Metagenomic next-generation sequencing to characterize etiologies of non-malarial fever in a cohort living in a high malaria burden area of Uganda

L Mwakibete, S Takahashi, V Ahyong, A Black, J Rek… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Background Causes of non-malarial fevers in sub-Saharan Africa remain understudied. We
hypothesized that metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), which allows for …

[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic next-generation sequencing to characterize potential etiologies of non-malarial fever in a cohort living in a high malaria burden area of Uganda

L Mwakibete, S Takahashi, V Ahyong… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Causes of non-malarial fevers in sub-Saharan Africa remain understudied. We hypothesized
that metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), which allows for broad genomic …

Next-generation sequencing survey of acute febrile illness in Senegal (2020–2022)

GS Orf, AD Ahouidi, M Mata, C Diedhiou… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Acute febrile illnesses (AFI) in developing tropical and sub-tropical nations are
challenging to diagnose due to the numerous causes and non-specific symptoms. The …

Etiology of fever in Ugandan children: identification of microbial pathogens using metagenomic next-generation sequencing and IDseq, a platform for unbiased …

A Ramesh, S Nakielny, J Hsu, M Kyohere… - Biorxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
Background Febrile illness is a major burden in African children, and non-malarial causes of
fever are uncertain. We built and employed IDseq, a cloud-based, open access …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the etiologies of non-malarial febrile illness in Senegal using metagenomic sequencing

ZC Levine, A Sene, W Mkandawire, AB Deme… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The worldwide decline in malaria incidence is revealing the extensive burden of non-
malarial febrile illness (NMFI), which remains poorly understood and difficult to diagnose. To …

Discovering disease-causing pathogens in resource-scarce Southeast Asia using a global metagenomic pathogen monitoring system

JA Bohl, S Lay, S Chea, V Ahyong… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding the regional pathogen landscape and surveillance of emerging pathogens is
key to mitigating epidemics. Challenges lie in resource-scarce settings, where outbreaks are …

[HTML][HTML] NOMAD: metagenomic characterisation of the viral pathogen composition in outbreaks of non-malaria acute febrile illness cases

BW Kulohoma, I Ng'eno - Open Research Africa, 2022 - openresearchafrica.org
The clinical importance of non-malaria febrile acute illness (NM-AFI) in patients with a
negative parasitological test has become apparent, with the progressive reduction in malaria …

[HTML][HTML] Improving diagnosis of non-malarial fevers in Senegal: Borrelia and the contribution of tick-borne bacteria

ZC Levine, A Sene, W Mkandawire, AB Deme… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The worldwide decline in malaria incidence is revealing the extensive burden of non-
malarial febrile illness (NMFI), which remains poorly understood and difficult to diagnose. To …

[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic surveillance uncovers diverse and novel viral taxa in febrile patients from Nigeria

JU Oguzie, BA Petros, PE Oluniyi, SB Mehta… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Effective infectious disease surveillance in high-risk regions is critical for clinical care and
pandemic preemption; however, few clinical diagnostics are available for the wide range of …

Metagenomic sequencing at the epicenter of the Nigeria 2018 Lassa fever outbreak

LE Kafetzopoulou, ST Pullan, P Lemey, MA Suchard… - Science, 2019 - science.org
The 2018 Nigerian Lassa fever season saw the largest ever recorded upsurge of cases,
raising concerns over the emergence of a strain with increased transmission rate. To …