Serotype distribution of remaining invasive pneumococcal disease after extensive use of ten-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (the PSERENADE project): a global surveillance analysis

Authors: Pennington, Kate, Krause, Vicki, Brandileone, Maria-Cristina, Ricketson, Leah, Deceuninck, Geneviève, Lefebvre, Brigitte, Díaz, Janepsy, Puentes, Rodrigo, Krizova, Pavla, Rafai, Eric, Toropainen, Maija, Viriot, Delphine, Ploy, Marie-Cecile, Hossain, Ilias, Georgakopoulou, Theano, Magaziotou, Ioanna, Chow, Kin-Hung, Erlendsdottir, Helga, Mereckiene, Jolita, Del Manso, Martina, Suga, Shigeru, Bigogo, Godfrey, Dimina, Elina, Swarthout, Todd, Nzoyikorera, Néhémie, Steens, Anneke, Galloway, Yvonne, Winje, Brita, Chan, Guanhao, Thoon, Koh Cheng, Avdičová, Mária, de Gouveia, Linda, du Plessis, Mignon, Ciruela, Pilar, Sanz, Juan Carlos, Guevara, Marcela, Lepp, Tiia, Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin, Macdonald, Laura, Pilishvili, Tamara, Kobayashi, Miwako, Bruden, Dana, Pelton, Stephen, Sutcliffe, Catherine, Aukes, Laurie, Byington, Carrie, Zintgraff, Jonathan, Chamorro, Gustavo, Kawabata, Aníbal, Celentano, Lucia, Rey-Benito, Gloria, Nakamura, Tomoka, Garcia Quesada, Maria ^{a, *}, Peterson, Meagan E ^a, Bennett, Julia C ^a, Hayford, Kyla ^a, Zeger, Scott L ^a, Yang, Yangyupei ^a, Hetrich, Marissa K ^a, Feikin, Daniel R ^b, Cohen, Adam L ^b, von Gottberg, Anne ^{c, d}, van der Linden, Mark ^f, van Sorge, Nina M ^g, de Oliveira, Lucia H ^h, de Miguel, Sara ^{i, j}, Yildirim, Inci ^k, Vestrheim, Didrik F ^l, Verani, Jennifer R ^{m, n}, Varon, Emmanuelle ^o, Valentiner-Branth, Palle ^p, Tzanakaki, Georgina ^q, Sinkovec Zorko, Nadja ^r, Setchanova, Lena P ^s, Serhan, Fatima ^b, Scott, Kevin J ^t, Scott, J Anthony ^u, Savulescu, Camelia ^v, Savrasova, Larisa ^w, Reyburn, Rita ^x, Oishi, Kazunori ^z, Nuorti, J Pekka ^{aa, ab}, Napoli, Daniela ^ac, Mwenda, Jason M ^ad, Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen ^{ae, af, ag}, Morfeldt, Eva ^ah, McMahon, Kimberley ^ai, McGeer, Allison ^aj, Mad'arová, Lucia ^ak, Mackenzie, Grant A ^{y, al, am, an}, Eugenia León, Maria ^ao, Ladhani, Shamez N ^ap, Kristinsson, Karl G ^aq, Kozakova, Jana ^ar, Kleynhans, Jackie ^{c, e}, Klein, Nicola P ^as, Kellner, James D ^at, Jayasinghe, Sanjay ^au, Ho, Pak-Leung ^av, Hilty, Markus ^aw, Harker-Jones, Marcella A ^ax, Hammitt, Laura L ^{a, u}, Grgic-Vitek, Marta ^r, Gilkison, Charlotte ^ay, Gierke, Ryan ⁿ, French, Neil ^{az, ba}, Diawara, Idrissa ^{bb, bc}, Desmet, Stefanie ^{bd, be}, De Wals, Philippe ^bf, Dalby, Tine ^{p, bs}, Dagan, Ron ^bg, Corcoran, Mary ^{bh, bi}, Colzani, Edoardo ^bj, Chanto Chacón, Grettel ^bk, Castilla, Jesús ^{ae, bl, bm}, Camilli, Romina ^bn, Ang, Michelle ^bo, Ampofo, Krow ^bp, Almeida, Samanta C G ^bq, Alarcon, Pedro ^br, O'Brien, Katherine L ^{a, b}, Deloria Knoll, Maria ^a

Source: In The Lancet Infectious Diseases April 2025 25(4):445-456

Costing approaches for vaccine-preventable disease surveillance: Lessons from Ethiopia and Nepal

Authors: Darwar, Roopa ^{a, ⁎}, Huang, Xiaoxian ^b, Abayeneh, Aschalew ^c, Alemayehu Beshah, Senait ^c, Patel, Minal K. ^{a, b}, Dagnachew Zeleke, Eden ^d, Wossen, Mesfin ^c, Alayu, Mikias ^c, Lisanwork, Leuel ^d, Dahl, Benjamin A. ^a, Wassie Asemahaegne, Eshetu ^e, Wang, Shu-Hua ^f, Pallas, Sarah Wood ^a, Abate, Ebba ^d, Mwenda, Jason M. ^g, Bose, Anindya Sekhar ^{b, h}, Mejia, Nelly ^{a, 1}

Source: In Vaccine 19 March 2025 50

A decade of rotavirus vaccination in the World Health Organization African Region: An in-depth analysis of vaccine coverage from 2012 to 2023

Authors: Mwenda, Jason M. ^{a, ⁎, 1}, Mandomando, Inácio ^{b, c, d, e, 1}, Worwui, Archibald Kwame ^a, Gacic-Dobo, Marta ^f, Katsande, Reggis ^a, Bwaka, Ado Mpia ^g, Messa, Augusto, Jr ^{b, d, h}, Kiulia, Nicholas M. ⁱ, Massora, Sergio ^b, Garrine, Marcelino ^{b, e}, Weldegebriel, Goitom G. ^j, Biey, Joseph Nsiari-Muzeyi ^g, Mitula, Pamela ^g, Wiysonge, Charles Shey ^a, Paluku, Gilson ^k, Mumba, Mutale ^g, Wanyoike, Sarah Waithera ^g, Impouma, Benido ^a

Source: In Vaccine 27 February 2025 48

Effectiveness of monovalent rotavirus vaccine against hospital-attended rotavirus gastroenteritis among children in Uganda

Authors: Aanyu, Hellen Tukamuhebwa ^{a, ⁎⁎}, Nalunkuma, Cissy ^b, Kaudha, Elizabeth ^c, Nalumansi, Esther ^a, Gyagenda, Stephen ^b, Nakiragga, Gladys ^c, Mugisha, David ^a, Mulindwa, Augustine ^a, Kisakye, Annet ^d, Chavers, Tyler ^e, Weldegebriel, Goitom G. ^f, Mwenda, Jason M. ^g, Katsande, Reggis ^g, Shaba, Keith ^g, Parashar, Umesh D. ^e, Tate, Jacqueline E. ^e, Gastañaduy, Paul A. ^{e, ⁎}

Source: In Vaccine 27 February 2025 48

Monovalent rotavirus vaccine effectiveness and long-term impact among children

Authors: Raboba, Julia Liliane ^a, Rahajamanana, Vonintsoa Lalaina ^a, Rakotojoelimaria, Haganiaina Elsa ^a, Masembe, Yolande Vuo ^b, Martin, Patricia Rasoamihanta ^b, Weldegebriel, Goitom G. ^c, Diallo, Alpha Oumar ^{d, e, ⁎}, Burnett, Eleanor ^d, Tate, Jaqueline E. ^d, Parashar, Umesh D. ^d, Mwenda, Jason M. ^f, Seheri, Mapaseka ^g, Magagula, Nonkululeko ^g, Mphahlele, Jeffrey ^g, Robinson, Annick Lalaina ^a

Source: In Vaccine 2 December 2024 42(26)

Meningococcal A conjugate vaccine coverage in the meningitis belt of Africa from 2010 to 2021: a modelling study

Authors: Bender, Rose G., Shen, Jasmine, Aravkin, Aleksandr, Bita Fouda, André Arsène, Bwaka, Ado M., Galles, Natalie C., Haeuser, Emily, Hay, Simon I., Latt, Anderson, Mwenda, Jason M., Rogowski, Emma L.B., Sbarra, Alyssa N., Sorensen, Reed J.D., Vongpradith, Avina, Wright, Claire, Zheng, Peng, Mosser, Jonathan F., Kyu, Hmwe H.

Source: In eClinicalMedicine February 2023 56

Rotavirus prevalence and genotypes in the Central African Republic, 2011–2021.

Authors: Dote, Joël W., Banga Mingo, Virginie, Fandema, Jean, Gody, Jean C., Mwenda, Jason M., Esona, Mathew D., Bowen, Michael D., Komas, Narcisse Patrice J., Gouandjika-Vasilache, Ionela, Waku-Kouomou, Diane

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases; 5/8/2025, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

The CAPACITI Decision-Support Tool for National Immunization Programs

Authors: Botwright, Siobhan, Giersing, Birgitte K., Meltzer, Martin I., Kahn, Anna-Lea, Jit, Mark, El Omeiri, Nathalie, Biey, Joseph N.-M., Moore, Kelly L., Thokala, Praveen, Mwenda, Jason M., Bertram, Melanie, Baltussen, Rob, Hutubessy, Raymond C.W.

Source: In Value in Health August 2021 24(8):1150-1157

Genomic analysis of DS-1-like human rotavirus A strains uncovers genetic relatedness of NSP4 gene with animal strains in Manhiça District, Southern Mozambique.

Authors: Manjate, Filomena, João, Eva D., Mwangi, Peter, Chirinda, Percina, Mogotsi, Milton, Garrine, Marcelino, Messa Jr., Augusto, Vubil, Delfino, Nobela, Nélio, Kotloff, Karen, Nataro, James P., Nhampossa, Tacilta, Acácio, Sozinho, Weldegebriel, Goitom, Tate, Jacqueline E., Parashar, Umesh, Mwenda, Jason M., Alonso, Pedro L., Cunha, Celso, Nyaga, Martin

Source: Scientific Reports; 12/28/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p

Subject Terms: WHOLE genome sequencing, MEDICAL sciences, GENOMICS, ROTAVIRUS vaccines, GENETIC variation

Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Uganda in the Era of COVID-19 Vaccination.

Authors: Bbosa, Nicholas, Kiiza, Ronald, Ssekagiri, Alfred, Namagembe, Hamidah Suubi, Nabirye, Stella Esther, Kabuuka, Danstan, Rwankindo, Cleophous, Kisakye, Annet, Woldemariam, Yonas T., Kusemererwa, Sylvia, Ongaria, Terry A., Kakande, Ayoub, Abaasa, Andrew, Kimbugwe, Geofrey, Bosa, Henry Kyobe, Driwale, Alfred, Mwenda, Jason M., Worwui, Archibald K., Humphreys, James, Cohuet, Sandra

Source: Viruses (1999-4915); Dec2024, Vol. 16 Issue 12, p1860, 11p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 pandemic, VACCINE effectiveness, VACCINATION status

How can we evaluate the potential of innovative vaccine products and technologies in resource constrained settings? A total systems effectiveness (TSE) approach to decision-making

Authors: Botwright, Siobhan, Kahn, Anna-Lea, Hutubessy, Raymond, Lydon, Patrick, Biey, Joseph, Karim Sidibe, Abdoul, Diarra, Ibrahima, Nadjib, Mardiati, Suwantika, Auliya A., Setiawan, Ery, Archer, Rachel, Kristensen, Debra, Menozzi-Arnaud, Marion, Mpia Bwaka, Ado, Mwenda, Jason M., Giersing, Birgitte K.

Source: In Vaccine: X 11 December 2020 6

Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Africa’s Meningitis Belt : More Than Just Meningitis?

Authors: Reese, Heather E., Ronveaux, Olivier, Mwenda, Jason M., Bita, Andre, Cohen, Adam L., Novak, Ryan T., Fox, LeAnne M., Soeters, Heidi M.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Dec 01. 220, S263-S265.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26839718

Status of the Rollout of the Meningococcal Serogroup A Conjugate Vaccine in African Meningitis Belt Countries in 2018

Authors: Bwaka, Ado, Bita, André, Lingani, Clément, Fernandez, Katya, Durupt, Antoine, Mwenda, Jason M., Mihigo, Richard, Djingarey, Mamoudou H., Ronveaux, Olivier, Preziosi, Marie-Pierre

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Dec 01. 220, S140-S147.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26839704

The Strengthening of Laboratory Systems in the Meningitis Belt to Improve Meningitis Surveillance, 2008–2018 : A Partners’ Perspective

Authors: Feagins, Alicia R., Vuong, Jeni, Fernandez, Katya, Njanpop-Lafourcade, Berthe M., Mwenda, Jason M., Sanogo, Yibayiri Osee, Paye, Mariétou F., Payamps, Sarah K., Mayer, Leonard, Wang, Xin

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Dec 01. 220, S175-S181.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26839708

MenAfriNet : A Network Supporting Case-Based Meningitis Surveillance and Vaccine Evaluation in the Meningitis Belt of Africa

Authors: MenAfriNet Consortium, Patel, Jaymin C., Soeters, Heidi M., Diallo, Alpha Oumar, Bicaba, Brice W., Kadadé, Goumbi, Dembélé, Assétou Y., Acyl, Mahamat A., Nikiema, Christelle, Lingani, Clement, Hatcher, Cynthia, Acosta, Anna M., Thomas, Jennifer D., Diomande, Fabien, Martin, Stacey, Clark, Thomas A., Mihigo, Richard, Hajjeh, Rana A., Zilber, Catherine H., Aké, Flavien, Mbaeyi, Sarah A., Wang, Xin, Moisi, Jennifer C., Ronveaux, Olivier, Mwenda, Jason M., Novak, Ryan T.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Dec 01. 220, S148-S154.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26839705

Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness Against Rotavirus Hospitalizations Among Children in Zimbabwe

Authors: Mujuru, Hilda A., Burnett, Eleanor, Nathoo, Kusum J., Ticklay, Ismail, Gonah, Nhamo A., Mukaratirwa, Arnold, Berejena, Chipo, Manangazira, Portia, Rupfutse, Maxwell, Weldegebriel, Goitom G., Mwenda, Jason M., Yen, Catherine, Parashar, Umesh D., Tate, Jacqueline E.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019 Oct . 69(8), 1339-1344.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26795787

Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in the World Health Organization African Region Using the Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Network, 2011–2016

Authors: African Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance Network, Mwenda, Jason M., Soda, Elizabeth, Weldegebriel, Goitom, Katsande, Regis, Biey, Joseph Nsiari-Muzeyi, Traore, Tieble, de Gouveia, Linda, du Plessis, Mignon, von Gottberg, Anne, Antonio, Martin, Kwambana-Adams, Brenda, Worwui, Archibald, Gierke, Ryan, Schwartz, Stephanie, Van Beneden, Chris, Cohen, Adam, Serhan, Fatima, Lessa, Fernanda C.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019 Sep . 69, S49-S57.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26797612

Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in Nigeria From 2010 to 2016, Prior to and During the Phased Introduction of the 10-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Authors: African Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance Network, Tagbo, Beckie N., Bancroft, Rowan E., Fajolu, Iretiola, Abdulkadir, Mohammed B, Bashir, Muhammad F., Okunola, Olusola P., Isiaka, Ayodeji H., Lawal, Namadi M., Edelu, Benedict O., Onyejiaka, Ngozi, Ihuoma, Chinonyerem J., Ndu, Florence, Ozumba, Uchenna C., Udeinya, Frances, Ogunsola, Folasade, Saka, Aishat O., Fadeyi, Abayomi, Aderibigbe, Sunday A., Abdulraheem, Jimoh, Yusuf, Adamu G., Ndow, Peter Sylvanus, Ogbogu, Philomena, Kanu, Chinomnso, Emina, Velly, Makinwa, Olajumoke J., Gehre, Florian, Yusuf, Kabir, Braka, Fiona, Mwenda, Jason M., Ticha, Johnson M., Nwodo, Dorothy, Worwui, Archibald, Biey, Joseph N., Kwambana-Adams, Brenda A., Antonio, Martin

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019 Sep . 69, S81-S88.

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Impact of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Meningitis and Pneumonia Hospitalizations in Children aged

Authors: African Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance Network, Faye, Papa M., Sonko, Mouhamadou A., Diop, Amadou, Thiongane, Aliou, Ba, Idrissa D., Spiller, Michael, Ndiaye, Ousmane, Dieye, Baidy, Mwenda, Jason M., Sow, Ahmed I., Diop, Boly, Diallo, Aliou, Farrar, Jennifer L.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019 Sep . 69, S66-S71.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26797614

Hospital-based Surveillance for Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis in the Era of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Ghana

Authors: World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa–supported Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance Network, Renner, Lorna Awo, Usuf, Effua, Mohammed, Nuredin Ibrahim, Ansong, Daniel, Dankwah, Thomas, Kusah, Jonas Tettey, Owusu, Sandra Kwarteng, Awunyo, Marah, Arhin, Bernard, Addo, Yvonne, Asamoah, John, Biey, Joseph Nsiari-Muzeyi, Ndow, Peter Slyvanus, Worwui, Archibald, Senghore, Madikay, Ntsama, Bernard, Mwenda, Jason M., Diamenu, Stanley K., Adams, Brenda Kwanbana, Antonio, Martin

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019 Sep . 69, S89-S96.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26797617