalyi A, Cuneo S, Chai D, Debrock S, Mwenda JM, Mathieu C, Nugent NP, D'Hooghe TM.
Fertil Steril. 2008 May;89(5 Suppl):1306-13. Epub 2007 Dec 3

Effects of anti-TNF-mAb treatment on pregnancy in baboons with induced endometriosis.
Falconer H, Mwenda JM, Chai DC, Song XY, Cornillie FJ, Bergqvist A, Fried G, D'Hooghe TM.
Fertil Steril. 2008 May;89(5 Suppl):1537-45. Epub 2007 Sep 4.

Endometrial and peritoneal expression of aromatase, cytokines, and adhesion factors in women with endometriosis.
Kyama CM, Overbergh L, Mihalyi A, Meuleman C, Mwenda JM, Mathieu C, D'Hooghe TM.
Fertil Steril. 2008 Feb;89(2):301-10. Epub 2007 Aug 6.

Action for child survival: elimination of Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in Uganda. 
Lewis RF1, Kisakye A, Gessner BD, Duku C, Odipio JB, Iriso R, Nansera D, Braka F, Makumbi I, Kekitiinwa A.
Bull World Health Organ. 2008 Apr;86 (4):292-301.

Levels of soluble CD163 and severity of malaria in children in Ghana. 
Kusi KA, Gyan BA, Goka BQ, Dodoo D, Obeng-Adjei G, Troye-Blomberg M, Akanmori BD, Adjimani JP.
Clinical Vaccine Immunology 2008, 15(9):1456-60.

Olive baboon (Papio anubis anubis) as a model for intrauterine research.
Chai D, Cuneo S, Falconer H, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe T.
J Med Primatol. 2007 Dec;36(6):365-9. Review.

The baboon as a research model for the study of endometrial biology, uterine receptivity and embryo implantation.
Nyachieo A, Chai DC, Deprest J, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2007;64(3):149-55. Epub 2007 Oct 4. Review.

Future of endometriosis research.
Simsa P, Mihalyi A, Kyama CM, Mwenda JM, Fülöp V, D'Hooghe TM.
Womens Health (Lond Engl). 2007 Sep;3(5):647-54. doi: 10.2217/17455057.3.5.647.

Baboon model for the study of endometriosis.
Kyama CM, Mihalyi A, Chai D, Simsa P, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM.
Womens Health (Lond Engl). 2007 Sep;3(5):637-46. doi: 10.2217/17455057.3.5.637.

Endometriosis in African women.
Kyama CM, Mwenda JM, Machoki J, Mihalyi A, Simsa P, Chai DC, D'Hooghe TM.
Womens Health (Lond Engl). 2007 Sep;3(5):629-35. doi: 10.2217/17455057.3.5.629.

Selective estrogen-receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors: promising new medical therapies for endometriosis?
Simsa P, Mihalyi A, Kyama CM, Mwenda JM, Fülöp V, D'Hooghe TM.
Womens Health (Lond Engl). 2007 Sep;3(5):617-28. doi: 10.2217/17455057.3.5.617.

PPAR-gamma receptor ligand induces regression of endometrial explants in baboons: a prospective, randomized, placebo- and drug-controlled study.
Lebovic DI, Mwenda JM, Chai DC, Mueller MD, Santi A, Fisseha S, D'Hooghe T.
Fertil Steril. 2007 Oct;88(4 Suppl):1108-19. Epub 2007 May 11.

Astrovirus infection in young Kenyan children with diarrhoea.
Kiulia NM, Mwenda JM, Nyachieo A, Nyaundi JK, Steele AD, Taylor MB.
J Trop Pediatr. 2007 Jun;53(3):206-9. Epub 2007 Feb 17.

Socio-demographic and psychopathologic correlates of enuresis in urban Ethiopian children.
Desta M, Hägglöf B, Kebede D, Alem A. 
Acta Paediatr. 2007 Apr;96(4):556-60. Epub 2007 Feb 14.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17306004

Emerging drugs in endometriosis.
Mihalyi A, Simsa P, Mutinda KC, Meuleman C, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM.
Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2006 Sep;11(3):503-24. Review.

Increased peritoneal and endometrial gene expression of biologically relevant cytokines and growth factors during the menstrual phase in women with endometriosis.
Kyama CM, Overbergh L, Debrock S, Valckx D, Vander Perre S, Meuleman C, Mihalyi A, Mwenda JM, Mathieu C, D'Hooghe TM.
Fertil Steril. 2006 Jun;85(6):1667-75.

ProteinChip technology is a useful method in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of endometriosis: a preliminary study.
Kyama CM, T'Jampens D, Mihalyi A, Simsa P, Debrock S, Waelkens E, Landuyt B, Meuleman C, Fulop V, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM.
Fertil Steril. 2006 Jul;86(1):203-9. Epub 2006 May 23.

Evidence for expression of endogenous retroviral sequences on primate reproductive tissues and detection of cross-reactive ERVS antigens in the baboon ovary: a review.
Arimi MM, Nyachieo A, Langat DK, Abdi AM, Mwenda JM.
East Afr Med J. 2006 Feb;83(2):106-12. Review.

Treatment with anti-TNF monoclonal antibody (c5N) reduces the extent of induced endometriosis in the baboon.
Falconer H, Mwenda JM, Chai DC, Wagner C, Song XY, Mihalyi A, Simsa P, Kyama C, Cornillie FJ, Bergqvist A, Fried G, D'Hooghe TM.
Hum Reprod. 2006 Jul;21(7):1856-62. Epub 2006 Mar 3.

Recombinant human TNFRSF1A (r-hTBP1) inhibits the development of endometriosis in baboons: a prospective, randomized, placebo- and drug-controlled study.
D'Hooghe TM, Nugent NP, Cuneo S, Chai DC, Deer F, Debrock S, Kyama CM, Mihalyi A, Mwenda JM.
Biol Reprod. 2006 Jan;74(1):131-6. Epub 2005 Sep 21.

Hepatitis B infection among health workers in Uganda: evidence of the need for health worker protection. 
Braka F1, Nanyunja M, Makumbi I, Mbabazi W, Kasasa S, Lewis RF.
Vaccine. 2006 Nov 17; 24(47-48):6930-7.

Measles vaccination effectiveness among children under 5 years of age in Kampala, Uganda.
Mupere E1, Karamagi C, Zirembuzi G, Grabowsky M, de Swart RL, Nanyunja M, Mayanja H.
Vaccine. 2006 May 8;24 (19):4111-5.

High CD/CD45RO+ and CD8/CD45RO+ frequencies in children with vaccine-modified measles.
Addae MM, Tetteh JKA, Ishiwada N, Komada Y, Yamaguchi S, Ofori-Adjei D, Kamiya H, Akanmori BD. 
Pediatrics International 2006, 48:449-453

CyProQuant-PCR:a real time RT-PCR technique for profiling human cytokines, based on external RNA standards, readily automatable for clinical use. 
Philippe Boeuf, Ines Vigan-womas, Delphine Jublot, Severine Loizon, Jean-Christophe Barale, Bartholomew D Akanmori, Odile Mercereau-puijalon, Charlotte Behr. 
BMC Immunology 2005, 6(1):5

Circulating Epstein-Barr virus in children living in malaria-endemic areas.
Rasti N., K. I. Falk, D. Donati, B. A. Gyan, B. Q. Goka, M. Troye-Blomberg, B. D. Akanmori, J. A. L. Kurtzhals, D. Dodoo, R. Consolini, A. Linde, M. Wahlgren and M. T. Bejarano. 
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 2005, 61(5):461-5.

Determinants of anaemia in pregnancy in Sekyere west district, Ghana 
Mary Glover-Amengor, William Bruce Owusu, Bartholomew Dicky Akanmori..
Ghana Medical Journal 2005, 39:102-107

Determinants of health insurance ownership among South African women. 
Kirigia JM, Sambo LG, Nganda B, Chatora R and Mwase T. (2005). 
BMC Health Services Research. 5:17. 
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/5/17

Experimental infection of non-human primates with a human rotavirus isolate.
Chege GK, Steele AD, Hart CA, Snodgrass DR, Omolo EO, Mwenda JM.
Vaccine. 2005 Feb 10;23(12):1522-8.

Parameters of the attenuated schistosome vaccine evaluated in the olive baboon.
Kariuki TM, Farah IO, Yole DS, Mwenda JM, Van Dam GJ, Deelder AM, Wilson RA, Coulson PS.
Infect Immun. 2004 Sep;72(9):5526-9.

Endometriosis in the baboon.
Fazleabas AT, Brudney A, Chai D, Mwenda J.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2004;57(1):46-7. No abstract available.

Baboon model for fundamental and preclinical research in endometriosis.
D'Hooghe TM, Debrock S, Kyama CM, Chai DC, Cuneo S, Hill JA, Mwenda JM.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2004;57(1):43-6. No abstract available.

The prevalence of endometriosis among African-American and African-indigenous women.
Kyama MC, D'Hooghe TM, Debrock S, Machoki J, Chai DC, Mwenda JM.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2004;57(1):40-2.

The prevalence of anti-phospholipid antibodies in a selected population of Kenyan women and development of a non-human primate model.
Mwenda JM, Machoki JM, Omollo E, Galo M, Langat DK.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2004;57(1):36-8.

The olive baboon (Papio anubis): a potential animal model to study the function of human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G).
Langat DK, Morales PJ, Fazleabas AT, Mwenda JM, Hunt JS.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2004;57(1):33-6.

Ovarian stimulation, egg aspiration, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer in the baboon (Papio anubis): a pilot project at the Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya.
D'Hooghe TM, Spiessens C, Chai DC, Mwethera PG, Makokha AO, Mwenda JM.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2004;57(1):23-6. No abstract available.

A critical review of the use and application of the baboon as a model for research in women's reproductive health.
D'Hooghe TM, Mwenda JM, Hill JA.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2004;57(1):1-60. Epub 2003 Dec 29. No abstract available

Allelic polymorphisms in the repeat and promoter regions of the interleukin-4 gene and malaria severity in Ghanaian children.
Ben A. Gyan, Bamenla Goka, Jasmina T. Cvetkovic, Jorgen L. Kurtzhals, Victoria Adabayeri, Hedvig Perlmann, Ann-Kari Lefvert, Bartholomew D. Akanmori, Marita Troye-Blomberg.. 
Clinical Experimental Immunology 2004 Oct;138(1):145-50.

Women’s health and life events study in rural Ethiopia.
Gossaye Y, Deyessa N, Berhane Y, Ellsberg M, Emmelin M, Ashenafi M, Alem A, Negash A, Kebede D, Kullgren G, Hogberg U.
Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2003; 17 (Suppl):1-51 
http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejhd/article/view/9856

Human endogenous retrovirus-R (ERV 3) env-like antigens expressed in baboon testes and epididymides.
Mwenda JM, Sichangi MW, Oduor-Okello D, Wango EO, Langat DK.
East Afr Med J. 2003 May;80(5):264-70.

Potential involvement of the immune system in the development of endometriosis.
Kyama CM, Debrock S, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM.
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003 Dec 2;1:123. Review.

Effects of khat (Catha edulis) consumption on reproductive functions: a review.
Mwenda JM, Arimi MM, Kyama MC, Langat DK.
East Afr Med J. 2003 Jun;80(6):318-23. Review.

Future directions in endometriosis research.
D'Hooghe TM, Debrock S, Meuleman C, Hill JA, Mwenda JM.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2003 Mar;30(1):221-44. Review.

Impact of mass measles campaigns among children less than 5 years old in Uganda. 
Nanyunja M1, Lewis RF, Makumbi I, Seruyange R, Kabwongera E, Mugyenyi P, Talisuna A
Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2003 May 15;187

Plasma levels of Th1 and Th2 cytokines in Ghanaian children with vaccine-modified measles. 
John K. A. Tetteh, Mark M. Addae, Naruhiko Ishiwada, Sena M. Yempewu, Shinya Yamaguchi, David Ofori-Adjei, Hitoshi Kamiya, Yoshihiro Komada and Bartholomew D. Akanmori. 
European Cytokine Network 2003, 14 (2), 109-113

Endogenous retrovirus sequences expressed in male mammalian reproductive tissues: a review.
Sichangi MW, Langat DK, Mwenda JM.
East Afr Med J. 2002 Jan;79(1):38-41.

Do maternally-acquired antibodies protect infants from malaria infection?
Riley E.M., G.E. Wagner, B.D. Akanmori & K.A. Koram
Parasite Immunology 2001 23(2), 51-59

Vaccine-modified measles in previously immunized children in Accra, Ghana: clinical, virological and serological parameters. 
Naruhiko Ishiwada, Michael M. Addae, John A.Tetteh, Sena M. Yempewu, David Ofori-Adjei, Hitoshi Kamiya, Bartholomew D. Akanmori. 
Tropical Medicine and International Health 2001, 6(9), 694-698

Endogenous Retroviruses: What risks do they pose in xenotransplant.
Lang'at D, Mwenda JM.
Afr J Health Sci. 2001 Jan-Jun;8(1-2):24-32

High frequency of circulating T cells with dominance of the V1 subset in a healthy population.
Hviid L, Akanmori BD, Loizon S, Kurtzhals JAL, Ricke C, Lim A, Koram KA, Nkrumah FK, Mercereau-Puijalon O and Behr C. 
International Immunology 2000, 12:795-805

Lack of association between maternal antibody and protection of African infants from malaria infection.
Riley, E., Wagner G., Ofori M., Wheeler J., Akanmori B., Tetteh K., McGuiness D.Bennett S., Nkrumah F., Anders R. and K. Koram. 
Infection and Immunity 2000. 68(10):5856-5863

Plasma antibodies from malaria-exposed pregnant women recognize variant surface antigens on Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in a parity-dependent manner and block parasite adhesion to chondroitin sulfate A.
Ricke, C.H., T. Staalsoe, K. Koram, B. D. Akanmori, E.M. Riley, T.G. Theander and L.Hviid. 
Journal of Immunology 2000, 165(6): 3309-3316.

The determinants of the use of alternative methods of contraception among South African women
Jones, A.M. and Kirigia, J.M. (2000).
Applied Economics Letters, 7:501-504. 
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504850050033256

Demand for antenatal care in South Africa. 
Kirigia J.M., Sambo L.G. and Lambo E. (2000). 
African Journal of Health Sciences, 7(3-4): 68-74. 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17650027

Molecular characterisation of a putative endogenous retrovirus cDNA isolated from human placental tissue.
Mwenda JM, Johnson PM, Rote NS, Langat DK, Flanagan BF.
Afr J Health Sci. 1999 Jan-March;6(1):40-6.

Health knowledge and smoking behaviour among South African women. 
Jones, A.M. and Kirigia, J.M. (1999). 
Health Economics, 12(8): 165-169.

Predictors of women’s decision to ask new partners to use condoms to avoid HIV/AIDS in South Africa 
Kirigia, J.M. and Muthuri, L.H.K. (1999).
East African Medical Journal, 76(9): 484-489.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10685315

Characterisation of retroviral-related antigens expressed in normal baboon placental tissues.
Langat DK, Wango EO, Owiti GO, Omollo EO, Mwenda JM.
Afr J Health Sci. 1998 Jul-Dec;5(3-4):144-52.

Expression of endogenous retroviral genes in germ cells and embryonic tissues in primates.
Langat DK, Mwenda JM.
Afr J Health Sci. 1998 Jul-Dec;5(3-4):121-5.

Immunohistochemical localization of retroviral-related antigens expressed in normal baboon placental villous tissue.
Langat DK, Johnson PM, Rote NS, Wango EO, Owiti GO, Mwenda JM.
J Med Primatol. 1998 Dec;27(6):278-86.

Simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) from eastern and southern Africa: detection of a SIVagm variant from a chacma baboon.
van Rensburg EJ, Engelbrecht S, Mwenda J, Laten JD, Robson BA, Stander T, Chege GK.
J Gen Virol. 1998 Jul;79 ( Pt 7):1809-14.

Major histocompatibility complex DQA1 nucleotide sequences of gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada), olive baboon (Papio anubis), and yellow baboon.
Mwenda JM, Takenaka O, Kim HS, Yamamoto T, Gurja B, Katsumata Y, Bambra CS, Uchihi R, Shotake T.
Immunogenetics. 1997;46(4):365-6. No abstract available.

Prevalence of rotavirus antibodies in a non-human primate colony.
Chege GK, Snodgrass DR, Campbell I, Hart C, Omollo E, Mwenda JM.
Afr J Health Sci. 1995 May;2(2):296-299.

Stimulation of rotavirus IgA, IgG and neutralising antibodies in baboon milk by parenteral vaccination.
Snodgrass DR, Campbell I, Mwenda JM, Chege G, Suleman MA, Morein B, Hart CA.
Vaccine. 1995 Mar;13(4):408-13.

Possible biological functions for the expression of endogenous retroviral gene products in human placental tissues.
Mwenda JM.
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 1994 Mar;40(2):105-9. Review

A murine monoclonal antibody (RV3-27) raised against isolated human placental endogenous retroviral particles and reactive with syncytiotrophoblast.
Mwenda JM, Maher PM, Melling GC, Lyden TW, Johnson PM.
J Reprod Immunol. 1994 Mar;26(2):75-95.

Biochemical characterization of a reverse transcriptase activity associated with retroviral-like particles isolated from human placental villous tissue.
Mwenda JM.
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 1993 May;39(3):317-28.

Endogenous retroviral expression in the human placenta.
Johnson PM, Lyden TW, Mwenda JM.
Am J Reprod Immunol. 1990 Aug;23(4):115-20. Review. No abstract available.

Studies with choriocarcinoma and normal pregnancy serum chorionic gonadotrophin.
Mwenda JM, Bambra CS, Onchiri F.
East Afr Med J. 1989 Jan;66(1):2-9.