Publications

• 2026

  • Favipiravir for Lassa fever: an open-label, randomized controlled phase 2 trial

    • Cyril Erameh, Kevin Okwaraeke, Christine Kleist, Osahogie Edeawe, Nelson Adedosu, Enomen Ekata, Chukwuyem Abejegah, Sampson Owhin, Femi Babatunde, Till Omansen, Augusto Meneguim, Alexandre Duvignaud, Johannes Mischlinger, Ndapewa Ithete, Lisa Oestereich, Julia Hinzmann, Liasu Ahmed, Sophie Duraffour, Reuben Eifedyi, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Peter Akhideno, Oladele Oluwafemi Ayodeji, Stephan Günther, Sebastian G. Wicha, Marie Jaspard, Meike Pahlmann, Michael Ramharter & Mirjam Groger
    • Nature Medicine
    • 2026-05-15

  • Genomic Surveillance of Lassa Virus through In-Country Sequencing, Guinea

    • Jacob Camara, Giuditta Annibaldis, Joon Klaps, Kékoura Ifono, Fara Raymond Koundouno, Youssouf Sidibé, Sarah Ryter, Moussa Conde, Saa Lucien Millimono, Mette Hinrichs, Julia Hinzmann, Nils Peter Petersen, Mia Le, Annick Renevey, Ehizojie Ehiremen Emua, Philippe Lemey, Simon Dellicour, Stephan Günther, N'Faly Magassouba, Sophie Duraffour, Liana Eleni Kafetzopoulou, Sanaba Boumbaly
    • Emerg Infect Dis, Volume 32, Number 5
    • 2026-05-12

  • Evaluation of candidate reference materials for the harmonization of Lassa fever serology

    • Emma M. Bentley, Ndapewa Ithete, Jane Mitchell, Samuel A.S. Richardson, Valentina Bernasconi, Marian Killip, Robert F. Garry, Luis Branco, Stephan Günther, Eleanor Atkinson, Peter Rigsby, Mette Hinrichs, Lisa Oestereich, Anke Thielebein, Valentine Omoifo, Racheal Omiunu, Rita Esumeh, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Paul A. Kristiansen, Mark Page, Ephraim Ogbaini-Emovon, Giada Mattiuzzo & Collaborative Study Participants
    • Emerging Microbes & Infections 2026, VOL. 15
    • 2026-04-30

  • Nosocomial outbreak of Lassa fever in Conakry, Guinea, 2022

    • Giuditta Annibaldis, Barré Soropogui, Kékoura Ifono, Jacob Camara, Mohamed Lamine Kaba, Fanta Berete, Sarah Ryter, Moussa Conde, Saa Lucien Millimono, Mette Hinrichs, Hugo Soubrier, Eugène Kolie, Nourdine Ibrahim, Bakary Sylla, Liana Eleni Kafetzopoulou, Joon Klaps, Philippe Lemey, Nils Peter Petersen, Mia Le, Emily Victoria Nelson, Kouramoudou Berete, Fodé Amara Traore, Anaïs Legand, Pierre Formenty, Fara Raymond Koundouno, Alimou Camara, Stephan Günther, Sophie Duraffour, Sanaba Boumbaly
    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • 2026-04-23

  • Two years of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance capacity development in Guinea

    • N’Faly Magassouba, Emanuele Gustani-Buss, Kekoura Ifono, Emily Victoria Nelson, Jacob Camara, Giuditta Annibaldis, Annick Renevey, Julia Hinzmann, Mette Hinrichs, Sarah Ryter, Ehizojie Emua, Saa Lucien Millimono, Eugene Kolie, Moussa Condé, Bakary Sylla, Nourdine Ibrahim, Stephane Mely, Hugo Soubrier, Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq, Beatriz Escudero-Pérez, Laura N. Cuypers, Elodie Moissonnier, Lien de Caluwé, Jonas Müller, Anke Thielebein, Alexandru Tomazatos, Christine Jacobsen, Meike Pahlmann, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Cyril Erameh, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Fara Raymond Koundouno, Youssouf Sidibé, Kaba Keïta, Mamadou Boye Keita, Gianluca Loi, Moke Fundji Jean Marie Kipela, Georges Alfred Ki-Zerbo, Seydou Dia, Philippe Lemey, Stephan Günther, Alimou Camara, Barré Soropogui, Liana Eleni Kafetzopoulou, Sanaba Boumbaly & Sophie Duraffour
    • Scientific Reports 16, Article number: 11225 (2026)
    • 2026-04-01

  • ViMOP: a user-friendly and field-applicable pipeline for untargeted viral genome nanopore sequencing

    • Nils Peter Petersen, Mia Le, Annick Renevey, Ehizojie Emua, Sarah Ryter, Giuditta Annibaldis, Jacob Camara, Sanaba Boumbaly, Cyril Erameh, Tanja Laske, Jan Baumbach, Philippe Lemey, Stephan Günther, Sophie Duraffour, Liana Eleni Kafetzopoulou
    • Bioinformatics, Volume 42
    • 2026-01-01

• 2025

  • Integrating mobile laboratories into global health security: advancing collaboration through GOARN-DiSC

    • Oleg Storozhenko, Ahmed Albarraq, Tarek Al-Sanouri, Kym Antonation, Cindi R Corbett, Laurent Dacheux, Sophie Duraffour, Laurence Flevaud, Jean-Luc Gala, Michelle M Haby, Edmund N Newman, Philomena Raftery, Flavio Salio, Peter Torda, Sabrina Weiss
    • BMJ Glob Health
    • 2025-12-25

  • Dengue diagnosis in Guinea in two returning travelers from Côte d'Ivoire: a case report

    • Jacob Camara, Youssouf Sidibé, Giuditta Annibaldis, Barré Soropogui, Sarah Ryter, Moussa Condé, Eugène Kolie, Ibrahim Nourdine, Bakary Sylla, Carolina van Gelder, Nils Peter Petersen, Mette Hinrichs, Mamadou Diouldé Barry, Soua Koulemou, Bely Sonomy, Mariame Traore, Kaba Keïta, Mamadou Saliou Sow, Mamoudou Conde, Kaba Keïta, Seydou Dia, Moke Fundji Jean Marie Kipela, Fanta Mady Kouyate, Sory Condé, Alimou Camara, Stephan Günther, Sophie Duraffour, Sanaba Boumbaly
    • IJID Regions, Volume 17
    • 2025-12-01

  • Presence of Lassa Virus RNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid Indicating Neuroinvasive Lassa Fever in Pediatric Patients From Edo State, Nigeria

    • Hannah Caroline Sophie Müller, Cyril Oshomah Erameh, Joseph Okoeguale, Sheila Ojor Ileli, Imonifome Frank Onyeke, Adewale Elijah Adetunji, Lilian Omoyemen Akerele, Rita Esumeh, Ebo Benevolence Ohomoime, Mette Hinrichs, Jonas Müller, Ujiagbe Moses Aiterebhe, Christiana Ngozi Ekuma, Chukwuemeka Ogbuinya Ugadu, Ifeanyi Henry Onyerikam, Juliet Oemhenze Idialu-Eigbobo, Matthew Apeleokha, Ehisuan Ehiaghe, Osahogie Isaac Edeawe, Kelly Ohis Iraoyah, Chris Hoffmann, Donatus Adomeh, Thomas Olokor, Ikponmwosa Odia, Danny Asogun, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Ephraim Ogbaini-Emovon, Reuben Eifediyi, Stephan Günther, Meike Pahlmann, Michael Ramharter, Lisa Oestereich, Till Omansen, George Akpede
    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • 2025-11-25

  • Electrocardiographic alterations in patients treated for acute Lassa Fever: Description of results from a phase II clinical trial in Nigeria

    • Cyril Erameh, Oladele Oluwafemi Ayodeji, Augusto Meneguim, Kevin Okwaraeke, Osahogie Edeawe, Enomen Ekata, ThankGod Akhigbe, Nelson Adedosu, Chukwuyem Abejegah, Sampson Owhin, Liasu Ahmed, Till Omansen, Meike Pahlmann, Georg Goliasch, Alexandre Duvignaud, Peter Akhideno, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Stephan Günther, Marie Jaspard, Michael Ramharter, Mirjam Groger
    • J Infect Public Health
    • 2025-09-01

  • Prospective cohort study to evaluate Lassa fever incidence, symptoms and coinfection with malaria in West Africa: the Enable Lassa Research Programme ('ENABLE 1.5') - study protocol

    • Henshaw Mandi, Danny Asogun, Olufemi Ayodeji, Benedict N Azuogu, Anton Camacho, William Fischer, Roice Fulton, Donald Samuel Grant, Stephan Günther, Ndapewa Ithete, Elsie Illori, Kamji Jan, Carol Kagia, Nele Martens, Sonia Menon, Aminata Ndiaye, Mark Ndifon, Robert Nsaibirni, Michael Ntiri, Paul Oloo, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Suzanne Penfold, Minnie Sankawulo-Ricks, Marion Sillah, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Nadia Tornieporth, Nathalie J Vielle, Margaret Williams, David Wohl, Fang Xie, Solomon Yimer, J Gabrielle Breugelmans
    • BMJ Public Health
    • 2025-07-31

  • Impact of seasonal change on virus-rodent dynamics in Nigeria ' s Edo-Ondo hotspot for Lassa fever

    • Akinlabi Oyeyiola, Adetunji Samuel Adesina, Adeoba Obadare, Joseph Igbokwe, Samuel Ayobami Fasogbon, Chukwuyem Abejegah, Patience Akhilomen, Danny Asogun, Ekaete Tobin, Olufemi Ayodeji, Omolaja Osoniyi, Meike Pahlmann, Stephan Günther, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, Ayodeji Olayemi
    • Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases
    • 2025-05-19

  • Correction: A prospective, multi-site, cohort study to estimate incidence of infection and disease due to Lassa fever virus in West African countries (the Enable Lassa research programme)-Study protocol

    • Suzanne Penfold, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Danny Asogun, Olufemi Ayodeji, Benedict N. Azuogu, William A. Fischer II, Robert F. Garry, Donald Samuel Grant, Christian Happi, Magassouba N’Faly, Adebola Olayinka, Robert Samuels, Jefferson Sibley, David A. Wohl, Manfred Accrombessi, Ifedayo Adetifa, Giuditta Annibaldis, Anton Camacho, Chioma Dan-Nwafor, Akpénè Ruth Esperencia Deha, Jean DeMarco, Sophie Duraffour, Augustine Goba, Rebecca Grais, Stephan Günther, Énagnon Junior Juvénal Prince Honvou, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Christine Jacobsen, Lansana Kanneh, Mambu Momoh, Aminata Ndiaye, Robert Nsaibirni, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Chinwe Ochu, Ephraim Ogbaini, Énagnon Parsifal Marie Alexandre Logbo, John Demby Sandi, John S. Schieffelin, Thomas Verstraeten, Nathalie J. Vielle, Anges Yadouleton, Emmanuel Koffi Yovo, on behalf of the Enable Protocol authorship group
    • PLoS One
    • 2025-01-14

• 2024

  • rVSV-ZEBOV vaccination in people with pre-existing immunity to Ebolavirus: an open-label safety and immunogenicity study in Guinean communities affected by Ebola virus disease (l'essai proches)

    • Conall H. Watson, Pierre-Stéphane Gsell, Yper Hall, Anton Camacho, Ximena Riveros, Godwin Enwere, Andrea Vicari, Séverine Danmadji Nadlaou, Alhassane Toure, Ismaila M. Sani, Abdourahamane Diallo, Cece Kolie, Sophie Duraffour, Kékoura Ifono, Andre Maomou, Kassie Dore, Honora A. Djidonou, Aminata Bagayoko, Philos P. Damey, Mabetty Nancy Camara, Fatoumata Battouly Diallo, Fofana Thierno Oumar, Kalidou Toure, Mohamed Lamine Diaby, Lansana Sylla, Doussou Conde, Ibrahima Lansana Kaba, Tom Tipton, Rosalind M. Eggo, Michael Marks, Chrissy H. Roberts, Thomas Strecker, Stephan Günther, Sakoba Keita, W. John Edmunds, Miles W. Carroll & Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo
    • BMC Med.
    • 2024-11-07

  • Presentation and Outcomes of Lassa Fever in Children in Nigeria: A Prospective Cohort Study (LASCOPE)

    • Alexandre Duvignaud, Ijeoma C Etafo, Marie Jaspard, Qasim Salau, Béatrice Serra, Abiodun J Kareem, Sylvain Juchet, Tolulope O Jegede, Delphine Gabillard, Abiodun T Abidoye, Camille Le Gal, Chukwuyem Abejegah, Sampson Owhin, Kevin Okwaraeke, Mahamadou Doutchi, Jackson Katembo Vihundira, Rene-M Besong-Lache, Benjamin Seri, Marion Bérerd-Camara, Alex P A Salam, Adebola Olayinka, Peter Horby, Ephraim Ogbaini-Emovon, Sophie Duraffour, Liasu A Ahmed, Stephan Günther, Akinola N Adedosu, Xavier Anglaret, Denis Malvy, Hans J Lang, Oladele O Ayodeji
    • J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc.
    • 2024-11-04

  • Virus Load Kinetics in Lassa Fever Patients Treated With Ribavirin: A Retrospective Cohort Study From Southern Nigeria

    • Ephraim Ogbaini-Emovon, George Akpede, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Emmanuel Osagiede, Ekaete Tobin, Danny Asogun, Peter Okokhere, Martha Okonofua, Nosa Akpede, Peter Akhideno, Cyril Erameh, Mojeed Rafiu, Chukwuemeka Azubuike, Kelly Iraoya, Chris Iruolagbe, Christian Erohubie, Dazumi Ahmed, Osahogie Ediawe, Joseph Okoguale, Reuben Eifediyi, Ikponmwonsa Odia, Jacqueline Agbukor, Donatus Adomeh, Maxy A C Odike, Wilson Ovienria, Anieno Elkanem, Ekene B Muoebenam, Kingsley C Ojide, Elisa Pallasch, Jonas Müller, Julia Hinzmann, Stephan Günther, Meike Pahlmann, Anke Thielebein, Sophie Duraffour, Lisa Oestereich, Ralf Krumkamp
    • Open Forum Infect Dis
    • 2024-10-15

• 2023

  • Seroepidemiology of Lassa virus in pregnant women in Southern Nigeria: A prospective hospital-based cohort study

    • Kayem ND, Okogbenin S, Okoeguale J, Momoh M, Njoku A, Eifediyi R, Enodiana X, Ngwu H, Irhiogbe W, Ighodalo Y, Olokor T, Odigie G, Castle L, Duraffour S, Oestereich L, Dahal P, Ariana P, Gunther S, Horby P
    • PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 May 22;17(5):e0011354. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011354
    • 2023-05-22

  • Focussed Assessment with Sonography in acute Lassa Fever (FASLa): Development of a point-of-care protocol and description of common ultrasound findings

    • Erameh CO, Koch T, Edeawe OI, Oestereich L, Omansen T, Jochum J, Adomeh DI, Ikponmwonsa O, Aire C, Pahlmann M, Asogun DA, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Okogbenin SA, Günther S, Ramharter M, Akideno PE, Kreuels B
    • J Infect. 2023 Jul;87(1):27-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.04.008
    • 2023-04-17

  • Transplacental transfer of Lassa IgG antibodies in pregnant women in Southern Nigeria: A prospective hospital-based cohort study

    • Kayem ND, Okogbenin S, Okoeguale J, Eigbefoh J, Ikheloa J, Eifediyi R, Enodiana X, Olorogbogo OE, Aikpokpo I, Ighodalo Y, Olokor T, Odigie G, Castle L, Duraffour S, Oestereich L, Dahal P, Ariana P, Gunther S, Horby P
    • PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 Apr 13;17(4):e0011209. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011209
    • 2023-04-13

  • A prospective, multi-site, cohort study to estimate incidence of infection and disease due to Lassa fever virus in West African countries (the Enable Lassa research programme)-Study protocol

    • Penfold S, Adegnika AA, Asogun D, Ayodeji O, Azuogu BN, Fischer WA 2nd, Garry RF, Grant DS, Happi C, N'Faly M, Olayinka A, Samuels R, Sibley J, Wohl DA, Accrombessi M, Adetifa I, Annibaldis G, Camacho A, Dan-Nwafor C, Deha ARE, DeMarco J, Duraffour S, Goba A, Grais R, Günther S, Honvou ÉJJP, Ihekweazu C, Jacobsen C, Kanneh L, Momoh M, Ndiaye A, Nsaibirni R, Okogbenin S, Ochu C, Ogbaini E, Logbo ÉPMA, Sandi JD, Schieffelin JS, Verstraeten T, Vielle NJ, Yadouleton A, Yovo EK; Enable Protocol authorship group
    • PLoS One. 2023 Mar 30;18(3):e0283643. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283643
    • 2023-03-30

  • Circulation of Lassa virus across the endemic Edo-Ondo axis, Nigeria, with cross-species transmission between multimammate mice

    • Adesina AS, Oyeyiola A, Obadare A, Igbokwe J, Abejegah C, Akhilomen P, Bangura U, Asogun D, Tobin E, Ayodeji O, Osoniyi O, Davis C, Thomson EC, Pahlmann M, Günther S, Fichet-Calvet E, Olayemi A
    • Emerg Microbes Infect. 2023 Dec;12(1):2219350. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2219350
    • 2023-03-22

• 2022

  • The East African Community's mobile laboratory network's rapid response during the first 2 weeks of the Ebola Sudan virus disease (SVD) outbreak in Uganda and pandemic preparedness activities in South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya

    • Gehre F, Lagu H, Achol E, Omari N, Ochido G, Duraffour S, Hinzmann J, Kezakarayagwa E, Kabatesi F, Nkeshimana A, Nyandwi J, Samson DD, Nykwec GA, Lokore ML, Deng LL, Kelly ME, Mkama PBM, Magesa A, Beyanga M, Roba A, Ndia M, Lokamar P, Kiiru J, Kabanda A, Mukagatare I, Kabalisa E, Rutayisire R, Sewanyana I, Nambozo EJ, Muyigi T, Pimundu G, May J, Katende M, Nabadda S, Nzeyimana E, Affara M
    • BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Dec;7(12):e011073. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011073
    • 2022-12-16

  • Predicting the evolution of the Lassa virus endemic area and population at risk over the next decades

    • Klitting R, Kafetzopoulou LE, Thiery W, Dudas G, Gryseels S, Kotamarthi A, Vrancken B, Gangavarapu K, Momoh M, Sandi JD, Goba A, Alhasan F, Grant DS, Okogbenin S, Ogbaini-Emovo E, Garry RF, Smither AR, Zeller M, Pauthner MG, McGraw M, Hughes LD, Duraffour S, Günther S, Suchard MA, Lemey P, Andersen KG, Dellicour S
    • Nat Commun. 2022 Sep 27;13(1):5596. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33112-3
    • 2022-09-27

  • Establishment of Recombinant Trisegmented Mopeia Virus Expressing Two Reporter Genes for Screening of Mammarenavirus Inhibitors

    • Oestereich L, Wurr S, Becker-Ziaja B, Bockholt S, Pahlmann M, Cadar D, Kümmerer BM, Günther S, Kerber R
    • Viruses. 2022 Aug 25;14(9):1869. doi: 10.3390/v14091869
    • 2022-08-25

  • Pharmacokinetics of Ribavirin in the Treatment of Lassa Fever: An Observational Clinical Study at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria

    • Groger M, Akhideno P, Kleist CJ, Babatunde FO, Edeawe O, Hinzmann J, Akhigbe T, Nwatuzor J, Eifediyi G, Müller J, Hinrichs M, Pahlmann M, Sarpong FN, Wagner C, Thielebein A, Aihonwalan L, Koch T, Riedner M, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Okogbenin S, Günther S, Wicha SG, Ramharter M, Oestereich L, Duraffour S, Erameh C
    • Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 8;76(3):e841-e848. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac578
    • 2022-07-26

  • Detection of Marburg Virus Disease in Guinea

    • Koundouno FR, Kafetzopoulou LE, Faye M, Renevey A, Soropogui B, Ifono K, Nelson EV, Kamano AA, Tolno C, Annibaldis G, Millimono SL, Camara J, Kourouma K, Doré A, Millimouno TE, Tolno FMB, Hinzmann J, Soubrier H, Hinrichs M, Thielebein A, Herzer G, Pahlmann M, Ki-Zerbo GA, Formenty P, Legand A, Wiley MR, Faye O, Diagne MM, Sall AA, Lemey P, Bah A, Günther S, Keita S, Duraffour S, Magassouba N
    • N Engl J Med. 2022 Jun 30;386(26):2528-2530. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2120183
    • 2022-06-30

  • Fcγ-Receptor-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Sensitive, Specific, and Persistent Detection of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein IgG Antibodies in Human Sera

    • Deschermeier C, Ehmen C, von Possel R, Murawski C, Rushton B, Amuasi J, Sarpong N, Maiga-Ascofaré O, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Asogun D, Ighodalo Y, Oestereich L, Duraffour S, Pahlmann M, Emmerich P
    • J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Jun 15;60(6):e0007522. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00075-2
    • 2022-05-16

  • Virus persistence after recovery from acute Lassa fever in Nigeria: a 2-year interim analysis of a prospective longitudinal cohort study

    • Thielebein A, Ighodalo Y, Taju A, Olokor T, Omiunu R, Esumeh R, Ebhodaghe P, Ekanem A, Igenegbale G, Giwa R, Renevey A, Hinzmann J, Müller J, Pallasch E, Pahlmann M, Guedj J, Nwatuzor J, Femi Babatunde O, Adomeh DI, Asogun D, Akpede N, Okogbenin S, Günther S, Oestereich L, Duraffour S, Ogbaini-Emovon E
    • Lancet Microbe. 2022 Jan;3(1):e32-e40. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00178-6
    • 2022-01-01

• 2021

  • Resurgence of Ebola virus in 2021 in Guinea suggests a new paradigm for outbreaks

    • Keita AK, Koundouno FR, Faye M, Düx A, Hinzmann J, Diallo H, Ayouba A, Le Marcis F, Soropogui B, Ifono K, Diagne MM, Sow MS, Bore JA, Calvignac-Spencer S, Vidal N, Camara J, Keita MB, Renevey A, Diallo A, Soumah AK, Millimono SL, Mari-Saez A, Diop M, Doré A, Soumah FY, Kourouma K, Vielle NJ, Loucoubar C, Camara I, Kourouma K, Annibaldis G, Bah A, Thielebein A, Pahlmann M, Pullan ST, Carroll MW, Quick J, Formenty P, Legand A, Pietro K, Wiley MR, Tordo N, Peyrefitte C, McCrone JT, Rambaut A, Sidibé Y, Barry MD, Kourouma M, Saouromou CD, Condé M, Baldé M, Povogui M, Keita S, Diakite M, Bah MS, Sidibe A, Diakite D, Sako FB, Traore FA, Ki-Zerbo GA, Lemey P, Günther S, Kafetzopoulou LE, Sall AA, Delaporte E, Duraffour S, Faye O, Leendertz FH, Peeters M, Toure A, Magassouba NF
    • Nature. 2021 Sep;597(7877):539-543. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03901-9
    • 2021-09-15

  • The East African Community (EAC) mobile laboratory networks in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan-from project implementation to outbreak response against Dengue, Ebola, COVID-19, and epidemic-prone diseases

    • Affara M, Lagu HI, Achol E, Karamagi R, Omari N, Ochido G, Kezakarayagwa E, Kabatesi F, Nkeshimana A, Roba A, Ndia MN, Abudo MU, Kabanda A, Mpabuka E, Mwikarago EI, Kutjok PE, Samson DD, Deng LL, Moremi N, Kelly ME, Mkama PBM, Magesa A, Balinandi SK, Pimundu G, Nabadda SN, Puradiredja DI, Hinzmann J, Duraffour S, Gabriel M, Ruge G, Loag W, Ayiko R, Sonoiya SS, May J, Katende MJ, Gehre F
    • BMC Med. 2021 Jul 9;19(1):160. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02028-y
    • 2021-07-09

  • Factors associated with progression to death in patients with Lassa fever in Nigeria: an observational study

    • Strampe J, Asogun DA, Speranza E, Pahlmann M, Soucy A, Bockholt S, Pallasch E, Becker-Ziaja B, Duraffour S, Bhadelia N, Ighodalo Y, Oyakhilome J, Omomoh EO, Olokor T, Adomeh DI, Ikponwonsa O, Aire C, Tobin E, Akpede N, Okokhere PO, Okogbenin SA, Akpede GO, Muñoz-Fontela C, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Günther S, Connor JH, Oestereich L
    • Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;21(6):876-886. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30737-4
    • 2021-06-01

  • Lassa fever outcomes and prognostic factors in Nigeria (LASCOPE): a prospective cohort study

    • Duvignaud A, Jaspard M, Etafo IC, Gabillard D, Serra B, Abejegah C, le Gal C, Abidoye AT, Doutchi M, Owhin S, Séri B, Vihundira JK, Bérerd-Camara M, Schaeffer J, Danet N, Augier A, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Salam AP, Ahmed LA, Duraffour S, Horby P, Günther S, Adedosu AN, Ayodeji OO, Anglaret X, Malvy D; LASCOPE study group
    • Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Apr;9(4):e469-e478. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30518-0
    • 2021-03-19

  • Limited specificity of commercially available SARS-CoV-2 IgG ELISAs in serum samples of African origin

    • Emmerich P, Murawski C, Ehmen C, von Possel R, Pekarek N, Oestereich L, Duraffour S, Pahlmann M, Struck N, Eibach D, Krumkamp R, Amuasi J, Maiga-Ascofaré O, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Asogun D, Ighodalo Y, Kann S, May J, Tannich E, Deschermeier C
    • Trop Med Int Health. 2021 Jun;26(6):621-631. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13569
    • 2021-03-05

• 2020

  • Human Diversity of Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors and Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Alleles and Ebola Virus Disease Outcomes

    • Wawina-Bokalanga T, Vanmechelen B, Lhermitte V, Martí-Carreras J, Vergote V, Koundouno FR, Akoi-Boré J, Thom R, Tipton T, Steeds K, Moussa KB, Amento A, Laenen L, Duraffour S, Gabriel M, Ruibal P, Hall Y, Kader-Kondé M, Günther S, Baele G, Muñoz-Fontela C, Van Weyenbergh J, Carroll MW, Maes P
    • Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;27(1):76-84. doi: 10.3201/eid2701.202177
    • 2020-12-22

  • Longitudinal antibody and T cell responses in Ebola virus disease survivors and contacts: an observational cohort study

    • Thom R, Tipton T, Strecker T, Hall Y, Akoi Bore J, Maes P, Raymond Koundouno F, Fehling SK, Krähling V, Steeds K, Varghese A, Bailey G, Matheson M, Kouyate S, Coné M, Moussa Keita B, Kouyate S, Richard Ablam A, Laenen L, Vergote V, Guiver M, Timothy J, Atkinson B, Ottowell L, Richards KS, Bosworth A, Longet S, Mellors J, Pannetier D, Duraffour S, Muñoz-Fontela C, Sow O, Koivogui L, Newman E, Becker S, Sprecher A, Raoul H, Hiscox J, Henao-Restrepo AM, Sakoba K, Magassouba N, Günther S, Kader Konde M, Carroll MW
    • Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Apr;21(4):507-516. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30736-2
    • 2020-10-16

  • A Sporadic and Lethal Lassa Fever Case in Forest Guinea, 2019

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• 2019

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  • Lassa Virus in Pygmy Mice, Benin, 2016-2017

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  • Phylogeography of Lassa Virus in Nigeria

    • Ehichioya DU, Dellicour S, Pahlmann M, Rieger T, Oestereich L, Becker-Ziaja B, Cadar D, Ighodalo Y, Olokor T, Omomoh E, Oyakhilome J, Omiunu R, Agbukor J, Ebo B, Aiyepada J, Ebhodaghe P, Osiemi B, Ehikhametalor S, Akhilomen P, Airende M, Esumeh R, Muoebonam E, Giwa R, Ekanem A, Igenegbale G, Odigie G, Okonofua G, Enigbe R, Omonegho Yerumoh E, Pallasch E, Bockholt S, Kafetzopoulou LE, Duraffour S, Okokhere PO, Akpede GO, Okogbenin SA, Odia I, Aire C, Akpede N, Tobin E, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Lemey P, Adomeh DI, Asogun DA, Günther S
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  • Retrospective Cohort Study of Lassa Fever in Pregnancy, Southern Nigeria

    • Okogbenin S, Okoeguale J, Akpede G, Colubri A, Barnes KG, Mehta S, Eifediyi R, Okogbo F, Eigbefoh J, Momoh M, Rafiu M, Adomeh D, Odia I, Aire C, Atafo R, Okonofua M, Pahlman M, Becker-Ziaja B, Asogun D, Okokhere P, Happi C, Günther S, Sabeti PC, Ogbaini-Emovon E
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    • 2019-08-01

  • Laboratory Findings, Compassionate Use of Favipiravir, and Outcome in Patients With Ebola Virus Disease, Guinea, 2015-A Retrospective Observational Study

    • Kerber R, Lorenz E, Duraffour S, Sissoko D, Rudolf M, Jaeger A, Cisse SD, Camara AM, Miranda O, Castro CM, Akoi Bore J, Raymond Koundouno F, Repits J, Afrough B, Becker-Ziaja B, Hinzmann J, Mertens M, Vitoriano I, Hugh Logue C, Böttcher JP, Pallasch E, Sachse A, Bah A, Cabeza-Cabrerizo M, Nitzsche K, Kuisma E, Michel J, Holm T, Zekeng EG, Cowley LA, Garcia-Dorival I, Hetzelt N, Baum JHJ, Portmann J, Carter L, Yenamaberhan RL, Camino A, Enkirch T, Singethan K, Meisel S, Mazzarelli A, Kosgei A, Kafetzopoulou L, Rickett NY, Patrono LV, Ghebreghiorghis L, Arnold U, Colin G, Juchet S, Marchal CL, Kolie JS, Beavogui AH, Wurr S, Bockholt S, Krumkamp R, May J, Stoecker K, Fleischmann E, Ippolito G, Carroll MW, Koivogui L, Magassouba N, Keita S, Gurry C, Drury P, Diallo B, Formenty P, Wölfel R, Di Caro A, Gabriel M, Anglaret X, Malvy D, Günther S
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  • Metagenomic sequencing at the epicenter of the Nigeria 2018 Lassa fever outbreak

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• 2018

  • Kinetics of Soluble Mediators of the Host Response in Ebola Virus Disease

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  • Clinical and laboratory predictors of Lassa fever outcome in a dedicated treatment facility in Nigeria: a retrospective, observational cohort study

    • Okokhere P, Colubri A, Azubike C, Iruolagbe C, Osazuwa O, Tabrizi S, Chin E, Asad S, Ediale E, Rafiu M, Adomeh D, Odia I, Atafo R, Aire C, Okogbenin S, Pahlman M, Becker-Ziaja B, Asogun D, Fradet T, Fry B, Schaffner SF, Happi C, Akpede G, Günther S, Sabeti PC
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  • Field investigation with real-time virus genetic characterisation support of a cluster of Ebola virus disease cases in Dubréka, Guinea, April to June 2015

    • Pini A, Zomahoun D, Duraffour S, Derrough T, Charles M, Quick J, Loman N, Cowley L, Leno M, Ouedraogo N, Thiam O, Hernández-Romieu A, Iko A, Keita H, Konate D, Soumah AA, Bouchouar E, Ileka-Priouzeau S, Keita S, Diallo B, Cisse F, Jansa J, Carroll M, Günther S, Severi E, Formenty P
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  • Development and evaluation of antibody-capture immunoassays for detection of Lassa virus nucleoprotein-specific immunoglobulin M and G

    • Gabriel M, Adomeh DI, Ehimuan J, Oyakhilome J, Omomoh EO, Ighodalo Y, Olokor T, Bonney K, Pahlmann M, Emmerich P, Lelke M, Brunotte L, Ölschläger S, Thomé-Bolduan C, Becker-Ziaja B, Busch C, Odia I, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Okokhere PO, Okogbenin SA, Akpede GO, Schmitz H, Asogun DA, Günther S
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• 2017

  • Prevalence of Lassa Virus Disease (LVD) in Nigerian children with fever or fever and convulsions in an endemic area

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  • Different features of Vδ2 T and NK cells in fatal and non-fatal human Ebola infections

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  • How to treat Ebola virus infections? A lesson from the field

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  • Virus genomes reveal factors that spread and sustained the Ebola epidemic

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  • Transcriptomic signatures differentiate survival from fatal outcomes in humans infected with Ebola virus

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  • Ebola Virus Persistence in Breast Milk After No Reported Illness: A Likely Source of Virus Transmission From Mother to Child

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  • Persistence and clearance of Ebola virus RNA from seminal fluid of Ebola virus disease survivors: a longitudinal analysis and modelling study

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