Ebola Virus Disease and Pediatric Mental Health: Long-Term Mediating Effects of Caregiver Mental Health

Authors: Crea, Thomas M. ^{a, ∗}, Okunoren, Oladoyin ^a, Klein, Elizabeth K. ^a, Collier, K. Megan ^a, McTernan, Melissa ^b, Sevalie, Stephen ^c, Molleh, Bailah ^c, Kabba, Yusuf ^d, Kargbo, Abdulai ^d, Bangura, Joseph ^e, Gbettu, Henry ^e, Grant, Donald S. ^f, Samuels, Robert J. ^f, Simms, Stewart ^a, Drury, Stacy ^g, Schieffelin, John S. ^h, Betancourt, Theresa S. ^a

Source: In Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry February 2025

Lassa fever research priorities: towards effective medical countermeasures by the end of the decade

Authors: Moore, Kristine A ^*, Ostrowsky, Julia T, Mehr, Angela J, Johnson, Rebecca A, Ulrich, Angela K, Moua, Nicolina M, Fay, Petra C, Hart, Peter J, Golding, Josephine P, Benassi, Virginia, Preziosi, Marie-Pierre, Adetifa, Ifedayo M, Akpede, George O, Ampofo, William K, Asogun, Danny A, Barrett, Alan D T, Bausch, Daniel G, de Coster, Ilse, Emperador, Devy M, Feldmann, Heinz, Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth, Formenty, Pierre B H, Garry, Robert F, Grant, Donald S, Günther, Stephan, Gupta, Swati B, Jaspard, Marie, Mazzola, Laura T, Okogbenin, Sylvanus A, Roth, Cathy, Schmaljohn, Connie S, Osterholm, Michael T

Source: In The Lancet Infectious Diseases November 2024 24(11):e696-e706

Lassa Fever Natural History and Clinical Management

Authors: Grant, Donald S., Samuels, Robert J., Garry, Robert F., Schieffelin, John S.

Source: Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 440:165-192

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Evaluation of Three Clinical Prediction Tools to Predict Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Lassa Fever

Authors: Chiosi, John J., Schieffelin, John S., Shaffer, Jeffrey G., Grant, Donald S.

Source: American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 107(4):856-862

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Long-term visual outcomes and histopathologic findings after cataract surgery in Ebola virus disease survivors in the Ebola virus RNA persistence in ocular tissues and fluids (EVICT) study.

Authors: Hartley, Caleb D., Kim, Lucas, Fashina, Tolulope, Begley, Jack, Mattia, John G., Vandy, Matthew J., Harrison-Williams, Lloyd C., Mustapha, Jalikatu, Garry, Robert F., Schieffelin, John S., Grant, Donald S., Goba, Augustine, Kraft, Colleen S., Hayek, Brent R., Palacios, Gustavo, Shantha, Jessica, Crozier, Ian, Zeng, Xiankun, Yeh, Steven

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases; 11/22/2024, Vol. 18 Issue 11, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: EBOLA virus disease, VISION disorders, VISUAL acuity, EBOLA virus, IN situ hybridization

Seroprevalence of anti-Lassa Virus IgG antibodies in three districts of Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional, population-based study.

Authors: Grant, Donald S.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Engel, Emily J.³ (AUTHOR) eengel@tulane.edu, Roberts Yerkes, Nicole³ (AUTHOR), Kanneh, Lansana¹ (AUTHOR), Koninga, James¹ (AUTHOR), Gbakie, Michael A.¹ (AUTHOR), Alhasan, Foday¹ (AUTHOR), Kanneh, Franklyn B.¹ (AUTHOR), Kanneh, Ibrahim Mustapha¹ (AUTHOR), Kamara, Fatima K.¹ (AUTHOR), Momoh, Mambu^1,4 (AUTHOR), Yillah, Mohamed S.¹ (AUTHOR), Foday, Momoh¹ (AUTHOR), Okoli, Adaora⁵ (AUTHOR), Zeoli, Ashley³ (AUTHOR), Weldon, Caroline⁵ (AUTHOR), Bishop, Christopher M.⁶ (AUTHOR), Zheng, Crystal⁷ (AUTHOR), Hartnett, Jessica³ (AUTHOR), Chao, Karissa⁶ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2/9/2023, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p1-20. 20p.

Subject Terms: *VIRAL antibodies, *HEMORRHAGIC fever, *SEROPREVALENCE, *LASSA fever, *LOW-income housing

Geographic Terms: SIERRA Leone, WEST Africa

Analysis of CD8⁺ T cell response during the 2013–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa

Authors: Sakabe, Saori, Sullivan, Brian M., Hartnett, Jessica N., Robles-Sikisaka, Refugio, Gangavarapu, Karthik, Cubitt, Beatrice, Ware, Brian C., Kotliar, Dylan, Branco, Luis M., Goba, Augustine, Momoh, Mambu, Sandi, John Demby, Kanneh, Lansana, Grant, Donald S., Garry, Robert F., Andersen, Kristian G., de la Torre, Juan Carlos, Sabeti, Pardis C., Schieffelin, John S., Oldstone, Michael B. A.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018 Aug 01. 115(32), E7578-E7586.

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The prevalence of Post-Ebola Syndrome hearing loss, Sierra Leone.

Authors: Ficenec, Samuel C.¹ (AUTHOR) sficenec@tulane.edu, Grant, Donald S.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Sumah, Ibrahim² (AUTHOR), Alhasan, Foday² (AUTHOR), Yillah, Mohamed S.² (AUTHOR), Brima, Jenneh² (AUTHOR), Konuwa, Edwin² (AUTHOR), Gbakie, Michael A.² (AUTHOR), Kamara, Fatima K.² (AUTHOR), Bond, Nell G.⁴ (AUTHOR), Engel, Emily J.⁵ (AUTHOR), Shaffer, Jeffrey G.⁶ (AUTHOR), Fischer, William A.⁷ (AUTHOR), Wohl, David A.⁸ (AUTHOR), Emmett, Susan D.^9,10 (AUTHOR), Schieffelin, John S.⁵ (AUTHOR)

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases. 7/18/2022, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *EBOLA virus disease, *HEARING disorders, *DISEASE prevalence, *QUALITY of life, *EPIDEMICS, *RESEARCH funding, *DISEASE complications

Geographic Terms: SIERRA Leone

Local disease – ecosystem – livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa

Authors: Leach, Melissa, Bett, Bernard, Said, M., Bukachi, Salome, Sang, Rosemary, Anderson, Neil, Machila, Noreen, Kuleszo, Joanna, Schaten, Kathryn, Dzingirai, Vupenyu, Mangwanya, Lindiwe, Ntiamoa-Baidu, Yaa, Lawson, Elaine, Amponsah-Mensah, Kofi, Moses, Lina M., Wilkinson, Annie, Grant, Donald S., Koninga, James

Source: Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, 2017 Jul . 372(1725), 1-18.

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An Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Lassa Fever Zone

Authors: Goba, Augustine, Khan, S. Humarr, Fonnie, Mbalu, Fullah, Mohamed, Moigboi, Alex, Kovoma, Alice, Sinnah, Vandi, Yoko, Nancy, Rogers, Hawa, Safai, Siddiki, Momoh, Mambu, Koroma, Veronica, Kamara, Fatima K., Konowu, Edwin, Yillah, Mohamed, French, Issa, Mustapha, Ibraham, Kanneh, Franklyn, Foday, Momoh, McCarthy, Helena, Kallon, Tiangay, Kallon, Mustupha, Naiebu, Jenneh, Sellu, Josephine, Jalloh, Abdul A., Gbakie, Michael, Kanneh, Lansana, Massaly, James L. B., Kargbo, David, Kargbo, Brima, Vandi, Mohamed, Gbetuwa, Momoh, Gevao, Sahr M., Sandi, John D., Jalloh, Simbirie C., Grant, Donald S., Blyden, Sylvia O., Crozier, Ian, Schieffelin, John S., McLellan, Susan L., Jacob, Shevin T., Boisen, Matt L., Hartnett, Jessica N., Cross, Robert W., Branco, Luis M., Andersen, Kristian G., Yozwiak, Nathan L., Gire, Stephen K., Tariyal, Ridhi, Park, Daniel J., Haislip, Allyson M., Bishop, Christopher M., Melnik, Lilia I., Gallaher, William R., Wimley, William C., He, Jing, Shaffer, Jeffrey G., Sullivan, Brian M., Grillo, Sonia, Oman, Scott, Garry, Courtney E., Edwards, Donna R., McCormick, Stephanie J., Elliott, Deborah H., Rouelle, Julie A., Kannadka, Chandrika B., Reyna, Ashley A., Bradley, Benjamin T., Yu, Haini, Yenni, Rachael E., Hastie, Kathryn M., Geisbert, Joan B., Kulakosky, Peter C., Wilson, Russell B., Oldstone, Michael B. A., Pitts, Kelly R., Henderson, Lee A., Robinson, James E., Geisbert, Thomas W., Saphire, Erica Ollmann, Happi, Christian T., Asogun, Danny A., Sabeti, Pardis C., Garry, Robert F.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 Oct . 214, S110-S121.

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Field Validation of the ReEBOV Antigen Rapid Test for Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Infection

Authors: Boisen, Matthew L., Cross, Robert W., Hartnett, Jessica N., Goba, Augustine, Momoh, Mambu, Fullah, Mohamed, Gbakie, Michael, Safa, Sidiki, Fonnie, Mbalu, Baimba, Francis, Koroma, Veronica J., Geisbert, Joan B., McCormick, Stephanie, Nelson, Diana K. S., Millett, Molly M., Oottamasathien, Darin, Jones, Abby B., Pham, Ha, Brown, Bethany L., Shaffer, Jeffrey G., Schieffelin, John S., Kargbo, Brima, Gbetuwa, Momoh, Gevao, Sahr M., Wilson, Russell B., Pitts, Kelly R., Geisbert, Thomas W., Branco, Luis M., Khan, Sheik H., Grant, Donald S., Garry, Robert F.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 Oct . 214, S203-S209.

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Analytical Validation of the ReEBOV Antigen Rapid Test for Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Infection

Authors: Cross, Robert W., Boisen, Matthew L., Millett, Molly M., Nelson, Diana S., Oottamasathien, Darin, Hartnett, Jessica N., Jones, Abigal B., Goba, Augustine, Momoh, Mambu, Fullah, Mohamed, Bornholdt, Zachary A., Fusco, Marnie L., Abelson, Dafna M., Oda, Shunichiro, Brown, Bethany L., Pham, Ha, Rowland, Megan M., Agans, Krystle N., Geisbert, Joan B., Heinrich, Megan L., Kulakosky, Peter C., Shaffer, Jeffrey G., Schieffelin, John S., Kargbo, Brima, Gbetuwa, Momoh, Gevao, Sahr M., Wilson, Russell B., Saphire, Erica Ollmann, Pitts, Kelly R., Khan, Sheik Humarr, Grant, Donald S., Geisbert, Thomas W., Branco, Luis M., Garry, Robert F.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 Oct . 214, S210-S217.

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Upper Airway Epithelial Tissue Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Immune Signatures Associated with COVID-19 Severity in Ghanaians.

Authors: Sandi, John Demby, Levy, Joshua I., Tapela, Kesego, Zeller, Mark, Yeboah, Joshua Afari, Saka, Daniel Frimpong, Grant, Donald S., Awandare, Gordon A., Quashie, Peter K., Andersen, Kristian G., Paemka, Lily

Source: Journal of Immunology Research; 2/12/2024, Vol. 2024, p1-13, 13p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, EPITHELIUM, TISSUE analysis, GHANAIANS

Clinical Sequencing Uncovers Origins and Evolution of Lassa Virus

Authors: Andersen, Kristian G., Shapiro, B. Jesse, Matranga, Christian B., Sealfon, Rachel, Lin, Aaron E., Moses, Lina M., Folarin, Onikepe A., Goba, Augustine, Odia, Ikponmwonsa, Ehiane, Philomena E., Momoh, Mambu, England, Eleina M., Winnicki, Sarah, Branco, Luis M., Gire, Stephen K., Phelan, Eric, Tariyal, Ridhi, Tewhey, Ryan, Omoniwa, Omowunmi, Fullah, Mohammed, Fonnie, Richard, Fonnie, Mbalu, Kanneh, Lansana, Jalloh, Simbirie, Gbakie, Michael, Saffa, Sidiki, Karbo, Kandeh, Gladden, Adrianne D., Qu, James, Stremlau, Matthew, Nekoui, Mahan, Finucane, Hilary K., Tabrizi, Shervin, Vitti, Joseph J., Birren, Bruce, Fitzgerald, Michael, McCowan, Caryn, Ireland, Andrea, Berlin, Aaron M., Bochicchio, James, Tazon-Vega, Barbara, Lennon, Niall J., Ryan, Elizabeth M., Bjornson, Zach, Milner, Danny A., Jr., Lukens, Amanda K., Broodie, Nisha, Rowland, Megan, Heinrich, Megan, Akdag, Marjan, Schieffelin, John S., Levy, Danielle, Akpan, Henry, Bausch, Daniel G., Rubins, Kathleen, McCormick, Joseph B., Lander, Eric S., Günther, Stephan, Hensley, Lisa, Okogbenin, Sylvanus, Schaffner, Stephen F., Okokhere, Peter O., Khan, S. Humarr, Grant, Donald S., Akpede, George O., Asogun, Danny A., Gnirke, Andreas, Levin, Joshua Z., Happi, Christian T., Garry, Robert F., Sabeti, Pardis C.

Source: In Cell 13 August 2015 162(4):738-750

Development of Prototype Filovirus Recombinant Antigen Immunoassays

Authors: Boisen, Matt L., Oottamasathien, Darin, Jones, Abigail B., Mille, Molly M., Nelson, Diana S., Bornholdt, Zachary A., Fusco, Marnie L., Abelson, Dafna M., Oda, Shun-ichiro, Hartnett, Jessica N., Rowland, Megan M., Heinrich, Megan L., Akdag, Marjan, Goba, Augustine, Momoh, Mambu, Fullah, Mohammed, Baimba, Francis, Gbakie, Michael, Safa, Sadiki, Fonnie, Richard, Kanneh, Lansana, Cross, Robert W., Geisbert, Joan B., Geisbert, Thomas W., Kulakosky, Peter C., Grant, Donald S., Shaffer, Jeffery G., Schieffelin, John S., Wilson, Russell B., Saphire, Erica Ollmann, Branco, Luis M., Garry, Robert F., Khan, S. Humarr, Pitts, Kelly R.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Oct 01. 212, S359-S367.

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Endotheliopathy and Platelet Dysfunction as Hallmarks of Fatal Lassa Fever.

Authors: Horton, Lucy E.¹, Cross, Robert W.², Hartnett, Jessica N.^2,3, Engel, Emily J.³, Sakabe, Saori¹, Goba, Augustine^4,5, Momoh, Mambu^4,5,6, Sandi, John Demby^4,5,7, Geisbert, Thomas W.⁴, Garry, Robert F.³, Schieffelin, John S.³, Grant, Donald S.^4,7,8, Sullivan, Brian M.¹, bsully@scripps.edu

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Nov2020, Vol. 26 Issue 11, p2625-2637, 13p

Genomic surveillance elucidates Ebola virus origin and transmission during the 2014 outbreak

Authors: Gire, Stephen K., Goba, Augustine, Andersen, Kristian G., Sealfon, Rachel S. G., Park, Daniel J., Kanneh, Lansana, Jalloh, Simbirie, Momoh, Mambu, Fullah, Mohamed, Dudas, Gytis, Wohl, Shirlee, Moses, Lina M., Yozwiak, Nathan L., Winnicki, Sarah, Matranga, Christian B., Malboeuf, Christine M., Qu, James, Gladden, Adrianne D., Schaffner, Stephen F., Yang, Xiao, Jiang, Pan-Pan, Nekoui, Mahan, Colubri, Andres, Coomber, Moinya Ruth, Fonnie, Mbalu, Moigboi, Alex, Gbakie, Michael, Kamara, Fatima K., Tucker, Veronica, Konuwa, Edwin, Saffa, Sidiki, Sellu, Josephine, Jalloh, Abdul Azziz, Kovoma, Alice, Koninga, James, Mustapha, Ibrahim, Kargbo, Kandeh, Foday, Momoh, Yillah, Mohamed, Kanneh, Franklyn, Robert, Willie, Massally, James L. B., Chapman, Sinéad B., Bochicchio, James, Murphy, Cheryl, Nusbaum, Chad, Young, Sarah, Birren, Bruce W., Grant, Donald S., Scheiffelin, John S., Lander, Eric S., Happi, Christian, Gevao, Sahr M., Gnirke, Andreas, Rambaut, Andrew, Garry, Robert F., Khan, S. Humarr, Sabeti, Pardis C.

Source: Science, 2014 Sep 01. 345(6202), 1369-1372.

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Treatment of Lassa virus infection in outbred guinea pigs with first-in-class human monoclonal antibodies

Authors: Cross, Robert W., Mire, Chad E., Branco, Luis M., Geisbert, Joan B., Rowland, Megan M., Heinrich, Megan L., Goba, Augustine, Momoh, Mambu, Grant, Donald S., Fullah, Mohamed, Khan, Sheik Humarr, Robinson, James E., Geisbert, Thomas W., Garry, Robert F.

Source: ANTIVIRAL RESEARCH. 133:218-222

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Roots, Not Parachutes: Research Collaborations Combat Outbreaks

Authors: Yozwiak, Nathan L., Happi, Christian T., Grant, Donald S., Schieffelin, John S., Garry, Robert F., Sabeti, Pardis C., Andersen, Kristian G.

Source: Cell. 166(1):5-8

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Respiratory virus surveillance in hospitalized children less than two-years of age in Kenema, Sierra Leone during the COVID-19 pandemic (October 2020- October 2021).

Authors: Samuels, Robert J., Sumah, Ibrahim, Alhasan, Foday, McHenry, Rendie, Short, Laura, Chappell, James D., Haddadin, Zaid, Halasa, Natasha B., Valério, Inaê D., Amorim, Gustavo, Grant, Donald S., Schieffelin, John S., Moon, Troy D.

Source: PLoS ONE; 10/10/2023, Vol. 18 Issue 10, p1-18, 18p

Subject Terms: COVID-19 pandemic, HOSPITAL care of children, RESPIRATORY infections in children, AGE groups, DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics

Geographic Terms: SIERRA Leone