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Swaib A. Lule
Researcher at University College London
Publications - 46
Citations - 1369
Swaib A. Lule is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Malaria & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 43 publications receiving 809 citations. Previous affiliations of Swaib A. Lule include University of London & Uganda Virus Research Institute.
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Human monkeypox – After 40 years, an unintended consequence of smallpox eradication
Karl Simpson,David L Heymann,Colin S Brown,W. John Edmunds,Jesper Elsgaard,Paul E. M. Fine,Hubertus Hochrein,Nicole A. Hoff,Andrew Green,Chikwe Ihekweazu,Terry Jones,Terry Jones,Swaib A. Lule,Jane Maclennan,Andrea M. McCollum,Barbara Mühlemann,Barbara Mühlemann,Emily Nightingale,Dimie Ogoina,Adesola Ogunleye,Brett W. Petersen,Jacqueline Powell,Ollie Quantick,Anne W. Rimoin,David Ulaeato,Andy Wapling +25 more
TL;DR: The experts agreed on the need for a better understanding of the genomic evolution and changing epidemiology of orthopox viruses, the usefulness of in-field genomic diagnostics, and the best disease control strategies, including the possibility of vaccination with new generation non-replicating smallpox vaccines and treatment with recently developed antivirals.
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Is Africa prepared for tackling the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic. Lessons from past outbreaks, ongoing pan-African public health efforts, and implications for the future
Nathan Kapata,Chikwe Ihekweazu,Francine Ntoumi,Francine Ntoumi,Tajudeen Raji,Pascalina Chanda-Kapata,Peter Mwaba,Victor Mukonka,Matthew Bates,John Tembo,Victor M. Corman,Sayoki Mfinanga,Danny Asogun,Linzy Elton,Liã Bárbara Arruda,Margaret J. Thomason,Leonard E. G. Mboera,Alexei Yavlinsky,Najmul Haider,David Simons,Lara Hollmann,Swaib A. Lule,Francisco Veas,Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid,Osman Dar,Sarah Edwards,Francesco Vairo,Timothy D. McHugh,Christian Drosten,Richard Kock,Giuseppe Ippolito,Alimuddin Zumla +31 more
TL;DR: Nathan Kapata, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Francine Ntoumi, Tajudeen Raji, Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, Peter Mwaba, Victor Mukonka, Matthew Bates, John Tembo, Victor Corman, Sayoki Mfinanga, Danny Asogun, Linzy Elton, Liã Bárbara Arruda, Margaret J Thomason, Leonard Mboera, Alexei Yavlinsky
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Monkeypox - Enhancing public health preparedness for an emerging lethal human zoonotic epidemic threat in the wake of the smallpox post-eradication era.
Eskild Petersen,Ibrahim Abubakar,Chikwe Ihekweazu,David L Heymann,Francine Ntoumi,Lucille Blumberg,D. Asogun,Victor Mukonka,Swaib A. Lule,Matthew Bates,Isobella Honeyborne,Sayoki Mfinanga,Peter Mwaba,Osman Dar,Francesco Vairo,Maowia M. Mukhtar,Richard Kock,Timothy D. McHugh,Giuseppe Ippolito,Alimuddin Zumla,Alimuddin Zumla +20 more
TL;DR: The history and evolution of monkeypox outbreaks in Africa and USA, the changing clinical presentations, and possible factors underlying the increasing numbers being detected are discussed, including the cessation of smallpox vaccination programs.
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Impact of anthelminthic treatment in pregnancy and childhood on immunisations, infections and eczema in childhood: a randomised controlled trial.
Juliet Ndibazza,Harriet Mpairwe,Emily L. Webb,Patrice A. Mawa,Margaret Nampijja,Margaret Nampijja,Lawrence Muhangi,Macklyn Kihembo,Swaib A. Lule,Diana Rutebarika,Barbara Apule,Florence Akello,Hellen Akurut,Gloria Oduru,Peter Naniima,Dennison Kizito,Moses Kizza,Robert Kizindo,Robert Tweyongere,Katherine J. Alcock,Moses Muwanga,Alison M. Elliott,Alison M. Elliott +22 more
TL;DR: Routine use of albendazole in pregnancy may not always be beneficial, even in tropical developing countries, and regular albENDazole treatment in preschool children may have an additional benefit for malaria control where helminths and malaria are co-endemic.
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Maternal HIV infection and other factors associated with growth outcomes of HIV-uninfected infants in Entebbe, Uganda
Lawrence Muhangi,Swaib A. Lule,Harriet Mpairwe,Juliet Ndibazza,Moses Kizza,Margaret Nampijja,Esther Nakazibwe,Macklyn Kihembo,Alison M. Elliott,Emily L. Webb +9 more
TL;DR: Maternal HIV infection was associated with being underweight in HIV-exposed uninfected infants in Uganda, indicating that an increasing number of infants will be born to HIV- infected women without acquiring HIV.