Publications
Below is a list of research publications published in scientific journals by IDDO and WWARN and our research partners. Use the filters to explore the publications by research theme or by using our list of key words. If you cannot find a publication, please email info@iddo.org
Targeted immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory therapies for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Raaphorst, J., Gullick, N., Shokraneh, F., Brassington, R., Min, M., Ali, S., & Gordon, P. (2025). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2025(8), cd015854.
IgG Antibodies to Pneumococcal Serotypes 1 and 5 in Relation to PCV13 Vaccination Status in Children Aged Under 5 Years in Lao PDR: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Toh, Z., Tang, K., Vilivong, K., Lai, J., Bounkhoun, T., Chanthaluanglath, V., Chanthongthip, A., Balloch, A., Newton, P., Dubot-Pérès, A., Dance, D., Licciardi, P., & Russell, F. (2025). Vaccines, 13(8).
Screening for visceral leishmaniasis in humans and animals in Laos
Roberts, T., Douangnouvong, A., Robinson, M., Phommasone, K., Phaxayaseng, S., Keoluangkhot, V., Vongphayloth, K., Adsamoud, A., Rasphone, O., Yang, L., Phoumin, P., Simmalavong, M., Christensen, P., Hughes, T., Temmerath, A., Inthavong, A., Inthapanya, P., Punyasith, S., Phommachanh, P., … Ashley, E. (2025). Tropical Medicine and Health, 53(1).
Use of Ursodeoxycholic Acid and the Risk of Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Elderly Patients with Viral Hepatitis.
Okushin, K., Ikeuchi, K., Saito, M., Kishida, T., Kado, A., Fujishiro, M., Moriya, K., Yotsuyanagi, H., Koike, K., & Tsutsumi, T. (2025). Internal Medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 64(15), 2301-2306.
Systematic scoping review of the noma evidence landscape: current knowledge and gaps
Maguire, B., Shrestha, R., Dahal, P., Ngu, R., Nizigama, L., Rashan, S., Shrestha, P., Harriss, E., Newton, P., Makino, Y., Varenne, B., & Guerin, P. (2025). BMJ Global Health, 10(7).
Colonoscopy-Based Diagnosis of Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis Infection Protruding into the Ascending Colon
Adachi, E., Nagai, H., Saito, M., & Osawa, A. (2025). The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Estimating scrub typhus and murine typhus incidence among adolescents and adults in Yangon, Myanmar
Oo, W., Bowhay, T., Myat, T., Htike, W., Lwin, K., Blacksell, S., Tanganuchitcharnchai, A., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Robinson, M., Ussher, J., Murdoch, D., Win, H., & Crump, J. (2025). Tropical Medicine and International Health, 30(9), 978-986.
Prevalence and risk factors for murine typhus, scrub typhus, and spotted fever group rickettsioses among adolescent and adult patients presenting to Yangon General Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar
Bowhay, T., Myat, T., Oo, W., Mone, H., Sharples, K., Robinson, M., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Blacksell, S., Tanganuchitcharnchai, A., Ussher, J., Murdoch, D., Htike, W., & Crump, J. (2025). Tropical Medicine and International Health, 30(9), 966-977.
Investigating the relationship between Pfkelch13 mutations and response to artemisinin-based treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
van Wyk, S., Dahal, P., Vouvoungui, C., Ayuen, D., Shokraneh, F., Soma, A., Watson, J., Guerin, P., & Barnes, K. (2025). BMJ Open, 15(7).
Evolution and significance of neuronal surface autoantibodies after Japanese encephalitis
Nibber, A., Fox, H., Chansamouth, V., Peach, B., Newton, P., Vincent, A., & Irani, S. (2025). Journal of Neuroimmunology.
Handheld spatially offset raman spectroscopy for rapid non-invasive detection of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in medicinal syrups
Banerjee, S., Mosca, S., Legge, I., Gangadharan, B., Walsby-tickle, J., Arman, B., Stokes, R., Bharucha, T., Deats, M., Merchant, H., McCullagh, J., Zitzmann, N., Caillet, C., Newton, P., & Matousek, P. (2025). Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 265.
Factors affecting integration of an early warning system for antimalarial drug resistance within a routine surveillance system in a pre-elimination setting in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kagoro, F., Allen, E., Raman, J., Mabuza, A., Magagula, R., Kok, G., Malatje, G., Guerin, P., Dhorda, M., Maude, R., & Barnes, K. (2025). PLoS ONE, 20(6).
Addressing research questions in visceral leishmaniasis and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis: Potential of reusing data from the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory platform
Dahal, P., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Assefa, D., & Guerin, P. (2025). Annals of Medical Science and Research, 4(Suppl 1), s24 - s34.
Pneumococcal density and respiratory co-detection in severe pediatric pneumonia in Laos
Dubot-Pérès, A., Lee, S., Dance, D., Satzke, C., Moore, K., Pell, C., Ortika, B., Nation, M., Dunne, E., Vilivong, K., Bounkhoun, T., Phommachan, S., Lim, R., Lai, J., Morpeth, M., Mayxay, M., de Lamballerie, X., Newton, P., & Russell, F. (2025). Scientific Reports, 15(1).
Genetic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum populations following treatment policy revisions in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Wasakul, V., Verschuuren, T., Thuy-Nhien, N., Booth, E., Quang, H., Thang, N., Chindavongsa, K., Sovannaroth, S., Banouvong, V., Sengsavath, V., Mayxay, M., Tuyen, N., Phuong, V., Duc Trung, P., Gonçalves, S., Chen, S., Phalivong, S., Xayvanghang, S., Mahaphontrakoon, S., … Miotto, O. (2025). Nature Communications, 16(1).
Efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) diagnosed with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa: a WWARN systematic review
Takyi, A., Soma, A., Przybylska, M., Harriss, E., Barnes, K., Dahal, P., Guérin, P., Stepniewska, K., & Carrara, V. (2025). Malaria Journal, 24(1).
Unveiling sub-populations in critical care settings: a real-world data approach in COVID-19
Anderson, W., Gould, R., Patil, N., Mohr, N., Dodd, K., Boyce, D., Dasher, P., Guerin, P., Khan, R., Cheruku, S., Kumar, V., Mathé, E., Mehta, A., Michelson, A., Williams, A., Heavner, S., & Podichetty, J. (2025). Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1544904.
Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in hospitalized children with pneumonia in Laos
Vilivong, K., Mayxay, M., Dance, D., De Lamballerie, X., Newton, P., & Dubot-Pérès, A. (2025). Wellcome Open Research, 8, 533.
How equitable, diverse and inclusive are UK primary care trials? A systematic review
Kashyap, M., Chingono, J., Shokraneh, F., Duncan, P., & Dawson, S. (2025). British Journal of General Practice, 75(suppl 1), bjgp25X741861 - bjgp25X741861.
Safety and efficacy of single-dose primaquine to interrupt Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in children compared with adults: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.
Yilma, D., Stepniewska, K., Bousema, T., Drakeley, C., Eachempati, P., Guerin, P., Mårtensson, A., Mwaiswelo, R., Taylor, W., Barnes, K., & WWARN Paediatric Primaquine for P falciparum Transmission Blocking Study Group. (2025). The Lancet. Infectious Diseases, S1473 - 3099(25)00078.
Defining the noma research agenda
Galli, A., Comparet, M., Dagne, D., Baratti-Mayer, D., Cao, T., Guérin, P., Guevara, M., Hetzel, M., Jeantet, C., Mpinga, E., Muendane, V., Okanlawon, M., Placella, E., Ribes, M., Sherlock, M., Utzinger, J., & Steinmann, P. (2025). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(4).
Influence of context on engagement with COVID-19 testing: a scoping review of barriers and facilitators to testing for healthcare workers, care homes and schools in the UK
Andersen-Waine, B., Keene, C., Dickinson, S., Naidoo, R., Ferguson-Lewis, A., Polner, A., Amswych, M., White, L., Molyneux, S., & Wanat, M. (2025). BMJ Open, 15(4).
Determinants of the use of insecticide-treated nets and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria among pregnant women in Angola.
Aoki, A., Saito, M., Balogun, O., Aiga, H., Francisco, K., & Takehara, K. (2025). International Health, ihaf033.
Hide and seek with falsified medicines: current challenges and physico-chemical and biological approaches for tracing the origin of trafficked products
Mon, C., Hauk, C., Roncone, A., Bontempo, L., Kelly, S., Caillet, C., Deats, M., Ogden, R., & Newton, P. (2025). Forensic Science International, 370, 112474.
Stop searching and you will find it: Search-Resistant Concepts in systematic review searches
Shokraneh, F. (2025). BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 30(2), 134-137.