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IMR’s researchers regularly publish their work in reports and journals

2025

Publication for 2025

Adam M, LaBeaud D, Mbewu N, Gates J, Waechter R, Borbor-Cordova MJ, Kibe L, Alvarez S, Dori A, Bilimale AS, Mwoka M, Deffler J, Spring M, Diaz AR, Farquhar R, Dunbar W, Phiri CR, Luzadis VA, Redvers N, Alonso C, Rochford R, Lowe R, Coomansingh K, Laman M, Sultana R, Ryan S, Bustinduy AL, Hargrave-Bouagnon AS, Ruybal-Pesántez SN, Kerry Z, Kelebi T, McEwen S, Robinson L, Campo MS, Bärnighausen T. Protecting global health partnerships in the era of destructive nationalism. PLOS Global Public Health. 2025 Apr 8;5(4):e0004428. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0004428
Almeida M, Gandini F, Rito T, Foody MG, Brandão A, Oliveira M, Olivieri A, Fichera A, Oteo-Garcia G, Zainuddin Z, Eng KK, Pomat W, Bryk J, Pereira L, Farr H, Pala M, Oppenheimer SJ, Richards MB, Soares P. Leveraging known Pacific colonisation times to test models for the ancestry of Southeast Asians. Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 23;15(1):37044. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-20856-3
Babona D, Au L, Polomon C, Deb A, Cortier H, Agarwalla D, Bolnga J, Riddell MA, Kelly-Hanku A, Homer CSE, Vallely LM. “It’s like a book in the palm of my hand”: Adapting the Safe Delivery App for Papua New Guinea to improve quality of maternal and newborn care. PLOS ONE. 2025 Aug 8;20(8):e0324102. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0324102
Bun K, Mode B, Susapu M, Salo J, Bjerum C, Payne M, Tisch D, Sekihara M, Giorgi E, Weil GJ, Fischer PU, Robinson L, Laman M, King CL. Alternative approaches for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug treatment with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025 Jan 27;19(1):e0012128. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012128
Dalton M, Pomat W, Danchin M, Homer CSE, Sanderson B, Kiromat P, Robinson LJ, Scoullar MJL, Melepia P, Laman M, James HA, Stanley E, Waramin E, Vaccher S. Factors Associated with Timely First-Dose Pentavalent and Measles–Rubella Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Study in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Vaccines. 2025 Feb;13(2):2. doi:10.3390/vaccines13020156
Farquhar RJ, Kerry Z, Mohamed Y, Morgan C, Dori A, McEwen S, Timbi D, Porau W, Tefuarani N, Pomat W, Makita L, Laman M, Robinson LJ. Baseline assessment of front-line health system capacity in vector-borne disease surveillance and response in Papua New Guinea. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025 Apr 30;5(4):e0004108. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0004108 PubMed PMID: 40305556; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12043147.
Fola A, Mehra S, Razook Z, Lautu-Gumal D, Nate E, Lee S, Kattenberg JH, Koepfli C, Kazura J, Ome-Kaius M, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Mueller I, Barry AE. Population genetics of Plasmodium vivax in two endemic areas of Papua New Guinea with transmission decline and rebound. Front Genet. 2025 Sep 30;16. doi:10.3389/fgene.2025.1621920
Ford RL, Greenhill AR, Sapura J, Koata A, Dreyam M, Orami T, Jude J, Ong M, Kirarock W, Joseph D, Masiria G, Aho C, Pomat WS, van den Biggelaar AHJ, Richmond PC. Feasibility, Safety, and Impact of the Probiotics Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis in Papua New Guinean Infants: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Oct 2;14:e73926. doi:10.2196/73926 PubMed PMID: 41037809.
Gandini F, Almeida M, Foody MGB, Nagle N, Bergström A, Olivieri A, Rodrigues S, Fichera A, Oteo-Garcia G, Torroni A, Achilli A, Pomat W, Zainuddin Z, Eng KK, Shoeib T, Rito T, Bulbeck D, O’Connor S, Bryk J, Pala M, Grant MJ, Edwards CJ, Oppenheimer SJ, Mitchell RJ, Soares PA, Farr H, Richards MB. Genomic evidence supports the “long chronology” for the peopling of Sahul. Science Advances. 2025 Nov 28;11(48):eady9493. doi:10.1126/sciadv.ady9493
Hegarty B, Jops P, Gare J, Greig J, Aeno H, Nosi S, Holmes A, Hezeri P, Kabiu D, Melepia PU, Majumdar SS, Kal M, du Cros P, Kelly-Hanku A. Gendered knowledge practices and human-animal-ecological health in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative study during a zoonotic tuberculosis investigation. Social Science & Medicine. 2025 Sep 1;380:118151. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118151
Hoch A, Syphurs C, Chen J, Ben-Othman R, Angelidou A, Smolen KK, Odumade OA, McEnaney K, Idoko OT, Masiria G, Jude J, Ford R, Lasky-Su J, Ozonoff A, van den Biggelaar A, Richmond P, Pomat W, Kampmann B, Kollmann TR, Levy O, Diray-Arce J. Common and divergent dynamic changes of the human plasma metabolome across the first week of life in the Gambia and Papua New Guinea 3859. J Immunol. 2025 Nov 1;214(Supplement_1):vkaf283.1611. doi:10.1093/jimmun/vkaf283.1611
Kamau E, Ante-Testard PA, Gwyn S, Blumberg S, Abdalla Z, Aiemjoy K, Amza A, Aragie S, Arzika AM, Awoussi MS, Bailey RL, Butcher R, Callahan EK, Chaima D, Dawed AA, Díaz MIS, Domingo ABS, Drakeley C, Elshafie BE, Emerson PM, Fornace K, Gass K, Goodhew EB, Hammou J, Harding-Esch EM, Hooper PJ, Kadri B, Kalua K, Kanyi S, Kasubi M, Kello AB, Ko R, Lammie PJ, Lescano AG, Maliki R, Masika MP, Migchelsen SJ, Nassirou B, Nesemann JM, Parameswaran N, Pomat W, Renneker KK, Roberts C, Rymil P, Sata E, Senyonjo L, Seife F, Sillah A, Sokana O, Srivathsan A, Tadesse Z, Taleo F, Taylor EM, Tekeraoi R, Togbey K, West SK, Wickens K, William T, Wittberg DM, Yeboah-Manu D, Youbi M, Zeru T, Keenan JD, Lietman TM, Solomon AW, Nash SD, Martin DL, Arnold BF. Characterizing trachoma elimination using serology. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 1;16(1):5545. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-60581-z
Karl S, Skinner EB, McEwen S, Keven J, Kisomb J, Robinson LJ, Laman M. Climate Change Is Expected to Expand Malaria Transmission Range and Population at Risk in Papua New Guinea. Geohealth. 2025 Oct;9(10):e2025GH001541. doi:10.1029/2025GH001541 PubMed PMID: 41020062; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12474650.
Kelly-Hanku A, Li X, Boli R, Willie B, Gare J, Pekon S, Gabuzzi J, Narokobi R, Amos A, Aeno H, Kupul M, Ase S, Hou P, Bola L, Weikum D, Badman SG, Boas P, Vallely AJ, Hakim AJ. HIV and sexual health needs of young key populations in Papua New Guinea: results of biobehavioural surveys (2016–2017). AIDS Care. 2025 Jan 2;37(1):99–111. doi:10.1080/09540121.2024.2414083 PubMed PMID: 39491319.
Keven JB, Walker ED. Blood-Meal Hosts of the Enzootic Vector of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus, Culiseta melanura, in Michigan, United States. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2025 Jun 4;112(6):1325–8. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.24-0637
Kwofie NA, Suherman A, Florindo AA, Staiano A, Ha AS, Okely AD, Hamdouchi AE, Pham BN, Draper CE, Tanaka C, Koh D, Kim DH, Webster EK, Guan H, Tang HK, Reilly JJ, Chong KH, Löf M, Tremblay MS, Sorowar Hossain M, Munambah N, Cross PL, Wickramasinghe P, Van Kim T, Janssen X. Associations Between Sedentary Behaviour and Fine and Gross Motor Skills in 3- to 4-Year-Olds: A Secondary Data Analysis From Sunrise International Study Pilot Studies. Child: Care, Health and Development. 2025;51(3):e70092. doi:10.1111/cch.70092
Liu E, Partap U, Shinde S, Wang D, Costa JC, Cliffer IR, Wang M, Nookala SK, Subramoney V, Briggs B, Hamer DH, Akurut H, Argaw A, Ashorn U, Chinkhumba J, Desai M, Divala TH, Elliott AM, Gutman JR, Hien A, Huybregts L, Kajubi R, Kakuru A, Kariuki S, Lachat C, Laufer MK, Luntamo M, Maleta K, Mathanga DP, Ochieng T, Ome-Kaius M, Patson N, Roberfroid D, Rogerson SJ, Toe LC, Unger HW, Webb EL, Fawzi WW. Effect of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on maternal gestational weight gain in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. eClinicalMedicine. 2025 Jun 1;84. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103279
Lufele E, Pascoe S, Mengi A, Auwun A, Neuendorf N, Bolnga JW, Laman M, Rogerson SJ, Thriemer K, Unger HW. Acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative study. Malaria Journal. 2025 Jan 13;24(1):13. doi:10.1186/s12936-024-05233-1
Maviso M, Potjepat G, Emori RB, Aines PZ, Hastie CR. Determinants of non-utilization of health facilities for childbirth in Papua New Guinea: Evidence from the demographic and health survey. PLOS ONE. 2025 Dec 30;20(12):e0338606. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0338606
Millat-Martínez P, Katusele M, Kasian B, Omera E, Jamea E, Lorry L, Casellas A, Ouchi D, Wali C, Raulo S, Elizah A, Kaman P, Dau A, Sakur M, Kilepak L, Yabu S, Koata N, Kave J, Toa M, Urakusie C, Kongs C, Kisba F, Laman M, Mitjà O, Pomat W, Bassat Q, Karl S, Baro B. Human and entomological determinants of malaria transmission in the Lihir Islands of Papua New Guinea: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025 Jan 3;19(1):e0012277. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012277
Minconetti V, Champagne C, Muri M, Are C, Goi P, Ura Y, Kualawi M, Timbi D, Giduthuri J, Oo MM, Makita L, Seidahmed O, Ross A, Pomat W, Hetzel MW. Health system effectiveness of symptomatic malaria case management in Papua New Guinea. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Mar 28;10(3):e016825. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016825 PubMed PMID: 40154969; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11956345.
Mitchell E, Aeno H, Ase S, Ofi P, Nake Trumb R, Mek A, Kennedy EC, Vallely L, Black KI, Mola GDL, Bagita M, Pomat W, Kelly-Hanku A, Bell S. Socio-structural influences on unintended pregnancy among girls aged 15-17 years in Papua New Guinea. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Mar 25;10(3):e017679. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017679 PubMed PMID: 40132805; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11938222.
Mitchell E, Vallely LM, Ase S, Aeno H, Ofi P, Nake Trumb R, Mek A, Kennedy E, Black K, Mola GDL, Bagita MR, Pomat W, Kelly-Hanku A, Bell S. Agency in young people’s unsafe abortion trajectories in Papua New Guinea. Culture, Health & Sexuality. 0(0):1–15. doi:10.1080/13691058.2025.2456623 PubMed PMID: 39873453.
Mukap M, Sprod C, Yoo O, Tefuarani N, Vince J, Laman M, Page-Sharp M, Moore BR, Batty KT, Davis TME, Salman S, Manning L. A simplified amoxicillin regimen with dose frequency based on post-natal age in neonates with confirmed or suspected infection. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2025 Mar 4;0(0):e01491-24. doi:10.1128/aac.01491-24
Nguyen AN, Kouyate TS, Ford R, Masiria G, Jude J, Plotkin AL, Odumade OA, Diray-Arce J, Idoko OT, Ben-Othman R, EPIC-HIPC consortium, Kampmann B, Kollmann TR, Richmond P, Levy O, van den Biggelaar AHJ, Pomat W, Smolen KK. Ontogeny of plasma cytokine and chemokine concentrations across the first four months of human life in a Papua new Guinean cohort. Cytokine. 2025 Nov 30;197:157076. doi:10.1016/j.cyto.2025.157076 PubMed PMID: 41325679.
Payne MC, Sanuku N, Mancuso BE, Cheng YC, Weil GJ, Fischer PU, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Tisch DJ, King CL. Semi-annual and annual mass drug administration of diethylcarbamazine and albendazole are equally effective regimens for eliminating lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025 Dec 3;19(12):e0012979. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012979
Persson A, Jops P, Cowan J, Kupul M, Nake Trumb R, Majumdar SS, Islam S, Nindil H, Pomat W, Bell S, Marks G, Bauri M, Graham SM, Kelly-Hanku A. Tuberculosis treatment and undernutrition on Daru Island, Papua New Guinea: A qualitative exploration of a local foodscape. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Jan;365:117631. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117631 PubMed PMID: 39700575.
Poespoprodjo JR, Laman M, Pasaribu AP, Sutanto I, Nelwan E, Fransisca L, Kenangalem E, Burdam FH, Jimanto V, Ainur F, Hutagalung AP, Angeline S, Putri A, Satyagraha AW, Theodora M, Pomat W, Ome-Kaius M, Malai M, Abegini C, Pukai I, Ronkentuo S, Amdara Y, Makita L, Rosens E, Daly P, Farquhar R, Douglas NM, Mannion K, Curry E, Rahmalia A, Sakalidis VS, Adella J, Lee G, Ley B, Devine A, Abraham P, Simpson JA, Brown K, Do T, Huegel H, Demarest H, Jambert E, Wansom T, Duparc S, Robinson LJ, Price RN, SCOPE Study Group. High daily dose Short COurse PrimaquinE after G6PD testing for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea: the SCOPE implementation study protocol. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 16;25(1):922. doi:10.1186/s12879-025-11109-9
Prestedge J, Ninan M, Phoeung CL, Seang K, Young G, Khamphaphongphane B, Norchaleun B, Toliman PJ, Cabuang L, Saphonn V, Markby J, Ridley K, Vallely A, Cunningham P, Williamson DA. Establishing quality assurance for COVID-19 antigen tests in the Indo Pacific Region: A multi-site implementation study. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2025 Mar 1;111(3):116677. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116677
Rathnayake D, Hasang W, Macpherson A, Ding H, Manning L, Laman M, Ome-Kaius M, Unger HW, Ter Kuile F, Madanitsa M, Wines B, Hogarth PM, Aitken EH, Rogerson SJ. A whole blood assay for antibody dependent phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes. Commun Med. 2025 Jul 7;5(1):277. doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00989-2
Ross A, Koepfli C, Timinao L, Hardy D, Thüring T, Loeffel M, Kiniboro B, Felger I, Mueller I. The probability of Plasmodium vivax acute illness following primary infection and relapse in Papua New Guinea. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Oct 3;19(10):e0013567. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0013567 PubMed PMID: 41042806; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12510656.
Saeed M, Aitken EH, Naung MT, Bourke C, Wu KW, Longley RJ, Chung AW, Damelang T, Kiniboro B, Mueller I, Rogerson SJ. Association of a novel IgG3 allele with malaria in children from the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. J Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 25;jiaf390. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaf390 PubMed PMID: 40717585.
Salo J, Westby S, Wakol R, Sanuku N, Bun K, Laman M, King CL. Evaluation of Microfilaremic Individuals after Mass Drug Treatment with Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, and Albendazole for Lymphatic Filariasis in Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Jun;112(6):1235–9. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.24-0382 PubMed PMID: 40132219; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12139549.
Schuele E, Toloube O, Anea K, Wohemani R, MacDougall C, Giduthuri JG. Learning from community narratives about the COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea. Health Promot Int. 2025 Aug 1;40(4):daaf139. doi:10.1093/heapro/daaf139
Seidahmed O, Kurumop S, Wawaga E, Kualawi M, Siba V, Jamea S, Ura Y, Makita L, Pomat W, Hetzel MW. A combined school survey and reactive case detection reveals minimal local transmission of malaria in the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea. Malar J. 2025 Jan 8;24(1):3. doi:10.1186/s12936-024-05197-2
Seymour M, Mase M, Rumints M, Yamkeok B, Eko M, Newland J, Neuendorf N, Toliman P, Kelly-Hanku A. Describing primary care in rural Western Province, Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J. 2025 Aug 11;66(1). doi:10.1071/MJ25005
Tobon Ramos JA, Maure T, Carias L, Lew D, Goss C, Samuel A, Tavul L, Fischer PU, Weil GJ, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Pomat W, King CL. Impact of mass drug administration with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, and albendazole for lymphatic filariasis on hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis infections in Papua New Guinea. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Mar 10;19(3):e0012851. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012851 PubMed PMID: 40063867; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11893124.
Vaccher S, Laman M, Danchin M, Angrisano F, Morgan C. Missed Measles Immunisations Places Individuals and Communities at Risk: The Equity Argument for Including Measles in Under-Immunised Definitions. Vaccines. 2025 Feb;13(2):2. doi:10.3390/vaccines13020108
Whitfield JT, Alpers MP. New respect for the haughty cannibals. Mortality. 2025 Aug 11;0(0):1–14. doi:10.1080/13576275.2025.2545854
Zhang Z, Abdeta C, Chelly MS, del Pozo-Cruz J, Draper CE, Engberg E, Florindo A, Germana L, Ghofranipour F, Guan H, Ha ASC, Hamdouchi AE, Tang HK, Hossain MS, Jambaldorj B, Kim DH, Koh D, Kontsevaya A, Löf M, Lubree H, Jáuregui A, Munambah N, Mwase-Vuma T, Oluwayomi A, Pham BN, Reilly JJ, Staiano AE, Suherman A, Tanaka C, Tanui S, Teo WP, Tremblay MS, Turab A, Užičanin E, Veldman SLC, Webster EK, Wickramasinghe VP, Widyastari DA, Okely A. Geocultural differences in preschooler sleep profiles and family practices: an analysis of pooled data from 37 countries. Sleep. 2025 Apr 1;48(4):zsae305. doi:10.1093/sleep/zsae305
Zhao H, Haidamak J, Noskova E, Ilik V, Pafčo B, Ford R, Masiria G, Maure T, Kotale N, Pomat W, Gordon C, Navarro S, Horwood PF, Constantinoiu C, Greenhill AR, Bradbury RS. Insights into Infant Strongyloidiasis, Papua New Guinea. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Sep;31(9):1793–801. doi:10.3201/eid3109.241923 PubMed PMID: 40867023; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12407202.

2024

Publications list for 2024

Aeno H, Iyer P, Newland J, Boli-Neo R, Aggleton P, Robinson KH, Kelly-Hanku A. Memories of schooling amongst trans women and sexuality diverse men in Papua New Guinea. Gender and Education [Internet]. 2024 May 8 [cited 2024 May 28]. Located at: world. Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09540253.2024.2350517
Bell S, Mitchell E, Ase S, Aeno H, Naketrumb R, Ofi PS, Mek A, Pomat W, Habito M, Mola G, Kennedy E, Kelly-Hanku A. Young men’s everyday life experiences with contraception and unintended pregnancy in Papua New Guinea. PLOS Global Public Health. 2024 Dec 2;4(12):e0003925. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0003925
Britton KJ, Pomat W, Sapura J, Kave J, Nivio B, Ford R, Kirarock W, Moore HC, Kirkham LA, Richmond PC, Chan J, Lehmann D, Russell FM, Blyth CC. Clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia in children from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: secondary analysis of two prospective observational studies. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2024 Apr 1;45. doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101052
Bubun N, Anetul E, Koinari M, Johnson PH, Makita LS, Freeman TW, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Karl S. Insufficient duration of insecticidal efficacy of Yahe® insecticide-treated nets in Papua New Guinea. Malar J. 2024 Jun 5;23:175. doi:10.1186/s12936-024-05005-x PubMed PMID: 38840196; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11151609.
Dori A, Farquhar R, Kelebu T, Waipeli E, Kerry Z, Ruybal-Pesantez S, Timbi D, McEwen S, Makita L, Laman M, Robinson L. Partnership-based approach to infectious disease research in Papua New Guinea. In: Stewart Ibarra A, LaBeaud AD, editors. Transforming Global Health Partnerships: Critical Reflections and Visions of Equity at the Research-Practice Interface [Internet]. Springer. p. 134–45. (Sustainable Development Goals Series). Available from: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-53793-6
Fowkes FJ, Robinson LJ, Simpson JA, Thriemer K, Laman M, Oo WH. The challenges of malaria elimination in the Asia–Pacific region. Med J Aust [Internet]. 2024 Aug 19 [cited 2024 Oct 25];221(4). Available from: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2024/221/4/challenges-malaria-elimination-asia-pacific-region
González-Buenfil R, Vieyra-Sánchez S, Quinto-Cortés CD, Oppenheimer SJ, Pomat W, Laman M, Cervantes-Hernández MC, Barberena-Jonas C, Auckland K, Allen A, Allen S, Phipps ME, Huerta-Sanchez E, Ioannidis AG, Mentzer AJ, Moreno-Estrada A. Genetic Signatures of Positive Selection in Human Populations Adapted to High Altitude in Papua New Guinea. Genome Biology and Evolution. 2024 Aug 22;16(8):evae161. doi:10.1093/gbe/evae161 PubMed PMID: 39173139.
Grimée M, Tacoli C, Sandfort M, Obadia T, Taylor AR, Vantaux A, Robinson LJ, Lek D, Longley RJ, Mueller I, Popovici J, White MT, Witkowski B. Using serological diagnostics to characterize remaining high-incidence pockets of malaria in forest-fringe Cambodia. Malar J. 2024 Feb 15;23(1):49. doi:10.1186/s12936-024-04859-5
Hegarty B, Boli-Neo R, Aeno H, Newland J, Jops P, Pukali J, Kelly-Hanku A. Stakeholder views on the relationship between human rights and the law in addressing the HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea. Global Public Health. 2024 Dec 31;19(1):2405976. doi:10.1080/17441692.2024.2405976 PubMed PMID: 39420539.
Jaworski A, Craig AT, Dyer CEF, Goncalves J, Neuendorf N, Newland J, Kelly-Hanku A, Pomat W, MacLaren D, Nery SV. Understanding how neglected tropical diseases programs in five Asia-Pacific countries adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2024 May 30;18(5):e0012221. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012221
Jops P, Cowan J, Trumb RN, Kupul M, Kuma A, Bell S, Keam T, Bauri M, Nindil H, Majumdar SS, Finch S, Pomat W, Marais BJ, Marks GB, Kaldor J, Vallely A, Graham SM, Kelly-Hanku A. The role and value of counsellors in the treatment journeys of people with tuberculosis and their families: Qualitative insights from the South Fly District of Papua New Guinea. PLOS Global Public Health. 2024 Oct 21;4(10):e0002572. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0002572
Kelly-Hanku A, Songtaweesin WN, Palmares ML, Bartlett AW, Gare J, Maria MKS, Thuy CTT, Gideon N, Boma GV, Kaima P, Jesus BDSD, Devi R, Kelleher AD, Puthanakit T. The urgency of now to end HIV vertical transmission for pregnant and breastfeeding women and their children in Asia and the Pacific. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2024 Dec 1;0(0). doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101248
Keven JB, Vinit R, Katusele M, Reimer LJ, Zimmerman PA, Karl S, Walker ED. Genetic differentiation and bottleneck effects in the malaria vectors Anopheles farauti and Anopheles punctulatus after an LLIN‐based vector control program in Papua New Guinea. Ecol Evol. 2024 Feb 15;14(2):e10917. doi:10.1002/ece3.10917 PubMed PMID: null; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10869881.
Kouyate TS, Nguyen AN, Plotkin AL, Ford R, Idoko OT, Odumade OA, Masiria G, Jude J, Diray-Arce J, McEnaney K, Ozonoff A, Steen H, Kollmann TR, Richmond PC, Biggelaar AHJ van den, Kampmann B, Pomat W, Levy O, Smolen KK. Plasma adenosine deaminase-1 and -2 activities are lower at birth in Papua New Guinea than in The Gambia but converge over the first weeks of life. Frontiers in Immunology. 2024 Sep 25;15:1425349. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1425349 PubMed PMID: 39386208.
Loh L, Saunders PM, Faoro C, Font-Porterias N, Nemat-Gorgani N, Harrison GF, Sadeeq S, Hensen L, Wong SC, Widjaja J, Clemens EB, Zhu S, Kichula KM, Tao S, Zhu F, Montero-Martin G, Fernandez-Vina M, Guethlein LA, Vivian JP, Davies J, Mentzer AJ, Oppenheimer SJ, Pomat W, Ioannidis AG, Barberena-Jonas C, Moreno-Estrada A, Miller A, Parham P, Rossjohn J, Tong SYC, Kedzierska K, Brooks AG, Norman PJ. An archaic HLA class I receptor allele diversifies natural killer cell-driven immunity in First Nations peoples of Oceania. Cell. 2024 Nov 27;187(24):7008-7024.e19. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2024.10.005 PubMed PMID: 39476840.
Mitchell RA, Ubillos I, Requena P, Campo JJ, Ome-Kaius M, Hanieh S, Umbers A, Samol P, Barrios D, Jiménez A, Bardají A, Mueller I, Menéndez C, Rogerson S, Dobaño C, Moncunill G. Chronic malaria exposure is associated with inhibitory markers on T cells that correlate with atypical memory and marginal zone-like B cells. Clin Exp Immunol. 2024 May 1;216(2):172–91. doi:10.1093/cei/uxae015
Molano M, Machalek DA, Tan G, Garland S, Balgovind P, Haqshenas G, Munnull G, Phillips S, Badman SG, Bolnga J, Cornall AM, Gabuzzi J, Kombati Z, Brotherton J, Saville M, Hawkes D, Kaldor J, Toliman PJ, Vallely AJ, Murray GL. Performance of CADM1, MAL and miR124-2 methylation as triage markers for early detection of cervical cancer in self-collected and clinician-collected samples: an exploratory observational study in Papua New Guinea. BMJ Open. 2024 Jun 19;14(6):e081282. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081282 PubMed PMID: 38904134; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11191780.
Molano M, Machalek DA, Phillips S, Tan G, Garland SM, Hawkes D, Balgovind P, Haqshenas R, Badman SG, Bolnga J, Gabuzzi J, Kombati Z, Munnull GM, Brotherton JML, Saville M, Kaldor JM, Toliman PJ, Vallely AJ, Murray GL. DNA methylation at individual CpG-sites of EPB41L3, HTERT and FAM19A4 are useful for detection of cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) or worse: Analysis of individual CpG-sites outperforms averaging. Tumour Virus Res. 2024 Jul 1;18:200288. doi:10.1016/j.tvr.2024.200288 PubMed PMID: 38960143; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11278974.
Montante S, Ben-Othman R, Amenyogbe N, Angelidou A, van den Biggelaar A, Cai B, Chen Y, Darboe A, Diray-Arce J, Ford R, Idoko O, Lee A, Lo M, McEnaney K, Malek M, Martino D, Masiria G, Odumade OA, Pomat W, Shannon C, Smolen K, Consortium TE, Ozonoff A, Richmond P, Tebbutt S, Levy O, Kampmann B, Brinkman R, Kollmann T. Breastfeeding and Neonatal Age Influence Neutrophil-Driven Ontogeny of Blood Cell Populations in the First Week of Human Life. Journal of Immunology Research. 2024 Jan;2024(1):1117796. doi:10.1155/2024/1117796
Pank NP, Aung A, Kama G, Murray A, Huang KL, Greig J, Bauri M, Chan G, Masah C, Kaison K, Umali S, Peter T, Wera C, Velaki C, Ase M, Krangaie I, Viru R, Kurumop T, Keam T, Islam S, Pomat W, Maha A, Boga M, Kal M, Wuatai N, Graham SM, Majumdar SS, Marukutira T. Continuous quality improvement in a community-wide TB screening and prevention programme in Papua New Guinea. Public Health Action. 2024 Sep 1;14(3):97–104. doi:10.5588/pha.24.0013 PubMed PMID: 39239158; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11373741.
Park K, Chen M, Malijan GM, Song D, Ross AL, Ambrosino E, Lopez-Correa C, Abdullah S, Asuncion PJ, Boughtwood T, Brown A, Paz EMC de la, Goranitis I, Hamid MRWHA, Hudson M, Karlsson E, Kato K, Kim H, Kohno T, Kong SY, Lee BH, Luong TLA, Mizusawa H, Ngah NF, Ngeow J, Padilla C, Park HY, Park MH, Pomat W, Quan J, Ranganathan S, Ripen AM, Tan DS, Tan ES, Waldegrave SJK, Zilfalil BA. Accelerating access to human genomics for public health: perspectives from the Western Pacific region. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2024 Dec 1;53. doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101265
Persson A, Mek A, Naketrumb R, Mitchell E, Bell S, Kelly-Hanku A. Local Pathways of “Serodiscordant Couples”: Unpacking a Global HIV Population Category in Papua New Guinea. Med Anthropol. 2024 Jan 2;43(1):31–45. doi:10.1080/01459740.2023.2282976 PubMed PMID: 37988129.
Pomat W, Cavestany RL, Jeyaseelan V, Ford R, Gare J, Avagyan T, Grabovac V, Bettels D, Mekonnen D, Jones KAV, Mainou BA, Mach O. Poliovirus serological assay after the cVDPV1 outbreak in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study from 2020 to 2021. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2024 Mar 1;44. doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100986 PubMed PMID: 38204497.
Quinn L, Whitfield J, Alpers MP, Campbell T, Hummerich H, Pomat W, Siba P, Koki G, Moltke I, Collinge J, Hellenthal G, Mead S. Population structure and migration in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a region impacted by the kuru epidemic. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2024 Apr 4;111(4):668–79. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.02.011 PubMed PMID: 38508194.
Rangel Bousquet Carrilho T, Wang D, Hutcheon JA, Wang M, Fawzi WW, Kac G, Accrombessi M, Adu-Afarwuah S, Alves JG, Leal de Araújo CA, Arifeen S, Artes R, Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Assefa N, Ayoola OO, Azizi F, Bawah AT, Behboudi-Gandevani S, Berhane Y, Bernstein R, Bhutta Z, Briand V, Calvo EB, Cardoso MA, Cheng Y, Chico-Barba G, Clayton PE, Collins SM, Costello AM, Cruickshank JK, Devakumar D, Dewey KG, Dwarkanath P, Estrada-Gutierrez G, Fair FJ, Farias DR, Friis H, Ghosh S, Girard AW, Gomo E, Gondwe A, Hallamaa L, Hambidge KM, Hussein H, Huybregts L, Iqbal R, Katz J, Khatry SK, Kolsteren P, Krebs NF, Kulmala T, Kumar P, Kurpad AV, Lachat C, Lartey A, Lauer JM, Li Q, Lipoeto NI, López LB, Loy SL, Maiya GA, Maleta K, Malta MB, Manandhar DS, Mangani C, Martínez-Rojano H, Martin-Prevel Y, Martorell R, Matias SL, McClure EM, Melse-Boonstra A, Miller JD, Mohamad M, Jan Mohamed HJ, Moore S, Mosquera PS, Mridha MK, Munim S, Muñoz-Manrique C, Natamba BK, Ome-Kaius M, Osrin D, Perichart-Perera O, Prentice AM, Ramachandra P, Ramakrishnan U, Rivera J, Roberfroid D, Rodrigues PL, Rodríguez-Cano A, Rogerson SJ, Rondó PH, Sámano R, Saville NM, Shivalli S, Shrestha BP, Shrestha R, Roberto da Silva Júnior J, Soltani H, Soofi S, Tehrani FR, Thomas T, Tielsch JM, Unger HW, Vaz J dos S, Worku A, Yang N, Young SL, Yussif AB, Zeng L, Zhong C, Zhu Z. The Impact of Excluding Adverse Neonatal Outcomes on the Creation of Gestational Weight Gain Charts Among Women from Low- and Middle-income Countries with Normal and Overweight BMI. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2024 Jun 1;119(6):1465–74. doi:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.03.016
Riddell MA, Vallely LM, Mengi A, Badman SG, Low N, Wand H, Bolnga JW, Babona D, Mola GDL, Wiseman V, Kelly-Hanku A, Homer CSE, Morgan C, Luchters S, Whiley DM, Robinson LJ, Au L, Pukai-Gani I, Laman M, Kariwiga G, Toliman PJ, Batura N, Tabrizi SN, Rogerson SJ, Garland SM, Guy RJ, Peeling RW, Pomat WS, Kaldor JM, Vallely AJB, Riddell MA, Vallely LM, Mengi A, Badman SG, Low N, Wand H, Bolnga JW, Babona D, Mola GDL, Wiseman V, Kelly-Hanku A, Homer CSE, Morgan C, Luchters S, Whiley DM, Robinson LJ, Au L, Pukai-Gani I, Laman M, Kariwiga G, Toliman PJ, Batura N, Tabrizi SN, Rogerson SJ, Garland SM, Guy RJ, Peeling RW, Pomat WS, Kaldor JM, Vallely AJB. Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and genital infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-resource settings (WANTAIM): a pragmatic cluster randomised crossover trial in Papua New Guinea. The Lancet Global Health. 2024 Apr 1;12(4):e641–51. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00004-4 PubMed PMID: 38485431.
Saweri OPM, Pomat WS, Vallely AJ, Wiseman V, Batura N, Group F the WS. Exploring the association between multidimensional poverty and antenatal care utilization in two provinces of Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2024 Sep 2;23:176. doi:10.1186/s12939-024-02241-0 PubMed PMID: 39223487.
Saweri OPM, Batura N, Pomat W, Vallely AJ, Wiseman V. What does it cost to deliver antenatal care in Papua New Guinea? Results from a health system costing and budget impact analysis using cross-sectional data. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 1;14(11):e080574. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080574 PubMed PMID: 39608997.
Schmidt TL, Endersby-Harshman NM, van Rooyen ARJ, Katusele M, Vinit R, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Karl S, Hoffmann AA. Global, asynchronous partial sweeps at multiple insecticide resistance genes in Aedes mosquitoes. Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 24;15(1):6251. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-49792-y
Scoullar MJL, Melepia P, Peach E, Fidelis R, Supsup H, Davidson EM, Boeuf P, Bradshaw CS, Fehler G, Hezeri P, Kabiu D, Elijah A, Siba PM, Kennedy EC, Umbers AJ, Robinson LJ, Vallely AJ, Badman SG, Vallely LM, Fowkes FJI, Morgan CJ, Pomat W, Crabb BS, Beeson JG. Mycoplasma genitalium in pregnancy, including specific co-infections, is associated with lower birthweight: A prospective cohort study. Med. 2024 Jun 12;0(0). doi:10.1016/j.medj.2024.05.007 PubMed PMID: 38870930.
Seymour M, Mase M, Rumints M, Neuendorf N, Newland J, Wuatai N, Bauri M, Morris L, Ilumi S, Toliman P, Kelly-Hanku A. Effect of COVID-19 on Routine Immunization During Health Outreach in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2024 Apr 5;10105395241240803. doi:10.1177/10105395241240803 PubMed PMID: 38576394.
Stepniewska K, Allan R, Anvikar AR, Anyorigiya TA, Ashley EA, Bassat Q, Baudin E, Bjorkman A, Bonnet M, Boulton C, Bousema T, Carn G, Carrara VI, D’Alessandro U, Davis TM, Denoeud-Ndam L, Desai M, Djimde AA, Dorsey G, Etard JF, Falade C, Fanello C, Gaye O, Gonzalez R, Grandesso F, Grivoyannis AD, Grais RF, Humphreys GS, Ishengoma DS, Karema C, Kayentao K, Kennon K, Kremsner P, Laman M, Laminou IM, Macete E, Martensson A, Mayxay M, Menan HI, Menéndez C, Moore BR, Nabasumba C, Ndiaye JL, Nhama A, Nosten F, Onyamboko M, Phyo AP, Ramharter M, Rosenthal PJ, Schramm B, Sharma YD, Sirima SB, Strub-Wourgaft N, Sylla K, Talisuna AO, Temu EA, Thwing JI, Tinto H, Valentini G, White NJ, Yeka A, Isanaka S, Barnes KI, Guerin PJ. Does acute malnutrition in young children increase the risk of treatment failure following artemisinin-based combination therapy? A WWARN individual patient data meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 2024 Apr 1;12(4):e631–40. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00003-2
Tesine P, Woon SA, Laman M, Yadi G, Yambo P, Kasian B, Lorry L, Robinson LJ, Salman S, Batty KT, Pomat W, Manning L, Davis WA, Davis TME, Moore BR. Artemisinin combination therapy at delivery to prevent postpartum malaria: A randomised open-label controlled trial. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2024 Dec 1;149:107258. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107258
Vallely LM, Kapungu K, Mengi A, Chaponda M, Chico RM, Riddell MA, Vallely AJ, Pomat W, Cignacco E, Low N, Kelly-Hanku A. The prioritisation of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in Zambia and Papua New Guinea: Qualitative insights. PLOS Global Public Health. 2024 Jul 25;4(7):e0003441. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0003441
Vallely LM, Newland J, Neuendorf N, Mek AK, Farquhar R, Kerry Z, Boli-Neo R, Seymour M, Wratten M, Aeno H, Trumb RN, Maalsen A, Homer CS, Kelly-Hanku A. The effects of COVID-19 on maternal, newborn and child health services in Papua New Guinea. Global Public Health. 2024 Dec 31;19(1):2421404. doi:10.1080/17441692.2024.2421404 PubMed PMID: 39541419.
Vallely LM, Poga P, Riddell MA, Wand H, Mengi A, Badman SG, Bolnga J, Babona D, Pomat WS, Nosi S, Vallely AJ, Kelly-Hanku A. Acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs and point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted and genital infections among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea. Global Public Health. 2024 Dec 31;19(1):2381685. doi:10.1080/17441692.2024.2381685 PubMed PMID: 39052956.
Vengiau G, Marks GC, Morita A, Pulford J, Wawaga E, Parapi I, Fasi B, Umezaki M. Development and validation of the Papua New Guinea Physical Activity Questionnaire. People and Culture in Oceania. 2024;39:1–18. doi:10.32174/jsos.39.0_1
Walker EC, Javati S, Todd EM, Matlam JP, Lin X, Bryant M, Krone E, Ramani R, Chandra P, Green TP, Anaya EP, Zhou JY, Alexander KA, Tong RS, Yuasi L, Boluarte S, Yang F, Greenberg L, Nerbonne JM, Greenberg MJ, Clemens RA, Philips JA, Wilson LD, Halabi CM, DeBosch BJ, Blyth CC, Druley TE, Kazura JW, Pomat WS, Morley SC. Novel coenzyme Q6 genetic variant increases susceptibility to pneumococcal disease. Nat Immunol. 2024 Nov 4;1–12. doi:10.1038/s41590-024-01998-4
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Publication list for 2023

Blyth CC, Britton KJ, Nguyen CD, Sapura J, Kave J, Nivio B, Chan J, Satzke C, Ford R, Kirarock W, Lehmann D, Pomat W, Russell FM. Effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against hypoxic pneumonia and hospitalisation in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: An observational cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2022 May 1;22. Available from: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(22)00047-5/fulltext
Broom A, Peterie M, Kenny K, Broom J, Kelly-Hanku A, Lafferty L, Treloar C, Applegate T. Vulnerability and antimicrobial resistance. Critical Public Health. 2022;1–10.
Bubun N, Anetul E, Koinari M, Freeman TW, Karl S. Coating formulation change leads to inferior performance of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Papua New Guinea. Malaria Journal. 2022 Nov 24;21(1):349.
Bubun N, Freeman TW, Laman M, Karl S. Effect of short-term heating on bioefficacy of deltamethrin-coated long-lasting insecticidal nets. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2021 2022;106(3):828–30.
Camara H, Nosi S, Munnull G, Badman SG, Bolgna J, Kuk J, Mola G, Guy R, Vallely AJ, Kelly-Hanku A. Women’s acceptability of a self-collect HPV same-day screen-and-treat program in a high burden setting in the Pacific. BMC Health Services Research. 2022 Dec 12;22(1):1514.
De Meulenaere K, Prajapati SK, Villasis E, Cuypers B, Kattenberg JH, Kasian B, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Gamboa D, Laukens K, Rosanas-Urgell A. Band 3-mediated Plasmodium vivax invasion is associated with transcriptional variation in PvTRAg genes. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Sep 30;12:1011692–1011692.
Dyson ZA, Malau E, Horwood PF, Ford R, Siba V, Yoannes M, Pomat W, Passey M, Judd LM, Ingle DJ, Williamson DA, Dougan G, Greenhill AR, Holt KE. Whole genome sequence analysis of Salmonella Typhi in Papua New Guinea reveals an established population of genotype 2.1.7 sensitive to antimicrobials. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Mar 28;16(3):e0010306–e0010306.
Farquhar R, Dori A, MacCana S, Tefuarani N, Lavu E, Barry A, Karl S, Makita L, Robinson L, Laman M. STRIVE PNG: using a partnership-based approach in implementation research to strengthen surveillance and health systems in Papua New Guinea. Health Res Policy Syst. 2022 Apr 2;20(1):35–35.
Frenzer C, Egli-Gany D, Vallely LM, Vallely AJ, Low N. Adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes associated with Mycoplasma genitalium: systematic review and meta-analysis. Sex Transm Infect. 2022/03/29 ed. 2022 May;98(3):222–7.
Gare J, Toto B, Pokeya P, Le LV, Dala N, Lote N, John B, Yamba A, Soli K, DeVos J, Paulin H, Wagar N, Zheng DP, Nishijima T, Boas P, Kelly-Hanku A, Gurung A. High prevalence of pre-treatment HIV drug resistance in Papua New Guinea: findings from the first nationally representative pre-treatment HIV drug resistance study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2022 Mar 19;22(1):266.
Gladstone RA, Siira L, Brynildsrud OB, Vestrheim DF, Turner P, Clarke SC, Srifuengfung S, Ford R, Lehmann D, Egorova E, Voropaeva E, Haraldsson G, Kristinsson KG, McGee L, Breiman RF, Bentley SD, Sheppard CL, Fry NK, Corander J, Toropainen M, Steens A, Global Pneumococcal Sequencing Consortium. International links between Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype 4 sequence type (ST) 801 in Northern European shipyard outbreaks of invasive pneumococcal disease. Vaccine. 2022 Feb 11;40(7):1054–60.
Goi J, Koinari M, Muker S, Vinit R, Pomat W, Williams DT, Karl S. Comparison of different mosquito traps for zoonotic arbovirus vectors in Papua New Guinea. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022;106(3):823–7.
Holzschuh A, Gruenberg M, Hofmann NE, Wampfler R, Kiniboro B, Robinson LJ, Mueller I, Felger I, White MT. Co-infection of the four major Plasmodium species: Effects on densities and gametocyte carriage. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Sep;16(9):e0010760.
Hou X, Khan MM, Pulford J, Saweri OPM. Readiness of health facilities to provide emergency obstetric care in Papua New Guinea: evidence from a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2022 Feb 17;12(2):e050150–e050150.
Jambulingam P, Subramanian S, Krishnamoorthy K, Supali T, Fischer P, Dubray C, Fayette C, Lemoine JF, Laman M, King C, Samuela J, Hardy M, Weil GJ. Country Reports on Practical Aspects of Conducting Large-Scale Community Studies of the Tolerability of Mass Drug Administration with Ivermectin/Diethylcarbamazine/Albendazole for Lymphatic Filariasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 May 11;106(5_Suppl):18–25.
Javati S, Guernier-Cambert V, Jonduo M, Robby S, Kimopa J, Maure T, McBryde ES, Pomat W, Aplin K, Helgen KM, Abdad MY, Horwood PF. Diversity of Leptospira spp. in bats and rodents from Papua New Guinea. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2022 Nov;69(6):4048–54.
Jonduo ME, Vallely AJ, Whiley DM, Riddell MA, Pomat W, Low N, Sweeney EL. Mycoplasma genitalium macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance in pregnant women in Papua New Guinea. Sex Transm Infect. 2023 Feb 1;99(1):71–2.
Jonduo M, Neave MJ, Javati S, Abala D, Bilo E, Kini A, Kumbu J, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Makita L. Genomic sequencing of dengue virus strains associated with Papua New Guinean outbreaks in 2016 reveals endemic circulation of DENV-1 and DENV-2. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022;tpmd211292.
Jops P, Kupul M, Trumb RN, Cowan J, Graham SM, Bell S, Majumdar S, Nindil H, Pomat W, Marais B, Marks G, Vallely AJ, Kaldor J, Kelly-Hanku A. Exploring tuberculosis riskscapes in a Papua New Guinean ‘hotspot.’ Qualitative Health Research. 2022;32(11):1747–62.
Kariippanon KE, Chong KH, Janssen X, Tomaz SA, Ribeiro EHC, Munambah N, Chan CHS, Chathurangana PP, Draper CE, El Hamdouchi A, Florindo AA, Guan H, Ha AS, Hossain MS, Kim DH, VAN Kim T, Koh DCL, Löf M, Pham BN, Poh BK, Reilly JJ, Staiano AE, Suherman A, Tanaka C, Tang HK, Tremblay MS, Webster EK, Wickramasinghe VP, Wong JE, Okely AD. Levels and correlates of objectively measured sedentary behavior in young children: SUNRISE Study results from 19 countries. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2022/02/10 ed. 2022 Jul 1;54(7):1123–30.
Katusele M, Lagur S, Endersby-Harshman N, Demok S, Goi J, Vincent N, Sakur M, Dau A, Kilepak L, Gideon S, Pombreaw C, Makita L, Hoffmann A, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Karl S. Insecticide resistance in malaria and arbovirus vectors in Papua New Guinea, 2017–2022. Parasites & Vectors. 2022 Nov 14;15(1):426.
Keven JB, Katusele M, Vinit R, Rodríguez-Rodríguez D, Hetzel MW, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Karl S, Walker ED. Vector composition, abundance, biting patterns and malaria transmission intensity in Madang, Papua New Guinea: assessment after 7 years of an LLIN-based malaria control programme. Malar J. 2022 Jan 5;21(1):7–7.
Koinari M, Bubun N, Amos B, Kiari K, Lahu D, Karl S. WHO cone bioassay boards with or without holes: relevance for bioassay outcomes in long-lasting insecticidal net studies. Malaria Journal. 2022 Dec 19;21(1):389.
Laman M, Tavul L, Karl S, Kotty B, Kerry Z, Kumai S, Samuel A, Lorry L, Timinao L, Howard SC, Makita L, John L, Bieb S, Wangi J, Albert JM, Payne M, Weil GJ, Tisch DJ, Bjerum CM, Robinson LJ, King CL. Mass drug administration of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, plus albendazole compared with diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole for reduction of lymphatic filariasis endemicity in Papua New Guinea: a cluster-randomised trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2022 Aug 1;22(8):1200–9.
Lo SW, Mellor K, Cohen R, Alonso AR, Belman S, Kumar N, Hawkins PA, Gladstone RA, Gottberg A von, Veeraraghavan B, Ravikumar KL, Kandasamy R, Pollard SAJ, Saha SK, Bigogo G, Antonio M, Kwambana-Adams B, Mirza S, Shakoor S, Nisar I, Cornick JE, Lehmann D, Ford RL, Sigauque B, Turner P, Moïsi J, Obaro SK, Dagan R, Diawara I, Skoczyńska A, Wang H, Carter PE, Klugman KP, Rodgers G, Breiman RF, McGee L, Bentley SD, Muñoz-Almagro C, Varon E, Brooks A, Corso A, Davydov A, Maguire A, Kiran A, Moiane B, Beall B, Zhao C, Aanensen D, Everett D, Faccone D, Foster-Nyarko E, Bojang E, Egorova E, Voropaeva E, Sampane-Donkor E, Sadowy E, Nagaraj G, Mucavele H, Belabbès H, Elmdaghri N, Verani J, Keenan J, Lees J, Bhai JNNT, Ndlangisa K, Zerouali K, Bentley L, Titov L, Gouveia LD, Alaerts M, Ip M, Brandileone MC de C, Hasanuzzaman M, Paragi M, Nurse-Lucas M, Plessis M du, Ali M, Croucher N, Wolter N, Givon-Lavi N, Porat N, Eser ÖK, Ho PL, Akpaka PE, Gagetti P, Tientcheu PE, Law P, Benisty R, Mostowy R, Malaker R, Almeida SCG, Doiphode S, Madhi S, Sekaran SD, Clarke S, Srifuengfung S, Nzenze S, Kastrin T, Ochoa T, Hryniewicz W, Urban Y. Emergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing study. The Lancet Microbe. 2022 Oct 1;3(10):e735–43.
Manna S, Spry L, Wee-Hee A, Ortika BD, Boelsen LK, Batinovic S, Mazarakis N, Ford RL, Lo SW, Bentley SD. Variants of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 14 from Papua New Guinea with the Potential to Be Mistyped and Escape Vaccine-Induced Protection. Microbiology Spectrum. 2022;e01524-22.
Mansoor R, Commons RJ, Douglas NM, Abuaku B, Achan J, Adam I, Adjei GO, Adjuik M, Alemayehu BH, Allan R, Allen EN, Anvikar AR, Arinaitwe E, Ashley EA, Ashurst H, Asih PBS, Bakyaita N, Barennes H, Barnes KI, Basco L, Bassat Q, Baudin E, Bell DJ, Bethell D, Bjorkman A, Boulton C, Bousema T, Brasseur P, Bukirwa H, Burrow R, Carrara VI, Cot M, D’Alessandro U, Das D, Das S, Davis TME, Desai M, Djimde AA, Dondorp AM, Dorsey G, Drakeley CJ, Duparc S, Espié E, Etard JF, Falade C, Faucher JF, Filler S, Fogg C, Fukuda M, Gaye O, Genton B, Ghulam Rahim A, Gilayeneh J, Gonzalez R, Grais RF, Grandesso F, Greenwood B, Grivoyannis A, Hatz C, Hodel EM, Humphreys GS, Hwang J, Ishengoma D, Juma E, Kachur SP, Kager PA, Kamugisha E, Kamya MR, Karema C, Kayentao K, Kazienga A, Kiechel JR, Kofoed PE, Koram K, Kremsner PG, Lalloo DG, Laman M, Lee SJ, Lell B, Maiga AW, Mårtensson A, Mayxay M, Mbacham W, McGready R, Menan H, Ménard D, Mockenhaupt F, Moore BR, Müller O, Nahum A, Ndiaye JL, Newton PN, Ngasala BE, Nikiema F, Nji AM, Noedl H, Nosten F, Ogutu BR, Ojurongbe O, Osorio L, Ouédraogo JB, Owusu-Agyei S, Pareek A, Penali LK, Piola P, Plucinski M, Premji Z, Ramharter M, Richmond CL, Rombo L, Roper C, Rosenthal PJ, Salman S, Same-Ekobo A, Sibley C, Sirima SB, Smithuis FM, Somé FA, Staedke SG, Starzengruber P, Strub-Wourgaft N, Sutanto I, Swarthout TD, Syafruddin D, Talisuna AO, Taylor WR, Temu EA, Thwing JI, Tinto H, Tjitra E, Touré OA, Tran TH, Ursing J, Valea I, Valentini G, van Vugt M, von Seidlein L, Ward SA, Were V, White NJ, Woodrow CJ, Yavo W, Yeka A, Zongo I, Simpson JA, Guerin PJ, Stepniewska K, Price RN, The WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network Falciparum Haematology Study Group. Haematological consequences of acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network pooled analysis of individual patient data. BMC Medicine. 2022 Mar 7;20(1):85.
Mbwambo SG, Bubun N, Mbuba E, Moore J, Mbina K, Kamande D, Laman M, Mpolya E, Odufuwa OG, Freeman T, Karl S, Moore SJ. Comparison of cone bioassay estimates at two laboratories with different Anopheles mosquitoes for quality assurance of pyrethroid insecticide-treated nets. Malar J. 2022 Jul 7;21(1):214–214.
Mellor KC, Lo S, Yoannes M, Michael A, Orami T, Greenhill AR, Breiman RF, Hawkins P, McGee L, Bentley SD. Distinct Streptococcus pneumoniae cause invasive disease in Papua New Guinea. Microbial Genomics. 2022;8(7):000835.
Millat-Martínez P, Salman S, Moore BR, Baro B, Page-Sharp M, Batty KT, Robinson LJ, Pomat W, Karunajeewa H, Laman M, Manning L, Mitjà O, Bassat Q. Piperaquine Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profiles in Healthy Volunteers of Papua New Guinea after Administration of Three-Monthly Doses of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022 Aug;66(8):e0018522.
Mitchell E, Kelly-Hanku A, Krentel A, Romani L, Robinson LJ, Vaz Nery S, Kaldor J, Steer AC, Bell S. Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualitative research. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022;16(3):e0010215.
Monteiro W, Karl S, Kuehn A, Almeida A, White M, Vitor-Silva S, Melo G, Brito-Sousa JD, Baia-da-Silva DC, Silva-Neto AV, Sampaio V, Bassat Q, Felger I, Mueller I, Lacerda M. Prevalence and force of Plasmodium vivax blood-stage infection and associated clinical malaria burden in the Brazilian Amazon. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2022 Jun 24;117:e210330–e210330.
Mueller I, Vantaux A, Karl S, Laman M, Witkowski B, Pepey A, Vinit R, White M, Barry A, Beeson JG. Asia-Pacific ICEMR: Understanding Malaria Transmission to Accelerate Malaria Elimination in the Asia Pacific Region. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022;107(4_Suppl):131–7.
Naung MT, Martin E, Munro J, Mehra S, Guy AJ, Laman M, Harrison GLA, Tavul L, Hetzel M, Kwiatkowski D, Mueller I, Bahlo M, Barry AE. Global diversity and balancing selection of 23 leading Plasmodium falciparum candidate vaccine antigens. PLoS Comput Biol. 2022 Feb 2;18(2):e1009801–e1009801.
Ndlangisa KM, du Plessis M, Lo S, de Gouveia L, Chaguza C, Antonio M, Kwambana-Adams B, Cornick J, Everett DB, Dagan R, Hawkins PA, Beall B, Corso A, Grassi Almeida SC, Ochoa TJ, Obaro S, Shakoor S, Donkor ES, Gladstone RA, Ho PL, Paragi M, Doiphode S, Srifuengfung S, Ford R, Moïsi J, Saha SK, Bigogo G, Sigauque B, Eser ÖK, Elmdaghri N, Titov L, Turner P, Kumar KLR, Kandasamy R, Egorova E, IP M, Breiman RF, Klugman KP, McGee L, Bentley SD, von Gottberg A. A Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage usually associated with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) serotypes is the most common cause of serotype 35B invasive disease in South Africa, following routine use of PCV. Microb Genom. 2022 Apr 6;8(4):000746.
Nguyen DTN, Simms KT, Keane A, Mola G, Bolnga JW, Kuk J, Toliman PJ, Badman SG, Saville M, Kaldor J, Vallely A, Canfell K. Towards the elimination of cervical cancer in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: modelled evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care HPV self-collected screening and treatment in Papua New Guinea. BMJ Global Health. 2022 Mar 1;7(3):e007380.
Palou T, Wilmot M, Duchene S, Porter A, Kemoi J, Suarkia D, Andersson P, Watt A, Sherry N, Seemann T, Sait M, Turharus C, Nguyen S, Schlebusch S, Thompson C, McMahon J, Vaccher S, Lin C, Esoram D, Howden BP, Susapu M. Genomic characterisation reveals a dominant lineage of SARS-CoV-2 in Papua New Guinea. Virus Evol. 2022 Apr 7;8(1):veac033–veac033.
Pham BN, Emori RB, Ha T, Parrish AM, Okely AD. Estimating child mortality at the sub-national level in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Integrated Health and Demographic Surveillance System. Front Public Health [Internet]. 2022 Jan 27 [cited 2024 Oct 18];9. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.723252/full
Pham BN, Jorry R, Abori N, Silas VD, Okely AD, Pomat W. Non-communicable diseases attributed mortality and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: Evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System. PLOS Global Public Health. 2022 Mar 25;2(3):e0000118.
Pham BN, Jorry R, Silas VD, Okely AD, Maraga S, Pomat W. Leading causes of deaths in the mortality transition in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2022 Dec 21;dyac232.
Pham BN, Maraga S, Kue L, Silas VD, Abori N, Jorry R, Okely T, Pomat W. Social determinants of injury-attributed mortality in Papua New Guinea: new data from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System. BMJ open. 2022;12(11):e064777.
Pham BNN, Abori N, Silas VD, Jorry R, Okely T, Pomat, William. Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-attributed mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System. BMJ Open. 2022;12(6):e058962.
Raphael M, Adam D, Chughtai A, Kelly-Hanku A, Hutchinson D, Lai YA, MacIntyre CR. Poliomyelitis Outbreak in Papua New Guinea, 2018. Global Biosecurity. 2022;4(1).
Robinson LJ, Laman M, Makita L, Lek D, Dori A, Farquhar R, Vantaux A, Witkowski B, Karl S, Mueller I. Asia-Pacific International Center of Excellence in Malaria Research: maximizing impact on malaria control policy and public health in Cambodia and Papua New Guinea. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022;107(4_Suppl):124–30.
Saweri OP, Batura N, Pulford J, Khan MM, Hou X, Pomat WS, Vallely AJ, Wiseman V. Investigating health service availability and readiness for antenatal testing and treatment for HIV and syphilis in Papua New Guinea. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Oct 19;22(1):780–780.
Seidahmed O, Jamea S, Kurumop S, Timbi D, Makita L, Ahmed M, Freeman T, Pomat W, Hetzel MW. Stratification of malaria incidence in Papua New Guinea (2011–2019): Contribution towards a sub-national control policy. PLOS Global Public Health. 2022;2(11):e0000747.
Stadler E, Cromer D, Mehra S, Adekunle AI, Flegg JA, Anstey NM, Watson JA, Chu CS, Mueller I, Robinson LJ. Population heterogeneity in Plasmodium vivax relapse risk. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022;16(12):e0010990.
Steinig E, Aglua I, Duchene S, Meehan MT, Yoannes M, Firth C, Jaworski J, Drekore J, Urakoko B, Poka H. Phylodynamic signatures in the emergence of community-associated MRSA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2022;119(45):e2204993119.
Steinig E, Duchêne S, Aglua I, Greenhill A, Ford R, Yoannes M, Jaworski J, Drekore J, Urakoko B, Poka H, Wurr C, Ebos E, Nangen D, Manning L, Laman M, Firth C, Smith S, Pomat W, Tong SYC, Coin L, McBryde E, Horwood P. Phylodynamic inference of bacterial outbreak parameters using Nanopore Sequencing. Mol Biol Evol. 2022 Mar 2;39(3):msac040.
Tavul L, Laman M, Howard C, Kotty B, Samuel A, Bjerum C, O’Brian K, Kumai S, Amuga M, Lorry L, Kerry Z, Kualawi M, Karl S, Makita L, John LN, Bieb S, Wangi J, Weil GJ, Goss CW, Tisch DJ, Pomat W, King CL, Robinson LJ. Safety and efficacy of mass drug administration with a single-dose triple-drug regimen of albendazole + diethylcarbamazine + ivermectin for lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea: An open-label, cluster-randomised trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Feb 9;16(2):e0010096–e0010096.
Tayipto Y, Rosado J, Gamboa D, White MT, Kiniboro B, Healer J, Opi DH, Beeson JG, Takashima E, Tsuboi T. Assessment of IgG3 as a serological exposure marker for Plasmodium vivax in areas with moderate–high malaria transmission intensity. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2022;1135.
Trimarsanto H, Amato R, Pearson RD, Sutanto E, Noviyanti R, Trianty L, Marfurt J, Pava Z, Echeverry DF, Lopera-Mesa TM. A molecular barcode and web-based data analysis tool to identify imported Plasmodium vivax malaria. Communications Biology. 2022;5(1):1–10.
Unger HW, Bleicher A, Ome-Kaius M, Aitken EH, Rogerson SJ. Associations of maternal iron deficiency with malaria infection in a cohort of pregnant Papua New Guinean women. Malaria Journal. 2022;21(1):1–11.
Vallely AJB, Saville M, Badman SG, Gabuzzi J, Bolnga J, Mola GDL, Kuk J, Wai M, Munnull G, Garland SM, Brotherton JML, Kelly-Hanku A, Morgan C, Toliman PJ, Kombati Z, Kariwiga G, Babona D, Tan G, Simms KT, Cornall AM, Tabrizi SN, Wand H, Guy R, Canfell K, Kaldor JM. Point-of-care HPV DNA testing of self-collected specimens and same-day thermal ablation for the early detection and treatment of cervical pre-cancer in women in Papua New Guinea: a prospective, single-arm intervention trial (HPV-STAT). The Lancet Global Health. 2022;10(9):e1336–46.
Weikum D, Kelly-Hanku A, Neo-Boli R, Aeno H, Badman SG, Vallely LM, Willie B, Kupul M, Hou P, Amos A. Sexual and reproductive health needs and practices of female sex workers in Papua New Guinea: findings from a biobehavioral survey Kauntim mi tu (‘Count me too’). Archives of Public Health. 2022;80(1):1–14.
Willie B, Sweeney EL, Badman SG, Chatfield M, Vallely AJ, Kelly-Hanku A, Whiley DM. The prevalence of antimicrobial resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Papua New Guinea: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 28;19(3):1520.
Wilson AN, Melepia P, Suruka R, Hezeri P, Kabiu D, Babona D, Wapi P, Bohren MA, Vogel JP, Kelly-Hanku A. Partnership-defined quality approach to companionship during labour and birth in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: A mixed-methods study. PLOS Global Public Health. 2022;2(2):e0000102.
Wilson AN, Melepia P, Suruka R, Hezeri P, Kabiu D, Babona D, Wapi P, Spotswood N, Bohren MA, Vogel JP. Quality newborn care in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: measuring early newborn care practices and identifying opportunities for improvement. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2022;22(1):1–14.

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Publication list for 2022

Blyth CC, Britton KJ, Nguyen CD, Sapura J, Kave J, Nivio B, Chan J, Satzke C, Ford R, Kirarock W, Lehmann D, Pomat W, Russell FM. Effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against hypoxic pneumonia and hospitalisation in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: An observational cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2022 May 1;22. Available from: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(22)00047-5/fulltext
Broom A, Peterie M, Kenny K, Broom J, Kelly-Hanku A, Lafferty L, Treloar C, Applegate T. Vulnerability and antimicrobial resistance. Critical Public Health. 2022;1–10.
Bubun N, Anetul E, Koinari M, Freeman TW, Karl S. Coating formulation change leads to inferior performance of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Papua New Guinea. Malaria Journal. 2022 Nov 24;21(1):349.
Bubun N, Freeman TW, Laman M, Karl S. Effect of short-term heating on bioefficacy of deltamethrin-coated long-lasting insecticidal nets. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2021 2022;106(3):828–30.
Camara H, Nosi S, Munnull G, Badman SG, Bolgna J, Kuk J, Mola G, Guy R, Vallely AJ, Kelly-Hanku A. Women’s acceptability of a self-collect HPV same-day screen-and-treat program in a high burden setting in the Pacific. BMC Health Services Research. 2022 Dec 12;22(1):1514.
De Meulenaere K, Prajapati SK, Villasis E, Cuypers B, Kattenberg JH, Kasian B, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Gamboa D, Laukens K, Rosanas-Urgell A. Band 3-mediated Plasmodium vivax invasion is associated with transcriptional variation in PvTRAg genes. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Sep 30;12:1011692–1011692.
Dyson ZA, Malau E, Horwood PF, Ford R, Siba V, Yoannes M, Pomat W, Passey M, Judd LM, Ingle DJ, Williamson DA, Dougan G, Greenhill AR, Holt KE. Whole genome sequence analysis of Salmonella Typhi in Papua New Guinea reveals an established population of genotype 2.1.7 sensitive to antimicrobials. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Mar 28;16(3):e0010306–e0010306.
Farquhar R, Dori A, MacCana S, Tefuarani N, Lavu E, Barry A, Karl S, Makita L, Robinson L, Laman M. STRIVE PNG: using a partnership-based approach in implementation research to strengthen surveillance and health systems in Papua New Guinea. Health Res Policy Syst. 2022 Apr 2;20(1):35–35.
Frenzer C, Egli-Gany D, Vallely LM, Vallely AJ, Low N. Adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes associated with Mycoplasma genitalium: systematic review and meta-analysis. Sex Transm Infect. 2022/03/29 ed. 2022 May;98(3):222–7.
Gare J, Toto B, Pokeya P, Le LV, Dala N, Lote N, John B, Yamba A, Soli K, DeVos J, Paulin H, Wagar N, Zheng DP, Nishijima T, Boas P, Kelly-Hanku A, Gurung A. High prevalence of pre-treatment HIV drug resistance in Papua New Guinea: findings from the first nationally representative pre-treatment HIV drug resistance study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2022 Mar 19;22(1):266.
Gladstone RA, Siira L, Brynildsrud OB, Vestrheim DF, Turner P, Clarke SC, Srifuengfung S, Ford R, Lehmann D, Egorova E, Voropaeva E, Haraldsson G, Kristinsson KG, McGee L, Breiman RF, Bentley SD, Sheppard CL, Fry NK, Corander J, Toropainen M, Steens A, Global Pneumococcal Sequencing Consortium. International links between Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype 4 sequence type (ST) 801 in Northern European shipyard outbreaks of invasive pneumococcal disease. Vaccine. 2022 Feb 11;40(7):1054–60.
Goi J, Koinari M, Muker S, Vinit R, Pomat W, Williams DT, Karl S. Comparison of different mosquito traps for zoonotic arbovirus vectors in Papua New Guinea. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022;106(3):823–7.
Holzschuh A, Gruenberg M, Hofmann NE, Wampfler R, Kiniboro B, Robinson LJ, Mueller I, Felger I, White MT. Co-infection of the four major Plasmodium species: Effects on densities and gametocyte carriage. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Sep;16(9):e0010760.
Hou X, Khan MM, Pulford J, Saweri OPM. Readiness of health facilities to provide emergency obstetric care in Papua New Guinea: evidence from a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2022 Feb 17;12(2):e050150–e050150.
Jambulingam P, Subramanian S, Krishnamoorthy K, Supali T, Fischer P, Dubray C, Fayette C, Lemoine JF, Laman M, King C, Samuela J, Hardy M, Weil GJ. Country Reports on Practical Aspects of Conducting Large-Scale Community Studies of the Tolerability of Mass Drug Administration with Ivermectin/Diethylcarbamazine/Albendazole for Lymphatic Filariasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 May 11;106(5_Suppl):18–25.
Javati S, Guernier-Cambert V, Jonduo M, Robby S, Kimopa J, Maure T, McBryde ES, Pomat W, Aplin K, Helgen KM, Abdad MY, Horwood PF. Diversity of Leptospira spp. in bats and rodents from Papua New Guinea. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2022 Nov;69(6):4048–54.
Jonduo ME, Vallely AJ, Whiley DM, Riddell MA, Pomat W, Low N, Sweeney EL. Mycoplasma genitalium macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance in pregnant women in Papua New Guinea. Sex Transm Infect. 2023 Feb 1;99(1):71–2.
Jonduo M, Neave MJ, Javati S, Abala D, Bilo E, Kini A, Kumbu J, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Makita L. Genomic sequencing of dengue virus strains associated with Papua New Guinean outbreaks in 2016 reveals endemic circulation of DENV-1 and DENV-2. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022;tpmd211292.
Jops P, Kupul M, Trumb RN, Cowan J, Graham SM, Bell S, Majumdar S, Nindil H, Pomat W, Marais B, Marks G, Vallely AJ, Kaldor J, Kelly-Hanku A. Exploring tuberculosis riskscapes in a Papua New Guinean ‘hotspot.’ Qualitative Health Research. 2022;32(11):1747–62.
Kariippanon KE, Chong KH, Janssen X, Tomaz SA, Ribeiro EHC, Munambah N, Chan CHS, Chathurangana PP, Draper CE, El Hamdouchi A, Florindo AA, Guan H, Ha AS, Hossain MS, Kim DH, VAN Kim T, Koh DCL, Löf M, Pham BN, Poh BK, Reilly JJ, Staiano AE, Suherman A, Tanaka C, Tang HK, Tremblay MS, Webster EK, Wickramasinghe VP, Wong JE, Okely AD. Levels and correlates of objectively measured sedentary behavior in young children: SUNRISE Study results from 19 countries. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2022/02/10 ed. 2022 Jul 1;54(7):1123–30.
Katusele M, Lagur S, Endersby-Harshman N, Demok S, Goi J, Vincent N, Sakur M, Dau A, Kilepak L, Gideon S, Pombreaw C, Makita L, Hoffmann A, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Karl S. Insecticide resistance in malaria and arbovirus vectors in Papua New Guinea, 2017–2022. Parasites & Vectors. 2022 Nov 14;15(1):426.
Keven JB, Katusele M, Vinit R, Rodríguez-Rodríguez D, Hetzel MW, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Karl S, Walker ED. Vector composition, abundance, biting patterns and malaria transmission intensity in Madang, Papua New Guinea: assessment after 7 years of an LLIN-based malaria control programme. Malar J. 2022 Jan 5;21(1):7–7.
Koinari M, Bubun N, Amos B, Kiari K, Lahu D, Karl S. WHO cone bioassay boards with or without holes: relevance for bioassay outcomes in long-lasting insecticidal net studies. Malaria Journal. 2022 Dec 19;21(1):389.
Laman M, Tavul L, Karl S, Kotty B, Kerry Z, Kumai S, Samuel A, Lorry L, Timinao L, Howard SC, Makita L, John L, Bieb S, Wangi J, Albert JM, Payne M, Weil GJ, Tisch DJ, Bjerum CM, Robinson LJ, King CL. Mass drug administration of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, plus albendazole compared with diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole for reduction of lymphatic filariasis endemicity in Papua New Guinea: a cluster-randomised trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2022 Aug 1;22(8):1200–9.
Lo SW, Mellor K, Cohen R, Alonso AR, Belman S, Kumar N, Hawkins PA, Gladstone RA, Gottberg A von, Veeraraghavan B, Ravikumar KL, Kandasamy R, Pollard SAJ, Saha SK, Bigogo G, Antonio M, Kwambana-Adams B, Mirza S, Shakoor S, Nisar I, Cornick JE, Lehmann D, Ford RL, Sigauque B, Turner P, Moïsi J, Obaro SK, Dagan R, Diawara I, Skoczyńska A, Wang H, Carter PE, Klugman KP, Rodgers G, Breiman RF, McGee L, Bentley SD, Muñoz-Almagro C, Varon E, Brooks A, Corso A, Davydov A, Maguire A, Kiran A, Moiane B, Beall B, Zhao C, Aanensen D, Everett D, Faccone D, Foster-Nyarko E, Bojang E, Egorova E, Voropaeva E, Sampane-Donkor E, Sadowy E, Nagaraj G, Mucavele H, Belabbès H, Elmdaghri N, Verani J, Keenan J, Lees J, Bhai JNNT, Ndlangisa K, Zerouali K, Bentley L, Titov L, Gouveia LD, Alaerts M, Ip M, Brandileone MC de C, Hasanuzzaman M, Paragi M, Nurse-Lucas M, Plessis M du, Ali M, Croucher N, Wolter N, Givon-Lavi N, Porat N, Eser ÖK, Ho PL, Akpaka PE, Gagetti P, Tientcheu PE, Law P, Benisty R, Mostowy R, Malaker R, Almeida SCG, Doiphode S, Madhi S, Sekaran SD, Clarke S, Srifuengfung S, Nzenze S, Kastrin T, Ochoa T, Hryniewicz W, Urban Y. Emergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing study. The Lancet Microbe. 2022 Oct 1;3(10):e735–43.
Manna S, Spry L, Wee-Hee A, Ortika BD, Boelsen LK, Batinovic S, Mazarakis N, Ford RL, Lo SW, Bentley SD. Variants of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 14 from Papua New Guinea with the Potential to Be Mistyped and Escape Vaccine-Induced Protection. Microbiology Spectrum. 2022;e01524-22.
Mansoor R, Commons RJ, Douglas NM, Abuaku B, Achan J, Adam I, Adjei GO, Adjuik M, Alemayehu BH, Allan R, Allen EN, Anvikar AR, Arinaitwe E, Ashley EA, Ashurst H, Asih PBS, Bakyaita N, Barennes H, Barnes KI, Basco L, Bassat Q, Baudin E, Bell DJ, Bethell D, Bjorkman A, Boulton C, Bousema T, Brasseur P, Bukirwa H, Burrow R, Carrara VI, Cot M, D’Alessandro U, Das D, Das S, Davis TME, Desai M, Djimde AA, Dondorp AM, Dorsey G, Drakeley CJ, Duparc S, Espié E, Etard JF, Falade C, Faucher JF, Filler S, Fogg C, Fukuda M, Gaye O, Genton B, Ghulam Rahim A, Gilayeneh J, Gonzalez R, Grais RF, Grandesso F, Greenwood B, Grivoyannis A, Hatz C, Hodel EM, Humphreys GS, Hwang J, Ishengoma D, Juma E, Kachur SP, Kager PA, Kamugisha E, Kamya MR, Karema C, Kayentao K, Kazienga A, Kiechel JR, Kofoed PE, Koram K, Kremsner PG, Lalloo DG, Laman M, Lee SJ, Lell B, Maiga AW, Mårtensson A, Mayxay M, Mbacham W, McGready R, Menan H, Ménard D, Mockenhaupt F, Moore BR, Müller O, Nahum A, Ndiaye JL, Newton PN, Ngasala BE, Nikiema F, Nji AM, Noedl H, Nosten F, Ogutu BR, Ojurongbe O, Osorio L, Ouédraogo JB, Owusu-Agyei S, Pareek A, Penali LK, Piola P, Plucinski M, Premji Z, Ramharter M, Richmond CL, Rombo L, Roper C, Rosenthal PJ, Salman S, Same-Ekobo A, Sibley C, Sirima SB, Smithuis FM, Somé FA, Staedke SG, Starzengruber P, Strub-Wourgaft N, Sutanto I, Swarthout TD, Syafruddin D, Talisuna AO, Taylor WR, Temu EA, Thwing JI, Tinto H, Tjitra E, Touré OA, Tran TH, Ursing J, Valea I, Valentini G, van Vugt M, von Seidlein L, Ward SA, Were V, White NJ, Woodrow CJ, Yavo W, Yeka A, Zongo I, Simpson JA, Guerin PJ, Stepniewska K, Price RN, The WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network Falciparum Haematology Study Group. Haematological consequences of acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network pooled analysis of individual patient data. BMC Medicine. 2022 Mar 7;20(1):85.
Mbwambo SG, Bubun N, Mbuba E, Moore J, Mbina K, Kamande D, Laman M, Mpolya E, Odufuwa OG, Freeman T, Karl S, Moore SJ. Comparison of cone bioassay estimates at two laboratories with different Anopheles mosquitoes for quality assurance of pyrethroid insecticide-treated nets. Malar J. 2022 Jul 7;21(1):214–214.
Mellor KC, Lo S, Yoannes M, Michael A, Orami T, Greenhill AR, Breiman RF, Hawkins P, McGee L, Bentley SD. Distinct Streptococcus pneumoniae cause invasive disease in Papua New Guinea. Microbial Genomics. 2022;8(7):000835.
Millat-Martínez P, Salman S, Moore BR, Baro B, Page-Sharp M, Batty KT, Robinson LJ, Pomat W, Karunajeewa H, Laman M, Manning L, Mitjà O, Bassat Q. Piperaquine Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profiles in Healthy Volunteers of Papua New Guinea after Administration of Three-Monthly Doses of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022 Aug;66(8):e0018522.
Mitchell E, Kelly-Hanku A, Krentel A, Romani L, Robinson LJ, Vaz Nery S, Kaldor J, Steer AC, Bell S. Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualitative research. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022;16(3):e0010215.
Monteiro W, Karl S, Kuehn A, Almeida A, White M, Vitor-Silva S, Melo G, Brito-Sousa JD, Baia-da-Silva DC, Silva-Neto AV, Sampaio V, Bassat Q, Felger I, Mueller I, Lacerda M. Prevalence and force of Plasmodium vivax blood-stage infection and associated clinical malaria burden in the Brazilian Amazon. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2022 Jun 24;117:e210330–e210330.
Mueller I, Vantaux A, Karl S, Laman M, Witkowski B, Pepey A, Vinit R, White M, Barry A, Beeson JG. Asia-Pacific ICEMR: Understanding Malaria Transmission to Accelerate Malaria Elimination in the Asia Pacific Region. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022;107(4_Suppl):131–7.
Naung MT, Martin E, Munro J, Mehra S, Guy AJ, Laman M, Harrison GLA, Tavul L, Hetzel M, Kwiatkowski D, Mueller I, Bahlo M, Barry AE. Global diversity and balancing selection of 23 leading Plasmodium falciparum candidate vaccine antigens. PLoS Comput Biol. 2022 Feb 2;18(2):e1009801–e1009801.
Ndlangisa KM, du Plessis M, Lo S, de Gouveia L, Chaguza C, Antonio M, Kwambana-Adams B, Cornick J, Everett DB, Dagan R, Hawkins PA, Beall B, Corso A, Grassi Almeida SC, Ochoa TJ, Obaro S, Shakoor S, Donkor ES, Gladstone RA, Ho PL, Paragi M, Doiphode S, Srifuengfung S, Ford R, Moïsi J, Saha SK, Bigogo G, Sigauque B, Eser ÖK, Elmdaghri N, Titov L, Turner P, Kumar KLR, Kandasamy R, Egorova E, IP M, Breiman RF, Klugman KP, McGee L, Bentley SD, von Gottberg A. A Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage usually associated with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) serotypes is the most common cause of serotype 35B invasive disease in South Africa, following routine use of PCV. Microb Genom. 2022 Apr 6;8(4):000746.
Nguyen DTN, Simms KT, Keane A, Mola G, Bolnga JW, Kuk J, Toliman PJ, Badman SG, Saville M, Kaldor J, Vallely A, Canfell K. Towards the elimination of cervical cancer in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: modelled evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care HPV self-collected screening and treatment in Papua New Guinea. BMJ Global Health. 2022 Mar 1;7(3):e007380.
Palou T, Wilmot M, Duchene S, Porter A, Kemoi J, Suarkia D, Andersson P, Watt A, Sherry N, Seemann T, Sait M, Turharus C, Nguyen S, Schlebusch S, Thompson C, McMahon J, Vaccher S, Lin C, Esoram D, Howden BP, Susapu M. Genomic characterisation reveals a dominant lineage of SARS-CoV-2 in Papua New Guinea. Virus Evol. 2022 Apr 7;8(1):veac033–veac033.
Pham BN, Emori RB, Ha T, Parrish AM, Okely AD. Estimating child mortality at the sub-national level in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Integrated Health and Demographic Surveillance System. Front Public Health [Internet]. 2022 Jan 27 [cited 2024 Oct 18];9. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.723252/full
Pham BN, Jorry R, Abori N, Silas VD, Okely AD, Pomat W. Non-communicable diseases attributed mortality and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: Evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System. PLOS Global Public Health. 2022 Mar 25;2(3):e0000118.
Pham BN, Jorry R, Silas VD, Okely AD, Maraga S, Pomat W. Leading causes of deaths in the mortality transition in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2022 Dec 21;dyac232.
Pham BN, Maraga S, Kue L, Silas VD, Abori N, Jorry R, Okely T, Pomat W. Social determinants of injury-attributed mortality in Papua New Guinea: new data from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System. BMJ open. 2022;12(11):e064777.
Pham BNN, Abori N, Silas VD, Jorry R, Okely T, Pomat, William. Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-attributed mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System. BMJ Open. 2022;12(6):e058962.
Raphael M, Adam D, Chughtai A, Kelly-Hanku A, Hutchinson D, Lai YA, MacIntyre CR. Poliomyelitis Outbreak in Papua New Guinea, 2018. Global Biosecurity. 2022;4(1).
Robinson LJ, Laman M, Makita L, Lek D, Dori A, Farquhar R, Vantaux A, Witkowski B, Karl S, Mueller I. Asia-Pacific International Center of Excellence in Malaria Research: maximizing impact on malaria control policy and public health in Cambodia and Papua New Guinea. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022;107(4_Suppl):124–30.
Saweri OP, Batura N, Pulford J, Khan MM, Hou X, Pomat WS, Vallely AJ, Wiseman V. Investigating health service availability and readiness for antenatal testing and treatment for HIV and syphilis in Papua New Guinea. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Oct 19;22(1):780–780.
Seidahmed O, Jamea S, Kurumop S, Timbi D, Makita L, Ahmed M, Freeman T, Pomat W, Hetzel MW. Stratification of malaria incidence in Papua New Guinea (2011–2019): Contribution towards a sub-national control policy. PLOS Global Public Health. 2022;2(11):e0000747.
Stadler E, Cromer D, Mehra S, Adekunle AI, Flegg JA, Anstey NM, Watson JA, Chu CS, Mueller I, Robinson LJ. Population heterogeneity in Plasmodium vivax relapse risk. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022;16(12):e0010990.
Steinig E, Aglua I, Duchene S, Meehan MT, Yoannes M, Firth C, Jaworski J, Drekore J, Urakoko B, Poka H. Phylodynamic signatures in the emergence of community-associated MRSA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2022;119(45):e2204993119.
Steinig E, Duchêne S, Aglua I, Greenhill A, Ford R, Yoannes M, Jaworski J, Drekore J, Urakoko B, Poka H, Wurr C, Ebos E, Nangen D, Manning L, Laman M, Firth C, Smith S, Pomat W, Tong SYC, Coin L, McBryde E, Horwood P. Phylodynamic inference of bacterial outbreak parameters using Nanopore Sequencing. Mol Biol Evol. 2022 Mar 2;39(3):msac040.
Tavul L, Laman M, Howard C, Kotty B, Samuel A, Bjerum C, O’Brian K, Kumai S, Amuga M, Lorry L, Kerry Z, Kualawi M, Karl S, Makita L, John LN, Bieb S, Wangi J, Weil GJ, Goss CW, Tisch DJ, Pomat W, King CL, Robinson LJ. Safety and efficacy of mass drug administration with a single-dose triple-drug regimen of albendazole + diethylcarbamazine + ivermectin for lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea: An open-label, cluster-randomised trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Feb 9;16(2):e0010096–e0010096.
Tayipto Y, Rosado J, Gamboa D, White MT, Kiniboro B, Healer J, Opi DH, Beeson JG, Takashima E, Tsuboi T. Assessment of IgG3 as a serological exposure marker for Plasmodium vivax in areas with moderate–high malaria transmission intensity. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2022;1135.
Trimarsanto H, Amato R, Pearson RD, Sutanto E, Noviyanti R, Trianty L, Marfurt J, Pava Z, Echeverry DF, Lopera-Mesa TM. A molecular barcode and web-based data analysis tool to identify imported Plasmodium vivax malaria. Communications Biology. 2022;5(1):1–10.
Unger HW, Bleicher A, Ome-Kaius M, Aitken EH, Rogerson SJ. Associations of maternal iron deficiency with malaria infection in a cohort of pregnant Papua New Guinean women. Malaria Journal. 2022;21(1):1–11.
Vallely AJB, Saville M, Badman SG, Gabuzzi J, Bolnga J, Mola GDL, Kuk J, Wai M, Munnull G, Garland SM, Brotherton JML, Kelly-Hanku A, Morgan C, Toliman PJ, Kombati Z, Kariwiga G, Babona D, Tan G, Simms KT, Cornall AM, Tabrizi SN, Wand H, Guy R, Canfell K, Kaldor JM. Point-of-care HPV DNA testing of self-collected specimens and same-day thermal ablation for the early detection and treatment of cervical pre-cancer in women in Papua New Guinea: a prospective, single-arm intervention trial (HPV-STAT). The Lancet Global Health. 2022;10(9):e1336–46.
Weikum D, Kelly-Hanku A, Neo-Boli R, Aeno H, Badman SG, Vallely LM, Willie B, Kupul M, Hou P, Amos A. Sexual and reproductive health needs and practices of female sex workers in Papua New Guinea: findings from a biobehavioral survey Kauntim mi tu (‘Count me too’). Archives of Public Health. 2022;80(1):1–14.
Willie B, Sweeney EL, Badman SG, Chatfield M, Vallely AJ, Kelly-Hanku A, Whiley DM. The prevalence of antimicrobial resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Papua New Guinea: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 28;19(3):1520.
Wilson AN, Melepia P, Suruka R, Hezeri P, Kabiu D, Babona D, Wapi P, Bohren MA, Vogel JP, Kelly-Hanku A. Partnership-defined quality approach to companionship during labour and birth in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: A mixed-methods study. PLOS Global Public Health. 2022;2(2):e0000102.
Wilson AN, Melepia P, Suruka R, Hezeri P, Kabiu D, Babona D, Wapi P, Spotswood N, Bohren MA, Vogel JP. Quality newborn care in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: measuring early newborn care practices and identifying opportunities for improvement. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2022;22(1):1–14.

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Publication list for 2021

Adawiyah RA, Saweri OPM, Boettiger DC, Applegate TL, Probandari A, Guy R, Guinness L, Wiseman V. The costs of scaling up HIV and syphilis testing in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Health Policy Plan. 2021 Jun 25;36(6):939–54.
Karl S, Katusele M, Freeman TW, Moore SJ. Quality control of long-lasting insecticidal nets: are we neglecting it? Trends in Parasitology. 2021 Jul 1;37(7):610–21.
Aitken EH, Damelang T, Ortega-Pajares A, Alemu A, Hasang W, Dini S, Unger HW, Ome-Kaius M, Nielsen MA, Salanti A, Smith J, Kent S, Hogarth PM, Wines BD, Simpson JA, Chung AW, Rogerson SJ. Developing a multivariate prediction model of antibody features associated with protection of malaria-infected pregnant women from placental malaria. eLife. 2021 Jun 1;10. Available from: https://elifesciences.org/articles/65776
Alvarez-Moreno C, Cassell JA, Donkor CM, Head MG, Middleton J, Pomat W, Saka B, Yirgu R. Long-term consequences of the misuse of ivermectin data. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2021;21(12):1624–6.
Arndt L, Koleala T, Orbán Á, Ibam C, Lufele E, Timinao L, Lorry L, Butykai Á, Kaman P, Molnár AP, Krohns S, Nate E, Kucsera I, Orosz E, Moore B, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Kézsmárki I, Karl S. Magneto-optical diagnosis of symptomatic malaria in Papua New Guinea. Nat Commun. 2021 Feb 12;12(1):969–969.
Batura N, Saweri OP, Vallely A, Pomat W, Homer C, Guy R, Luchters S, Mola G, Vallely LM, Morgan C, Kariwiga G, Wand H, Rogerson S, Tabrizi SN, Whiley DM, Low N, Peeling RW, Siba PM, Riddell M, Laman M, Bolnga J, Robinson LJ, Morewaya J, Badman S, Kelly-Hanku A, Toliman PJ, Peter W, Peach E, Garland S, Kaldor J, Wiseman V. Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and genital infections during pregnancy in Papua New Guinea (WANTAIM trial): protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Open. 2021 Aug 12;11(8):e046308–e046308.
Bolnga JW, Mola GDL, Ao P, Sapau W, Verave O, Lufele E, Laman M. Mortality and morbidity after emergency peripartum hysterectomy in a provincial referral hospital in Papua New Guinea: A seven-year audit. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2021 Jun 1;61(3):360–5.
Bolnga JW, Lufele E, Teno M, Agua V, Ao P, DL Mola G, Pomat W, Laman M. Incidence of self-induced abortion with misoprostol, admitted to a provincial hospital in Papua New Guinea: A prospective observational study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology [Internet]. [cited 2021 Nov 30];n/a(n/a). Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ajo.13413
Bolnga JW, Mola GDL, Totona C, Ao P, Lufele E, Laman M. Safety and efficacy of an oral misoprostol standard-dose regimen vs a low-dose regimen for induction of labour in Papua New Guinean women: An open-label randomised controlled trial. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2021 Aug 1;61(4):554–62.
Britton KJ, Pickering JL, Pomat WS, de Gier C, Nation ML, Pell CL, Granland CM, Solomon V, Ford RL, Greenhill A, Hinds J, Moore HC, Richmond PC, Blyth CC, Lehmann D, Satzke C, Kirkham LAS. Lack of effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination against pneumococcal carriage density in Papua New Guinean infants. Vaccine. 2021 Sep 7;39(38):5401–9.
Britton K, Pomat W, Ford R, Sapura J, Kave J, Nivio B, Lehmann CD, Chan J, Russell F, Blyth CC. 997 Childhood pneumonia in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: clinical predictors of severe disease. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1;50(Supplement_1):dyab168.098.
Brucato N, André M, Tsang R, Saag L, Kariwiga J, Sesuki K, Beni T, Pomat W, Muke J, Meyer V, Boland A, Deleuze JF, Sudoyo H, Mondal M, Pagani L, Gallego Romero I, Metspalu M, Cox MP, Leavesley M, Ricaut FX. Papua New Guinean genomes reveal the complex settlement of North Sahul. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2021 Nov 1;38(11):5107–21.
Camara H, Zhang Y, Lafferty L, Vallely AJ, Guy R, Kelly-Hanku A. Self-collection for HPV-based cervical screening: a qualitative evidence meta-synthesis. BMC Public Health. 2021 Aug 4;21(1):1503.
Cleary E, Hetzel MW, Siba PM, Lau CL, Clements ACA. Spatial prediction of malaria prevalence in Papua New Guinea: a comparison of Bayesian decision network and multivariate regression modelling approaches for improved accuracy in prevalence prediction. Malar J. 2021 Jun 13;20(1):269–269.
Green K, Schmidt HMA, Vallely AJ, Zhang L, Kelly-Hanku A, Janamnuaysook R, Ong JJ. Meet the Editors. Sexual Health. 2021;18(1):i–iv.
Green K, Schmidt HMA, Vallely AJ, Zhang L, Kelly-Hanku A, Janamnuaysook R, Ong JJ. Ending AIDS in the Asia–Pacific region by 2030: are we on track? Policy, epidemiological and intervention insights. Sex Health. 2021;18(1):1–4.
Gul D, Rodríguez-Rodríguez D, Nate E, Auwan A, Salib M, Lorry L, Keven JB, Katusele M, Rosado J, Hofmann N, Ome-Kaius M, Koepfli C, Felger I, Kazura JW, Hetzel MW, Mueller I, Karl S, Clements ACA, Fowkes FJI, Laman M, Robinson LJ. Investigating differences in village-level heterogeneity of malaria infection and household risk factors in Papua New Guinea. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 16;11(1):16540–16540.
Gupta S, McGeechan K, Bernays S, Mola G, Kelly-Hanku A, Bolnga JW, Black KI. Fertility preferences, contraceptive use, and the unmet need for contraception in Papua New Guinea: key findings from 1996 to 2016. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021 Aug 7;10105395211034299.
Hakim AJ, Iwamoto C, Badman SG, Willie B, Pekon S, Aeno H, Neo-Boli R, Ase S, Weikum D, Vallely AJ. High prevalence of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea and the need for sexually transmitted infection testing among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Papua New Guinea. Sexually transmitted diseases. 2021;48(2):109.
Hakim AJ, Coy K, Amos A, Willie B, Badman SG, Narokobi R, Gabuzzi J, Pekon S, Kupul M, Hou P, Aeno H, Boli RN, Nembari J, Ase S, Weikum D, Dala N, Callens S, Kaldor JM, Vallely AJ, Kelly-Hanku A, the Kauntim mi tu Study Team. Gaps in HIV testing and treatment among female sex workers in Lae and Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea. AIDS and Behavior. 2021 May 1;25(5):1573–82.
Hazard RH, Chowdhury HR, Flaxman AD, Joseph JC, Alam N, Riley ID, Streatfield PK, Gouda H, Maraga S, Rarau P, Sanvictores D, Tallo V, Lucero M, Lopez AD. Improving methods to measure comparable mortality cause (IMMCMC) gold standard verbal autopsy dataset. BMC Res Notes. 2021 Nov 23;14(1):422–422.
Kelly-Hanku A, Boli-Neo R, Aggleton P, Robinson KH, Newland J, Aeno H. Gender diversity among ‘boys’ in Papua New Guinea: Memories of sameness and difference in early childhood. Children & Society. 2021;35(1):144–58.
Kelly-Hanku A, Worth H, Redman-MacLaren M, Nosi S, Boli-Neo R, Ase S, Hou P, Aeno H, Kupul M, Amos A, Badman SG, Vallely AJ, Hakim AJ, Kauntim mi tu Study Team. Perpetration of violence by female sex workers in Papua New Guinea: ‘We will crush their bones.’ The British Journal of Criminology. 2021 Jan 1;61(1):104–22.
Keven JB, Katusele M, Vinit R, Rodríguez-Rodríguez D, Hetzel MW, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Karl S, Foran DR, Walker ED. Nonrandom selection and multiple blood feeding of human hosts by Anopheles vectors: implications for malaria transmission in Papua New Guinea. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021 Dec 1;105(6):1747–58.
Koepfli C, Nguitragool W, de Almeida ACG, Kuehn A, Waltmann A, Kattenberg E, Ome-Kaius M, Rarau P, Obadia T, Kazura J, Monteiro W, Darcy AW, Wini L, Bassat Q, Felger I, Sattabongkot J, Robinson LJ, Lacerda M, Mueller I. Identification of the asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax gametocyte reservoir under different transmission intensities. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Aug 27;15(8):e0009672–e0009672.
Krentel A, Basker N, Beau de Rochars M, Bogus J, Dilliott D, Direny AN, Dubray C, Fischer PU, Ga AL, Goss CW, Hardy M, Howard C, Jambulingam P, King CL, Laman M, Lemoine JF, Mallya S, Robinson LJ, Samuela J, Schechtman KB, Steer AC, Supali T, Tavul L, Weil GJ. A multicenter, community-based, mixed methods assessment of the acceptability of a triple drug regimen for elimination of lymphatic filariasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Mar 3;15(3):e0009002–e0009002.
Lautu-Gumal D, Razook Z, Koleala T, Nate E, McEwen S, Timbi D, Hetzel MW, Lavu E, Tefuarani N, Makita L, Kazura J, Mueller I, Pomat W, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Barry AE. Surveillance of molecular markers of Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance (kelch13 mutations) in Papua New Guinea between 2016 and 2018. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2021;16:188–93.
Machekera S, Boas P, Temu P, Mosende Z, Lote N, Kelly-Hanku A, Mahiane SG, Glaubius R, Rowley J, Gurung A, Korenromp E. Strategic options for syphilis control in Papua New Guinea- impact and cost-effectiveness projections using the syphilis interventions towards elimination (SITE) model. Infect Dis Model. 2021 Mar 20;6:584–97.
Macleod CK, Butcher R, Javati S, Gwyn S, Jonduo M, Abdad MY, Roberts CH, Keys D, Koim SP, Ko R, Garap J, Pahau D, Houinei W, Martin DL, Pomat WS, Solomon AW. Trachoma, anti-Pgp3 serology, and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Papua New Guinea. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021 Feb 1;72(3):423–30.
MalariaGEN, Ahouidi A, Ali M, Almagro-Garcia J, Amambua-Ngwa A, Amaratunga C, Amato R, Amenga-Etego L, Andagalu B, Anderson TJC, Andrianaranjaka V, Apinjoh T, Ariani C, Ashley EA, Auburn S, Awandare GA, Ba H, Baraka V, Barry AE, Bejon P, Bertin GI, Boni MF, Borrmann S, Bousema T, Branch O, Bull PC, Busby GBJ, Chookajorn T, Chotivanich K, Claessens A, Conway D, Craig A, D’Alessandro U, Dama S, Day NP, Denis B, Diakite M, Djimdé A, Dolecek C, Dondorp AM, Drakeley C, Drury E, Duffy P, Echeverry DF, Egwang TG, Erko B, Fairhurst RM, Faiz A, Fanello CA, Fukuda MM, Gamboa D, Ghansah A, Golassa L, Goncalves S, Hamilton WL, Harrison GLA, Hart L, Henrichs C, Hien TT, Hill CA, Hodgson A, Hubbart C, Imwong M, Ishengoma DS, Jackson SA, Jacob CG, Jeffery B, Jeffreys AE, Johnson KJ, Jyothi D, Kamaliddin C, Kamau E, Kekre M, Kluczynski K, Kochakarn T, Konaté A, Kwiatkowski DP, Kyaw MP, Lim P, Lon C, Loua KM, Maïga-Ascofaré O, Malangone C, Manske M, Marfurt J, Marsh K, Mayxay M, Miles A, Miotto O, Mobegi V, Mokuolu OA, Montgomery J, Mueller I, Newton PN, Nguyen T, Nguyen TN, Noedl H, Nosten F, Noviyanti R, Nzila A, Ochola-Oyier LI, Ocholla H, Oduro A, Omedo I, Onyamboko MA, Ouedraogo JB, Oyebola K, Pearson RD, Peshu N, Phyo AP, Plowe CV, Price RN, Pukrittayakamee S, Randrianarivelojosia M, Rayner JC, Ringwald P, Rockett KA, Rowlands K, Ruiz L, Saunders D, Shayo A, Siba P, Simpson VJ, Stalker J, Su X zhuan, Sutherland C, Takala-Harrison S, Tavul L, Thathy V, Tshefu A, Verra F, Vinetz J, Wellems TE, Wendler J, White NJ, Wright I, Yavo W, Ye H. An open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 7,000 worldwide samples [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] [Internet]. Vol. 6, Wellcome Open Research. 2021 [cited 2021 Nov 30]. Available from: https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/6-42
Martinovich KM, Rahman T, de Gier C, Seppanen EJ, Orami T, Granland CM, Francis J, Yoannes M, Corscadden KJ, Ford R, Jacoby P, van den Biggelaar AHJ, Bakaletz LO, Cripps AW, Lehmann D, Richmond PC, Pomat WS, Kirkham LAS, Thornton RB. Differences in Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae natural antibody development in Papua New Guinean children in the first year of life. Front Immunol. 2021 Aug 10;12:725244–725244.
McLean ARD, Opi DH, Stanisic DI, Cutts JC, Feng G, Ura A, Mueller I, Rogerson SJ, Beeson JG, Fowkes FJI. High Antibodies to VAR2CSA in Response to Malaria Infection Are Associated With Improved Birthweight in a Longitudinal Study of Pregnant Women. Frontiers in Immunology. 2021;12. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.644563/full
Mek AK, Kelly-Hanku A, Eves R, Thomas V. Resource extraction, gender and the sexual economy in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea: “Everything has changed.” Sexuality & Culture. 2021 Oct 1;25(5):1852–70.
Menardo F, Rutaihwa LK, Zwyer M, Borrell S, Comas I, Conceição EC, Coscolla M, Cox H, Joloba M, Dou HY, Feldmann J, Fenner L, Fyfe J, Gao Q, García de Viedma D, Garcia-Basteiro AL, Gygli SM, Hella J, Hiza H, Jugheli L, Kamwela L, Kato-Maeda M, Liu Q, Ley SD, Loiseau C, Mahasirimongkol S, Malla B, Palittapongarnpim P, Rakotosamimanana N, Rasolofo V, Reinhard M, Reither K, Sasamalo M, Silva Duarte R, Sola C, Suffys P, Batista Lima KV, Yeboah-Manu D, Beisel C, Brites D, Gagneux S. Local adaptation in populations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis endemic to the Indian Ocean Rim. F1000Res. 2021 Feb 1;10:60–60.
Millat-Martínez P, Gabong R, Balanza N, Luana S, Sanz S, Raulo S, Elizah A, Wali C, Paivu B, Dalmas J, Tabie S, Karl S, Laman M, Pomat W, Mitjà O, Baro B, Bassat Q. Coverage, determinants of use and repurposing of long-lasting insecticidal nets two years after a mass distribution in Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study. Malar J. 2021 Aug 4;20(1):336–336.
Mitchell E, Hakim A, Nosi S, Kupul M, Boli-Neo R, Aeno H, Redman-Maclaren M, Ase S, Amos A, Hou P, Narokobi R, Willie B, Vallely AJ, Kaldor JM, Badman SG, Kelly-Hanku A. A socio-ecological analysis of factors influencing HIV treatment initiation and adherence among key populations in Papua New Guinea. BMC Public Health. 2021 Nov 4;21(1):2003.
Mitchell E, Kelly-Hanku A, Mek A, Trumb RN, Persson A, Worth H, Bell S. Caring Masculinities in the Context of HIV Serodiscordant Relationships in Papua New Guinea. Men and Masculinities. 2021 Jun;24(2):326–44.
Moreira C, Scoullar M, Peach E, Fidelis R, Melepeia P, Pomat W, Siba P, Crabb B, Robinson L, HMHB Study Team, Agius P, Beeson J. 839A novel approach to investigating poor growth in a longitudinal study of infants in PNG. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1;50(Supplement_1):dyab168.455.
Neuendorf N, Cheer K, Tommbe R, Kokinai C, Simeon L, Browne K, MacLaren D, Redman-MacLaren M. Sexual health and wellbeing training with women in Pacific Island Countries and Territories: a scoping review. 2021 Jan 1;14(1):1948673.
Newland J, Lestari D, Poedjanadi MN, Kelly-Hanku A. Co-locating art and health: engaging civil society to create an enabling environment to respond to HIV in Indonesia. Sex Health. 2021;18(1):84–94.
Nguyen C, Weaver R, Blyth C, Mollendorf C von, Britton K, Chan J, Dance DAB, Ford R, Lai JYR, Mungun T, Newton P, Mulholland EK, Pomat W, Vilivong K, Xeuatvongsa A, Russell FM. 383Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is effective against hypoxic pneumonia in Laos, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1;50(Supplement_1):dyab168.481.
Okely AD, Reilly JJ, Tremblay MS, Kariippanon KE, Draper CE, El Hamdouchi A, Florindo AA, Green JP, Guan H, Katzmarzyk PT, Lubree H, Pham BN, Suesse T, Willumsen J, Basheer M, Calleia R, Chong KH, Cross PL, Nacher M, Smeets L, Taylor E, Abdeta C, Aguilar-Farias N, Baig A, Bayasgalan J, Chan CHS, Chathurangana PWP, Chia M, Ghofranipour F, Ha AS, Hossain MS, Janssen X, Jáuregui A, Katewongsa P, Kim DH, Kim TV, Koh D, Kontsevaya A, Leyna GH, Löf M, Munambah N, Mwase-Vuma T, Nusurupia J, Oluwayomi A, del Pozo-Cruz B, del Pozo-Cruz J, Roos E, Shirazi A, Singh P, Staiano A, Suherman A, Tanaka C, Tang HK, Teo WP, Tiongco MM, Tladi D, Turab A, Veldman SLC, Webster EK, Wickramasinghe P, Widyastari DA. Cross-sectional examination of 24-hour movement behaviours among 3- and 4-year-old children in urban and rural settings in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries: the SUNRISE study protocol. BMJ Open. 2021 Oct 1;11(10):e049267.
Opi DH, Boyle MJ, McLean ARD, Reiling L, Chan JA, Stanisic DI, Ura A, Mueller I, Fowkes FJI, Rogerson SJ, Beeson JG. Reduced risk of placental parasitemia associated with complement fixation on Plasmodium falciparum by antibodies among pregnant women. BMC Med. 2021 Aug 24;19(1):201–201.
Orbán Á, Longley RJ, Sripoorote P, Maneechai N, Nguitragool W, Butykai Á, Mueller I, Sattabongkot J, Karl S, Kézsmárki I. Sensitive detection of Plasmodium vivax malaria by the rotating-crystal magneto-optical method in Thailand. Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 17;11(1):18547–18547.
Peach E, Morgan C, Scoullar MJL, Fowkes FJI, Kennedy E, Melepia P, Homiehombo P, Au L, Luchters S, Umbers AJ, Vallely A, Vallely LM, Kelly-Hanku A, Robinson LJ, Crabb BS, Elijah A, Siba PM, Pomat W, Beeson JG. Risk factors and knowledge associated with high unintended pregnancy rates and low family planning use among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea. Scientific Reports. 2021 Jan 13;11(1):1–13.
Persson A, Kelly-Hanku A, Mek A, Mitchell E, Nake Trumb R, Worth H, Bell S. Making sense of serodiscordance: pathways and aftermaths of HIV Testing among couples with mixed HIV status in Papua New Guinea. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology. 2021 Aug 8;22(4):298–314.
Pham BN, Silas VD, Okely AD, Pomat W. Breastfeeding rate, food supplementation, dietary diversity among children aged 6-59 months, and associated factors in Papua New Guinea. Front Nutr. 2021 Feb 19;8:622645–622645.
Pham BN, Silas VD, Okely AD, Pomat W. Measuring wasting and wtunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age and associated risk factors in Papua New Guinea: new evidence from the comprehensive health and epidemiological surveillance system. Front Nutr. 2021 Mar 3;8:622660–622660.
Rahman T, de Gier C, Orami T, Seppanen EJ, Granland CM, Francis JP, Michael A, Yoannes M, Corscadden KJ, Ford RL, Martinovich KM, Jacoby P, van den Biggelaar AHJ, Lehmann D, Richmond PC, Pomat WS, Thornton RB, Kirkham LAS. PCV10 elicits Protein D IgG responses in Papua New Guinean children but has no impact on NTHi carriage in the first two years of life. Vaccine. 2021 Jun 11;39(26):3486–92.
Rodríguez-Rodríguez D, Katusele M, Auwun A, Marem M, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Hetzel MW, Pulford J. Human behavior, livelihood, and malaria transmission in two sites of Papua New Guinea. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021;223(Supplement_2):S171–86.
Saweri OPM, Batura N, Al Adawiyah R, Causer LM, Pomat WS, Vallely AJ, Wiseman V. Economic evaluation of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2021 Jun 17;16(6):e0253135–e0253135.
Scoullar MJL, Boeuf P, Peach E, Fidelis R, Tokmun K, Melepia P, Elijah A, Bradshaw CS, Fehler G, Siba PM, Erskine S, Mokany E, Kennedy E, Umbers AJ, Luchters S, Robinson LJ, Wong NC, Vallely AJ, Badman SG, Vallely LM, Fowkes FJI, Morgan C, Pomat W, Crabb BS, Beeson JG, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Study Team1. Mycoplasma genitalium and other reproductive tract infections in pregnant women, Papua New Guinea, 2015-2017. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;27(3):894–904.
Staunton KM, Goi J, Townsend M, Ritchie SA, Crawford JE, Snoad N, Karl S, Burkot TR. Effect of BG-lures on the male Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) Sound Trap capture rates. J Med Entomol. 2021 Nov 9;58(6):2425–31.
Staunton KM, Leiva D, Cruz A, Goi J, Arisqueta C, Liu J, Desnoyer M, Howell P, Espinosa F, Mendoza AC, Karl S, Crawford JE, Xiang W, Manrique-Saide P, Achee NL, Grieco JP, Ritchie SA, Burkot TR, Snoad N. Outcomes from international field trials with Male Aedes Sound Traps: frequency-dependent effectiveness in capturing target species in relation to bycatch abundance. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Feb 25;15(2):e0009061–e0009061.
Timinao L, Vinit R, Katusele M, Koleala T, Nate E, Czeher C, Burkot TR, Schofield L, Felger I, Mueller I, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Karl S. Infectivity of symptomatic malaria patients to Anopheles farauti colony mosquitoes in Papua New Guinea. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology [Internet]. 2021;11. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2021.771233
Timinao L, Vinit R, Katusele M, Schofield L, Burkot TR, Karl S. Optimization of the feeding rate of Anopheles farauti s.s. colony mosquitoes in direct membrane feeding assays. Parasites & Vectors. 2021 Jul 7;14(1):356.
Unger HW, Laurita Longo V, Bleicher A, Ome-Kaius M, Karl S, Simpson JA, Karahalios A, Aitken EH, Rogerson SJ. The relationship between markers of antenatal iron stores and birth outcomes differs by malaria prevention regimen-a prospective cohort study. BMC Med. 2021 Oct 5;19(1):236–236.
Vallely LM, Egli-Gany D, Wand H, Pomat WS, Homer CSE, Guy R, Silver B, Rumbold AR, Kaldor JM, Vallely AJ, Low N. Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae: systematic review and meta-analysis. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2021 Mar 1;97(2):104.
Vallely LM, Smith R, Laman M, Riddell MA, Mengi A, Au L, Polomon C, Vogel JP, Pomat WS, Vallely AJ, Homer CS. Early neonatal death review from two provinces in Papua New Guinea: A retrospective analysis. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2021 Jun 1;57(6):841–6.
Vallely LM, Smith R, Bolnga JW, Babona D, Riddell MA, Mengi A, Au L, Polomon C, Vogel JP, Pomat WS, Vallely AJ, Homer CSE. Perinatal death audit and classification of stillbirths in two provinces in Papua New Guinea: A retrospective analysis. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2021 Apr 1;153(1):160–8.
Willie B, Hakim AJ, Badman SG, Weikum D, Narokobi R, Coy K, Gabuzzi J, Pekon S, Gene S, Amos A, Kupul M, Hou P, Dala NM, Whiley DM, Wapling J, Kaldor JM, Vallely AJ, Kelly-Hanku A. High prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and transgender women in Papua New Guinea. Tropical Medicine and Health. 2021 Jan 13;49(1):4.
Yee WL, Htay H, Mohamed Y, Nightingale CE, Tin HH, Thein W, Kyaw LL, Yee WW, Aye MM, Badman SG, Vallely AJ, Anderson D, Kelly-Hanku A, Luchters S. Operational experiences associated with the implementation of near point-of-care early infant diagnosis of HIV in Myanmar: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. 2021 Aug 23;21(1):863.

2020

Publication list for 2020

Abdad MY, Soli KW, Pham B, Bande G, Maure T, Jonduo M, Kisa D, Rai G, Phuanukoonnon S, Siba PM, Horwood PF, Greenhill AR. Diarrhoeal disease surveillance in Papua New Guinea: findings and challenges. Western Pac Surveill Response J. 2020 Mar 30;11(1):7–12.
Ahmed S, Mvalo T, Akech S, Agweyu A, Baker K, Bar-Zeev N, Campbell H, Checkley W, Chisti MJ, Colbourn T, Cunningham S, Duke T, English M, Falade AG, Fancourt NS, Ginsburg AS, Graham HR, Gray DM, Gupta M, Hammitt L, Hesseling AC, Hooli S, Johnson AWB, King C, Kirby MA, Lanata CF, Lufesi N, Mackenzie GA, McCracken JP, Moschovis PP, Nair H, Oviawe O, Pomat WS, Santosham M, Seddon JA, Thahane LK, Wahl B, Van der Zalm M, Verwey C, Yoshida LM, Zar HJ, Howie SR, McCollum ED. Protecting children in low-income and middle-income countries from COVID-19. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 May;5(5):e002844.
Backhaus V, Neuendorf N, Brooksbank L. Storying Toward Pasin and Luksave: Permeable Relationships Between Papua New Guineans as Researchers and Participants. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2020 Jan 1;19:1609406920957182.
Camara H, Zhang Y, Lafferty L, Vallely A, Guy R, Kelly-Hanku A. Qualitative Evidence Synthesis on Self-Collection for Human Papillomavirus–Based Cervical Screening: Protocol for Systematic Review. JMIR research protocols. 2020;9(10):e21093.
Dobaño C, Bardají A, Arévalo-Herrera M, Martínez-Espinosa FE, Bôtto-Menezes C, Padilla N, Menegon M, Kochar S, Kochar SK, Unger H, Ome-Kaius M, Rosanas-Urgell A, Malheiros A, Castellanos ME, Hans D, Desai M, Casellas A, Chitnis CE, Severini C, Mueller I, Rogerson S, Menéndez C, Requena P. Cytokine signatures of Plasmodium vivax infection during pregnancy and delivery outcomes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 May 4;14(5):e0008155–e0008155.
Dobaño C, Bardají A, Kochar S, Kochar SK, Padilla N, López M, Unger HW, Ome-Kaius M, Castellanos ME, Arévalo-Herrera M, Hans D, Martínez-Espinosa FE, Bôtto-Menezes C, Malheiros A, Desai M, Casellas A, Chitnis CE, Rogerson S, Mueller I, Menéndez C, Requena P. Blood cytokine, chemokine and growth factor profiling in a cohort of pregnant women from tropical countries. Cytokine. 2020;125:154818.
Eves R, Kelly-Hanku A. Medical pluralism, Pentecostal healing and contests over healing power in Papua New Guinea. Social Science & Medicine. 2020 Dec 1;266:113381.
Fernandez-Becerra C, Bernabeu M, Castellanos A, Correa BR, Obadia T, Ramirez M, Rui E, Hentzschel F, López-Montañés M, Ayllon-Hermida A, Martin-Jaular L, Elizalde-Torrent A, Siba P, Vêncio RZ, Arevalo-Herrera M, Herrera S, Alonso PL, Mueller I, del Portillo HA. Plasmodium vivax spleen-dependent genes encode antigens associated with cytoadhesion and clinical protection. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2020 Jun 9;117(23):13056.
Fola AA, Kattenberg E, Razook Z, Lautu-Gumal D, Lee S, Mehra S, Bahlo M, Kazura J, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Mueller I, Barry AE. SNP barcodes provide higher resolution than microsatellite markers to measure Plasmodium vivax population genetics. Malaria Journal. 2020 Oct 20;19(1):375.
Grant JS, Chico RM, Lee AC, Low N, Medina-Marino A, Molina RL, Morroni C, Ramogola-Masire D, Stafylis C, Tang W, Vallely AJ, Wynn A, Yeganeh N, Klausner JD. Sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy: a narrative review of the global research gaps, challenges, and opportunities. Sex Transm Dis. 2020 Dec;47(12):779–89.
Gruenberg M, Hofmann NE, Nate E, Karl S, Robinson LJ, Lanke K, Smith TA, Bousema T, Felger I. qRT-PCR versus IFA-based quantification of male and female gametocytes in low-density plasmodium falciparum infections and their relevance for transmission. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Feb 15;221(4):598–607.
Gruenberg M, Moniz CA, Hofmann NE, Koepfli C, Robinson LJ, Nate E, Monteiro WM, de Melo GC, Kuehn A, Siqueira AM, Nguitragool W, Bassat Q, Lacerda M, Sattabongkot J, Mueller I, Felger I. Utility of ultra-sensitive qPCR to detect Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections under different transmission intensities. Malar J. 2020 Sep 3;19(1):319.
Gupta M, Wahl B, Adhikari B, Bar-Zeev N, Bhandari S, Coria A, Erchick DJ, Gupta N, Hariyani S, Kagucia EW, Killewo J, Limaye RJ, McCollum ED, Pandey R, Pomat WS, Rao KD, Santosham M, Sauer M, Wanyenze RK, Peters DH. The need for COVID-19 research in low- and middle-income countries. Global Health Research and Policy. 2020 Jul 1;5(1):33.
Gupta S, Bernays S, Black KI, Ramsay P, Bolnga J, Kelly-Hanku A. Community attitudes and gendered influences on decision making around contraceptive implant use in rural Papua New Guinea. Reprod Health. 2020 Sep 5;17(1):136.
Hakim AJ, Badman SG, Weikum D, Amos A, Willie B, Narokobi R, Gabuzzi J, Pekon S, Kupul M, Hou P, Aeno H, Neo Boli R, Nembari J, Ase S, Kaldor JM, Vallely AJ, Kelly-Hanku A. Considerable distance to reach 90-90-90 targets among female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgender women in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: findings from a cross-sectional respondent-driven sampling survey. Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Mar 1;96(2):143–50.
Hossain MS, Commons RJ, Douglas NM, Thriemer K, Alemayehu BH, Amaratunga C, Anvikar AR, Ashley EA, Asih PBS, Carrara VI, Lon C, D’Alessandro U, Davis TME, Dondorp AM, Edstein MD, Fairhurst RM, Ferreira MU, Hwang J, Janssens B, Karunajeewa H, Kiechel JR, Ladeia-Andrade S, Laman M, Mayxay M, McGready R, Moore BR, Mueller I, Newton PN, Thuy-Nhien NT, Noedl H, Nosten F, Phyo AP, Poespoprodjo JR, Saunders DL, Smithuis F, Spring MD, Stepniewska K, Suon S, Suputtamongkol Y, Syafruddin D, Tran HT, Valecha N, Van Herp M, Van Vugt M, White NJ, Guerin PJ, Simpson JA, Price RN. The risk of Plasmodium vivax parasitaemia after P. falciparum malaria: An individual patient data meta-analysis from the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network. PLoS Med. 2020 Nov 19;17(11):e1003393–e1003393.
Idoko OT, Smolen KK, Wariri O, Imam A, Shannon CP, Dibassey T, Diray-Arce J, Darboe A, Strandmark J, Ben-Othman R, Odumade OA, McEnaney K, Amenyogbe N, Pomat WS, van Haren S, Sanchez-Schmitz G, Brinkman RR, Steen H, Hancock REW, Tebbutt SJ, Richmond PC, van den Biggelaar AHJ, Kollmann TR, Levy O, Ozonoff A, Kampmann B. Clinical protocol for a longitudinal cohort study employing systems biology to identify markers of vaccine immunogenicity in newborn infants in the Gambia and Papua New Guinea. Front Pediatr. 2020 Apr 30;8:197–197.
Jabbarzare M, Njie M, Jaworowski A, Umbers AJ, Ome-Kaius M, Hasang W, Randall LM, Kalionis B, Rogerson SJ. Innate immune responses to malaria-infected erythrocytes in pregnant women: Effects of gravidity, malaria infection, and geographic location. PLOS ONE. 2020 Jul 29;15(7):e0236375.
Javati S, Masiria G, Elizah A, Matlam JP, Ford R, Richmond PC, Lehmann D, Pomat WS, van den Biggelaar AHJ. An observational study of the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in women of childbearing age in Papua New Guinea. Pneumonia (Nathan). 2020 Nov 25;12:13.
Kattenberg JH, Gumal DL, Ome-Kaius M, Kiniboro B, Philip M, Jally S, Kasian B, Sambale N, Siba PM, Karl S, Barry AE, Felger I, Kazura JW, Mueller I, Robinson LJ. The epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, pre- and post-implementation of national malaria control efforts. Malaria Journal. 2020 Jun 5;19(1):198.
Kattenberg JH, Razook Z, Keo R, Koepfli C, Jennison C, Lautu-Gumal D, Fola AA, Ome-Kaius M, Barnadas C, Siba P, Felger I, Kazura J, Mueller I, Robinson LJ, Barry AE. Monitoring Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax using microsatellite markers indicates limited changes in population structure after substantial transmission decline in Papua New Guinea. Molecular Ecology. 2020 Dec 1;29(23):4525–41.
Kelly-Hanku A, Aggleton P, Boli-Neo R. Practical justice as an innovative approach to addressing inequalities facing gender and sexually diverse people: a case example from Papua New Guinea. Culture, Health & Sexuality. 2020 May 6;0(0):1–16.
Kelly-Hanku A, Nightingale CE, Pham MD, Mek A, Homiehombo P, Bagita M, Nankinga J, Vallely A, Vallely L, Sethy G, Kaldor J, Luchters S. Loss to follow up of pregnant women with HIV and infant HIV outcomes in the prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV programme in two high-burden provinces in Papua New Guinea: a retrospective clinical audit. BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 1;10(12):e038311.
Kelly-Hanku A, Redman-MacLaren M, Boli-Neo R, Nosi S, Ase S, Aeno H, Nembari J, Amos A, Gabuzzi J, Kupul M, Williie B, Narokobi R, Hou P, Pekon S, Kaldor JM, Badman SG, Vallely AJ, Hakim AJ. Confidential, accessible point-of-care sexual health services to support the participation of key populations in biobehavioural surveys: Lessons for Papua New Guinea and other settings where reach of key populations is limited. PLOS ONE. 2020 May 15;15(5):e0233026.
Kelly-Hanku A, Weikum D, Badman SG, Willie B, Boli-Neo R, Kupul M, Hou P, Gabuzzi J, Ase S, Amos A, Narokobi R, Aeno H, Pekon S, Coy K, Wapling J, Gare J, Dala N, Kaldor JM, Vallely AJ, Hakim AJ, on behalf of the Kauntim mi tu Study Team. Factors associated with HIV and syphilis infection among female sex workers in three cities in Papua New Guinea: findings from Kauntim mi tu, a biobehavioral survey. Sex Health. 2020;17(4):311.
Keven JB, Artzberger G, Gillies ML, Mbewe RB, Walker ED. Probe-based multiplex qPCR identifies blood-meal hosts in Anopheles mosquitoes from Papua New Guinea. Parasites & Vectors. 2020 Feb 28;13(1):111.
Mazhari R, Brewster J, Fong R, Bourke C, Liu ZSJ, Takashima E, Tsuboi T, Tham WH, Harbers M, Chitnis C, Healer J, Ome-Kaius M, Sattabongkot J, Kazura J, Robinson LJ, King C, Mueller I, Longley RJ. A comparison of non-magnetic and magnetic beads for measuring IgG antibodies against Plasmodium vivax antigens in a multiplexed bead-based assay using Luminex technology (Bio-Plex 200 or MAGPIX). PLoS One. 2020;15(12):e0238010.
Middleton J, Abdad MY, Beauchamp E, Colthart G, Cooper MJF, Dem F, Fairhead J, Grundy CL, Head MG, Inacio J, Jimbudo M, Jones CI, Konecna M, Laman M, MacGregor H, Novotny V, Peck M, Paliau J, Philip J, Pomat W, Roberts CH, Sui S, Stewart AJ, Walker SL, Cassell JA. Health service needs and perspectives of remote forest communities in Papua New Guinea: study protocol for combined clinical and rapid anthropological assessments with parallel treatment of urgent cases. BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 31;10(10):e041784.
Middleton J, Cassell JA, Colthart G, Dem F, Fairhead J, Head MG, Inacio J, Jimbudo M, Laman M, Novotny V, Peck M, Philip J, Pomat W, Sui S, West-Oram P, Stewart A. Rationale, experience and ethical considerations underpinning integrated actions to further global goals for health and land biodiversity in Papua New Guinea. Sustain Sci. 2020 Nov 1;15(6):1653–64.
Miotto O, Sekihara M, Tachibana SI, Yamauchi M, Pearson RD, Amato R, Gonçalves S, Mehra S, Noviyanti R, Marfurt J, Auburn S, Price RN, Mueller I, Ikeda M, Mori T, Hirai M, Tavul L, Hetzel MW, Laman M, Barry AE, Ringwald P, Ohashi J, Hombhanje F, Kwiatkowski DP, Mita T. Emergence of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum with kelch13 C580Y mutations on the island of New Guinea. PLOS Pathogens. 2020 Dec 15;16(12):e1009133.
Mohamed Y, Kupul M, Gare J, Badman SG, Silim S, Vallely AJ, Luchters S, Kelly-Hanku A, AAMI Study Group. Feasibility and acceptability of implementing early infant diagnosis of HIV in Papua New Guinea at the point of care: a qualitative exploration of health worker and key informant perspectives. BMJ Open. 2020 Nov 19;10(11):e043679.
Molnár P, Orbán Á, Izrael R, Babai R, Marton L, Butykai Á, Karl S, Vértessy BG, Kézsmárki I. Rapid and quantitative antimalarial drug efficacy testing via the magneto-optical detection of hemozoin. Sci Rep. 2020 Aug 20;10(1):14025.
Morgan CJ, Saweri OPM, Larme N, Peach E, Melepia P, Au L, Scoullar MJL, Reza MS, Vallely LM, McPake BI, Beeson JG. Strengthening routine immunization in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional provincial assessment of front-line services. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jan 23;20(1):100.
Noviyanti R, Miotto O, Barry A, Marfurt J, Siegel S, Thuy-Nhien N, Quang HH, Anggraeni ND, Laihad F, Liu Y, Sumiwi ME, Trimarsanto H, Coutrier F, Fadila N, Ghanchi N, Johora FT, Puspitasari AM, Tavul L, Trianty L, Utami RAS, Wang D, Wangchuck K, Price RN, Auburn S. Implementing parasite genotyping into national surveillance frameworks: feedback from control programmes and researchers in the Asia–Pacific region. Malaria Journal. 2020 Jul 27;19(1):271.
Orami T, Ford R, Kirkham LA, Thornton R, Corscadden K, Richmond PC, Pomat WS, van den Biggelaar AHJ, Lehmann D. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine primes mucosal immune responses to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine booster in Papua New Guinean children. Vaccine. 2020 Nov 25;38(50):7977–88.
Pedro N, Brucato N, Fernandes V, André M, Saag L, Pomat W, Besse C, Boland A, Deleuze JF, Clarkson C, Sudoyo H, Metspalu M, Stoneking M, Cox MP, Leavesley M, Pereira L, Ricaut FX. Papuan mitochondrial genomes and the settlement of Sahul. Journal of Human Genetics. 2020 Oct;65(10):875–87.
Persson A, Kelly-Hanku A, Mek A, Mitchell E, Nake Trumb R, Worth H, Bell S. Polygyny, serodiscordance and HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative exploration of diverse configurations. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology. 2020 May 5;1–16.
Pham BN, Silas V, Jorry R, Okely AD, Pomat W. Marijuana use related homicide: a case study in Papua New Guinea. Annals of Case Reports. 2020 Feb 3;14:312.
Pham BN, Whittaker M, Okely AD, Pomat W. Measuring unmet need for contraception among women in rural areas of Papua New Guinea. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 2020 Dec 14;28(2):1848004.
Pham NB, Appo J, Gende G, Rao C, Okely AD, Pomat W. Leprosy-tuberculosis co-infection: a case report in Papua New Guinea. J Med – Clin Res & Rev. 2020;4(8):1–7.
Pham NB, Okely AD, Whittaker M, Siba P, Pomat W. Millennium development goals in Papua New Guinea: towards universal education. Educational Research for Policy and Practice. 2020 Jun 1;19(2):181–209.
Rarau P, Guo S, Baptista SN, Pulford J, McPake B, Oldenburg B. Prevalence of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in Papua New Guinea: A systematic review. SAGE Open Med. 2020 Nov 20;8:2050312120973842.
Rogerson SJ, Beeson JG, Laman M, Poespoprodjo JR, William T, Simpson JA, Price RN, Anstey N, Fowkes F, McCarthy J, McCaw J, Mueller I, Gething P, the ACREME Investigators. Identifying and combating the impacts of COVID-19 on malaria. BMC Medicine. 2020 Jul 30;18(1):239.
Vinit R, Timinao L, Bubun N, Katusele M, Robinson LJ, Kaman P, Sakur M, Makita L, Reimer L, Schofield L, Pomat W, Mueller I, Laman M, Freeman T, Karl S. Decreased bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets and the resurgence of malaria in Papua New Guinea. Nature Communications. 2020 Jul 20;11(1):3646.
Yee WL, Than KK, Mohamed Y, Htay H, Tin HH, Thein W, Kyaw LL, Yee WW, Aye MM, Badman SG, Vallely AJ, Luchters S, Kelly-Hanku A, AAMI study group. Caregiver experience and perceived acceptability of a novel near point-of-care early infant HIV diagnostic test among caregivers enrolled in the PMTCT program, Myanmar: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2020 Oct 30;15(10):e0241245–e0241245.

2019

Publication list for 2019

Vallely LM, Emori R, Gouda H, Phuanukoonnon S, Homer CSE, Vallely AJ. Womens knowledge of maternal danger signs during pregnancy: findings from a cross-sectional survey in Papua New Guinea. Midwifery 2019;7-13.

Diefenbach-Elstob T, Guernier V, Burgess G, Pelowa D, Dowi R, Gula B, Puri M, William P, McBryde E, Plummer D, Rush C, Warner J. Molecular evidence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Balimo region of Papua New Guinea. Med & Infect. Dis J. 2019;1-10.

Emori R, Vallely AJ, Gouda H, Siba P, Phuanukoonnon S, Mola G, Homer CSE, Vallely LM. Women’s recall of provision of antenatal care in Papua New Guinea: findings of maternal and infant health survey conducted in three provinces. PNG Med J. 2019;60:15-26.

Emori R, Vallely AJ, Gouda H, Siba P, Phuanukoonnon S, Mola G, Homer CSE, Vallely LM. Supervised and unsupervised birth and early newborn care practices in Papua New Guinea: findings of a maternal and infant health survey conducted in three provinces. PNG Med J. 2019;60:15-26.

Rarau P, Pulford J, Gouda H, Phuanukoonnon S, Bullen C, Scragg R, Pham BN, McPake B, Oldenburg B. Socio-economic status and behavioural and cardiovascular risk factors in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional survey. PLOS ONE. 2019;1-18.

Willie B, Gare J, King CL, Zimmerman PA, Mehlotra RK. A preliminary assessment of Toll-like receptor and B-defensin gene polymorphisms in Papua New Guinea – what does it mean for HIV/AIDS? PNG Med J. 2017;60:51-59.

Greenhill AR, Mutreja A, Bulach D, Belousoff MJ, Jonduo MH, Collins DA, Kas MP, Wapling J, Seemann T, Lafana A, Dougan G, Browns MV, Horwood PF. Wave 2 strains of atypical Vibrio cholerae El Tor caused the 2009–2011 cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea. Microbial Genomics. 2019;1-5.

Laman M, Aipit F, Bona C, Davis TME, Manning L. Contribution of Malaria to Inhospital Mortality in Papua New Guinean Children from a Malaria-Endemic Area: A Prospective Observational Study. Am J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2019; Feb 18. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0769.

Kelly-Hanku A, Bell S, Ase S, Boli-Neo R, Vallely AJ, Badman SG, Nightingale CE, Wapling J. Developing a culturally appropriate illustrated tool for the self-collection of anorectal specimens for the testing of sexually transmitted infections: lessons from Papua New Guinea. BMC Public Health 2019; Feb 20;19(1):214. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6506-x.

Unger HW, Hansa AP, Buffet C, Hasang W, Teo A, Randall L, Ome-Kaius M, Karl S, Anuan AA, Beeson JG, Mueller I, Stock SJ, Rogerson SJ. Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine plus azithromycin may improve birth outcomes through impacts on inflammation and placental angiogenesis independent of malarial infection. Scientific Report. 2019; Feb 19;9(1):2260. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-38821-2.

Keven JB, Walker ED, Venta PJ. A Microsatellite Multiplex Assay for Profiling Pig DNA in Mosquito Bloodmeals. Med. Entomol. 2019; Feb 13. pii: tjz013. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjz013.

He WQ, Shakri AR, Bhardwaj R, França CT, Stanisic DI, Healer J, Kiniboro B, Robinson LJ, Guillotte-Blisnick M, Huon C, Siba P, Cowman A, King CL, Tham WH, Chitnis CE, Mueller I. Antibody responses to Plasomodium vivax duffy binding and erythrocyte binding proteins predict risk of infection and are associated with protection from clinical malaria. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Feb 15;13(2):e0006987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006987.

Diefenbach-Elstob T, Guernier V, Burgess G, Pelowa D, Dowi R, Gula B, Puri M, Pomat W, McBryde E, Plummer D, Rush C, Warner J. Molecular evidence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Balimo region of Papua New Guinea. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 10;4(1). pii: E33. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4010033.

Sottas O, Guidi M, Thieffry B, Schneider M, Décosterd L, Mueller I, Genton B, Csajka C, Senn N. Adherence to intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in Papua New Guinean infant: A pharmacological study alongside the randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2019 Feb 6;14(2):e0210789. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210789. eCollection 2019.

Reiling L, Boyle MJ, White MT, Wilson DW, Feng G, Weaver R, Opi DH, Persson KEM, Richards JS, Siba PM, Fowkes FJI, Takashima E, Tsuboi T, Mueller I, Beeson JG. Targets of complements-fixing antibodies in protective immunity against malaria in children. Nat Commun. 2019 Feb 5;10(1):610. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08528-z.

van den Biggelaar AHJ, Pomat WS, Masiria G, Wana S, Nivio B, Francis J, Ford R, Passey M, Kirkham LA, Jacoby P, Lehmann D, Richmond P; 10v13v PCV Trial Team. Immunogenicity and immune memory after a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine booster in a high-risk population primed with 10- valent or 13- valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: a randomized controlled trial in Papua New Guinean children. Vaccines (Basel). 2019 Feb 4;7(1). pii: E17. doi: 10.3390/vaccines7010017.

Chan JA, Boyle MJ, Moore KA, Reiling L, Lin Z, Hasang W, Avril M, Manning L, Mueller I, Laman M, Davis T, Smith JD, Rogerson SJ, Simpson JA, Fowkes FJI, Beeson JG. Antibodiey targets on the surface of plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes that are associated with immunity to severe malaria in young children. J Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 15;219(5):819-828. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy580.

Rambhatla JS, Turner L, Manning L, Laman M, Davis TME, Beeson JG, Mueller I, Warrel J, Theander TG, Lavstsen T, Rogerson SJ. Acquisition of antibodies against endothelial protein C receptor-binding domains of plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 in children with severe malaria. J Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 15;219(5):808-818. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy564.

2018

Publication list for 2018

Luang-Suarkia D, Mitja O, Ernst T, Bennett S, Tay A, Hays R, Smith DW, Imrie A. Hyperendemic dengue transmission and identification of a locally evolved DENV-3 lineage, Papua New Guinea 2007-2010. PLOS Neglect. Trop. Dis. 2018;1-15.
Pulford J, Kurumop S, Mueller I, Siba PM, Hetzel MW. The impact of the scale-up of malaria rapid didagnostic tests on the routine clinical diagnosis procedures for febrile illness: a series of repeated cross-sectional studies in Papua New Guinea. Malar J. 2018;17:1-9.
White MT, Karl S, Koepfli C, Longley RJ, Hofmann NE, Wampfler R, Felger I, Smith T, Nguitragool W, Sattabongkot J, Robinson L, Ghani A, Mueller I. Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection dynamics: re-infections, recrudescences and relapses. Malar J. 2018;17:1-15.
Mek AK, Kelly-Hanku A, Bell S, Wilson L, Vallely AJ. `I was attracted to him because of his money’: Changing forms of polygyny in contemporary Papua New Guinea. Asia Pac J Anthrop. 2018;19:120-137.
Bell S, Wapling J, Ase S, Boli-Neo R, Vallely AJ, Kaldor JM, Nightingale CE, Kelly-Hanku A. Acceptability of testing for anorectal sexually transmitted infections and self-collected anal swabs in female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgender women in Papua New Guinea. BMC Public Health 2018;18:1-7.
Tavul L, Hetzel MW, Teliki A, Walsh D, Kiniboro B, Rare L, Pulford J, Siba PM, Karl S, Makita L, Robinson L, Kattenberg JH, Laman M, Oswyn G, Mueller I. Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea. Malar J 2018;17:1-12.
Pulford J, Kurumop S, Mueller I, Siba PM, Hetzel MW. The impact of the scale-up of malaria rapid diagnostic tests on the routine clinical diagnosis procedures for febrile illness: a series of repeated cross-sectional studies in Papua New Guinea. Malar J 2018;17:1-9.
Waltmann A, Koepfli C, Tessier N, Karl S, Fola A, Darc AW, Wini L, Harrison GLA, Barnadas C, Jennison C, Karunajeewa H, Boyd S, Whittaker M, Kazura J, Bahlo M, Mueller I, Barry AE. Increasingly inbred and fragmented populations of Plasmodium vivax associated with the eastward decline in malaria transmission across the Southwest Pacific. PLOS Negl Trop Dis 2018;1-21.
Fowkes FJI, Moore KA, Opi DH, Simpson JA, Langham F, Stanisic DI, Ura A, King CL, Siba PM, Mueller I, Rogerson SJ, Beeson JG. Iron deficiency during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of adverse birth outcomes in a malaria-endemic area in a longitudinal cohort study. BMC Medicine 2018;16:1-10.
White MT, Walker P, Karl S, Hetzel MW, Freeman, Waltmann A, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Ghani A, Mueller I. Mathematical modeling of the impact of expanding levels of malaria control interventions on Plasmodium vivax. Nature Communications 2018;1-10.
Chan J, Nguyen CD, Lai JYR, Dunne EM, Andrews R, Blyth CC, Datta S, Fox K, Ford R, Hinds J, La Vincente S, Lehmann D, Lim R, Mungun T, Newton PN, Phetsouvanh R, Pomat WS, Xeuatvongsa A, von Mollendorf C, Dance DAB, Satzke C, Muholland K, Russell FM for the PneuCAPTIVE Protocol Group. Determining the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine coverage required for indirect protection against vaccine-type pneumococcal carriage in low and middle-income countries: a protocol for a prospective observational study. BMJ Open 2018;1-9.
Aipit J, Hwaihwanje I, Pomat N, Bolnga JW, Laman M. Causes of neonatal admissions and in-hospital mortality at Modilon Hospital, Madang Province: a 5-year retrospective study. PNG Med J. 2016;59:30-33.
Bolnga JW, Morris M, Aipit J, Laman M. Trends in maternal and perinatal mortality in a provincial hospital in Papua New Guinea: a 6-year review. PNG Med J. 2016;59:34-37.
Green AR, Danchin MH, Pomat W, Horwood PF. A case for the introduction of a rotavirus vaccine in Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J. 2016;59:129-133.
Yaku K, Berry N, Asuak C, Kumai J, Wangnapi RA. Challenges of diagnosing leprosy in a rural low-endemic setting in Papua New PNG Med J. 2016;59:134-136.
Houinei W, Wangnapi RA, Wangi J, Abdad MY, Marks M, John LN, Bieb SV, Mitja O. Towards elimination of yaws in Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J. 2016;59:137-146.
Vallely LM, Paul R, Naidi B, Morewaya J, Kariwiga G, Vallely A, Morgan C, Homer CSE. “I have a heart to help the mothers”: 25 years of the village birth attendant program in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J. 2016;59:164-177.

OBITUARY

Unger HW. Dr Regina Wangnapi – going above and beyond the call of duty. PNG Med J. 2016;59:209-210.
Ome-Kaius M. In memory of Regina Alic Wangnapi-Tiput. PNG Med J. 2016;59:211-212.
Robinson L. Dr Regina Wangnapi. PNG Med J. 2016;59:213-214.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 2018

Bolnga J, Bawe B, Totona C, Morris M, Ao P, Emori R, Laman M. Reasons for early contraceptive inplant removal at Modilon General Hospital, Papua New Guinea. Abstract 8 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Ome-Kaius M, Zaloumis S, Rarau P, Obadia T, Salib M, Manong D, Senn N, Rogerson S, Mueller I, Robinson L. Impact of malaria, pneumonia and diarrheal illness on child growth in Papua New Guinea. Abstract 12 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Scoullar MJL, Boeuf P, Peach L, Bradshaw CS, Fehler G, Pomat W, Siba P, Morgan C, Fowkes F, Vallely A, Badman S, Crabb BS, Beeson JG and the HMHB Study Team. Previously unreported infections emerge as an important risk for maternal and newborn health in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Abstract 13 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Emori R, Aga T, Pham B, Siba P, Pomat W. Child mortalities in PNG: New evidence from the health surveillance systems. Abstract 14 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Kombut B, Boeuf P, HMHB Study Team, Peach E, Schoullar MJL, Pomat W, Morgan C, Beeson J, Robinson L. Understanding the true burden of malaria exposure during pregnancy in East New Britain Province. Abstract 35 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Katusele M, Rodriguez Rodriguez D, Keven J, Sakur M, Kuma W, Walker E, Hetzel MW, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Karl S. Description of malaria vector species in low malaria transmission villages in New Ireland Province. Abstract 37 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Britton KJ, Lehmann D, Pomat WS, Ford RL, Hwaihwanje I, Sapura J, Kave J, Yuasi L, Masiria G, Joseph D, Kumani T, Blyth CC on behalf of the PNG Pneumonia and Meningitis Aetiology Study Team. Childhood pneumonia in Goroka: clinical predictors of severe disease. Abstract 45 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Orami T, Nagepu B, Ford R, Michael A, Yoannes M, Aho C, Solomon V, Masiria G, Saleu G, Dreyam M, Nivio B, Siba P, Passey M, Jacoby P, Richmond P, Kirkham LA, Greenhill A, Lehmann D, and Pomat WS for the 10v13vPCV trial Team. Persistent high prevalence of non-vaccine pneumococcal serotype carriage in children less than 24 months vaccinated with 10-Valent or 13-valnet pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province. Abstract 47 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Ford RL, Dunne EM, Satzke C, Chan J, Yuasi L, Yoannes M, Nation ML, Pell CL, Ortika BD, Alamrousi A, hinds J, Sapura J, Nivio B, Akunaii Z, Mulholland EK, Lehmann D, Pomat WS, Blyth CC, Russell FM. High rates of multiple serotype carriage detected by microarray in hospitalized children with neumonia in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Abstract 49 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Kave J, Sapura J, Nivio B, Akunaii Z, Dreyam M, Ford R, Kirarock W, Chan J, Mulholland EK, Lehmann D, Pomat WS, Blyth CC Russell, FM. Pneucaptive study: 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine coverage in hospitalized children with pneumonia from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Abstract 51 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Morgan C, Schoullar M, Pomat W, Larme N, Peach E, melepia P, Supsup H, Vallely A, Vallely L, Biggs B-A, McPake B, Beeson J on behalf of the HMHB Research Team. Integrating immunization with other services: mothers’ preferences from the healthy mothers healthy babies research program in East New Britain. Abstract 53 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Scoullar MJL, Boeuf P, Peach L, Bradshaw CS, Fehler G, Fidelis R, Siba P, Pomat W, Morgan C, Fowkes F, Kennedy E, Luchters S, Robinson L, Vallely A, Badman S, Vallely L, Crabb BS, Beeson JG, and the HMHB Study Team. Quantifying the burden of reproductive tract infections in pregnant women: an analysis from the healthy mothers healthy babies cohort in East New Britain. Abstract 55 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Moore BR, Tobe R, Yambo P, Yadi G, Laman M, Benjamin J, Mueller I, Davis TME, Betuela I. Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of high dose, short coruse primaquine regimens in Papua New Guinean children. Abstract 65 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Demok S, Timinao L, Vinit R, Katusele M, Keven JB, Burkot T, Kitron U, Horwood P, Walker E, Reimer L, Pomat WS, Laman M, Ritchie S, Karl S. Arbovirus vector composition and abundance in Madang, Papua New Guinea. Abstract 68 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Lufele E, Aipit J, Tarongka N, Kaikas R, Singirok D, Kazura J, Robinson LJ, Laman M. Intraleucocytic Plasmodium falciparum pigment in Papua New Guinean children with severe malaria Abstract 69 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Vinit R, Timinao L, Katusele M, Demok S, Keven JB, Kazura J, Walker E, Robinson LJ, Mueller I, Pomat WS, Laman M, Karl S. Season-specific mosquito populations maintain perennial, hyperendemic malaria transmission on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. Abstract 70 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Watch V, Aipit J, Kote-Yarong T, Rero A, Bolnga JW, Lufele E, Laman M. The burden of presumed tuberculosis in hospitalized children in a resource-limited setting: a prospective observational study. Abstract 71 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Ome-Kaius M, Kattenberg E, Philip M, Jally S, Razook Z, Mantila D, Sui D, Ginny J, Karl S, Obadia T, Zaloumis S, Laman M, Tisch D, Felger I, Kazura J, Mueller I, Robinson L. Malaria epidemiology in young Papua New Guinean children in the context of rapid reductions in transmission. Abstract 72 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Timinao L, Vinit R, Sakel H, CzeherC, Laman M, Schofield L, Felger I, Meller I, Robinson LJ, Karl S. Transmission symptomatic malaria to Anopheles farauti mosquitoes though a membrane feeding assay in Papua New Guinea. Abstract 73 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.
Tavul L, Kotty B, Laman M, Samuel A, Kumai S, Lorry L, Kerry Z, Kualawi M, Amuga M, Makita L, John L, Bieb S, Wangi J, Kazura J, O’Brian K, Weil GJ, Pomat W, Peter W, Karl S, Tisch D, King CL, Robinson LJ. Safety and efficacy of community-based mass drug administration with triple-drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis elimination in Papua New Guinea. Abstract 75 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Fourth Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University, 02nd – 07th Sept 2018.

2017

Publication list for 2017

Bardaji A, Martinez-Espinosa FE, Arevalo-Herrera M, Padilla N, Kochar S, Ome-Kaius M, Botto-Menezes C, Castellanos ME, Kochar DK, Kochar SK, Betuela I, Mueller I, Rogerson S, Chitnis C, Hans D, Menegon M, Severini C, del Portillo H, Dobano C, Mayor A, Ordi J, Piqueras M, Sanz S, Wahlgren M, Slutsker L, Desai M, Menendez C, on be of the PregVax Study Group. Burden and impact of Plasmodium vivax in pregnancy: A multi-centre prospective observational study. PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;1-22.
Clarke GM, Rockett K, Kivinen K, Hubbart C, Jeffreys AE, Rowlands K, Jallow M, Conway DJ, Bojang KA, Pinder M, Usen S, Sisay-Joof F, Sirugo G, Toure O, Thera MA, Konate S, Sissoko S, Niangaly A, Poudiougou B, Mangano VD, Bougouma EC, Sirima SB, Modiano D, Amenga-Etego LN, Ghansah A, Koram KA, Wilson MD, Enimil A, Evans J, Amodu OK, Olaniyan S, Apinjoh T, Mugri R, Ndi A, Ndila CM, Uyoga S, Macharia A, Peshu N, Williams TN, Manjurano A, Sepulveda N, Clark TG, Riley E, Drakeley C, Reyburn H, Nyirongo V, Kachala D, Molyneux M, Dunstan SJ, Phu NH, Quyen NN, Thai CQ Hien TT, Manning L, Laman M, Siba P, Karunajeewa H, Allen S, Allen A, Davis TME, Michon P, Mueller I, Molloy SF, Campino S, Kerasidou A, Cornelius VJ, Hart L, Shah SS, Band G, Spencer CCA, Agbenyega T, Achidi E, Doumbo OK, Farrar J, Marsh K, Taylor T, Kwiatkowski DP, Consortium M. Characterisation of the opposing effects of G6PD deficiency on cerebral malaria and severe malarial anaemia. eLIFE 2017;1-30.
Blyth CC, Ford R, Sapura J, Kumani T, Masiria G, Kave J, Yasi L, Greenhill A, Hwaihwanje I, Lang A, Lehmann D, Pomat W, on behalf of the Papua New Guinea Pneumonia and Meningitis Etiology Study Team. Childhood pneumonia and meningitis in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea in the era of conjugate vaccines: study methods and challenges. BioMed Central. 2017;9:1-10.
Hofmann NE, Karl S, Wampfler R, Kiniboro B, Teliki A, Iga J, Waltmann A, Betuela I, Felger I, Robinson LJ, Mueller I. The complex relationship of exposure to new Plasmodium infections and incidence of clinical malaria in Papua New Guinea. eLIFE. 2017;1-23.
Francis JP, Richmond PC, Strickland D, Prescott SL, Pomat WS, Michael A, Nadal-Sims Ma, Edwards-Devitt CJ, Holt PG, Lehmann D, van den Biggelaar AHJ. Cord blood Streptococcus pneumoniae-specific cellular immune responses predict early pneumococcal carriage in high-risk infants in Papua New Guinea. Clin & Exper Imm. 2017;187:408-417.
Moore BR, Davis WA, Clarke PM, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Davis TME. Cost-effectiveness of artemisinin-naphthoquine versus artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinean children. Malar J. 2017;16:1-11.
Whitfield JT, Pako WH, Colling J, Alpers MP. Cultural Factors that affected the spatial and temporal epidemiology of kuru. Royal Soc. Open Sci. 2017;4:1-13.
Lerch A, Koepfli C, Hofmann NE, Messerli C, Wilcox S, Kattenberg JH, Betuela I, O’Connor L, Mueller I, Felger I. Development of amplicon deep sequencing markers and data analysis pipeline for genotyping multi-clonal malaria infections. 2017;18:1-13.
Vallely AJ, MacLaren D, David M, Toliman P, Kelly-Hanku A, Toto B, Tommbe R, Kombati Z, Kaima P, Browne K, Manineng C, Simeon L, Ryan C, Wand H, Hill P, Law G, Siba PM, McBride WJH, Kaldo JM. Dorsal longitudinal foreskin cut is associated with reduced risk of HIV, syphilis and genital herpes in men: a cross-sectional study in Papua New Guinea. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017;20:1-11.
Wampfler R, Hofmann NE, Karl S, Betuela I, Kinboro B, Lorry L, Silkey M, Robinson LJ, Mueller I, Felger I. Effects of liver-stage clearance by Primaquine on gametycyte carriage of Plasmodium vivax and falciparum. PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;7:1-15.
Ome-Kaius M, Karl S, Wangnapi RA, Bolnga JW, Mola G, Walker J, Mueller I, Unger HW, Rogerson SJ. Effects of Plasmodium falciparum infection on umbilical artery resistance and intafetal blood flow distribution: a Doppler ultrasound study from Papua New Guinea. Malar J 2017;16:1-12.
Lavu E, Kave E, Mosoro E, Markby J, Aleksic E, Gare J, Elsum IA, Nano G, Kaima P, Dala N, Gurung A, Bertagnolio S, Crowe SM, Myatt M, Hearps AC, Jordan MR. High levels of transmitted HIV drug resistance in a study in Papua New Guinea. PLOS One 2017:1-12.
Horwood PF, Soli KW, Maure T, Naito YI, Morita A, Natsuhara K, Tadokoro K, Baba J, Odani S, Tomitsuka E, Igai K, Larkins JA, Siba PM, Pomat W, McBryde ES, Umezaki M, Greenhill AR. A high burden of asymptomatic gastrointestinal infections in traditional communities in Papua New Guinea. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2017;97:1872-1875.
Fola AA, Harrison GLA, Hazairin MH, Barnadas C, Hetzel MW, Iga J, Siba PM, Mueller I, Barry AE. Higher complexity of infection and genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax than Plasmodium falciparum across all malaria transmission zones of Papua New Guinea. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2017;630-341.
Franca CT, White MT, He WQ, Hostetler JB, Brewster J, Frato G, Malhotra I, Gruszczyk J, Huon C, Lin E, Kiniboro B, yadava A, Siba P, Galinski MR, Healer J, Chitnis C, Cowman AF, Takashima E, Tsuboi T, Tham WH, Fairhurst RM, Rayner JC, King CL, Mueller I. Identification of highly-protective combinations of Plasmodium vivax recombinant proteins for vaccine development. eLIFE. 2017;1-22.
Franca CT, Li Wai Suen CS, Carmagnac A, Lin E, Kiniboro B, Siba P, Schofield L, Mueller I. IgG antibodies to synthetic GPI are biomarkers of immune-status to both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria in young children. Malar J. 2017;16:1-10.
Hetzel MW, Pulford J, Ura Y, Jamea-Maiasa S, Tandrapha A, Tarongka N, Lorry L, Robinson LJ, Lilley K, Makita L, Siba PM, Mueller I. Insecticide-treated nets and malaria prevalence, Papua New Guinea, 2008-2014. Bull World Health Organ. 2017;695-705B .
Kuadima JJ, Timinao L, Naidi L, Tandrapah A, Hetzel MW, Czeher C, Pulford J. Long-term acceptability, durability and bio-efficacy of ZeroVector durable lining for vector control in Papua New Guinea. Malar J 2017;16:1-10.
Thomsen EK, Koimbu G, Pulford J, Jamea-Maiasa S, Ura Y, keven JB, Siba PM, Mueller I, Hetzel MW, Reimer LJ. Mosquito behavior change after distribution of bednets results in decreased protection against malaria exposure. Infec Dis. 2017;215:790-797.
Requena P, Arevalo-Herrera A, Menegon M, Martinez-Espinosa FE, Padilla N, Botto-Menezes C, Malheiro A, Hans D, Castellanos ME, Robinson L, Samol P, Kochar S, Kochar SK, Kochar DK, Desai M, Sanz S, Quinto L, Mayor A, Rogerson S, Mueller I, Severini C, del Portillo HA, Bardaji A, Chitnis CC, Menendez C, Dobano C. Naturally acquired binding-inhibitory antibodies to Plasmodium vivax duffy binding protein in pregnant women are associated with higher birth weight in a multicenter study. Frontiers in Immuno. 2017;8:1-16.
Longley RJ, White MT, Takashima E, Morita M, Kanoi BN, Li Wai Suen CSN, Betuela I, Kuehn A, Sripoorote P, Franca CT, Siba P, Robinson LJ, Lacerda M, Sattabongkot J, Tsuboi T, Mueller I. Naturally acquired antibody responses to more than 300 Plasmodium vivax proteins in three geographic regions. PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 2017:1-15.
Bergstrom A, Oppenheimer SJ, Mentzer AJ, Auckland K, Robson K, Attenborough R, Alpers MP, Koki G , Pomat W, Siba P, Xue Y, Sandhu MS Tyler-Smith C. A Neolithic expansion, but strong genetic structure, in the independent history of New Guinea. Science. 2017; 357:1160–1163.
Salman S, Baiwog F, Page-Sharp M, Griffin S, Karunajeewa HA, Mueller I, Rogerson SJ, Siba PM, Illett KF, Davis TME. Optimal antimalarial dose regimens for sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine with or without azithromycin in pregnancy based on population pharmacokinetic modeling. Antimicrob Agents Chemo. 2017;61:1-18.
McLean ARD, Stanisic D, McGready R, Chotivanich K, Clapham C, Baiwog F, Pimanpanarak M, Siba P, Mueller I, King CL, Nosten F, Beeson JG, Rogerson S, Simpsn JA, Fowkes FJI. falciprum infection and maternofetal antibody transfer in malaria-endemic settings of varying transmission. PLOS ONE. 2017:1-18.
Keven JB, Reimer L, Katusele M, Koimbu G, Vinit R, Vincent N, Thomsen E, Foran DR, Zimmerman PA, Walker ED. Plasticity of host selection by malaria vectors of Papua New Guinea. Parasites and Vectors 2017;10:1-11.
Vallely LM, Toliman P, Ryan C, Rai G, Wapling J, Gabuzzi J, Allen J, Opa C, Munnull G, Kaima P, Kombuk B, Kumbia A, Kombati Z, Law G, Kelly-Hanku A, Wand H, Siba PM, Mola GDL, Kaldor JM Vallely AJ. Performance of syndromic management for the detection and treatment of genital Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis among women attending antenatal, well woman and sexual health clinics in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2017;1-9.
Van den Biggelaar AHJ, Richmond PC, Fuery A, Anderson D, Opa C, Saleu G, Lai M, Francis JP, Alpers MP, Pomat WS, Lehmann D. Pneumococcal responses are similar in Papua New Guinean children aged 3-5 years vaccinated in infancy with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine with or without prior pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or without pneumococcal vaccination. PLOS ONE. 2017:1-18.
Hupalo DN, Luo Z, Melnikov A, Sutton PL, Rogov P, Escalante A, Vallejo AF, Herrera S, Arevalo-Herrera M, Fan Q, Wang Y, Cui L, Lucas CM, Durand S, Sanchez JF, Baldeviano C, Lescano AG, Laman M, Barnadas C, Barry A, Mueller I, Kazura JW, Eapen A, Kanagaraj D, Valecha N, Ferreira MU, Roobsoong W, Nguitragool W, Sattabonkot J, Gamboa D, Kosek M, Vinetz JM, Gonzalez-Ceron, Birren BW, Neafsey DE, Carlton JM. Population genomics studies identify signatures of global dispersal and drug resistance in Plasmodium vivax. Nat Genet 2017;48:1-16.
Rarau P, Vengiau G, Gouda h, Phuanaukoonon S, Kevau IH, Bullen C, Scragg R, Riley I, Marks G, Umezaki M, Morita A, Oldenburg B, McPake B, Pulford J. Prevalence of non-communicable disease risk factors in three sites across Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Glob Health. 2017:1-14.
Lehmann D, Kirarock W, van den Biggelaar AHJ, Passey M, Jacoby P, Saleu G, Masiria G, Nivio B, Greenhill A, Orami T, Francis J, Ford R, Kirkham LA, Solomon V, Richmond PC, Pomat WS, and for the 10v13v PCV Trial Team. Rationale and methods of a randomized controlled trial of immunogenicity, safety and impact on carriage of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines in infants in Papua New Guinea. BioMed Central. Pneumonia. 2017;9:1-15.
Manineng CM, MacLaren D, Baigry M, Trowalle E, Muller R, Vallely A, Gesch P, Hombhanje F, McBride WJ. Re-establishing safer medical-circumcision-integrated initiation ceremonies for HIV prevention in a rural setting in Papua New Guinea. A multi-method acceptability study. PLOS ONE. 2017:1-18.
Lufele E, Umbers A, Ordi J, Ome-Kaius M, Wangnapi R, Unger H, Tarongka N, Siba P, Mueller I, Robinson L, Rogerson S. Risk factors and pregnancy outcomes associated with placental malaria in prospective cohort of Papua New Guinean women. Malar J. 2017;16:1-10.
Luang-Suarkia D, Ernst T, Alpers MP, Garruto R, Smith D, Imrie A. Serological evidence for transmission of multiple dengue virus serotypes in Papua New Guinea and West Papua prior to 1963. PLOS Negl Trop. Dis. 2017:1-14.
Diefenbach-Elstob T, Plummer D, Dowi R, Wamagi S, Gula B, Siwaeya K, Pelowa D, Siba P, Warner J. The social determinants of tuberculosis treatment adherence in a remote region of Papua New Guinea. BMC Public Health 2017;17:1-12.
Koepfli C, Ome-Kaius M, Jally S, Malau E, Maripal S, Ginny J, Timinao L, Kattenberg JH, Obadia T, White M, Rarau P, Senn N, arry AE, Kazura JW, Mueller I, Robinson LJ. Sustained malaria control over and 8-year period in Papua New Guinea : The challenge of low – density asymptomatic Plasmodium infections. J Infec Dis. 2017;216:1434-443.
Schofield L, Ioannidis LJ, Karl S, Robinson LJ, Tan QY, Poole DP, Betuela I, Hill DL, Siba PM, Hansen DS, Mueller I, Eriksson EM. Synergistic effect of IL-12 and IL-18 induces TIM3 regulation of γδ T cell function and decreases the risk of clinical malaria in children living in Papua New Guinea. BMC Med. 2017;15:1-15.
Saweri OPM, Hetzel MW, Mueller I, Siba PM, Pulford J. The treatment of non-malarial febrile illness in Papua New Guinea: findings from cross sectional and longitudinal studies of health worker practice. BMC Health Service Res. 2017;17:1-10.
Willie B, Gare J, King CL, Zimmerman PA, Mehlotra RK. A preliminary assessment of Toll-like receptor and β-defensin gene polymorphisms in Papua New Guinea – what does it mean for HIV/AIDS? PNG Med J 2017;60:51-59.
Morris M, Bolnga JW, Verave O, Aipit J, Rero A, Laman M. Safety and effectiveness of oral misoprostol for induction of labour in a resource-limited setting: a dose escalation study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017;17:1-8.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 2017

Kelly-Hanku A, Badman S, Kupul M, Willie B, Narokobi R, Amos-Kuma A, Gabuzzi J, Pekon S, Aeno H, Boli Neo R, Ase S, Nembari J, Hou P, Dala N, Weikum D, Kaldo J, Vallely A, Hakim A on behalf of the Kauntim Mi Tu Study Team. 90-90-90 and the HIV continuum of care – How well are we doing in Port Moresby among key populations? Abstract 62 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Hakim A, Amos-Kuma A, Badman S, Kupul M, Willie B, Narokobi R, Aeno H, Neo R, Ase S, Nembari J, Hou P, Gabuzzi J, Pekon S, Dala N, Weikum D, Kaldo J, Vallely A, Kelly-Hanku A on behalf of the Kauntim Mi Tu Study Team. Access to and uptake of prevention of parent to child HIV transmission services among FSW n Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Abstract 64 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Au L, Peach E, Scoullar MJL, Morgan C, Kennedy E, Luchters S, Kelly-Hanku A, Vallely L, Vallely A, Robinson L, Siba P, Pomat W, Fowkes F, Crabb BS, Beeson JG, the HMHB Study Team. Accessing family planning services: self-reported barriers from a survey of pregnant women in East New Britain. Abstract 87 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Peach E, Scoullar MJL, Morgan C, Kennedy E, Luchters S, Vallely A, Siba P, Pomat W, Fowkes F, Crabb BS, Beeson JG and the HMHB Study Team. Biomedical and health service risk factors for poor maternal and child health. Abstract 44 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Tavul L, Howard S, Laman M, Kumai S, Samuel A, Kotty B, Lorry L, Makita L, Yohogu M, John L, Bieb S, Wangi J, Kazura J, Weil GJ, Karl S, Tisch D, King CL, Robinson LJ. Community randomized safety trial of triple-drug mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea. Abstract 84 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Aga T, Ainui N, Pham NB, Pomat WS. Domestic violence in PNG: a comparison between females and males perspective. Abstract 83 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Toliman PJ, Phillips S, de Jong S, O’Neill T, Kaldor JK, Vallely AJ, Tabrizi SN. Evaluation of p16/Ki-67 dual stain cytology for detection of HPV transformed squamous epithelial cells in self-collected vaginal specimens. Abstract 77 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Narokobi R, Hakim A, Badman SG, Willie B, Gabuzzi J, Pekon S, Gare J, Amos-Kuma A, Weikum D, Kupul M, Aeno H, Neo Boli R, Ase S, Nembari J, Hou P, Dala N, Kaldor J, Vallely A, Kelly-Hanku A on behalf of the Kauntim Mi Tu Study Team. Feasibility of molecular point of care HIV viral load testing amongst key populations in Papua New Guinea: Results from Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Morgan C, Saweri O, Larme N, Peach E, Melepia P, Au L, Scoullar M, Reza MS, Vallely L, McPake B, Beeson J on behalf of HMHB Study 2a Research Team. Identifying gaps in postnatal and infancy care in East New Britain, healthy mothers healthy babies (HMHB) study 2a. Abstract 43 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Manineng C, MacLaren D, Baigry M, Trowall E, Muller R, Vallely A, Gesch P, Hombhanje F, McBride J. Integrating safe circumcision and re-establishing male transition rites for HIV prevention in Yangoru-Saussia, Papua New Guinea: an acceptability and feasibility assessment. Abstract 67 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Emori R, Pham NB, Siba P, Pomat WS. Knowledge of HIV prevention among adult males in rural PNG: New evidence from the integrated health and demographic surveillance system. Abstract 69 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Luang-Suarkia D, Ernst T, McCarthy S, Mitja O, Tay A, Bennett S, Garruto R, Alpers MP, Smith DW, Imrie A. Natural history of dengue transmission in Papua New Guinea: overview of research findings. Abstract 79 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Ford R, Sapura J, Kave J, Yasi L, Yoannes M, Chan J, Dunne E, Satzke C, Lehmann D, Pomat WS, Blyth CC, Russel FM. PNG pneumonia and menigitis aetiology study of the impact of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in hospitalised children with pnemonia and meningitis. Abstract 45 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Toliman PJ, Phillips S, Badman SG, Gabuzzi J, Silim S, Forereme L, Kumbia A, Kombuk B, Kombati Z, Munnull G, Mola G, Tan G, Brotherton J, Saville M, Kaldor JM, Garland S, Tabrizi SN, Vallely AJ. Point-of-care Xpert HPV test outperforms visual inspection with acetic acid and a combination HPV/VIA algorithm for the detection of high-grade cervical disease in Papua New Guinea. Abstract 78 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Kelly-Hanku A, Gabuzzi J, Willie B, Badman SG, Narokobi R, Amos-Kuma A, Pekon S, Kupul M, Aeno H, Boli Neo R, Ase S, Nembari J, Hou P, Dala N, Weikum D, Kaldor J, Vallely A, Hakim A on behalf of the Kauntim Mi Tu Study Team. Population prevalence of HIV, hepatiti B virus, syphilis, chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae among female sex workers and men who have sex with men, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Abstract 61 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Jally S, Kattenberg JH, Lautu D, Karl S, Timinao L, Nate E, Kasian B, Mueller I, Robinson LJ, Laman M, Tavul L, Moore BR. Prevalence of CYP2D6 in Madang and its association with primaquine metabolism in children. Abstract 47 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Timinao L, Katusele M, Tavul L, Kilepak L, Yabu S, Ele Y, Howard SC, Tisch D, Laman M, Robinson LJ, King CL, Karl S. Prevalence of wuchereria bancrofti in anopheline mosquitoes before and afte a mass drug administration against lymphatic filariasis in Madang Province. Abstract 85 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Hakim A, Amos-Kuma A, Badman S, Kupul M, Willie B, Narokobi R, Aeno H, Neo R, Ase S, Nembari J, Hou P, Gabuzzi J, Pekon S, Dala N, Weikum D, Kaldo J, Vallely A, Kelly-Hanku A on behalf of the Kauntim Mi Tu Study Team. Sexual and physical violence among female sex workers in Port Moresby. Abstract 65 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.
Robinson LJ, Ome-Kaius M, Koepfli C, Kattenberg JH, Lautu-Ninda D, Hofmann NE, Rodriguez D, Katusele M, Keven JB, Mantila D, Kombut B, Jally S, Malau E, Obadia T, Walker ED, Barry A, Hetzel M, Karl S, King CL, Felger I, Laman M, Kazura J, Mueller I. Understanding the highly dynamic nature of declining malaria transmission in Papua New Guinea. Abstract 86 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty Third Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 03th – 08th Sept 2017.

2016

Publication list for 2016

Badman SG, Vallely LM, Toliman P, Kariwiga G, Lote B, Pomat W, Holmer C, Guy R, Luchters S, Morgan C, Garland SM, Tabrizi S, Whiley D, Rogerson SJ, Mola G, Wand H, Donovan B, Causer L, Kaldor J, Vallely A. A novel point-of-care testing strategy for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in high-burden settings: results of a feasibility study in Papua New Guinea. BMC Infec Dis 2016;250:1-6.
Hetzel MW, Reimer LJ, Gideon G, Koimbu G, Barnadas C, Makita L, Siba PM, Mueller I. Changes in malaria burden and transmission in sentinel sites after the roll-out of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Papua New Guinea. Parasites & Vectors 2016;340:1-12.
Duffy MF, Noviyanti R, Tsuboi T, Feng ZP, Trianty L, Sebayang B, Takashima E, Sumardy F, Lampah DA, Turner L, Lavstsen T, Fowkes FJI, Siba P, Rogerson SJ, Theander TG, Marfurt J, Price RN, Anstey NM, Brown GV, Papenfuss AT. Difference in PfEMP1s recognized by antibodies from patients with uncomplicated or severe malaria. Malar J 2016;258:1-12.
Vernot B, Tucci S, Kelso J, Schraiber JG, Wolf AB, Gittelman RM, Dannemann M, Grote S, McCoy RC, Norton H, Scheinfeldt LB, Merriwether DA, Koki G, Friedlaender JS, Wakefield J, Paabo S, Akey JM. Excavating neandertal and denisovan DNA from genomes of Melanesian Individuals. Sci 2016;1-9.
Pulford J, Smith I, Mueller I, Siba PM, Hetzel MW. Health worker compliance with a `Test and Treat’ malaria case management protocol in Papua New Guinea. PLOS ONE 2016;1-17.
Reimer LJ, Thomsen EK, Koimbu G, Keven JB, Mueller I, Siba PM, Kazura JW, Hetzel MW, Zimmerman PA. Malaria transmission dynamics surrounding the first nationwide long lasting insecticidal net distribution in Papua New Guinea. Malar J 2016;1-11.
Menegon M, Bardaji A, Martinez-Espinosa F, Botto-Menezes, Ome-Kaius M, Mueller I, Betuela I, Arevalo-Herrera M, Kochar S, Kochar SK, Jaju P, Hans D, Chitnis C, Padilla N, Castellanos ME, Ortiz L, Sanz S, Piqueras M, Desai M, Mayor A, del Portillo H, Menendez C, Severini C. Microsatellite genotyping of Plasmodium vivax isolates from pregnant women in four malaria endemic countries. PLOS One 2016;1-13.
Ross A, Koepfli C, Schoepflin S, Timinao L, Siba P, Smith T, Mueller I, Felger I, Tanner M. The incidence and differential seasonal patterns of Plasmodium vivax primary infections and relapses in a cohort of children in Papua New Guinea. PLOS Neglect Trop Dis 2016;1-18.
Vallely LM, Homiehombo P, Walep E, Moses M, Tom M, Kelly-Hanku A, Vallely A, Nataraye E, Ninnes C, Mola GD, Morgan C, Kaldor JM, Wand H, Whttaker A, Homer CSE. Feasibility and acceptability of clean birth kits containing misoprostol for self-administration to prevent postpartum hemorrhage in rural Papua New Guinea. Inter J Gynecolo Obstets 2016;133:301-306.
Park JW, Cheong HK, Honda Y, Ha M, Kim H, Kolam J, Inape K, Mueller I. Time trend of malaria in relation to climate variability in Papua New Guinea. Environ Health Toxicol 2016;1-11.
Logue K, Keven JB, Cannon MV, Reimer L, Siba P, Walker ED, Zimmerman PA, Serre D. Unbiased characterization of Anopheles mosquito blood meals by targeted high throughput sequencing. PLOS Neglected Trop Dis 2016;1-18.
Celestine Aho, Michael A, Yoannes M, Greenhill A, Jacoby P, Reeder J, Pomat W, Saleu G, Namuigi P, Phuanukoonnon S, Smith-Vaughan H, Leach AJ, Richmond P, Lehmann D; for the Neonatal Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Trial Study Team. Limited impact of neonatal or early infant schedules of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumonia in Papua New Guinean children: a randomized controlled trial. Vaccine Reports 2016;36-46.
Francis JP, Richmond PC, Michael A, Siba PM, Jacoby P, Hales BJ, Thomas WR, Lehmann D, Pomat WS, van den Biggelaar AHJ. A longitudinal study of natural antibody development to pneumococcal surface protein A families 1 and 2 in Papua New Guinean highland children: a cohort study. Pneumonia 2016;12:1-7.
Requena P, Rui E, Padilla N, Martinez-Espinosa FE, Castellanos ME, Botto-Menezes CB, Malheiro A, Arevalo-Herrera M, Kochar S, Kochar SK, Kochar DK, Umbers AJ, Ome-Kaius M, Wangnap R, Hans D, Menegon M, Mateo F, Sanz S, Desai M, Mayor A, Chitnis CC, Bardaji A, Mueller I, Rogerson S, Severini C, Fernandez-Becerra C, Menendez C, del Portillo H, Dobano C. Plasmodium vivax VIR proteins are targets of naturally-acquired antibody and T Cell immune responses to malaria in pregnant women. PLOS Neglect Trop Dis 2016;1-20.
Weaver R, Reiling L, Feng G, Drew DR, Mueller I, Siba PM, Tsuboi T, Richards JS, Fowkes FJI Beeson JG. The association between naturally acquired IgG subclass specific antibodies to the PfRH5 invasion complex and protection from Plasmodium falciparum Scientific Reports 2016;1-10.
Marks M, Yin YP, Chen XS, Castro A, Causer L, Guy R, Wangnapi R, Mitja O, Aziz A, Castro R, Pereira FLM, Taleo F, Guinard J, Belec L, Tun Y, Bottomley C, Ballard RC, Mabey DCW. Metaanalysis of the performance of a combined treponemal and nontreponemal rapid diagnostic test for syphilis and yaws. Clin Infect Dis 2016;63:627-633.
Drew DR, Wilson DW, Elliott SR, Cross N, Terheggen U, Hodder AN, Siba PM, Chelimo K, Dent AE, Kazura JW, Mueller I, Beeson JG. A novel approach to identifying patterns of human invasion-inhibitory antibodies guides the design of malaria vaccines incorporating polymorphic antigens. BMC Medicine 2016;14:1-14.
Igai K, Itakura M, Nishijima S, Tsurumaru H, Suda W, Tsutaya T, Tomitsuka E, Tadokoro K, Baba J, Odani S, Natsuhara K, Morita A, Yoneda M, Greenhill AR, Horwood PF, Inoue J, Ohkuma M, Hongoh Y, Yamamoto T, Siba PM, Hattori M, Minamisawa K, Umezaki M. Nitrogen fixation and nifH diversity in human gut microbiota. Scientific Reports 2016;1-11.
Franca CT, He WQ, Gruszczyk J, Lim NTY, Lin E, Kiniboro B, Siba PM, Tham WH, Mueller I. Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte binding proteins are key targets of naturally acquired immunity in young Papua New Guinean children. PLOS Neglect Trop Dis 2016;1-17.
Chan JA, Howell KB, Langer C, Maier AG, Hasang W, Rogerson SJ, Petter M, Chesson J, Stanisic DI, Duffy MF, Cooke BM, Siba PM, Mueller I, Bull PC, Marsh K, Fowkes FJI, Beeson JG. A single point in protein trafficking by Plasmodium falciparum determines the expression of major antigens on the surface of infected erythrocytes targeted by human antibodies. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016;73:4141-4158.
Mueller I, Hetzel MW. Malaria in Papua New Guinea 2000-2013: back from the brink, but where to now? PNG Med J 2014;57:1-6.
Hetzel MW, Pulford J, Maraga S, Barnadas C, Reimer LJ, Tavul L, Jamea-Maiasa S, Tandrapah T, Maalsen A, Makita L, Siba PM, Mueller I. Evaluation of the Global Fund-supported National Malaria Control Program in Papua New Guinea, 2009-2014.. PNG Med J 2014;57:7-29.
Angwin A, Hetzel MW, Mueller I, Siba PM, Pulford J. A qualitative study of how affected individuals or their caregivers respond to suspected malaria infection in rural Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2014;57:30-38.
Hetzel MW, Paul S, Benjamin L, Makita L, Mueller I, Siba PM. The proportion of fevers attributable to malaria varies significantly between sites in Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2014;57:39-51.
Bande G, Hetzel MW, Iga J, Barnadas C, Mueller I, Siba PM, Horwood PF. An investigation into febrile illnesses of unknown aetiology in Wipim, Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2014;57:52-58.
Kurumop SF, Pulford J, Mueller I, Siba PM, Hetzel MW. Diagnostic capacity and antimalarial availability in Papua New Guinea before the introduction of a revised national malaria treatment protocol. PNG Med J 2014;57:59-67.
Betuela I, Robinson LJ, Hetzel MW, Laman M, Siba PM, Bassat Q, Mueller I. Primaquine treatment for Plasmodium vivax – an essential tool for malaria control and elimination in Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2014;57:68-74.
Koepfli C, Barry AE, Javati S, Timinao L, Nate E, Mueller I barnadas C. How molecular epidemiology studies can support the National malaria control program in Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2014;57:75-85.
Katusele M, Gideon G, Thomsen EK, Siba PM, Hetzel MW, Reimer LJ. Long-lasting insecticidal nets remain efficacious after five years of use in Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2014;57:86-93.
Hetzel MW, Pulford J, Tandrapah T, Jamea-Maiasa S; on behalf of the PNGIMR MalCon Team. Missing in line of duty. PNG Med J 2014;57:94-102.
Siba PM. Dr Adolf Saweri – an inspirational academic, researcher and mentor. PNG Med J 2014;57:112.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 2016

Sapura J, Aho C, Kumani T, Masiria G, Kave J, Hwaihwanje I, Ford R, Yuasi L, Greenhill A, Lehmann D, Pomat WS, Siba pM, Blyth CC; on behalf of PNGIMR Aetiology Study Team. The aetiology of pneumonia and meningitis in hospitalized children from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Abstract 11 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4 -9 Sep 2016:41-42.
Nagepu B, Orami T, Ford R, Michael A, Yoannes M, Solomon V, masiria G, saleu G, Dreyam M, Nivio B, Siba P, Passey M, Jacoby P, Richmond P, Kirkham LA, Greenhill A, Lehmann D, Pomat W; for the 10v13vPCV Trial Team. Impact of 10-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on pneumococcal and non typeable Haemophillus Influenzae carriage in the Eastern Highlands Province infants. Abstract 12 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:42-43.
Kirarock W, Masiria G, Nivio B, Saleu G, Dreyam m, Siba P, Solomon V, Ford R, Passey M, Kirkham L, Lehmann D, Richmond P, Pomat WS; for the PCV Trial Team. Comparison of 10-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in high-risk children: Protocol for randomized controlled trial. Abstract 13 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:43-44.
Biloo E, Kumbu j, Kini A, Pembu S, Lavu EK, Ropa B, Abdad Y, Stambos V, Pavlin BI. Confirmation and challenges of measles and dengue diagnosis in recent outbreaks in Papua New Guinea. Abstract 16 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:44-45.
Boli R, Pham BN, Siba P. Changing burden of diseases at the primary healthcare level in rural PNG. Abstract 19 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-3 Sep 2016:47-47.
Rarau P, Pulford J, Vengiau G, Gouda H, Phuanukoonon S, Kevau IH, Umezaki m, morita A, Riley I, Marks G, Bullin C, Scragg R, McPake B, Oldenburg B. The prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors in three sites across Papua New Guinea – A cross-sectional study. Abstract 26 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:52-53.
Gouda HN, Maraga S, Rarau P, Flaxman A, Phuanukoonnon S, Siba P, Stewart AL, Serina P, Ohno S, Lorenzo R, Murray C, Lopez A, Riley I. Mortality in transition: causes of death in three sites in Papua New Guinea during 2011 and 2014. Abstract 27 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:53-54.
Emori RB, Bang PN, Siba PM. Measuring child mortalities in Papua New Guinea, using the direct and indirect estimation methods. Abstract 28 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:54.
Tavul L, Hetzel M, wash D, Teliki A, Karl S, Siba P, Pulford J, Laman M, Betuela I, Kiniboro B, Oswyn G, Makita L, Robinson L, Kattenbuerg JE, Mueller I. The efficacy of Artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea. Abstract 36 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:60-61.
Hofmann NE, Karl S, Wampfler R, Betuela I, Teliki A, Waltmann A, felger I, Robinson LJ, Mueller I. Investigating small-scale heterogeneity in malaria transmission using the molecular force of infection. Abstract 37 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:61-62.
Omena M, Javati S, Lang A, Ford R, Pomat WS, Blyth C. Viral pathogens associated with pneumonia and meningitis in children in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Abstract 39 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:63-64.
Peach E, Scoullar M, morgan C, fowkes F, Pomat W, Siba P, Beeson J; on behalf of the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies (HMHB) Study Team. Determining disease burden and causes of low birth weight to improve maternal and infant health: a prospective longitudinal study in East New Britain. Abstract 50 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:71-72.
Pham NB, Pomat W, Siba P. CHESS: A new generation of population health surveillance for sustainable development of PNG. Abstract 52 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-second Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 4-9 Sep 2016:72-73.

2015

Publication list for 2015

Gare J, Kelly-Hanky A, Ryan CE, David M, Kaima P, Imara U, Lote N, Crowe SM, Hearps AC. Factors influencing antiretroviral adherence and virological outcomes in people living with HIV in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. PLOS One 2015;1-14.
Reddy SB, Anders RF, Cross N, Mueller I, Senn N, Stanisic DI, Siba PM, Wahlgren M, Kironde F, Beeson JG, Persson KEM. Difference in affinity of monoclonal and naturally acquired polyclonal antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens. BMC Microb 2015;15:1-11.
Laman M, Aipit S, Bona C, Siba PM, Robinson LJ, Manning L, Davis TME. Ultrasonographic assessment of splenic volume at presentation and after anti-malarial therapy in children with malarial anaemia. Malar J 2015;14:1-9.
Teo A, Hasang W, Randal LM, Unger HW, Siba PM, Mueller I, Brown GV Rogerson. Malaria preventive therapy in pregnancy and its potential impact on immunity to malaria in an area of declining transmission. Malar J 2015;14:1-8.
Makaen J, Tasi L. Anthrax, fairly undetected in Papua New Guinea. HAF 2015;2:41-48.
Koepfli C, Robinson LJ, Rarau P, Salib M, Sambale N, Wampfler R, Betuela I, Nuitragool W, Barry AE, Siba P, Felger I, Mueller I. Blood-stage parasitaemia and age determine Plasmodium falciparum and vivax gametocytaemia in Papua New Guinea. PLOS One 2015;1-15.
Karl S, Li Wai Suen CSN, Unger HW, Ome-Kaius M, Mola G, White L, Wangnapi RA, Rogerson SJ, Mueller I. Preterm or Not – an evaluation of estimates of gestational age in a cohort of women from rural Papua New Guinea. PLOS One 2015;1-17.
Andrew EVW, Pell C, Angwin A, Auwum A, Daniels J, Mueller I, Phuanukoonnon S, Pool R. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning malaria in pregnancy: Results from a qualitative study in Madang, Papua New Guinea. PLOS One 2015;1-20.
Atwell JE, Thumar B, Robinson LJ, Tobby R, Yambo P, Ome-Kaius M, Siba PM, Unger HW, Rogerson SJ, King CL, Karron RA. Impact of placental malaria and hypergammaglobulinemia on transplacental transfer of respiratory syncytial virus antibody in Papua New Guinea. J Infect Dis 2015;1-31.
Irani V, Ramsland PA, Guy AJ, Siba PM, Mueller I, Richards JS, Beeson JG. Acquisition of functional antibodies that block the binding of erythrocyte binding antigen 175 and protection against Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children. Clinic Infect Dis 2015;1-29.
Makaen J, Omena M. Maintenance of a reliable laboratory service for tuberculosis intervention in Papua New Guinea. Lab Med 2015;46:35-37.
Martinez I, Stegen JC, Maldonado-Gomez MX, Eren AM, Siba PM, Greenhill AR, Walter J. The gut microbiota of rural Papua New Guineans: Composition, diversity patterns, and ecological processes. Cell Reports 2015;11:527-538.
Vallely LM, Homiehombo P, Kelly-Hanku A, Whittaker A. Unsafe abortion requiring hospital admission in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New guinea – a descriptive study of women’s and health care workers’ experiences. Reproductive Health 2015;12:1-11.
Laman M, Benjamin JM, Moore BR, Salib M, Tawat S, Davis WA, Siba PM, Robinson LJ, Davis TME. Artemether-lumefantrine versus artemisinin-naphthoquine in Papua New Guinean children with uncomplicated malaria: a six months post-treatment follow-up study. Malarial J 2015;15:1-7.
Unger HW, Ome-Kaius M, Karl S, Singirok D, Siba P, Walker J, Wangnapi RA, Mueller I, Rogerson SJ. Factors associated with ultrasound-aided detection of suboptimal fetal growth in a malaria-endemic area in Papua New BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015;15:1-8.
Jennison C, Arnot A, Tessier N, Tavul L, Koepfli C, Felger I, Siba PM, Reeder JC, Bahlo M, Mueller I, Barry AE. Plasmodium vivax populations are more genetically diverse and less structured than sympatric Plasmodium falciparum PLOS 2015;1-20.
Stanisic DI, Moore KA, Baiwog F, Ura A, Clapham C, King CL, Siba PM, Beeson JG, Mueller I, Fowkes FJ, Rogerson SJ. Risk factors for malaria and adverse birth outcomes in a prospective cohort of pregnant women resident in a high malaria transmission area of Papua New Guinea. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2015; 1-12.
Hofmann N, Mwingira F, Shekalaghe S, Robinson LJ, Mueller I, Felger I. Ultra-sensitive detection of Plasmodium falciparum by amplification of multi-copy subtelomeric targets. PLOS Med 2015;1-21.
Mitja O, Houinei W, Moses P, Kapa A, Paru r, Hays R, Lukehart S, Godornes C, Bieb SV, Grice T, Siba P, Mabey D, Sanz S, Alonso PL, Asiedu K, Bassat Q. Mass treatment with single-dose azithromycin for yaws. N Engl J Med 2015;372:703-710.
Koleala T, Karl S, Laman M, Moore BR, Benjamin J, Barnadas C, Robinson LJ, Kattenberg JH, Javati S, Wong RPM, Rosanas-Urgell A, Betuela I, Siba PM, Mueller I, Davis TME. Temporal changes in Plasmodium falciparum anti-malarial drug sensitivity in vitro and resistance-associated genetic mutations in isolates from Papua New Guinea. Malarial J 2015;14:1-9.
Unger HW, Ome-Kaius M, Wangnapi RA, Umbers AJ, Hanieh S, Li Wai Suen C, Robinson LJ, Rosanas-urgell A, Wapling J, Lufele E, Kongs C, Samol P, Sui D, Singirok D, Bardaji A, Schofield L, Menendez, Betuela I, Siba P, Mueller I, Rogerson SJ. Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine plus azithromycin for the prevention oflow birthweight in Papua New Guinea: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine 2015;13:1-16.
Stanisic DI, Fowkes FJI, Koinari M, Javata S, Lin E, Kiniboro B, Richards JS, Robinson LJ, Schofield L, Kazura JW, King CL, Zimmerman P, Felger I, Siba PM, Mueller I, Beeson JG. Acquisition of antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum merozoites and malaria immunity in Young children and the influence of ages, force of infection, and magnitude of response. Infection and Immunity 2015;83:646-660.
Unger HW, Karl S, Wangnapi RA, Siba P, Mola G, Walker J, Mueller I, Ome M, Rogerson SJ. Fetal size in a rural Melanesian population with minimal risk factors for growth restriction: an observational ultrasound study from Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2015;92:178-186.
Logue K, Small ST, Chan ER, Reimer L, Siba PM, Zimmerman PA, Serre D. Whole-genome sequencing reveals absence of recent gene flow and separate demographic histories for Anopheles punctulatus mosquitoes in Papua New Guinea. Mol Ecol 2015;24:1-16.
Jennison C, Arnott A, Tessier N, Tavul L, Koepfli C, Felger I, Siba PM, Reeder JC, Bahlo M, Mueller I, Barry AE. Plasmodium vivax populations are more genetically diverse and less structured than sympatric Plasmodium falciparum populations. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015;1-20.
Greenhil AR, Tsuji H, Ogata K, Natsuhara K, Morita A, Soli K, Larkins JA, Tadokoro K, Odani S, Baba J, Naito Y, Tomitsuka E, Nomoto K, Siba PM, Horwood PF, Umezaki. Characterization of the gut microbiota of Papua New Guineans using reverse transcription quantitative PCR. PLOS One 2015;1-15.
Naito YI, Morita A, Natsuhara K, Tadokoro K, Baba J, Odani S, Tomitsuka E, Igai K, Tsutaya T, Yoneda M, Greenhill AR, Horwood PF, Soli KW, Phuanukoonnon S, Siba PM, Umezaki M. Association of protein intakes and variation of diet-scalp hair nitrogen isotopic discrimination factor in Papua New Guinea highlanders. Am J Phys Anthropol 2015;
Karl S, Laman M, Moore BR, Benjamin J, Koleala T, Iban C, Kasian B, Siba PM, Waltmann A, Mueller I, Woodward RC, St Pierre TG, Davis TM. Gametocyte clearance kinetics determined by quantitative magnetic fractionation in Melanesian children with uncomplicated malaria treated with artemisinin combination therapy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015;59:4489-4496.
Benjamin JM, Moore BR, Salman S, Page-Sharp M, Tawat S, Yadi G, Lorry L, Siba PM, Batty KT, Robinson LJ, Mueller I, Davis TM. Population pharmockinetics, tolerability, and safety of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamin-piperaquine in pregnant and nonpregnant Papua New Guinean women. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015;59:4260-4271.
Moore BR, Salman S, Benjamin J, Page-Sharp M, Yadi G, Batty KT, Siba PM, Mueller I, Davis TM. Pharmacokinetics of piperaquine transfer into the breast milk of Melanesian mothers. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015;59:4272-4278.
Requena P, Barrios D, Robinson LJ, Samol P, Umbers AJ, Wangnapi R, Ome-Kaius M, Rosanas-Urgell A, Mayor A, Lopez M, de Lazzari E, Arevalo-Herrera M, Fernandez-Becerra C, del Portillo H, Chitnis CE, Siba PM, Rogerson S, Mueller I, Bardaji A, Menemdez C, Dobano C. Proinflammatory responses and higher IL-10 production by T cells correlate with protection against malaria during pregnancy and delivery outcomes. J Immunol 2015;194:3275-3285.
Chiu CY, Hodder AN, Lin CS, Hill DL, Li Wai Suen CS, Schofield L, Siba PM, Mueller I, Cowman AF, Hansen DS. Antibodies to the Plasmodium falciparum proteins MSPDBL1 and MSPDBL2 opsonize merozoites, inhibit parasite growth, and predict protection from clinical malaria. J Infect Dis. 2015;212:406-415.
Tessema SK,Monk SL, Schultz MB, Tavul L, Reeder JC, Siba PM, Mueller I, Barry AE. Phylogeography of var gene repertoires reveals fine-scale geospatial clustering of Plasmodium falciparum populations in a highly endemic area. Mol Ecol 2015;24:484-497.
Morita A, Natsuhara K, Tomitsuka E, Odani S, Baba J, Tadokoro K, Igai K, Greehill AR, Horwood PF, Soli KW, Phuanukoonnon S, Siba PM, Umezaki M. Development, validation, and use of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for assessing protein intake in Papua New Guinean Highlandeers. Am J Hum Biol 2015;27:349-357.
Lufele E, Aipit J, Siba P, Robinson LJ, Laman M. A decline of haemophilus influenza type b meningitis in Papua New Guinean children despite low vaccination coverage. J trop Pediatr 2015;
MacLaren DJ, McBride WJ, Kelly GC, Muller R, Tommbe R, Kaldor JM, Vallely AJ. HIV prevalence is strongly associated with geographical variations in male circumcision and foreskin cutting in Papua New guinea: an ecological study. Sex Transm Infect 2015;
Vallely A, Toliman P, Badman SG, Gabuzzi J, Forereme L, Silim S, Allan J, Munnull G, Kumbia A, Kombuk B, Kombati Z, Ryan C, Vallely LM, KellyHanku A, Wand H, Siba P, Mola GDL, Tabrizi S, Guy R, Kaldor JM. Newly-available, innoviative point-of-care HPV-DNA testing could transform cervical cancer screening in Papua New Guina and other high-burden countries. Abstract 16 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:41-42.
Vallely LM, Homiehombo P, Walep E, Moses M, tom M, Nataraye E, Kelly-Hanku A, Vallely A, Ninnes C, Mola G, Morgan C, Kaldor JM, Wand H, Whittaker A, Homer CSE. Feasibility and acceptability of cleanbirth kits and self-administered misoprostol for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in rural Papua New Guinea. Abstract 25 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:46-47.
Naidi L, Pulford J, Mueller I, Siba PM, Hetzel MW. Assessing coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy (IPTp). Abstract 28 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:48-49.
Vallely LM, Paul R, Naidi B, Morewaya J, Kariwiga G, Vallely A, Morgan C, Homer CE. Review of the village birth attendant program in Milne Bay Province. Abstract 34 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:52.
Noel B, Kumai J, Campbell A, Siba P, Wangnapi RA. Incidences of village and health facility births and influencing factors on Karkar Island of PNG. Abstract 37 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:54.
Mek A, Kelly-Hanku A, Wilson L, Aeno H, Vallely A. Polygamy, sexual agency and women in contemporary Papua New Guinea. Abstract 45 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:58-59.
Lufele E, Aipit J, Siba P, Robinson LJ Laman M. A decline of haemophilus influenza type b meningitis in Papua New Guinean children despite low vaccination coverage. Abstract 48 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:60.
Sapura J, Aho C, Masiria g, Kave J, Kumani T, Hwaihwanje I, Ford R, Greenhill A, Lehmann D, Pomat WS, Siba PM, Blyth CC on behalf of the PNGIMR Aetiology Study Team. The Aetiology of pneumonia and meningitis in hospitalized children from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Abstract 49 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:60-61.
Emori R, Vallely L, Bolnga J, Pok H, Phuanukoonnon S, Siba P. Adolescent women’s experiences of pregnancy from two sites in Papua New Guinea. Abstract 51 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:62.
Hendel M, Melepia P, Beeson J, Morgan C, Pomat W, Siba P, on behalf of the healthy mothers healthy babies (HMHB) study team. Quantifying the burden of disease in pregnancy and risk factors for poor pregnancy outcomes: a longitudinal observational study in East New Britain. Abstract 52 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:62-63.
Saweri OPM, Pulford J, Siba PM, Mueller I, Hetzel MW. The direct and indirect costs households face when seeking treatment for febrile illness at rural health facilities in PNG. Abstract 56 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:65.
Francis JP, Wana S, Solomon V, Ford R, Greenhill A, Saleu G, Masiria G, Dreyam M, Nivio B Siba P, Jacoby P, Passey M, Lehmann D, Richmond P, Pomat WS. Immunogenicity of the 10 – and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) given at 1-2-3 months of age in infants in Papua New Guinea. Abstract 62 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:68.
Kumai J, Pham BN, Siba P. Declining fertility in Karkar Island: evidence from the PNG IMR’s iHDSS. Abstract P1 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:71-72.
Kelly-hanku A, Ase S, Fiya V, Vallely L, Kaldor J, Vallely A. Mother’s sickness: Papua new Guinean women and men and their knowledge of cervical cancer, its location, cause and prevalence in the community. Abstract P2 in Program and Abstracts of the Fifty-first Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 30 Aug -4 Sep 2015:72.
King S, Passey M, Dickson R. Perceptions and use of maternal health services by women in rural coastal Madang. PNG Med J 2013;56:5-13.
Shield JM, Kow F. A comparative study of intestinal helminthes in pre-school-age urban and rural children in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2013;56:14-31.
Gibbs T, Vilakiva G. Mother’s love for bacterial babies: the commitment of Audrey Michael, Mition Yoannes and Tilda Orami to medical research. PNG Med J 2013;56:43-49.
Vilakiva G, Gibbs T. Papua New Guinea’s next generation of medical researchers: Celestine Aho, Patricia Rarau and Pamela Toliman. PNG Med J 2013;56:50-54.
Horwood PF, Greenhill AR. Enteric diseases remain a major contributor to poor health outcomes in Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2013;56:97-102.
Barrington DJ, Greenhill AR. More resources need to be committed to the provision of safe water sources and sanitation in Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2013;56:103-109.
Kas MP, Horwood PF, Laman M, Manning L, Atua V, Siba PM, Greenhill AR. Isolation of vibrio cholerae and other enteric microbiota from patients with suspected cholera during the 2009 outbreak in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2013;56:110-115.
Phuanukoonnon S, Michael A, Kirarock WS, Pomat WS, van den Biggelaar AHJ. Intestinal parasitic infections and anaemia among pregnant women in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 2013;56:119-125.
Phuanukoonnon S, Namosha E, Kua L, Siba PM, Greenhill AR. Evaluation of a WASH intervention demonstrates the potential for improved hygiene practices in Hiri district, Central Province. PNG Med J 2013;56:126-135.
Kas MP, Maure T, Soli KW, Umezaki M, Morita A, Bebes S, Jonduo MJ, Larkins JA, Luang-Suarkia D, Siba PM, Greenhill AR, Horwood PF. Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic assay for the detection of rotavirus, norovirus and adenovirus from children hospitalized with acute watery diarrhea. PNG Med J 2013;56:141-144.
Toliman PJ, Guwada C, Soli KW. A review of diarrhea aetiology in Papua New Guinea, 1995-2012. PNG Med J 2013;56:145-155.
Horwood PF, Greenhill AR. Cholera in Papua New Guinea: observations to date and future considerations. PNG Med J 2013;56:162-165.
Zhang Xu-D, Kelly-Hanku A, Chai JJ, Luo J, Temmerman M, Luchters S. Sexual and reproductive health risks amongst female adolescents who use amphetamine-type stimulants and sell sex: a qualitative inquiry in Yunnan, China. Harm Reduction J 2015;12:1-12.
Greenhill AR, Phuanukoonnon S, Michael A, Yoannes M, Orami T, Smith H, Murphy D, Blyth C, Reeder J, Siba P, Pomat W, Lehmann D. Streptococus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenza in paediatric meningitis patients at Goroka General Hospital, Papua New Guinea: serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility in the pre-vaccine era. BMC Infect Dis 2015;15:1-8.

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