Local patterns of spread of influenza A H3N2 virus in coastal Kenya over a 1-year period revealed through virus sequence data.

Autor: Owuor DC; Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya. collinsdowuor@gmail.com., Ngoi JM; Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Nyasimi FM; Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Murunga N; Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Nyiro JU; Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Chaves SS; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Influenza Division, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Nairobi, Kenya., Nokes DJ; Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.; School of Life Sciences and Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (SBIDER), University of Warwick, Coventry, UK., Agoti CN; Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.; School of Public Health and Human Sciences, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya.

Publikováno v: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Oct 08; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 23426. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 08.

Targeted amplification and genetic sequencing of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 surface glycoprotein.

Autor: Keller MW; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Keong LM; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Rambo-Martin BL; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Hassell N; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Lacek KA; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Wilson MM; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Kirby MK; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Liddell J; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Owuor DC; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Sheth M; Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Madden J; Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Lee JS; Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Kondor RJ; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Wentworth DE; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Barnes JR; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Publikováno v: Microbiology spectrum [Microbiol Spectr] 2024 Jan 11; Vol. 12 (1), pp. e0298223. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 12.

Phylogenomic analysis uncovers a 9-year variation of Uganda influenza type-A strains from the WHO-recommended vaccines and other Africa strains.

Autor: Nabakooza G; Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Grace.Nabakooza@mrcuganda.org.; Makerere University/UVRI Centre of Excellence in Infection and Immunity Research and Training (MUII-Plus), Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe, Uganda. Grace.Nabakooza@mrcuganda.org.; Centre for Computational Biology, Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda. Grace.Nabakooza@mrcuganda.org.; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Bioinformatics Research Fellow to the Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Grace.Nabakooza@mrcuganda.org., Owuor DC; Epidemiology and Demography Department, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., de Laurent ZR; Epidemiology and Demography Department, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Galiwango R; Makerere University/UVRI Centre of Excellence in Infection and Immunity Research and Training (MUII-Plus), Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe, Uganda.; Centre for Computational Biology, Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda.; The African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data Intensive Sciences (ACE), Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda., Owor N; Department of Arbovirology Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe, Uganda., Kayiwa JT; Department of Arbovirology Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe, Uganda., Jjingo D; The African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data Intensive Sciences (ACE), Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.; Department of Computer Science, College of Computing, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda., Agoti CN; Epidemiology and Demography Department, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Nokes DJ; Epidemiology and Demography Department, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.; School of Life Sciences and Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (SBIDER), University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom., Kateete DP; Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.; Makerere University/UVRI Centre of Excellence in Infection and Immunity Research and Training (MUII-Plus), Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe, Uganda., Kitayimbwa JM; Makerere University/UVRI Centre of Excellence in Infection and Immunity Research and Training (MUII-Plus), Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe, Uganda.; Centre for Computational Biology, Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda., Frost SDW; Microsoft Research, Redmond, Washington, 98052, United States.; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Keppel St, Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom., Lutwama JJ; Department of Arbovirology Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe, Uganda.

Publikováno v: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 Apr 04; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 5516. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 04.

Characterizing the Countrywide Epidemic Spread of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus in Kenya between 2009 and 2018.

Autor: Owuor DC; Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kilifi 230-80108, Kenya., de Laurent ZR; Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kilifi 230-80108, Kenya., Kikwai GK; Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi 54840-00200, Kenya., Mayieka LM; Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi 54840-00200, Kenya., Ochieng M; Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi 54840-00200, Kenya., Müller NF; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Seattle, WA 98109, USA., Otieno NA; Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi 54840-00200, Kenya., Emukule GO; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Influenza Division, Nairobi 606-00621, Kenya., Hunsperger EA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global Health Protection, Nairobi 606-00621, Kenya.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global Health Protection, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA., Garten R; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA., Barnes JR; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA., Chaves SS; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Influenza Division, Nairobi 606-00621, Kenya.; Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA., Nokes DJ; Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kilifi 230-80108, Kenya.; School of Life Sciences and Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (SBIDER), Coventry CV4 7AL, UK., Agoti CN; Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Epidemiology and Demography Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kilifi 230-80108, Kenya.; School of Public Health and Human Sciences, Pwani University, Kilifi 195-80108, Kenya.

Publikováno v: Viruses [Viruses] 2021 Sep 29; Vol. 13 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 29.

Genetic characterization of influenza A(H3N2) viruses circulating in coastal Kenya, 2009-2017.

Autor: Owuor DC; Virus Epidemiology and Control Research Group, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Ngoi JM; Virus Epidemiology and Control Research Group, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Otieno JR; Virus Epidemiology and Control Research Group, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Otieno GP; Virus Epidemiology and Control Research Group, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Nyasimi FM; Virus Epidemiology and Control Research Group, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Nyiro JU; Virus Epidemiology and Control Research Group, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Agoti CN; Virus Epidemiology and Control Research Group, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.; School of Health and Human Sciences, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya., Chaves SS; Influenza Division, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Nairobi, Kenya., Nokes DJ; Virus Epidemiology and Control Research Group, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.; School of Life Sciences and Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (SBIDER), University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.

Publikováno v: Influenza and other respiratory viruses [Influenza Other Respir Viruses] 2020 May; Vol. 14 (3), pp. 320-330. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 13.