PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis

2021

A Prospective Household cohort study of Influenza, Respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory pathogens community burden and Transmission dynamics in South Africa, 2016-2018

Cohen C, McMorrow ML, Martinson NA, Kahn K, Treurnicht FK, Moyes J, Mkhencele T, Hellferscee O, Lebina L, Moroe M, Motlhaoleng K, Gómez-Olivé FX, Wagner R, Tollman S, Wafawanaka F, Ngobeni S, Kleynhans J, Mathunjwa A, Buys A, Maake L, Wolter N, Carrim M, Piketh S, Language B, Mathee A, von Gottberg A, Tempia S; PHIRST group

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A Research and Development (R&D) roadmap for influenza vaccines: Looking toward the future

Moore KA, Ostrowsky JT, Kraigsley AM, Mehr AJ, Bresee JS, Friede MH, Gellin BG, Golding JP, Hart PJ, Moen A, Weller CL, Osterholm MT; Influenza Vaccines R&D Roadmap Taskforce (Cheryl Cohen contributed to manuscript)

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A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa

Wilkinson E, Giovanetti M, Tegally H, San JE, Lessells R, Cuadros D, Martin DP, Rasmussen DA, Zekri AN, Sangare AK, Ouedraogo AS, Sesay AK, Priscilla A, Kemi AS, Olubusuyi AM, Oluwapelumi AOO, Hammami A, Amuri AA, Sayed A, Ouma AEO, Elargoubi A, Ajayi NA, Victoria AF, Kazeem A, George A, Trotter AJ, Yahaya AA, Keita AK, Diallo A, Kone A, Souissi A, Chtourou A, Gutierrez AV, Page AJ, Vinze A, Iranzadeh A, Lambisia A, Ismail A, Rosemary A, Sylverken A, Femi A, Ibrahimi A, Marycelin B, Oderinde BS, Bolajoko B, haala B, Herring BL, Njanpop- Lafourcade BM, Kleinhans B, McInnis B, Tegomoh B, Brook C, Pratt CB, Scheepers C, Akoua-Koffi CG, Agoti CN, Peyrefitte C, Daubenberger C, Morang’a CM, Nokes DJ, Amoako DG, Bugembe DL, Park D, Baker D, Doolabh D, Ssemwanga D, Tshiabuila D, Bassirou D, Amuzu DSY, Goedhals D, Omuoyo DO, Maruapula D, Foster-Nyarko E, Lusamaki EK, Simulundu E, Ong’era EM, Ngabana EN, Shumba E, El Fahime E, Lokilo E, Mukantwari E, Philomena E, Belarbi E, Simon-Loriere E, Anoh EA, Leendertz F, Ajili F, Enoch FO, Wasfi F, Abdelmoula F, Mosha FS, Takawira FT, Derrar F, Bouzid F, Onikepe F, Adeola F, Muyembe FM, Tanser F, Dratibi FA, Mbunsu GK, Thilliez G, Kay GL, Githinji G, van Zyl G, Awandare GA, Schubert G, Maphalala GP, Ranaivoson HC, Lemriss H, Anise H, be H, Karray HH, Nansumba H, Elgahzaly HA, Gumbo H, Smeti I, Ayed IB, Odia I, Ben Boubaker IB, Gaaloul I, Gazy I, Mudau I, Ssewanyana I, Konstantinus I, Lekana-Douk JB, Makangara JC, Tamfum JM, Heraud JM, Shaffer JG, Giandhari J, Li J, Yasuda J, Mends JQ, Kiconco J, Morobe JM, Gyapong JO, Okolie JC, Kayiwa JT, Edwards JA, Gyamfi J, Farah J, Nakaseegu J, Ngoi JM, Namulondo J, Andeko JC, Lutwama JJ, O’Grady J, Siddle K, Adeyemi KT, Tumedi KA, Said KM, Hae-Young K, Duedu KO, Belyamani L, Fki-Berrajah L, Singh L, Martins LO, Tyers L, Ramuth M, Mastouri M, Aouni M, El Hefnawi M, Matsheka MI, Kebabonye M, Diop M, Turki M, Paye M, Nyaga MM, Mareka M, Damaris MM, Mburu MW, Mpina M, Nwando M, Owusu M, Wiley MR, Youtchou MT, Ayekaba MO, Abouelhoda M, Seadawy MG, Khalifa MK, Sekhele M, Ouadghiri M, Diagne MM, Mwenda M, Allam M, Phan MVT, Abid N, Touil N, Rujeni N, Kharrat N, Ismael N, Dia N, Mabunda N, Hsiao NY, Silochi NB, Nsenga N, Gumede N, Mulder N, Ndodo N, Razanajatovo NH, Iguosadolo N, udith O, Kingsley OC, Sylvanus O, Peter O, Femi O, Idowu O, Testimony O, Chukwuma OE, Ogah OE, Onwuamah CK, Cyril O, Faye O, Tomori O, Ondoa P, Combe P, Semanda P, Oluniyi PE, Arnaldo P, Quashie PK, Dussart P, Bester PA, Mbala PK, Ayivor-Djanie R, Njouom R, hillips RO, Gorman R, Kingsley RA, Carr RAA, El Kabbaj S, Gargouri S, Masmoudi S, Sankhe S, Lawal SB, Kassim S, Trabelsi S, Metha S, Kammoun S, Lemriss S, Agwa SHA, Calvignac-Spencer S, Schaffner SF, Doumbia S, Mandanda SM, Aryeetey S, Ahmed SS, Elhamoumi S, Andriamandimby S, Tope S, Lekana-Douki S, Prosolek S, Ouangraoua S, Mundeke SA, Rudder S, Panji S, Pillay S, Engelbrecht S, Nabadda S, Behillil S, Budiaki SL, van der Werf S, Mashe T, Aanniz T, Mohale T, Le-Viet T, Schindler T, Anyaneji UJ, Chinedu U, Ramphal U, essica U, George U, Fonseca V, Enouf V, Gorova V, Roshdy WH, Ampofo WK, Preiser W, Choga WT, Bediako Y, Naidoo Y, Butera Y, de Laurent ZR, Sall AA, Rebai A, von Gottberg A, Kouriba B, Williamson C, Bridges DJ, Chikwe I, Bhiman JN, Mine M, Cotten M, Moyo S, aseitsiwe S, Saasa N, Sabeti PC, Kaleebu P, Tebeje YK, Tessema SK, Happi C, Nkengasong J, de Oliveira T

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Cytokine response in cerebrospinal fluid of meningitis patients and outcome associated with pneumococcal serotype

Müller A, Schramm DB, Kleynhans J, de Gouveia L, Meiring S, Ramette A, von Gottberg A, Hathaway LJ

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Defining the seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus around the world: National and subnational surveillance data from 12 countries

Staadegaard L, Caini S, Wangchuk S, Thapa B, de Almeida WAF, de Carvalho FC, Fasce RA, Bustos P, Kyncl J, Novakova L, Caicedo AB, de Mora Coloma DJ, Meijer A, Hooiveld M, Huang QS, Wood T, Guiomar R, Rodrigues AP, Lee VJM, Ang LW, Cohen C, Moyes J, Larrauri A, Delgado-Sanz C, Demont C, Bangert M, Dückers M, van Summeren J, Paget J

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Estimating the contribution of HIV-infected adults to household pneumococcal transmission in South Africa, 2016-2018: A hidden Markov modelling study

Thindwa D, Wolter N, Pinsent A, Carrim M, Ojal J, Tempia S, Moyes J, McMorrow M, Kleynhans J, Gottberg AV, French N; PHIRST group, Cohen C, Flasche S.

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Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Death in a Population Cohort Study from the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Western Cape Department of Health in collaboration with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa. (Cheryl Cohen)

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SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in a Rural and Urban Household Cohort during First and Second Waves of Infections, South Africa, July 2020-March 2021

Kleynhans J, Tempia S, Wolter N, von Gottberg A, Bhiman JN, Buys A, Moyes J, McMorrow ML, Kahn K, Gómez-Olivé FX, Tollman S, Martinson NA, Wafawanaka F, Lebina L, du Toit J, Jassat W, Neti M, Brauer M, Cohen C; PHIRST-C Group.Emerg

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Cohort profile: A Prospective Household cohort study of Influenza, Respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory pathogens community burden and Transmission dynamics in South Africa, 2016 -2018

Cheryl Cohen, Meredith L. McMorrow, Neil A. Martinson, Kathleen Kahn, Florette K. Treurnicht, Jocelyn Moyes, Orienka Hellferscee, Thulisa Mkhencele, Limakatso Lebina, Matebejane Moroe, Katlego Motlhaoleng, Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive, Ryan Wagner, Stephen Tollman, Floidy Wafawanaka, Sizzy Ngobeni, Jackie Kleynhans, Azwifari Mathunwa, Amelia Buys, Lorens Maake, Nicole Wolter, Maimuna Carrim, Stuart Piketh, Brigitte Language, Angela Mathee, Anne von Gottberg, Stefano Tempia.

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Decline in Vaccine-Type Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Following Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction in Madagascar

Raboba JL, Rahajamanana VL, Andriatahirintsoa EPR, Razafindrakoto AC, Andrianarivelo AM, Nimpa Mengouo M, Vuo Masembe Y, Weldegebriel GG, de Gouveia L, Mwenda JM, Robinson AL

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Decline of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus detection in facility-based surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa, January to October 2020

Stefano Tempia, Sibongle Walaza, Jinal N Bhiman, Meredith L. McMorrow, Jocelyn Moyes, Thulisa Mkhencele, Susan Meiring, Vanessa Quan, Kate Bishop, Johanna M. McAnerney, Anne von Gottberg, Nicole Wolter, Mignon Du Plessis, Florette K. Treurnicht, Orienka Hellferscee, Halima Dawood, Fathima Naby, Ebrahim Variava, Comfort Siwele, Neydis Baute, Jeremy Nel, Gary Reubenson, Heather J. Zar, Cheryl Cohen.

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Epidemiology of Pertussis in Individuals of All Ages Hospitalized With Respiratory Illness in South Africa, January 2013—December 2018

Wolter N, Cohen C, Tempia S, Walaza S, Moosa F, du Plessis M, McMorrow ML, Treurnicht FK, Hellferscee O, Dawood H, Variava E, von Gottberg A

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Estimated impact of maternal vaccination on global paediatric influenza-related in-hospital mortality: A retrospective case series

Löwensteyn YN, Nair H, Nunes MC, van Roessel I, Vernooij FS, Willemsen J, Bont LJ, Mazur NI, on behalf of FLU GOLD collaborators (includes Cheryl Cohen and Sibongile Walaza)

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Global Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Infant Community Deaths

Mazur NI, Löwensteyn YN, Willemsen JE, Gill CJ, Forman L, Mwananyanda LM, Blau DM, Breiman RF, Madhi SA, Mahtab S, Gurley ES, El Arifeen S, Assefa N, Scott JAG, Onyango D, Tippet Barr BA, Cohen C, Moyes J et al.

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HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2: Patterns in the evolution of two pandemic pathogens

Fischer W, Giorgi EE, Chakraborty S, Nguyen K, Bhattacharya T, Theiler J, Goloboff PA, Yoon H, Abfalterer W, Foley BT, Tegally H, San JE, de Oliveira T, Wilkinson E, Msomi N, Iranzadeh A, Fonseca V, Doolabh D, Mlisana K, von Gottberg A, Walaza S, Allam M, Ismail A, Mohale T, Glass AJ, Engelbrecht S, Van Zyl G, Preiser W, Petruccione F, Sigal A, Hardie D, Marais G, Hsiao M, Korsman S, Davies MA, Tyers L, Mudau I, York D, Maslo C, Goedhals D, Abrahams S, Laguda-Akingba O, Alisoltani-Dehkordi A, Godzik A, Wibmer CK, Sewell BT, Lourenço J, Pond SLK, Weaver S, Giovanetti M, Alcantara LCJ, Martin D, Bhiman JN, Williamson C, Gnanakaran S, Korber B.

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Human respiratory syncytial virus diversity and epidemiology among patients hospitalized with severe respiratory illness in South Africa, 2012 – 2015

Ziyaad Valley-Omar, Stefano Tempia, Orienka Hellferscee, Sibongile Walaza, Ebrahim Variava, Halima Dawood, Kathleen Kahn, Meredith MaMorrow, Marthi Pretorius, Senzo Mtshali, Ernest Mamorobela, Nicole Wolter, Marietjie Venter, Anne von Gotteberg, Cheryl Cohen,Florette K. Treurnicht.

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Impact and effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on population incidence of vaccine and non-vaccine serotype invasive pneumococcal disease in Blantyre, Malawi, 2006–18: prospective observational time-series and case-control studies

Bar-Zeev N, Swarthout TD, Everett DB, Alaerts M, Msefula J, Brown C, Bilima S, Mallewa J, King C, von Gottberg A, Verani JR, Whitney CG, Mwansambo C, Gordon SB, Cunliffe NA, French N, Heyderman RS

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Influenza surveillance capacity improvements in Africa during 2011-2017. Influenza Other Respi Viruses

Igboh LS, McMorrow M, Tempia S, Walaza S, Cohen C et al.

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Mortality in children aged <5 years with severe acute respiratory illness in a high HIV-prevalence urban and rural areas of South Africa, 2009–2013

Ayeni OA, Walaza S, Tempia S, Groome M, Kahn K, Madhi SA, Cohen AL, Moyes J, Venter M, Pretorius M, Treurnicht F, Hellferscee O, Von Gottberg A, Wolter N, Cohen C

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SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Concern naming scheme conducive for global discourse

Konings F, Perkins MD, Kuhn JH, Pallen MJ, Alm EJ, Archer BN, Barakat A, Bedford T, Bhiman JN, Caly L, Carter LL, Cullinane A, de Oliveira T, Druce J, El Masry I, Evans R, Gao GF, Gorbalenya AE, Hamblion E, Herring BL, Hodcroft E, Holmes EC, Kakkar M, Khare S, Koopmans MPG, Korber B, Leite J, MacCannell D, Marklewitz M, Maurer-Stroh S, Rico JAM, Munster VJ, Neher R, Munnink BO, Pavlin BI, Peiris M, Poon L, Pybus O, Rambaut A, Resende P, Subissi L, Thiel V, Tong S, van der Werf S, von Gottberg A, Ziebuhr J, Van Kerkhove MD.

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The Burden of Invasive Bacterial Disease and the Impact of 10-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Children <5 years hospitalized for Meningitis in Lusaka, Zambia, 2010-2019

Yamba K, Mpabalwani E, Nakazwe R, Mulendele E, Weldegebriel G, Mwenda JM, Katsande R, de Gouveia L, Chizema-Kawesha E, Chanda R, Matapo B, Mwansa JCL, Lukwesa-Musyani C.

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The Global Landscape of Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Data Reported to the World Health Organization–Coordinated Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Network, 2014–2019

Nakamura T, Cohen AL, Schwartz S, Mwenda JM, Weldegebriel G, Biey JNM, Katsande R, Ghoniem A, Fahmy K, Rahman HA, Videbaek D, Daniels D, Singh S, Wasley A, Rey-Benito G, de Oliveira L, Ortiz C, Tondo E, Liyanage JBL, Sharifuzzaman M, Grabovac V, Batmunkh N, Logronio J, Heffelfinger J, Fox K, De Gouveia L, von Gottberg A, Du Plessis M, Kwambana-Adams B, Antonio M, El Gohary S, Azmy A, Gamal A, Voropaeva E, Egorova E, Urban Y, Duarte C, Veeraraghavan B, Saha S, Howden B, Sait M, Jung S, Bae S, Litt D, Seaton S, Slack M, Antoni S, Ouattara M, Van Beneden C, Serhan F.

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The Role of Molecular Testing in Pediatric Meningitis Surveillance in Southern and East African Countries, 2008-2017

du Plessis M, de Gouveia L, Freitas C, Abera NA, Lula BS, Raboba JL, Nhantumbo AA, Jantjies E, Uwimana J, Phungwayo N, Maphalala G, Masona G, Muyombe J, Mugisha D, Nalumansi E, Odongkara M, Lukwesa-Musyani C, Nakazwe R, Dondo V, Macharaga J, Weldegebriel GG, Mwenda JM, Serhan F, Cohen AL, Lessa FC, von Gottberg A

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Role of vaccines in preventing influenza in healthy children

Sambala EZ, Cooper S, Schmidt BM, Walaza S, Wiysonge CS

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A cross-sectional study measuring contact patterns using diaries in an urban and a rural community in South Africa, 2018

Kleynhans J, Tempia S, McMorrow ML, von Gottberg A, Martinson NA, Kahn K, Moyes J, Mkhencele T, Lebina L, Gómez-Olivé FX, Wafawanaka F, Mathunjwa A, Cohen C, Buys A, Mathee A, Language B, Maake L, Treurnicht F, Mothlaoleng K, Carrim M, Wolter N, Hellferscee O, Wagner RG, Piketh S

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Asymptomatic transmission and high community burden of seasonal influenza in an urban and a rural community in South Africa, 2017-18 (PHIRST): a population cohort study

Cohen C, Kleynhans J, Moyes J, McMorrow ML, Treurnicht FK, Hellferscee O, Mathunjwa A, von Gottberg A, Wolter N, Martinson NA, Kahn K, Lebina L, Mothlaoleng K, Wafawanaka F, Gómez-Olivé FX, Mkhencele T, Mathee A, Piketh S, Language B, Tempia S

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Changes in the incidence of invasive disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis during the COVID-19 pandemic in 26 countries and territories in the Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance Initiative: a prospective analysis of surveillance data

Brueggemann AB, Jansen van Rensburg MJ, Shaw D, McCarthy ND, Jolley KA, Maiden MCJ, van der Linden MPG, Amin-Chowdhury Z, Bennett DE, Borrow R, Brandileone MCC, Broughton K, Campbell R, Cao B, Casanova C, Choi EH, Chu YW, Clark SA, Claus H, Coelho J, Corcoran M, Cottrell S, Cunney RJ, Dalby T, Davies H, de Gouveia L, Deghmane AE, Demczuk W, Desmet S, Drew RJ, du Plessis M, Erlendsdottir H, Fry NK, Fuursted K, Gray SJ, Henriques-Normark B, Hale T, Hilty M, Hoffmann S, Humphreys H, Ip M, Jacobsson S, Johnston J, Kozakova J, Kristinsson KG, Krizova P, Kuch A, Ladhani SN, Lâm TT, Lebedova V, Lindholm L, Litt DJ, Martin I, Martiny D, Mattheus W, McElligott M, Meehan M, Meiring S, Mölling P, Morfeldt E, Morgan J, Mulhall RM, Muñoz-Almagro C, Murdoch DR, Murphy J, Musilek M, Mzabi A, Perez-Argüello A, Perrin M, Perry M, Redin A, Roberts R, Roberts M, Rokney A, Ron M, Scott KJ, Sheppard CL, Siira L, Skoczyńska A, Sloan M, Slotved HC, Smith AJ, Song JY, Taha MK, Toropainen M, Tsang D, Vainio A, van Sorge NM, Varon E, Vlach J, Vogel U, Vohrnova S, von Gottberg A, Zanella RC, Zhou F

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Cross-Reactive Neutralizing Antibody Responses Elicited by SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 (B.1.351)

Moyo-Gwete T, Madzivhandila M, Makhado Z, Ayres F, Mhlanga D, Oosthuysen B, Lambson BE, Kgagudi P, Tegally H, Iranzadeh A, Doolabh D, Tyers L, Chinhoyi LR, Mennen M, Skelem S, Marais G, Wibmer CK, Bhiman JN, Ueckermann V, Rossouw T, Boswell M, de Oliveira T, Williamson C, Burgers WA, Ntusi N, Morris L, Moore PL

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Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa

Tegally H, Wilkinson E, Giovanetti M, Iranzadeh A, Fonseca V, Giandhari J, Doolabh D, Pillay S, San EJ, Msomi N, Mlisana K, von Gottberg A, Walaza S, Allam M, Ismail A, Mohale T, Glass AJ, Engelbrecht S, Van Zyl G, Preiser W, Petruccione F, Sigal A, Hardie D, Marais G, Hsiao N yuan, Korsman S, Davies MA, Tyers L, Mudau I, York D, Maslo C, Goedhals D, Abrahams S, Laguda-Akingba O, Alisoltani-Dehkordi A, Godzik A, Wibmer CK, Sewell BT, Lourenço J, Alcantara LCJ, Kosakovsky Pond SL, Weaver S, Martin D, Lessells RJ, Bhiman JN, Williamson C, de Oliveira T

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Efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Covid-19 Vaccine against the B.1.351 Variant

Madhi SA, Baillie V, Cutland CL, Voysey M, Koen AL, Fairlie L, Padayachee SD, Dheda K, Barnabas SL, Bhorat QE, Briner C, Kwatra G, Ahmed K, Aley P, Bhikha S, Bhiman JN, Bhorat AE, du Plessis J, Esmail A, Groenewald M, Horne E, Hwa S-H, Jose A, Lambe T, Laubscher M, Malahleha M, Masenya M, Masilela M, McKenzie S, Molapo K, Moultrie A, Oelofse S, Patel F, Pillay S, Rhead S, Rodel H, Rossouw L, Taoushanis C, Tegally H, Thombrayil A, van Eck S, Wibmer CK, Durham NM, Kelly EJ, Villafana TL, Gilbert S, Pollard AJ, de Oliveira T, Moore PL, Sigal A, Izu A

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Escape of SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 from neutralization by convalescent plasma

Cele S, Gazy I, Jackson L, Hwa SH, Tegally H, Lustig G, Giandhari J, Pillay S, Wilkinson E, Naidoo Y, Karim F, Ganga Y, Khan K, Bernstein M, Balazs AB, Gosnell BI, Hanekom W, Moosa MYS, Abrahams S, Alcantara LCJ, Alisoltani-Dehkordi A, Allam M, Bhiman JN, Davies MA, Doolabh D, Engelbrecht S, Fonseca V, Giovanetti M, Glass AJ, Godzik A, Goedhals D, Hardie D, Hsiao M, Iranzadeh A, Ismail A, Korsman S, Pond SLK, Laguda-Akingba O, Lourenco J, Marais G, Martin D, Maslo C, Mlisana K, Mohale T, Msomi N, Mudau I, Petruccione F, Preiser W, San EJ, Sewell BT, Tyers L, Van Zyl G, von Gottberg A, Walaza S, Weaver S, Wibmer CK, Williamson C, York D, Archary M, Dullabh KJ, Goulder P, Harilall S, Harling G, Harrichandparsad R, Herbst K, Jeena P, Khoza T, Klein N, Kløverpris H, Leslie A, Madansein R, Marakalala M, Mazibuko M, Moshabela M, Mthabela N, Naidoo K, Ndhlovu Z, Ndung’u T, Nyamande K, Padayatchi N, Patel V, Ramjit D, Rodel H, Smit T, Steyn A, Wong E, Lessells RJ, de Oliveira T, Sigal A

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Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human parainfluenza virus in children younger than 5 years for 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wang X, Li Y, Deloria-Knoll M, Madhi SA, Cohen C, Arguelles VL, Basnet S, Bassat Q, Brooks WA, Echavarria M, Fasce RA, Gentile A, Goswami D, Homaira N, Howie SRC, Kotloff KL, Khuri-Bulos N, Krishnan A, Lucero MG, Lupisan S, Mathisen M, McLean KA, Mira-Iglesias A, Moraleda C, Okamoto M, Oshitani H, O’Brien KL, Owor BE, Rasmussen ZA, Rath BA, Salimi V, Sawatwong P, Scott JAG, Simões EAF, Sotomayor V, Thea DM, Treurnicht FK, Yoshida L-M, Zar HJ, Campbell H, Nair H

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Global landscape review of serotype-specific invasive pneumococcal disease surveillance among countries using PCV10/13: The pneumococcal serotype replacement and distribution estimation (PSERENADE) project

Knoll MD, Bennett JC, Quesada MG, Kagucia EW, Peterson ME, Feikin DR, Cohen AL, Hetrich MK, Yang Y, Sinkevitch JN, Ampofo K, Aukes L, Bacci S, Bigogo G, Brandileone MCC, Bruce MG, Camilli R, Castilla J, Chan G, Chacón GC, Ciruela P, Cook H, Corcoran M, Dagan R, Danis K, de Miguel S, De Wals P, Desmet S, Galloway Y, Georgakopoulou T, Hammitt LL, Hilty M, Ho PL, Jayasinghe S, Kellner JD, Kleynhans J, Knol MJ, Kozakova J, Kristinsson KG, Ladhani SN, Lara CS, León ME, Lepp T, Mackenzie GA, Mad’arová L, McGeer A, Mungun T, Mwenda JM, Pekka Nuorti J, Nzoyikorera N, Oishi K, De Oliveira LH, Paragi M, Pilishvili T, Puentes R, Rafai E, Saha SK, Savrasova L, Savulescu C, Anthony Scott J, Scott KJ, Serhan F, Setchanova LP, Zorko NS, Skoczyńska A, Swarthout TD, Valentiner-Branth P, van der Linden M, Vestrheim DF, von Gottberg A, Yildirim I, Hayford K, Alarcon P, Almeida SCG, Amin-Chowdhury Z, Ang M, Avdicová M, Bilima S, Born R, Bruden D, Byington CL, Chamorro G, Chow KH, Chuluunbat U, Cohen C, Colzani E, Dalby T, Deceuninck G, Dimina E, du Plessis M, Erlendsdottir H, Gierke R, Gilkison C, Givon-Lavi N, Guevara M, Hasanuzzaman M, Hossain I, Kawabata A, Klein NP, Krause V, Krizova P, Kuch A, Lefebvre B, MacDonald L, Magaziotou I, Mereckiene J, Morfeldt E, Muñoz-Almagro C, Nakamura T, Pelton SI, Pennington K, Ploy MC, Rey-Benito G, Riccardo F, Ricketson LJ, Russell F, Sánchez Eluchans NM, Sanz JC, Suga S, Sutcliffe CG, Thoon KC, Toropainen M, Tzanakaki G, Valenzuela MT, van Sorge NM, Varon E, Verani JR, Winje BA, Zerouali K

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HIV infection as risk factor for death among hospitalized persons with Candidemia, South Africa

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