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Virus Evolution

Emergence of Omicron FN.1 a descendent of BQ.1.1 in Botswana

Authors Choga, W.T.; Gustani-Buss, E.; Tegally, H.; Maruapula, D.; Yu, X.; Moir, M.; Zuze, B.J.L.; James, S.E.; Ndlovu, N.S.; Seru, K.; Motshosi, P.; Blenkinsop, A.; Gobe, I.; Baxter, C.; Manasa, J.; Lockman, S.; Shapiro, R.; Makhema, J.; Wilkinson, E.; Blackard, J.T.; Lemey, P.; Lessells, R.J.; Martin, D.P.; De Oliveira, T.; Gaseitsiwe, S.; Moyo, S.

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Journal of Virus Eradication

Development of a latency model for HIV-1 subtype C and the impact of long terminal repeat element genetic variation on latency reversal

Authors Maikoo, S.; Palstra, R.-J.; Dong, K.L.; Mahmoudi, T.; Ndung’u, T.; Madlala, P.

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Microorganisms

Hepatitis B Virus Prevalence among HIV-Uninfected People Living in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas in Botswana

Authors Anderson, M., Mangogola, T., Phinius, B.B., Mpebe, G., Aimakhu, C.O., Choga, W.T., Phakedi, B., Bhebhe, L.N., Ditshwanelo, D., Baruti, K., Mpofu-Dobo, L., Othusitse, L., Ratsoma, T., Gaolathe, T., Makhema, J., Shapiro, R., Lockman, S., Moyo, S., Gaseitsiwe, S.

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Front. Reprod. Health

The association of host genes with specific sexually transmitted infections

Authors Bovungana, Q., Arumugam, T., Ramsuran, V.

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PLoS ONE

Sexual risk-taking behavior amongst emerging adults in a tertiary institution of learning in Coastal Kenya: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perspectives using causal loop mapping

Authors Chea, S.K., Kagonya, V.A., Oyugi, E.A., Nasambu, C., Menza, I., Ibrahim, F., Abdullahi, O., Anika, A., Hassan, A.S., Abbeddou, S., Michielsen, K., Abubakar, A.

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Cell Reports

Atypical B cells and impaired SARS-CoV-2 neutralization following heterologous vaccination in the elderly

Authors Ferreira, I.A.T.M., Lee, C.Y.C., Foster, W.S., Abdullahi, A., Dratva, L.M., Tuong, Z.K., Stewart, B.J., Ferdinand, J.R., Guillaume, S.M., Potts, M.O.P., Perera, M., Krishna, B.A., Peñalver, A., Cabantous, M., Kemp, S.A., Ceron-Gutierrez, L., Ebrahimi, S., Lyons, P., Smith, K.G.C., Bradley, J., Collier, D.A., McCoy, L.E., Van Der Klaauw, A., Thav...

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medRxiv

Differences in HIV-1 reservoir size, landscape characteristics and decay dynamics in acute and chronic treated HIV-1 Clade C infection

Authors Reddy, K., Lee, G.Q., Reddy, N., Chikowore, T.J.B., Baisley, K., Dong, K.L., Walker, B.D., Yu, X.G., Lichterfeld, M., Ndung’u, T.

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Front Virol

No detectable differences in Nef-mediated downregulation of HLA-I and CD4 molecules among HIV-1 group M lineages circulating in Cameroon, where the pandemic originated

Authors Sonela, N., Mann, J., Godwe, C., Goni, O.H., Tchakoute, M., Nkoue, N., de Oliveira, T., Brockman, M.A., Brumme, Z.L., Ndung’u, T., Tongo, M.

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Front Immunol

Myeloid cell expression of CD200R is modulated in active TB disease and regulates Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a biomimetic model

Authors Ahmed, M., Tezera, L.B., Herbert, N., Chambers, M., Reichmann, M.T., Nargan, K., Kloverpris, H., Karim, F., Hlatshwayo, M., Madensein, R., Habesh, M., Hoque, M., Steyn, A.J.C., Elkington, P.T., Leslie, A.J.

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Front Microbiol

Persistence and risk factors of occult hepatitis B virus infections among antiretroviral therapy-naïve people living with HIV in Botswana

Authors Anderson, M., Phinius, B.B., Phakedi, B.K., Mudanga, M., Bhebhe, L.N., Tlhabano, G.N., Motshosi, P., Ratsoma, T., Baruti, K., Mpebe, G., Choga, W.T., Marlink, R., Glebe, D., Blackard, J.T., Moyo, S., Kramvis, A., Gaseitsiwe, S.

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