Amanda Debes

Research output

Research output per year 2004 2016 2021 2023 2024

• 43 Article
• 6 Letter
• 2 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Association of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Treatment and COVID-19-Neutralizing Antibody Titers in a Longitudinal Health Care Worker Cohort

  Decker, S., Xiao, S., Dillen, C., Schumacher, C., Milstone, A. M., Frieman, M. & Debes, A. K., Feb 1 2024, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11, 2, ofad625.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Ritonavir 100%
  • Coronavirus 99%
  • Neutralizing Antibodies 78%
  • Occupational Groups 56%
  • Delivery of Health Care 47%

• Cholera Deaths During Outbreaks in Uvira, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 10-35 Months After Mass Vaccination

  Bugeme, P. M., Xu, H., Hutchins, C., Dent, J., Saidi, J. M., Rumedeka, B. B., Itongwa, M., Mashauri, J. F. Z., Lulela, F. M., Bengehya, J., Kulondwa, J. C., Debes, A. K., Ciglenecki, I., Tshiwedi, E., Kitoga, F., Bodisa-Matamu, T., Nadège, T., Kavunga-Membo, H., Lunguya, O., Welo, P. O., & 4 othersKnee, J., Mukadi-Bamuleka, D., Azman, A. & Malembaka, E. B., Mar 1 2024, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11, 3, ofae058.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2023

  Association of healthcare worker behaviors with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk during four pandemic periods and characteristics associated with high-risk behaviors

  Egbert, E. R., Xiao, S., Prochaska, E., Ali, S. O., Colantuoni, E., Gadala, A., Koontz, D., Zhong, D., Schumacher, C. M., Sick-Samuels, A. C., Debes, A. K. & Milstone, A. M., Jan 17 2023, In: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology. 3, 1, 2200371.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Coronavirus 100%
  • Pandemics 84%
  • Risk-Taking 81%
  • Health Personnel 68%
  • Vaccination 31%

• Development of a Scorecard to Monitor Progress toward National Cholera Elimination: Its Application in Uganda

  Bwire, G., Sack, D. A., Lunkuse, S. M., Ongole, F., Ngwa, M. C., Namanya, D. B., Nsungwa, J., Ocero, J. R. A., Mwebesa, H. G., Muruta, A., Nakinsige, A., Kisakye, A., Kalyebi, P., Kemirembe, J., Makumbi, I., Kagirita, A., Ampeire, I., Mutegeki, D., Matseketse, D., Debes, A. K., & 1 othersOrach, C. G., May 2023, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 108, 5, p. 954-962 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • cholera 98%
  • Uganda 93%
  • monitoring 49%
  • Cholera Vaccines 23%

• Prioritizing interventions for cholera control in Kenya, 2015–2020

  Boru, W., Xiao, S., Amoth, P., Kareko, D., Langat, D., Were, I., Ali, M., Sack, D. A., Lee, E. & Debes, A. K., May 2023, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 17, 5, e0010928.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • Kenya 92%
  • persistence 13%
  • Rivers 9%
  • Advisory Committees 8%

• Spatiotemporal variation in risk of Shigella infection in childhood: a global risk mapping and prediction model using individual participant data

  Badr, H. S., Colston, J. M., Nguyen, N. L. H., Chen, Y. T., Burnett, E., Ali, S. A., Rayamajhi, A., Satter, S. M., Van Trang, N., Eibach, D., Krumkamp, R., May, J., Adegnika, A. A., Manouana, G. P., Kremsner, P. G., Chilengi, R., Hatyoka, L., Debes, A. K., Ateudjieu, J., Faruque, A. S. G., & 40 othersHossain, M. J., Kanungo, S., Kotloff, K. L., Mandomando, I., Nisar, M. I., Omore, R., Sow, S. O., Zaidi, A. K. M., Lambrecht, N., Adu, B., Page, N., Platts-Mills, J. A., Mavacala Freitas, C., Pelkonen, T., Ashorn, P., Maleta, K., Ahmed, T., Bessong, P., Bhutta, Z. A., Mason, C., Mduma, E., Olortegui, M. P., Peñataro Yori, P., Lima, A. A. M., Kang, G., Humphrey, J., Ntozini, R., Prendergast, A. J., Okada, K., Wongboot, W., Langeland, N., Moyo, S. J., Gaensbauer, J., Melgar, M., Freeman, M., Chard, A. N., Thongpaseuth, V., Houpt, E., Zaitchik, B. F. & Kosek, M. N., Mar 2023, In: The Lancet Global Health. 11, 3, p. e373-e384

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Bacillary Dysentery 100%
  • Shigella 90%
  • Income 59%
  • Central America 49%
  • Sanitation 44%

• Three doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine induce class-switched antibody responses in inflammatory arthritis patients on immunomodulatory therapies

  Lee, J. M., Figueroa, A., Sachithanandham, J., Li, M., Connolly, C. M., Shapiro, J. R., Chen, Y., Jones, M., Dhara, V. G., Towns, M., Lee, J. S., Peralta, S. R., Milstone, A. M., Betenbaugh, M., Debes, A. K., Blankson, J., Sitaras, I., Yoon, S., Thompson, E. A., Bingham, C. O., & 3 othersKlein, S. L., Pekosz, A. & Bailey, J. R., 2023, In: Frontiers in immunology. 14, 1266370.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Immunomodulation 100%
  • Antibody Formation 78%
  • Arthritis 76%
  • Vaccines 65%
  • Messenger RNA 49%
• 2022

  An Age-stratified, Randomized Immunogenicity Trial of Killed Oral Cholera Vaccine with Delayed Second Dose in Cameroon

  Ateudjieu, J., Sack, D. A., Sonkeng Nafack, S., Xiao, S., Tchio-Nighie, K. H., Tchokomeni, H., Bita'a, L. B., Nyibio, P. N., Guenou, E., Mondung, K. M., Dieumo, F. F. K., Ngome, R. M., Murt, K. N., Ram, M., Ali, M. & Debes, A. K., Nov 2022, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 107, 5, p. 974-983 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera Vaccines 100%
  • Cameroon 84%
  • cholera 80%
  • immunogenicity 75%
  • vaccines 55%

• Association of Frailty, Age, and Biological Sex with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Messenger RNA Vaccine–Induced Immunity in Older Adults

  Shapiro, J. R., Sitaras, I., Park, H. S., Aytenfisu, T. Y., Caputo, C., Li, M., Lee, J., Johnston, T. S., Li, H., Wouters, C., Hauk, P., Jacobsen, H., Li, Y., Abrams, E., Yoon, S., Kocot, A. J., Yang, T., Huang, Y., Cramer, S. M., Betenbaugh, M. J., & 7 othersDebes, A. K., Morgan, R., Milstone, A. M., Karaba, A. H., Pekosz, A., Leng, S. X. & Klein, S. L., Aug 15 2022, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 75, 1, p. S61-S71

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 100%
  • Coronavirus 97%
  • Frailty 88%
  • Immunity 63%
  • Messenger RNA 44%

• Neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 Spike Antibodies against Omicron in Paired Samples after Two or Three Doses of mRNA Vaccine

  Debes, A. K., Xiao, S., Egbert, E. R., Caturegli, P., Gadala, A., Colantuoni, E., Sitaras, I., Pekosz, A. & Milstone, A. M., Sep 2022, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 10, 5

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • severe acute respiratory syndrome 100%
  • SARS Virus 96%
  • neutralization 71%
  • antibody 69%
  • vaccines 56%
• 2021

  Characterization of enteric disease in children by use of a low-cost specimen preservation method

  Debes, A. K., Xiao, S., Liu, J., Shaffer, A., Scalzo, P., Guenou, E., Beyala, L., Pascal, G. A., Chebe, A. N., Tchio-Nighie, H., Sonia, N. S., Ram, M., Sack, D. A. & Ateudjieu, J., Dec 2021, In: Journal of clinical microbiology. 59, 12, e01703-21.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli 100%
  • Shigella 93%
  • Enterotoxins 92%
  • Diarrhea 82%
  • Cameroon 65%

• Cholera hot-spots and contextual factors in burundi, planning for elimination

  Debes, A. K., Shaffer, A. M., Ndikumana, T., Liesse, I., Ribaira, E., Djumo, C., Ali, M. & Sack, D. A., 2021, In: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 6, 2, 76.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Burundi 100%
  • Cholera 76%
  • Tanzania 41%
  • district 41%
  • planning 35%

• Contrasting Epidemiology of Cholera in Bangladesh and Africa

  Sack, D. A., Debes, A. K., Ateudjieu, J., Bwire, G., Ali, M., Ngwa, M. C., Mwaba, J., Chilengi, R., Orach, C. C., Boru, W., Mohamed, A. A., Ram, M., George, C. M. & Colin Stine, O., Dec 15 2021, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 224, p. S701-S709

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • Bangladesh 94%
  • Epidemiology 62%
  • Disease Outbreaks 52%
  • Cholera Vaccines 30%

• Durability of Spike Immunoglobin G Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among Health Care Workers with Prior Infection

  Egbert, E. R., Xiao, S., Colantuoni, E., Caturegli, P., Gadala, A., Milstone, A. M. & Debes, A. K., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: JAMA Network Open. 23256.

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• Effectiveness of mRNA covid-19 vaccine among U.S. Health care personnel

  The Vaccine Effectiveness among Healthcare Personnel Study Team, Dec 16 2021, In: New England Journal of Medicine. 385, 25, e90.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Coronavirus 100%
  • Health Personnel 98%
  • Vaccines 85%
  • Delivery of Health Care 69%
  • Messenger RNA 64%

• Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Among Health Care Personnel — 33 U.S. Sites, January–March 2021

  Pilishvili, T., Fleming-Dutra, K. E., Farrar, J. L., Gierke, R., Mohr, N. M., Talan, D. A., Krishnadasan, A., Harland, K. K., Smithline, H. A., Hou, P. C., Lee, L. C., Lim, S. C., Moran, G. J., Krebs, E., Steele, M., Beiser, D. G., Faine, B., Haran, J. P., Nandi, U., Schrading, W. A., & 25 othersChinnock, B., Henning, D. J., LoVecchio, F., Nadle, J., Barter, D., Brackney, M., Britton, A., Marceaux-Galli, K., Lim, S., Phipps, E. C., Dumyati, G., Pierce, R., Markus, T. M., Anderson, D. J., Debes, A. K., Lin, M., Mayer, J., Babcock, H. M., Safdar, N., Fischer, M., Singleton, R., Chea, N., Magill, S. S., Verani, J. & Schrag, S., 2021, In: MMWR Recommendations and Reports. 70, 20, p. 753-758 6 p.

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• Laboratory and field evaluation of the crystal vc-o1 cholera rapid diagnostic test

  Debes, A. K., Murt, K. N., Waswa, E., Githinji, G., Umuro, M., Mbogori, C., Roskosky, M., Ram, M., Shaffer, A., Sack, D. A. & Boru, W., Jun 2021, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 104, 6, p. 2017-2023 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • cholera 98%
  • diagnostic techniques 86%
  • Routine Diagnostic Tests 74%
  • crystals 70%

• Refugee settlements and cholera risks in Uganda, 2016–2019

  Bwire, G., Orach, C. G., Aceng, F. L., Arianitwe, S. E., Matseketse, D., Tumusherure, E., Makumbi, I., Muruta, A., Merrill, R. D., Debes, A., Ali, M. & Sack, D. A., Apr 2021, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 104, 4, p. 1225-1231 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • refugees 100%
  • Cholera 82%
  • cholera 82%
  • Refugees 80%
  • Uganda 77%

• Serum vibriocidal responses when second doses of oral cholera vaccine are delayed 6 months in Zambia

  Mwaba, J., Chisenga, C. C., Xiao, S., Ng'ombe, H., Banda, E., Shea, P., Mabula-Bwalya, C., Mwila-Kazimbaya, K., Laban, N. M., Alabi, P., Chirwa-Chobe, M., Simuyandi, M., Harris, J., Iyer, A. S., Bosomprah, S., Scalzo, P., Murt, K. N., Ram, M., Kwenda, G., Ali, M., & 3 othersSack, D. A., Chilengi, R. & Debes, A. K., Jul 22 2021, In: Vaccine. 39, 32, p. 4516-4523 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cholera Vaccines 100%
  • Zambia 86%
  • cholera 80%
  • vaccines 55%
  • mouth 49%

• Three transmission events of Vibrio cholerae O1 into Lusaka, Zambia

  Mwaba, J., Debes, A. K., Murt, K. N., Shea, P., Simuyandi, M., Laban, N., Kazimbaya, K., Chisenga, C., Li, S., Almeida, M., Meisel, J. S., Shibemba, A., Kantenga, T., Mukonka, V., Kwenda, G., Sack, D. A., Chilengi, R. & Stine, O. C., Dec 2021, In: BMC infectious diseases. 21, 1, 570.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrio cholerae O1 100%
  • Zambia 89%
  • Disease Outbreaks 58%
  • Vibrio cholerae 31%
  • Whole Genome Sequencing 28%
• 2020

  Gold standard cholera diagnostics are tarnished by lytic bacteriophage and antibiotics

  Nelson, E. J., Grembi, J. A., Chao, D. L., Andrews, J. R., Alexandrova, L., Rodriguez, P. H., Ramachandran, V. V., Sayeed, M. A., Wamala, J. F., Debes, A. K., Sack, D. A., Hryckowian, A. J., Haque, F., Khatun, S., Rahman, M., Chien, A., Spormann, A. M. & Schoolnik, G. K., Sep 2020, In: Journal of clinical microbiology. 58, 9, e00412-20.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • Bacteriophages 78%
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents 51%
  • Odds Ratio 25%
  • Vibrio cholerae 24%

• Identification of cholera hotspots in Zambia: A spatiotemporal analysis of cholera data from 2008 to 2017

  Mwaba, J., Debes, A. K., Shea, P., Mukonka, V., Chewe, O., Chisenga, C., Simuyandi, M., Kwenda, G., Sack, D., Chilengi, R. & Ali, M., Apr 2020, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14, 4, p. 1-14 14 p., e0008227.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Zambia 93%
  • Cholera 87%
  • district 34%
  • vaccination 14%
  • statistics 13%
  4 Scopus citations

• The quality of drinking and domestic water from the surface water sources (lakes, rivers, irrigation canals and ponds) and springs in cholera prone communities of Uganda: an analysis of vital physicochemical parameters

  Bwire, G., Sack, D. A., Kagirita, A., Obala, T., Debes, A. K., Ram, M., Komakech, H., George, C. M. & Orach, C. G., Jul 17 2020, In: BMC public health. 20, 1, 1128.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Water sources 100%
  • Surface waters 98%
  • Ponds 95%
  • Cholera 84%
  • Lakes 83%
  1 Scopus citations
• 2019

  Effectiveness of oral cholera vaccine in preventing cholera among fishermen in Lake Chilwa, Malawi: A case-control study

  Grandesso, F., Kasambara, W., Page, A. L., Debes, A. K., M'bang'ombe, M., Palomares, A., Lechevalier, P., Pezzoli, L., Alley, I., Salumu, L., Msyamboza, K., Sack, D., Cohuet, S. & Luquero, F. J., Jun 19 2019, In: Vaccine. 37, 28, p. 3668-3676 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera Vaccines 100%
  • Lake Malawi 96%
  • case-control studies 87%
  • Malawi 82%
  • Cholera 80%
  2 Scopus citations

• Whole genome sequence of vibrio cholerae directly from dried spotted filter paper

  Bénard, A. H. M., Guenou, E., Fookes, M., Ateudjieu, J., Kasambara, W., Siever, M., Rebaudet, S., Boncy, J., Adrien, P., Piarroux, R., Sack, D. A., Thomson, N. & Debes, A. K., May 2019, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13, 5, e0007330.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • Vibrio cholerae 99%
  • water 61%
  • Genome 53%
  • Whole Genome Sequencing 52%
  1 Scopus citations
• 2018

  Environmental surveillance of Vibrio cholerae O1/O139 in the five African Great Lakes and other major surface water sources in Uganda

  Bwire, G., Debes, A. K., Orach, C. G., Kagirita, A., Ram, M., Komakech, H., Voeglein, J. B., Buyinza, A. W., Obala, T., Brooks, W. A. & Sack, D. A., Aug 3 2018, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, AUG, 1560.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrio cholerae O139 100%
  • Vibrio cholerae O1 90%
  • Environmental Monitoring 87%
  • Vibrio cholerae non-O1 85%
  • Lakes 75%
  13 Scopus citations

• Molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae responsible for cholera epidemics in Uganda by PCR, MLVA and WGS

  Bwire, G., Sack, D. A., Almeida, M., Li, S., Voeglein, J. B., Debes, A. K., Kagirita, A., Buyinza, A. W., Orach, C. G. & Stine, O. C., Jun 2018, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12, 6, e0006492.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • Vibrio cholerae 99%
  • Uganda 93%
  • Whole Genome Sequencing 91%
  • Epidemics 68%
  16 Scopus citations

• Whatman protein saver cards for storage and detection of parasitic enteropathogens

  Natarajan, G., Kabir, M., Perin, J., Hossain, B., Debes, A., Haque, R. & George, C. M., 2018, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99, 6, p. 1613-1618 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • enteropathogens 100%
  • chelex 80%
  • Parasite Load 47%
  • Entamoeba histolytica 44%
  • parasite load 44%
  5 Scopus citations
• 2017

  Alkaline peptone water enrichment with a dipstick test to quickly detect and monitor cholera outbreaks

  Bwire, G., Orach, C. G., Abdallah, D., Debes, A. K., Kagirita, A., Ram, M. & Sack, D. A., Nov 21 2017, In: BMC infectious diseases. 17, 1, 726.

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  Open Access

  • Peptones 100%
  • Cholera 87%
  • Disease Outbreaks 61%
  • Water 45%
  • Epidemics 11%
  6 Scopus citations

• Cost-effectiveness of Diagnostic Algorithms for Tuberculosis in Children Less Than 5 Years of Age

  Debes, A. K., Gilman, R. H., Onyango-Makumbi, C., Ruff, A., Oberhelman, R. & Dowdy, D. W., Jan 1 2017, In: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 36, 1, p. 36-43 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis 100%
  • Tuberculosis 95%
  • Child 50%
  • Costs and Cost Analysis 20%
  • Routine Diagnostic Tests 15%
  7 Scopus citations

• Health seeking behaviour among suspected cases of cholera in Cameroonian health districts in Lake Chad basin

  Yakum, M. N., Ateudjieu, J., Guenou, E., Walter, E. A., Ram, M., Debes, A. K., Njimbia, A. C., Nafack, S. S. & Sack, D. A., Aug 30 2017, In: BMC Research Notes. 10, 1, 433.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Chad 100%
  • Cholera 76%
  • Lakes 76%
  • Health Facilities 64%
  • Cameroon 39%
  2 Scopus citations

• Identifying cholera "hotspots" in Uganda: An analysis of cholera surveillance data from 2011 to 2016

  Bwire, G., Ali, M., Sack, D. A., Nakinsige, A., Naigaga, M., Debes, A. K., Ngwa, M. C., Brooks, W. A. & Orach, C. G., Nov 2017, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11, 12, e0006118.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • Uganda 93%
  • surveillance 68%
  • district 54%
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo 20%
  14 Scopus citations

• Safety of a killed oral cholera vaccine (Shanchol) in pregnant women in Malawi: an observational cohort study

  Ali, M., Nelson, A., Luquero, F. J., Azman, A. S., Debes, A. K., M'bang'ombe, M. M., Seyama, L., Kachale, E., Zuze, K., Malichi, D., Zulu, F., Msyamboza, K. P., Kabuluzi, S. & Sack, D. A., May 2017, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 17, 5, p. 538-544 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • shanchol 100%
  • Cholera Vaccines 76%
  • Malawi 63%
  • Observational Studies 37%
  • Cohort Studies 33%
  13 Scopus citations
• 2016

  A comparison of the adaptive immune response between recovered anthrax patients and individuals receiving three different anthrax vaccines

  Laws, T. R., Kuchuloria, T., Chitadze, N., Little, S. F., Webster, W. M., Debes, A. K., Saginadze, S., Tsertsvadze, N., Chubinidze, M., Rivard, R. G., Tsanava, S., Dyson, E. H., Simpson, A. J. H., Hepburn, M. J. & Trapaidze, N., Mar 1 2016, In: PloS one. 11, 3, e0148713.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Anthrax Vaccines 100%
  • Anthrax 84%
  • Adaptive Immunity 62%
  • anthrax toxin 54%
  • Cutaneous anthrax 42%
  9 Scopus citations

• Cholera cases cluster in time and space in matlab, Bangladesh: Implications for targeted preventive interventions

  Debes, A. K., Ali, M., Azman, A. S., Yunus, M. & Sack, D. A., Dec 1 2016, In: International journal of epidemiology. 45, 6, p. 2134-2139 6 p., dyw267.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • Bangladesh 94%
  • Cholera Vaccines 17%
  • Vaccination 9%
  • Vaccines 8%
  20 Scopus citations

• Cholera rapid test with enrichment step has diagnostic performance equivalent to culture

  Ontweka, L. N., Deng, L. O., Rauzier, J., Debes, A. K., Tadesse, F., Parker, L. A., Wamala, J. F., Bior, B. K., Lasuba, M., But, A. B., Grandesso, F., Jamet, C., Cohuet, S., Ciglenecki, I., Serafini, M., Sack, D. A., Quilici, M. L., Azman, A. S., Luquero, F. J. & Page, A. L., Dec 1 2016, In: PloS one. 11, 12, e0168257.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • cholera 98%
  • Chain Reaction 77%
  • diagnostic techniques 68%
  • polymerase chain reaction 62%
  18 Scopus citations

• Clinical and environmental surveillance for vibrio cholerae in resource constrained areas: Application during a 1-year surveillance in the Far North Region of Cameroon

  Debes, A. K., Ateudjieu, J., Guenou, E., Ebile, W., Sonkoua, I. T., Njimbia, A. C., Steinwald, P., Ram, M. & Sack, D. A., Mar 2016, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94, 3, p. 537-543 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Environmental Monitoring 100%
  • Cameroon 90%
  • Vibrio cholerae 86%
  • Cholera 58%
  • monitoring 43%
  23 Scopus citations

• Effectiveness of one dose of oral cholera vaccine in response to an outbreak: a case-cohort study

  Azman, A. S., Parker, L. A., Rumunu, J., Tadesse, F., Grandesso, F., Deng, L. L., Lino, R. L., Bior, B. K., Lasuba, M., Page, A. L., Ontweka, L., Llosa, A. E., Cohuet, S., Pezzoli, L., Sodjinou, D. V., Abubakar, A., Debes, A. K., Mpairwe, A. M., Wamala, J. F., Jamet, C., & 5 othersLessler, J., Sack, D. A., Quilici, M. L., Ciglenecki, I. & Luquero, F. J., Nov 1 2016, In: The Lancet Global Health. 4, 11, p. e856-e863

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera Vaccines 100%
  • Cholera 80%
  • Disease Outbreaks 56%
  • Cohort Studies 43%
  • shanchol 26%
  67 Scopus citations

• Evaluation in Cameroon of a Novel, Simplified Methodology to Assist Molecular Microbiological Analysis of V. cholerae in Resource-Limited Settings

  Debes, A. K., Ateudjieu, J., Guenou, E., Lopez, A. L., Bugayong, M. P., Retiban, P. J., Garrine, M., Mandomando, I., Li, S., Stine, O. C. & Sack, D. A., Jan 6 2016, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10, 1, e0004307.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cameroon 100%
  • Cholera 96%
  • Vibrio cholerae 95%
  • methodology 38%
  • evaluation 34%
  12 Scopus citations

• Factors associated with fatal outcomes following cholera-like syndrome in far north region of Cameroon: A community-based survey

  Djouma, F. N., Ateudjieu, J., Ram, M., Debes, A. K. & Sack, D. A., Dec 2016, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95, 6, p. 1287-1291 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cameroon 100%
  • Cholera 96%
  • cholera 95%
  • Fatal Outcome 89%
  • death 26%
  5 Scopus citations

• Potential for Controlling Cholera Using a Ring Vaccination Strategy: Re-analysis of Data from a Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial

  Ali, M., Debes, A. K., Luquero, F. J., Kim, D. R., Park, J. Y., Digilio, L., Manna, B., Kanungo, S., Dutta, S., Sur, D., Bhattacharya, S. K. & Sack, D. A., Sep 2016, In: PLoS medicine. 13, 9, e1002120.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cholera 100%
  • Vaccination 63%
  • Data Analysis 59%
  • Vaccines 54%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 53%
  22 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Seroprevalence of tularemia in rural Azerbaijan

  Clark, D. V., Ismailov, A., Seyidova, E., Hajiyeva, A., Bakhishova, S., Hajiyev, H., Nuriyev, T., Piraliyev, S., Bagirov, S., Aslanova, A., Debes, A. K., Qasimov, M. & Hepburn, M. J., Jul 1 2012, In: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12, 7, p. 558-563 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Azerbaijan 100%
  • Tularemia 93%
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies 71%
  • Volunteers 21%
  • Francisella tularensis 18%
  23 Scopus citations
• 2004

  Assembly of the replication initiation complex on SV40 origin DNA

  Simmons, D. T., Gai, D., Parsons, R., Debes, A. & Roy, R., 2004, In: Nucleic acids research. 32, 3, p. 1103-1112 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Replication Protein A 100%
  • DNA Primase 82%
  • Viral Tumor Antigens 39%
  • DNA 36%
  • DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase 24%
  24 Scopus citations