John Waitumbi
Biographic Data
| ID | 9070696 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Waitumbi |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Waitumbi |
| SIGNATURE | WAITUMBI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | United States Army Medical Research Directorate - Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2540-4397 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sars-CoV-2 and neutralizing antibody dynamics at a remote village in Kenya before widespread Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Given limited data on SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission and immunity in rural, low‐vaccine‐coverage settings, we evaluated infection rates and population‐level neutralizing antibody increase in a rural community in western Kenya. The study was conducted at the KEMRI/WRAIR-Africa Health Demographic Surveillance System that has a population of 160,000. Clusters of households that had representative demographics were identified and individuals invited to part…
Phenotypic markers misclassify isolates of Salmonella Typhimurium as S. Typhi, but were correctly identified by whole genome sequencing during a septicemia study in western Kenya
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a rising global health threat and estimated to cause 700,000 deaths annually. Although blood cultures (BCs) are the reference standard to diagnose bloodstream infections and inference of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), the method could fail to differentiate bacteria with similar biochemical characteristics. This study compared phenotypic method (AST) and whole genome sequencing (WGS) in bacterial spec…
March 2019 dengue fever outbreak at the Kenyan south coast involving dengue virus serotype 3, genotypes III and V
The first description of a disease resembling dengue fever (DF) was in the 15 th century slave trade era by Spanish sailors visiting the Tanzania coast. The disease, then associated with evil spirits is now known to be caused by four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV1-4) that are transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Kenya has experienced multiple outbreaks, mostly associated with DENV-2. In this study, plasma samples obtained from 37 febrile patients d…
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March 2019 dengue fever outbreak at the Kenyan south coast involving dengue virus serotype 3, genotypes III and V
The first description of a disease resembling dengue fever (DF) was in the 15 th century slave trade era by Spanish sailors visiting the Tanzania coast. The disease, then associated with evil spirits is now known to be caused by four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV1-4) that are transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Kenya has experienced multiple outbreaks, mostly associated with DENV-2. In this study, plasma samples obtained from 37 febrile patients d…
Phenotypic markers misclassify isolates of Salmonella Typhimurium as S. Typhi, but were correctly identified by whole genome sequencing during a septicemia study in western Kenya
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a rising global health threat and estimated to cause 700,000 deaths annually. Although blood cultures (BCs) are the reference standard to diagnose bloodstream infections and inference of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), the method could fail to differentiate bacteria with similar biochemical characteristics. This study compared phenotypic method (AST) and whole genome sequencing (WGS) in bacterial spec…
Sars-CoV-2 and neutralizing antibody dynamics at a remote village in Kenya before widespread Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Given limited data on SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission and immunity in rural, low‐vaccine‐coverage settings, we evaluated infection rates and population‐level neutralizing antibody increase in a rural community in western Kenya. The study was conducted at the KEMRI/WRAIR-Africa Health Demographic Surveillance System that has a population of 160,000. Clusters of households that had representative demographics were identified and individuals invited to part…
Serotype (2 works) · Antibiotic resistance (1 work) · Antibody (1 work) · Bacteria (1 work) · Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Demographics (1 work) · Dengue and Mosquito Control Research (1 work) · Dengue fever (1 work) · Dengue virus (1 work)