Publications

Stephanie Goya, Christopher Ruis, Richard A. Neher, Adam Meijer, Ammar Aziz, Angie S. Hinrichs, Anne von Gottberg, Cornelius Roemer, Daniel G. Amoako, Dolores Acuña, Jakob McBroome, James R. Otieno, Jinal N. Bhiman, Josie Everatt, Juan C. Muñoz-Escalante, Kaat Ramaekers, Kate Duggan, Lance D. Presser, Laura Urbanska, Marietjie Venter, Nicole Wolter, Teresa C. T. Peret, Vahid Salimi, Varsha Potdar, Vítor Borges, Mariana Viegas (2024). Standardized Phylogenetic Classification of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus below the Subgroup Level. Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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D. Collins Owuor, Zaydah R. de Laurent, John W. Oketch, Nickson Murunga, James R. Otieno, Grace Nabakooza, Sandra S. Chaves, D. James Nokes, Charles N. Agoti (2024). Phylogeography and reassortment patterns of human influenza A viruses in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific Reports.
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Lorenzo Subissi, James Richard Otieno, Nathalie Worp, Homa Attar Cohen, Bas B. Oude Munnink, Laith J. Abu-Raddad, Erik Alm, Amal Barakat, Wendy S. Barclay, Jinal N. Bhiman, Leon Caly, Meera Chand, Mark Chen, Ann Cullinane, Tulio de Oliveira, Christian Drosten, Julian Druce, Paul Effler, Ihab El Masry, Adama Faye, Elodie Ghedin, Rebecca Grant, Bart L. Haagmans, Christian Happi, Belinda L. Herring, Emma B. Hodcroft, Juniorcaius Ikejezie, Victoria Katawera, Zyleen Alnashir Kassamali, Yee Sin Leo, Gabriel M. Leung, Rebecca J. Kondor, Marco Marklewitz, Jairo Mendez-Rico, Nada M. Melhem, Vincent Munster, Karen Nahapetyan, Dhamari Naindoo, Djin Ye Oh, Thomas P. Peacock, Malik Peiris, Zhibin Peng, Leo L. M. Poon, Andrew Rambaut, Senjuti Saha, Yinzhong Shen, Marilda M. Siqueira, Erik Volz, Sofonias K. Tessema, Volker Thiel, Henda Triki, Sylvie van der Werf, Karin von Eije, Jane Cunningham, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Anne von Gottberg, Anurag Agrawal, Maria D. Van Kerkhove (2024). An updated framework for SARS-CoV-2 variants reflects the unpredictability of viral evolution. Nature Medicine.
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Juniorcaius Ikejezie, Alessandro Miglietta, Ingrid Hammermeister Nezu, Sandra Adele, Melissa M. Higdon, Daniel Feikin, Harsh Lata, Samuel Mesfin, Friday Idoko, Kazuki Shimizu, Ayse Acma, Samuel Moro, Homa Attar Cohen, Mary Anissa Sinnathamby, James Richard Otieno, Yosef Temre, Brian Ngongheh Ajong, Bernadette Basuta Mirembe, Tondri Noe Guinko, Vaishali Sodagar, Craig Schultz, Joao Muianga, Stéphane De Barros, Aura Rocio Escobar Corado Waeber, Yeowon Jin, Anahi Rico Chinchilla, Yurie Izawa, Shagun Khare, Marcia Poole, Nyka Alexander, Silviu Ciobanu, Tshewang Dorji, Mahmoud Hassan, Masaya Kato, Tamano Matsui, Opeayo Ogundiran, Richard G. Pebody, Manilay Phengxay, Ana Riviere-Cinnamond, Blanche Johanna Greene-Cramer, Emilie Peron, Brett Nicholas Archer, Lorenzo Subissi, Zyleen Alnashir Kassamali, Adedoyin Awofisayo-Okuyelu, Olivier le Polain de Waroux, Esther Hamblion, Boris Igor Pavlin, Oliver Morgan, Ibrahima Socé Fall, Maria D. Van Kerkhove, Abdi Mahamud (2024). Informing the pandemic response: the role of the WHO’s COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update. BMJ Global Health.
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Stephanie Goya, Christopher Ruis, Richard A Neher, Adam Meijer, Ammar Aziz, Angie S Hinrichs, Anne von Gottberg, Cornelius Roemer, Daniel G Amoako, Dolores Acuna, Jakob McBroome, James R Otieno, Jinal N Bhiman, Josie Everatt, Juan C Munoz-Escalante, Kaat Ramaekers, Kate Duggan, Lance D Presser, Laura Urbanska, Marietjie Venter, Nicole Wolter, Teresa C T Peret, Vahid Salimi, Varsha Potdar, Vitor Borges, Mariana Viegas (2024). The unified proposal for classification of human respiratory syncytial virus below the subgroup level. medRxiv.
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D Collins Owuor, Zaydah R de Laurent, John W Oketch, Nickson Murunga, James R Otieno, Sandra S Chaves, D James Nokes, Charles N Agoti (2024). Phylogeography and reassortment patterns of human influenza A viruses in sub-Saharan Africa. medRxiv.
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Delia Doreen Djuicy, Ifeanyi F Omah, Edyth Parker, Christopher H Tomkins-Tinch, James Richard Otieno, Moı̈se Henri Moumbeket Yifomnjou, Loique Landry Messanga Essengue, Akeemat Opeyemi Ayinla, Ayotunde E Sijuwola, Muhammad I Ahmed, Oludayo O Ope-ewe, Olusola Akinola Ogunsanya, Alhaji Olono, Philomena Eromon, Martial Gides Wansi Yonga, Gael Dieudonné Essima, Ibrahim Pascal Touoyem, Landry Jules Mouliem Mounchili, Sara Irene Eyangoh, Linda Esso, Inès Mandah Emah Nguidjol, Steve Franck Metomb, Cornelius Chebo, Samuel Mbah Agwe, Hans Makembe Mossi, Chanceline Ndongo Bilounga, Alain Georges Mballa Etoundi, 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\textquoterightToole, Andrew Magee, Mark Zeller, Karthik Gangavarapu, Patrick Varilly, 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, Idriss Jide, Ifedayo Adetifa, Richard Njoum, Christian T Happi (2024). Molecular epidemiology of recurrent zoonotic transmission of mpox virus in West Africa. medRxiv.
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James R Otieno, Christopher Ruis, Bernard A Onoja, Krutika Kuppalli, Ana Hoxha, Andreas Nitsche, Annika Brinkmann, Janine Michel, Placide Mbala-Kisengeni, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Muntasir Mohammed Osman, Hanadi Elawad Hussein, Muhammad Ali Raja, Richard Fotsing, Belinda L Herring, Mory Keita, Jairo Mendez Rico, Lionel Gresh, Amal Barakat, Victoria Katawera, Karen Nahapetyan, Dhamari Naidoo, Rodrigo Andres Floto, Jane Cunningham, Maria D. Van Kerkhove, Rosamund Lewis, Lorenzo Subissi (2024). Global genomic surveillance of monkeypox virus. medRxiv.
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Edyth Parker, Ifeanyi F Omah, Patrick Varilly, Andrew Magee, Akeemat Opeyemi Ayinla, Ayotunde E Sijuwola, Muhammad I Ahmed, Oludayo O Ope-ewe, Olusola Akinola Ogunsanya, Alhaji Olono, Philomena Eromon, Christopher H Tomkins-Tinch, James Richard Otieno, 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, Delia Doreen Djuicy, Loique Landry Messanga Essengue, Moı̈se Henri Moumbeket Yifomnjou, Mark Zeller, Karthik Gangavarapu, Áine O\textquoterightToole, 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, Richard Njoum, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Idriss Jide, Ifedayo Adetifa, Christian T Happi (2024). Genomic epidemiology uncovers the timing and origin of the emergence of mpox in humans. medRxiv.
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Martha M. Luka, James R. Otieno, Everlyn Kamau, John Mwita Morobe, Nickson Murunga, Irene Adema, Joyce Uchi Nyiro, Peter M. Macharia, Godfrey Bigogo, Nancy A. Otieno, Bryan O. Nyawanda, Maia A. Rabaa, Gideon O. Emukule, Clayton Onyango, Patrick K. Munywoki, Charles N. Agoti, D. James Nokes (2023). Rhinovirus dynamics across different social structures. npj Viruses.
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