Corrigendum: Patterns of within-host spread of Chlamydia trachomatis between vagina, endocervix and rectum revealed by comparative genomic analysis

Authors: Sandeep J. Joseph, Sankhya Bommana, Noa Ziklo, Mike Kama, Deborah Dean, Timothy D. Read

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 15 (2024)

Subject Terms: Chlamydia trachomatis, single nucleotide polymorphisms, single variable polymorphisms, sexually transmitted diseases, chlamydiae, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1441327/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Unique microbial diversity, community composition, and networks among Pacific Islander endocervical and vaginal microbiomes with and without Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Fiji

Authors: Sankhya Bommana, Yi-Juan Hu, Mike Kama, Ruohong Wang, Reshma Kodimerla, Kenan Jijakli, Timothy D. Read, Deborah Dean

Source: mBio, Vol 15, Iss 1 (2024)

Subject Terms: Pacific Islanders, Chlamydia trachomatis, metagenomic shotgun sequencing, pathogenesis, microbiome networks, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511

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A single dose of quadrivalent HPV vaccine is highly effective against HPV genotypes 16 and 18 detection in young pregnant women eight years following vaccination: an retrospective cohort study in FijiResearch in context

Authors: Rita Reyburn, Evelyn Tuivaga, Tupou Ratu, Seruwaia Young, Suzanne M. Garland, Gerald Murray, Alyssa Cornall, Sepehr Tabrizi, Cattram D. Nguyen, Kylie Jenkins, Lisi Tikoduadua, Joseph Kado, Mike Kama, Eric Rafai, Rachel Devi, Kim Mulholland, James Fong, Fiona M. Russell

Source: The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, Vol 37, Iss , Pp 100798- (2023)

Subject Terms: Single dose, HPV vaccine, Vaccine effectiveness, HPV genotypes 16 and 18, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606523001165; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-6065

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Chlamydial and gonorrheal neglected sexually transmitted diseases among Pacific Islanders of the Western Pacific Region-A narrative review and call to action.

Authors: Isabella Catherine Auchus, Mike Kama, Redwan Al-Karim Bhuiyan, Joelle Brown, Deborah Dean

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 3, p e0011171 (2023)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Patterns of within-host spread of Chlamydia trachomatis between vagina, endocervix and rectum revealed by comparative genomic analysis

Authors: Sandeep J. Joseph, Sankhya Bommana, Noa Ziklo, Mike Kama, Deborah Dean, Timothy D. Read

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: Chlamydia trachomatis, single nucleotide polymorphisms, single variable polymorphisms, sexually transmitted diseases, chlamydiae, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1154664/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Quantifying the relationship between climatic indicators and leptospirosis incidence in Fiji: A modelling study.

Authors: Eleanor M Rees, Martín Lotto Batista, Mike Kama, Adam J Kucharski, Colleen L Lau, Rachel Lowe

Source: PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 3, Iss 10, p e0002400 (2023)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2767-3375

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Estimation of scabies prevalence using simplified criteria and mapping procedures in three Pacific and southeast Asian countries

Authors: Shu Ki Tsoi, Susanna J. Lake, Li Jun Thean, Alexander Matthews, Oliver Sokana, Mike Kama, Salvador Amaral, Lucia Romani, Margot Whitfeld, Joshua R. Francis, Susana Vaz Nery, Michael Marks, John M. Kaldor, Andrew C. Steer, Daniel Engelman

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)

Subject Terms: Scabies, Diagnosis, Mapping, Neglected tropical diseases, Epidemiological monitoring, Cross-sectional studies, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Prospective surveillance for invasive Staphylococcus aureus and group A Streptococcus infections in a setting with high community burden of scabies and impetigo

Authors: Li Jun Thean, Adam Jenney, Daniel Engelman, Lucia Romani, Handan Wand, Jyotishna Mani, Jessica Paka, Tuliana Cua, Sera Taole, Vika Soqo, Aalisha Sahukhan, Mike Kama, Meciusela Tuicakau, Joseph Kado, Natalie Carvalho, Margot Whitfeld, John Kaldor, Andrew C. Steer

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 108, Iss , Pp 333-339 (2021)

Subject Terms: Invasive infections, Staphylococcus aureus, Group A Streptococcus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Skin and soft tissue infection, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221004434; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712

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Interactions between timing and transmissibility explain diverse flavivirus dynamics in Fiji

Authors: Alasdair D. Henderson, Mike Kama, Maite Aubry, Stephane Hue, Anita Teissier, Taina Naivalu, Vinaisi D. Bechu, Jimaima Kailawadoko, Isireli Rabukawaqa, Aalisha Sahukhan, Martin L. Hibberd, Eric J. Nilles, Sebastian Funk, Jimmy Whitworth, Conall H. Watson, Colleen L. Lau, W. John Edmunds, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau, Adam J. Kucharski

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Lymphatic filariasis in Fiji: progress towards elimination, 1997–2007

Authors: Rosie K. Manolas, Mike Kama, Merelesita Rainima-Qaniuci, Vinaisi D. Bechu, Samuela Tuibeqa, Mareta V. Winston, Nomeeta Ram, Flora Naqio, Kazuyo Ichimori, Corinne Capuano, Masayo Ozaki, Sung Hye Kim, Padmasiri Aratchige, Aalisha Sahukhan, Patricia M. Graves

Source: Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 48, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)

Subject Terms: Lymphatic filariasis, Fiji, Parasitic disease, Vector, Elimination, PacELF, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00245-4; https://doaj.org/toc/1349-4147

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Metagenomic Shotgun Sequencing of Endocervical, Vaginal, and Rectal Samples among Fijian Women with and without Chlamydia trachomatis Reveals Disparate Microbial Populations and Function across Anatomic Sites: a Pilot Study

Authors: Sankhya Bommana, Gracie Richards, Mike Kama, Reshma Kodimerla, Kenan Jijakli, Timothy D. Read, Deborah Dean

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2022)

Subject Terms: Chlamydia trachomatis, endocervical microbiome, metabolomics, metagenomic shotgun sequencing, rectal microbiome, sexually transmitted infections, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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Estimating the duration of antibody positivity and likely time of Leptospira infection using data from a cross-sectional serological study in Fiji.

Authors: Eleanor M Rees, Colleen L Lau, Mike Kama, Simon Reid, Rachel Lowe, Adam J Kucharski

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0010506 (2022)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Prevention of bacterial complications of scabies using mass drug administration: A population-based, before-after trial in Fiji, 2018–2020

Authors: Li Jun Thean, Lucia Romani, Daniel Engelman, Handan Wand, Adam Jenney, Jyotishna Mani, Jessica Paka, Tuliana Cua, Sera Taole, Maciu Silai, Komal Ashwini, Aalisha Sahukhan, Mike Kama, Meciusela Tuicakau, Joseph Kado, Matthew Parnaby, Natalie Carvalho, Margot Whitfeld, John Kaldor, Andrew C. Steer

Source: The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, Vol 22, Iss , Pp 100433- (2022)

Subject Terms: Impetigo, Ivermectin, Mass drug administration, Scabies, Skin and soft tissue infections, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606522000487; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-6065

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Costs of mass drug administration for scabies in Fiji.

Authors: Maria Mow, Li Jun Thean, Matthew Parnaby, Jyotishna Mani, Eric Rafai, Aalisha Sahukhan, Mike Kama, Meciusela Tuicakau, Joseph Kado, Lucia Romani, Daniel Engelman, Margot Whitfeld, John Kaldor, Andrew Steer, Natalie Carvalho

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 2, p e0010147 (2022)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Community control strategies for scabies: A cluster randomised noninferiority trial.

Authors: Myra Hardy, Josaia Samuela, Mike Kama, Meciusela Tuicakau, Lucia Romani, Margot J Whitfeld, Christopher L King, Gary J Weil, Tibor Schuster, Anneke C Grobler, Daniel Engelman, Leanne J Robinson, John M Kaldor, Andrew C Steer

Source: PLoS Medicine, Vol 18, Iss 11, p e1003849 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1549-1277; https://doaj.org/toc/1549-1676

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First evidence of concurrent enzootic and endemic transmission of Ross River virus in the absence of marsupial reservoirs in Fiji

Authors: Eri Togami, Narayan Gyawali, Oselyne Ong, Mike Kama, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau, Maite Aubry, Albert I. Ko, Eric J. Nilles, Julie M. Collins-Emerson, Gregor J. Devine, Philip Weinstein, Colleen L. Lau

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 96, Iss , Pp 94-96 (2020)

Subject Terms: Ross River virus, Arbovirus, Zoonoses, Endemic diseases, Emerging infectious diseases, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220301065; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712

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Sustained Low-Level Transmission of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses after Emergence in the Fiji Islands

Authors: Mike Kama, Maite Aubry, Taina Naivalu, Jessica Vanhomwegen, Teheipuaura Mariteragi-Helle, Anita Teissier, Tuterarii Paoaafaite, Stéphane Hué, Martin L. Hibberd, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Ketan Christi, Conall H. Watson, Eric J. Nilles, John Aaskov, Colleen L. Lau, Didier Musso, Adam J. Kucharski, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 8, Pp 1535-1538 (2019)

Subject Terms: Zika, chikungunya, dengue, Fiji, Pacific, seroprevalence, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-0524_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059

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Ross River Virus Antibody Prevalence, Fiji Islands, 2013–2015

Authors: Maite Aubry, Mike Kama, Jessica Vanhomwegen, Anita Teissier, Teheipuaura Mariteragi-Helle, Stephane Hue, Martin L. Hibberd, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Ketan Christi, Conall H. Watson, Eric J. Nilles, Colleen L. Lau, John Aaskov, Didier Musso, Adam J. Kucharski, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 4, Pp 827-830 (2019)

Subject Terms: Ross River, arbovirus, seroprevalence, immunoglobulin G, Fiji, Pacific, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-0694_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059

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Effect of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction on pneumonia hospital admissions in Fiji: a time-series analysis

Authors: Rita Reyburn, MSc, Evelyn Tuivaga, MBBS, Cattram D Nguyen, PhD, Felisita T Ratu, BPHN, Devina Nand, MSc, Joe Kado, MMed, Lisi Tikoduadua, MBBS, Kylie Jenkins, MPH, Margaret de Campo, MPH, Mike Kama, MPH, Rachel Devi, MPH, Eric Rafai, MPH, Daniel M Weinberger, PhD, E Kim Mulholland, ProfMD, Fiona M Russell, ProfPhD

Source: The Lancet Global Health, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp e91-e98 (2021)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X20304216; https://doaj.org/toc/2214-109X

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The impact of the rotavirus vaccine on diarrhoea, five years following national introduction in Fiji

Authors: Adam W.J. Jenney, Rita Reyburn, Felisita T. Ratu, Evelyn Tuivaga, Cattram Nguyen, Sokoveti Covea, Sarah Thomas, Eric Rafai, Rachel Devi, Kathryn Bright, Kylie Jenkins, Beth Temple, Lisi Tikoduadua, Joe Kado, E. Kim Mulholland, Carl D. Kirkwood, Kimberley K. Fox, Julie E. Bines, Varja Grabovac, Aalisha Sahu Khan, Mike Kama, Fiona M. Russell

Source: The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100053- (2021)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606520300535; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-6065

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