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Alex Moigboi
Publications - 3
Citations - 1675
Alex Moigboi is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sierra leone & Ebola virus. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 1542 citations.
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Genomic surveillance elucidates Ebola virus origin and transmission during the 2014 outbreak
Stephen K. Gire,Stephen K. Gire,Augustine Goba,Kristian G. Andersen,Kristian G. Andersen,Rachel Sealfon,Rachel Sealfon,Daniel J. Park,Lansana Kanneh,Simbirie Jalloh,Mambu Momoh,Mohamed Fullah,Gytis Dudas,Shirlee Wohl,Shirlee Wohl,Lina M. Moses,Nathan L. Yozwiak,Nathan L. Yozwiak,Sarah M. Winnicki,Sarah M. Winnicki,Christian B. Matranga,Christine M. Malboeuf,James Qu,Adrianne Gladden,Stephen F. Schaffner,Stephen F. Schaffner,Xiao Yang,Pan Pan Jiang,Pan Pan Jiang,Mahan Nekoui,Mahan Nekoui,Andrés Colubri,Moinya Ruth Coomber,Mbalu Fonnie,Alex Moigboi,Michael Gbakie,Fatima K. Kamara,Veronica Tucker,Edwin Konuwa,Sidiki Saffa,Josephine Sellu,Abdul A. Jalloh,Alice Kovoma,James Koninga,Ibrahim Mustapha,Kandeh Kargbo,Momoh Foday,Mohamed Yillah,Franklyn Kanneh,Willie Robert,James L.B. Massally,Sinéad B. Chapman,James Bochicchio,Cheryl I. Murphy,Chad Nusbaum,Sarah Young,Bruce W. Birren,Donald S. Grant,John S. Scheiffelin,Eric S. Lander,Eric S. Lander,Eric S. Lander,Christian T. Happi,Sahr M. Gevao,Andreas Gnirke,Andrew Rambaut,Andrew Rambaut,Robert F. Garry,S. Humarr Khan,Pardis C. Sabeti,Pardis C. Sabeti +70 more
TL;DR: This West African variant likely diverged from central African lineages around 2004, crossed from Guinea to Sierra Leone in May 2014, and has exhibited sustained human-to-human transmission subsequently, with no evidence of additional zoonotic sources.
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Clinical Illness and Outcomes in Patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone
John S. Schieffelin,Augustine Goba,Michael Gbakie,Andrés Colubri,Lansana Kanneh,Alex Moigboi,Mojeed Momoh,Mohammed Fullah,Sarah M. Winnicki,P. Jiang,David Kargbo,Simbirie Jalloh,Mbalu Fonnie,V. Sinnah,I. French,Alice Kovoma,V. Tucker,Edwin Konuwa,Josephine Sellu,Ibrahim Mustapha,Momoh Foday,Mohamed Yillah,Franklyn Kanneh,Sidiki Saffa,Christian T. Happi,Abstr Act +25 more
TL;DR: The incubation period and case fatality rate among patients with EVD in Sierra Leone are similar to those observed elsewhere in the 2014 outbreak and in previous outbreaks.
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An Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Lassa Fever Zone.
Augustine Goba,S. Humarr Khan,Mbalu Fonnie,Mohamed Fullah,Alex Moigboi,Alice Kovoma,Vandi Sinnah,Nancy Yoko,Hawa Rogers,Siddiki Safai,Mambu Momoh,Veronica J. Koroma,Fatima K. Kamara,Edwin Konowu,Mohamed Yillah,Issa French,Ibraham Mustapha,Franklyn Kanneh,Momoh Foday,Helena McCarthy,Tiangay Kallon,Mustupha Kallon,Jenneh Naiebu,Josephine Sellu,Abdul A. Jalloh,Michael Gbakie,Lansana Kanneh,James L. B. Massaly,David Kargbo,Brima Kargbo,Mohamed A. Vandi,Momoh Gbetuwa,Sahr M. Gevao,John Demby Sandi,Simbirie Jalloh,Donald S. Grant,Sylvia O. Blyden,Ian Crozier,John S. Schieffelin,Susan McLellan,Shevin T. Jacob,Matthew L. Boisen,Jessica N. Hartnett,Robert W. Cross,Luis M. Branco,Kristian G. Andersen,Nathan L. Yozwiak,Stephen K. Gire,Ridhi Tariyal,Daniel J. Park,Allyson M. Haislip,Christopher M. Bishop,Lilia I. Melnik,William R. Gallaher,William C. Wimley,Jing He,Jeffrey G. Shaffer,Brian M. Sullivan,Sonia Grillo,Scott Oman,Courtney E Garry,Donna Edwards,Stephanie J. McCormick,Deborah H. Elliott,Julie A. Rouelle,Chandrika B. Kannadka,Ashley A. Reyna,Benjamin T. Bradley,Haini Yu,Rachael E. Yenni,Kathryn M. Hastie,Joan B. Geisbert,Peter C. Kulakosky,Russell B. Wilson,Michael B. A. Oldstone,Kelly R. Pitts,Lee A. Henderson,James E. Robinson,Thomas W. Geisbert,Erica Ollmann Saphire,Christian T. Happi,Danny Asogun,Pardis C. Sabeti,Pardis C. Sabeti,Robert F. Garry +84 more
TL;DR: Responding to the challenges of confronting 2 hemorrhagic fever viruses will require continued investments in the development of countermeasures (vaccines, therapeutic agents, and diagnostic assays), infrastructure, and human resources.