John W Oketch
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Recent Articles
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Owuor D, de Laurent Z, Oketch J, Murunga N, Otieno J, Nabakooza G, et al.
Sci Rep
. 2024 Aug;
14(1):18987.
PMID: 39152215
The role of sub-Saharan Africa in the global spread of influenza viruses remains unclear due to insufficient spatiotemporal sequence data. Here, we analyzed 222 codon-complete sequences of influenza A viruses...
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Oketch J, Wain L, Hollox E
PLoS One
. 2024 Apr;
19(4):e0300545.
PMID: 38558075
Short tandem repeat (STR) variation is an often overlooked source of variation between genomes. STRs comprise about 3% of the human genome and are highly polymorphic. Some cause Mendelian disease,...
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Oketch J, Kamau E, Otieno J, Mwema A, Lewa C, Isoe E, et al.
Virol J
. 2021 May;
18(1):104.
PMID: 34051792
Background: Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are leading causes of viral severe acute respiratory illnesses in childhood. Both the two viruses belong to the Pneumoviridae family and...
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Kamau E, Otieno J, Murunga N, Oketch J, Ngoi J, de Laurent Z, et al.
Virus Evol
. 2020 Sep;
6(2):veaa050.
PMID: 32913665
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulates worldwide, occurring seasonally in communities, and is a leading cause of acute respiratory illness in young children. There is paucity of genomic data from purposively...
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Kamau E, Oketch J, de Laurent Z, Phan M, Agoti C, Nokes D, et al.
BMC Genomics
. 2020 Jan;
21(1):83.
PMID: 31992192
Following the publication of this article [1], it was noted that due to a typesetting error the figure legends were paired incorrectly.
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Kamau E, Oketch J, de Laurent Z, Phan M, Agoti C, Nokes D, et al.
BMC Genomics
. 2020 Jan;
21(1):5.
PMID: 31898474
Background: Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important cause of acute respiratory illness in young children. Whole genome sequencing enables better identification of transmission events and outbreaks, which is not always...
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Oketch J, Kamau E, Otieno G, Otieno J, Agoti C, Nokes D
BMC Infect Dis
. 2019 Sep;
19(1):757.
PMID: 31470805
Background: Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important respiratory pathogen that causes seasonal epidemics of acute respiratory illness and contributes significantly to childhood pneumonia. Current knowledge and understanding on its patterns...