Publications

Lorenzo Subissi, James R. Otieno, Asma Abi Mohamed Shah, Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad, Anurag Agrawal, Amna Omair Al Mehairi, Ahmed Mohammed Albarraq, Amal Barakat, Ismail Mahat Bashir, Leon Caly, Meera Chand, Christian Drosten, Nuno R. Faria, Adeola Fowotade, Anne von Gottberg, Bart L. Haagmans, Baoying Huang, Jason Kindrachuk, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Bette Korber, Yee-Sin Leo, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Nada M. Melhem, Vincent J. Munster, Isaac Ngere, M. Kariuki Njenga, Tulio de Oliveira, Gustavo Palacios, Malik Peiris, Andrew Rambaut, Paola Resende, Senjuti Saha, Tadaki Suzuki, Pragya Yadav, Sophie von Dobschuetz, Esam I. Azhar, Maria D. Van Kerkhove (2026). Human MERS-CoV cases are falling but pose an ongoing pandemic threat. Nature Health.
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World Health Organization (2026). Middle East respiratory syndrome: global summary and assessment of risk.
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Alice Matimba, Kirsty Lee Garson, Nidia S. Trovão, Siddiqah George, Yiqun Tony Li, Daniel Evans, Jorge Emmanuel Batista da Rocha, Heather M. Blankenship, James R. Otieno, Jolynne Mokaya, Tracey Calvert-Joshua, N Mulder (2026). Mapping the Landscape of Pathogen Genomics Training: A Structured Analysis of Training Provision within a Global Consortium Network. Frontiers in Public Health.
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World Health Organization (2025). Strategic plan for coronavirus disease threat management: advancing integration, sustainability, and equity, 2025–2030.
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World Health Organization (2025). Analytical considerations for genomic surveillance of mpox virus. World Health Organization.
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Edyth Parker, Ifeanyi F Omah, Delia Doreen Djuicy, Andrew Magee, Christopher H Tomkins-Tinch, James Richard Otieno, Patrick Varilly, Akeemat Opeyemi Ayinla, Ayotunde E Sijuwola, Muhammad I Ahmed, Oludayo O Ope-Ewe, Olusola Akinola Ogunsanya, Alhaji Olono, Femi Mudasiru Saibu, Philomena Eromon, Moïse Henri Moumbeket Yifomnjou, Loique Landry Messanga Essengue, Martial Gides Wansi Yonga, Gael Dieudonné Essima, Ibrahim Pascal Touoyem, Landry Jules Mouliem Mounchili, Sara Irene Eyangoh, Alain Georges Mballa Etoundi, Linda Esso, Inès Mandah Emah Nguidjol, Steve Franck Metomb, Cornelius Chebo, Samuel Mbah Agwe, Hans Makembe Mossi, Chanceline Ndongo Bilounga, Olusola Akanbi, Abiodun Egwuenu, Odianosen Ehiakhamen, Chimaobi Chukwu, Kabiru Suleiman, Afolabi Akinpelu, Adama Ahmad, Khadijah Isa Imam, Richard Ojedele, Victor Oripenaye, Kenneth Ikeata, Sophiyah Adelakun, Babatunde Olajumoke, Áine O'Toole, Mark Zeller, Karthik Gangavarapu, Daniel J Park, Gerald Mboowa, Sofonias Kifle Tessema, Yenew Kebede Tebeje, Onikepe Folarin, Anise Happi, Philippe Lemey, Marc A Suchard, Kristian G Andersen, Pardis Sabeti, Andrew Rambaut, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Idris Jide, Ifedayo Adetifa, Richard Njouom, Christian T Happi (2025). Genomics reveals zoonotic and sustained human Mpox spread in West Africa.. Nature.
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Julia Wangui, George Gachara, Victor Mobegi, Charles Agoti, James Otieno, Silvanos Opanda, Benjamin Opot, Joseph N Ngeranwa, Regina Njeru, Wallace Bulimo (2025). Molecular Analysis of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Group B Strains Isolated in Kenya Before and During the Emergence of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses.
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World Health Organization (2025). Attributes and Principles of Genomic Data-Sharing Platforms Supporting Surveillance of Pathogens with Epidemic and Pandemic Potential. World Health Organization.
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Christopher Ruis, Eddy Lusamaki, Aine O’Toole, James R Otieno, Rachel Colquhoun, Cornelius Roemer, Tony Wawina-Bokalanga, Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya, Daan Jansen, Jean-Claude Makangara, Anurag Agrawal, Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Ahidjo Ayouba, Esam I Azhar, Leon Caly, Christian Drosten, Nuno R Faria, Adeola Fowotade, Ana Hoxha, Baoying Huang, Bette Korber, Olivier le Polain de Waroux, Rosamund F Lewis, Laurens Liesenborghs, Nada M Melhem, Vincent J Munster, Dimie Ogoina, Bas B Oude Munnink, Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris, Gustavo Palacios, Martine Peeters, Paola Resende, Anne W Rimoin, Senjuti Saha, Yee-Sin Leo, Tadaki Suzuki, Koen Vercauteren, Pragya Yadav, Maria D Van Kerkhove, Richard Neher, Tulio de Oliveira, David Ulaeto, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Jason Kindrachuk, Marion P G Koopmans, Meera Chand, Anne von Gottberg, Lorenzo Subissi, Andrew Rambaut (2025). A systematic nomenclature for mpox viruses causing outbreaks with sustained human-to-human transmission. Nature Medicine.
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James R. Otieno, Christopher Ruis, Anyebe B. Onoja, Krutika Kuppalli, Ana Hoxha, Andreas Nitsche, Annika Brinkmann, Janine Michel, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Muntasir Mohammed Osman, Hanadi Hussein, Muhammad Ali Raja, Richard Fotsing, Belinda L. Herring, Mory Keita, Jairo Mendez Rico, Lionel Gresh, Amal Barakat, Victoria Katawera, Karen Nahapetyan, Dhamari Naidoo, R. Andres Floto, Jane Cunningham, Maria D. Van Kerkhove, Rosamund F. Lewis, Lorenzo Subissi (2024). Global genomic surveillance of monkeypox virus.. Nature medicine.
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