David Kaftan
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Kaftan D, Sharma M, Resar D, Milali M, Mudimu E, Wu L, et al.
J Int AIDS Soc
. 2025 Feb;
28(2):e26427.
PMID: 39995017
Introduction: Affordable HIV prevention tools are needed in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA). Several promising long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (LA-PrEP) products are available or in development. However, ESA settings face severe...
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Gathungu D, Ojiambo V, Kimathi M, Kaftan D, Kim H, Citron D, et al.
BMC Med
. 2025 Feb;
23(1):88.
PMID: 39940027
Background: In parts of Africa, women who become widowed lose housing, bank accounts, and other property and must re-marry to avoid extreme poverty. To re-marry, some women are required to...
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Mwalili S, Gathungu D, Chemutai J, Musyoka E, Bridenbecker D, Kirkman 4th C, et al.
BMC Med
. 2025 Feb;
23(1):85.
PMID: 39939974
Background: A disco matanga, or "disco funeral," is a celebration of a decedent's life that is culturally important in parts Africa, often involving overnight travel and alcohol consumption. These are...
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Namango I, Moore S, Marshall C, Saddler A, Kaftan D, Tenywa F, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health
. 2024 Dec;
4(12):e0003864.
PMID: 39739884
Knowing when and where infected mosquitoes bite is required for estimating accurate measures of malaria risk, assessing outdoor exposure, and designing intervention strategies. This study combines secondary analyses of a...
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Wu L, Kaftan D, Wittenauer R, Arrouzet C, Patel N, Saravis A, et al.
Lancet HIV
. 2024 Sep;
11(11):e765-e773.
PMID: 39312933
Background: Injectable lenacapavir administered every 6 months is a promising product for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We aimed to estimate the health and budget impacts and threshold price at which...
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Mashchenko O, Fessl T, Dycka F, Bily T, Vancova M, Kaftan D, et al.
Nano Lett
. 2024 Sep;
24(44):14146-14152.
PMID: 39311624
This study demonstrates the use of nanoparticles prepared by a gas aggregation source for fabricating structures by combining laser sintering and ablation. At first, the morphology and optical properties of...
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Kopejtka K, Tomasch J, Shivaramu S, Saini M, Kaftan D, Koblizek M
mSystems
. 2024 Aug;
9(9):e0070624.
PMID: 39189770
Importance: Horizontal gene transfer is one of the main mechanisms by which bacteria acquire new genes. However, it represents only the first step as the transferred genes have also to...
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Kaftan D, Kim H, Ko C, Howard J, Dalal P, Yamamoto N, et al.
J Med Virol
. 2024 Aug;
96(8):e29791.
PMID: 39092792
In mid-2022, New York City (NYC) became the epicenter of the US mpox outbreak. We provided real-time mpox case forecasts to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to...
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Tomasch J, Kopejtka K, Bily T, Gardiner A, Gardian Z, Shivaramu S, et al.
mSystems
. 2024 Feb;
9(3):e0131123.
PMID: 38376261
During their long evolution, anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria have inhabited a wide variety of natural habitats and developed specific strategies to cope with the challenges of any particular environment. Expression, assembly,...
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Milali M, Resar D, Kaftan D, Campbell J, Olowu A, Edwards D, et al.
Front Reprod Health
. 2023 Jun;
5:1144217.
PMID: 37266447
Introduction: Women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experience the world's highest rates of both HIV infection and unintended pregnancy. The Dual Prevention Pill (DPP) is a novel multipurpose prevention technology (MPT)...