Geoffrey Kwenda
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Recent Articles
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Nyahoda M, Saasa N, Changula K, Muleya W, Mupila Z, Chikoti C, et al.
J Public Health Afr
. 2025 Mar;
16(1):684.
PMID: 40083467
Background: In Zambia, knowledge on the landscape of respiratory pathogens that circulated during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is limited. Aim: This study investigated respiratory pathogens that circulated in...
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Ramirez-Zuniga I, MacLeod W, Chikoti C, Kwenda G, Lapidot R, Gill C, et al.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40063743
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe respiratory infections in infants, especially under 5 years of age. Several studies have reported that interactions between RSV and...
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Kanzi A, Smith S, Msefula C, Mwaba J, Ajayi A, Kwenda G, et al.
EBioMedicine
. 2024 Dec;
111():105500.
PMID: 39700896
The role of genomics in public health surveillance has been accentuated by its crucial contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its potential in addressing global disease outbreaks. While Africa has...
4.
Kasanga M, Gajdacs M, Muleya W, Ikhimiukor O, Mudenda S, Kasanga M, et al.
Antibiotics (Basel)
. 2024 Oct;
13(10).
PMID: 39452217
Background: Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) in are a serious concern due to their role in developing multidrug resistance (MDR) and difficult-to-treat infections. Objective: This study aimed to identify ESBL-carrying strains from...
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Kalule J, Bester L, Banda D, Derra F, Msefula C, Smith A, et al.
J Epidemiol Glob Health
. 2024 Oct;
14(4):1381-1396.
PMID: 39400654
Introduction: Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) persistently challenges public health in Africa, contributing substantially to the diarrhoeal disease burden. This systematic review and meta-analysis illuminate the distribution and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...
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Mukomena P, Simuunza M, Munsaka S, Kwenda G, Bumbangi F, Yamba K, et al.
JAC Antimicrob Resist
. 2024 Sep;
6(5):dlae139.
PMID: 39286817
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of pathogens such as is among the top 10 threats to global health. However, clinical and molecular data are scarce in Zambia. We, therefore, evaluated the...
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Shempela D, Muleya W, Mudenda S, Daka V, Sikalima J, Kamayani M, et al.
Int J Mol Sci
. 2024 Aug;
25(16).
PMID: 39201525
Wastewater-based surveillance has emerged as an important method for monitoring the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in Zambia. We...
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Lapidot R, Faits T, Ismail A, Allam M, Khumalo Z, MacLeod W, et al.
Gates Open Res
. 2024 Jul;
6:48.
PMID: 39050991
Background: Infants suffering from lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) have distinct nasopharyngeal (NP) microbiome profiles that correlate with severity of disease. Whether these profiles precede the infection or are a...
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Shempela D, Chambaro H, Sikalima J, Cham F, Njuguna M, Morrison L, et al.
Int J Mol Sci
. 2024 Jun;
25(12).
PMID: 38928045
Mutations have driven the evolution and development of new variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with potential implications for increased transmissibility, disease severity and vaccine escape...
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Xiao S, Abade A, Boru W, Kasambara W, Mwaba J, Ongole F, et al.
medRxiv
. 2024 Apr;
PMID: 38585829
Despite ongoing containment and vaccination efforts, cholera remains prevalent in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Part of the difficulty in containing cholera comes from our lack of understanding of how...