By Mr William Saila Pomat

Journal articles

Walker EC; Todd E; Ramani R; Anaya E; Javati S; Matlam J-P; Pomat W; Morley SC, 2022, 'A novel function for the CoQ10 biosynthetic complex in anti-pneumococcal macrophage function', The Journal of Immunology, 208, pp. 50.27 - 50.27, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.208.supp.50.27

Steinig E; Duchêne S; Aglua I; Greenhill A; Ford R; Yoannes M; Jaworski J; Drekore J; Urakoko B; Poka H; Wurr C; Ebos E; Nangen D; Manning L; Laman M; Firth C; Smith S; Pomat W; Tong SYC; Coin L; McBryde E; Horwood P, 2022, 'Phylodynamic Inference of Bacterial Outbreak Parameters Using Nanopore Sequencing.', Mol Biol Evol, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac040

Goi J; Koinari M; Muker S; Vinit R; Pomat W; Williams DT; Karl S, 2022, 'Comparison of Different Mosquito Traps for Zoonotic Arbovirus Vectors in Papua New Guinea.', Am J Trop Med Hyg, 106, pp. 823 - 827, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0640

Jonduo ME; Vallely AJ; Whiley DM; Riddell MA; Pomat W; Low N; Sweeney EL, 2022, 'Mycoplasma genitalium macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance in pregnant women in Papua New Guinea', Sexually Transmitted Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2022-055552

Javati S; Guernier-Cambert V; Jonduo M; Robby S; Kimopa J; Maure T; McBryde ES; Pomat W; Aplin K; Helgen KM; Abdad MY; Horwood PF, 2022, 'Diversity of Leptospira spp. in bats and rodents from Papua New Guinea.', Transbound Emerg Dis, 69, pp. 4048 - 4054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14725

Blyth CC; Britton KJ; Nguyen CD; Sapura J; Kave J; Nivio B; Chan J; Satzke C; Ford R; Kirarock W; Lehmann D; Pomat W; Russell FM, 2022, 'Effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against hypoxic pneumonia and hospitalisation in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: An observational cohort study.', Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 22, pp. 100432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100432

Pham BN; Jorry R; Abori N; Silas VD; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2022, 'Non-communicable diseases attributed mortality and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: Evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 2, pp. e0000118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000118

Tavul L; Laman M; Howard C; Kotty B; Samuel A; Bjerum C; O'Brian K; Kumai S; Amuga M; Lorry L; Kerry Z; Kualawi M; Karl S; Makita L; John LN; Bieb S; Wangi J; Weil GJ; Goss CW; Tisch DJ; Pomat W; King CL; Robinson LJ, 2022, 'Safety and efficacy of mass drug administration with a single-dose triple-drug regimen of albendazole + diethylcarbamazine + ivermectin for lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea: An open-label, cluster-randomised trial.', PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 16, pp. e0010096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010096

Seidahmed O; Jamea S; Kurumop S; Timbi D; Makita L; Ahmed M; Freeman T; Pomat W; Hetzel MW, 2022, 'Stratification of malaria incidence in Papua New Guinea (2011-2019): Contribution towards a sub-national control policy.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 2, pp. e0000747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000747

Dyson ZA; Malau E; Horwood PF; Ford R; Siba V; Yoannes M; Pomat W; Passey M; Judd LM; Ingle DJ; Williamson DA; Dougan G; Greenhill AR; Holt KE, 2022, 'Whole genome sequence analysis of Salmonella Typhi in Papua New Guinea reveals an established population of genotype 2.1.7 sensitive to antimicrobials.', PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 16, pp. e0010306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010306

Peach E; Morgan C; Scoullar MJL; Fowkes FJI; Kennedy E; Melepia P; Homiehombo P; Au L; Luchters S; Umbers AJ; Vallely A; Vallely LM; Kelly-Hanku A; Robinson LJ; Crabb BS; Elijah A; Siba PM; Pomat W; Beeson JG, 2021, 'Risk factors and knowledge associated with high unintended pregnancy rates and low family planning use among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea', Scientific Reports, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79103-6

Brucato N; André M; Tsang R; Saag L; Kariwiga J; Sesuki K; Beni T; Pomat W; Muke J; Meyer V; Boland A; Deleuze J-F; Sudoyo H; Mondal M; Pagani L; Gallego Romero I; Metspalu M; Cox MP; Leavesley M; Ricaut F-X, 2021, 'Papua New Guinean Genomes Reveal the Complex Settlement of North Sahul.', Mol Biol Evol, 38, pp. 5107 - 5121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab238

Britton KJ; Pickering JL; Pomat WS; de Gier C; Nation ML; Pell CL; Granland CM; Solomon V; Ford RL; Greenhill A; Hinds J; Moore HC; Richmond PC; Blyth CC; Lehmann D; Satzke C; Kirkham L-AS; 10v13vPCV trial team , 2021, 'Lack of effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination against pneumococcal carriage density in Papua New Guinean infants.', Vaccine, 39, pp. 5401 - 5409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.07.085

Nguyen C; Weaver R; Blyth C; Mollendorf CV; Britton K; Chan J; Dance DAB; Ford R; Lai JYR; Mungun T; Newton P; Mulholland EK; Pomat W; Vilivong K; Xeuatvongsa A; Russell FM, 2021, '383Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is effective against hypoxic pneumonia in Laos, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.481

Moreira C; Scoullar M; Peach E; Fidelis R; Melepeia P; Pomat W; Siba P; Crabb B; Robinson L; Agius P; Beeson J, 2021, '839A novel approach to investigating poor growth in a longitudinal study of infants in PNG', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.455

Britton K; Pomat W; Ford R; Sapura J; Kave J; Nivio B; Lehmann CD; Chan J; Russell F; Blyth CC, 2021, '997Childhood pneumonia in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: clinical predictors of severe disease', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.098

Batura N; Saweri OPM; Vallely A; Pomat W; Homer C; Guy R; Luchters S; Mola G; Vallely LM; Morgan C; Kariwiga G; Wand H; Rogerson S; Tabrizi SN; Whiley DM; Low N; Peeling RW; Siba PM; Riddell M; Laman M; Bolnga J; Robinson LJ; Morewaya J; Badman S; Kelly-Hanku A; Toliman PJ; Peter W; Peach E; Garland S; Kaldor J; Wiseman V, 2021, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and genital infections during pregnancy in Papua New Guinea (WANTAIM trial): Protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster-randomised trial', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046308

Millat-Martínez P; Gabong R; Balanza N; Luana S; Sanz S; Raulo S; Elizah A; Wali C; Paivu B; Dalmas J; Tabie S; Karl S; Laman M; Pomat W; Mitjà O; Baro B; Bassat Q, 2021, 'Coverage, determinants of use and repurposing of long-lasting insecticidal nets two years after a mass distribution in Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study.', Malar J, 20, pp. 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03867-z

Rahman T; de Gier C; Orami T; Seppanen EJ; Granland CM; Francis JP; Michael A; Yoannes M; Corscadden KJ; Ford RL; Martinovich KM; Jacoby P; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Lehmann D; Richmond PC; Pomat WS; Thornton RB; Kirkham L-AS, 2021, 'PCV10 elicits Protein D IgG responses in Papua New Guinean children but has no impact on NTHi carriage in the first two years of life.', Vaccine, 39, pp. 3486 - 3492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.05.022

Vallely LM; Smith R; Laman M; Riddell MA; Mengi A; Au L; Polomon C; Vogel JP; Pomat WS; Vallely AJ; Homer CSE, 2021, 'Early neonatal death review from two provinces in Papua New Guinea: A retrospective analysis', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57, pp. 841 - 846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15333

Saweri OPM; Batura N; Al Adawiyah R; Causer LM; Pomat WS; Vallely AJ; Wiseman V, 2021, 'Economic evaluation of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy in low- And middle-income countries: A systematic review', Plos One, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253135

Walker EC; Todd EM; Ramani R; Anaya E; Javati S; Matlam J-P; Pomat W; Morley SC, 2021, 'A novel variant in CoQ biosynthesis highly prevalent in Papua New Guinea children increases mortality following bacterial pneumonia', The Journal of Immunology, 206, pp. 52.20 - 52.20, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.206.supp.52.20

Vallely LM; Smith R; Bolnga JW; Babona D; Riddell MA; Mengi A; Au L; Polomon C; Vogel JP; Pomat WS; Vallely AJ; Homer CSE, 2021, 'Perinatal death audit and classification of stillbirths in two provinces in Papua New Guinea: A retrospective analysis', International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 153, pp. 160 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13431

Vallely LM; Egli-Gany D; Wand H; Pomat WS; Homer CSE; Guy R; Silver B; Rumbold AR; Kaldor JM; Vallely AJ; Low N, 2021, 'Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Systematic review and meta-analysis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 97, pp. 104 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054653

Scoullar MJL; Boeuf P; Peach E; Fidelis R; Tokmun K; Melepia P; Elijah A; Bradshaw CS; Fehler G; Siba PM; Erskine S; Mokany E; Kennedy E; Umbers AJ; Luchters S; Robinson LJ; Wong NC; Vallely AJ; Badman SG; Vallely LM; Fowkes FJI; Morgan C; Pomat W; Crabb BS; Beeson JG, 2021, 'Ycoplasma genitalium and other reproductive tract infections in pregnant women, Papua New Guinea, 2015-2017', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27, pp. 894 - 904, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.201783

Macleod CK; Butcher R; Javati S; Gwyn S; Jonduo M; Abdad MY; Roberts CH; Keys D; Koim SP; Ko R; Garap J; Pahau D; Houinei W; Martin DL; Pomat WS; Solomon AW, 2021, 'Trachoma, Anti-Pgp3 Serology, and Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Papua New Guinea.', Clin Infect Dis, 72, pp. 423 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa042

Pham BN; Silas VD; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2021, 'Breastfeeding Rate, Food Supplementation, Dietary Diversity Among Children Aged 6-59 Months, and Associated Factors in Papua New Guinea.', Front Nutr, 8, pp. 622645, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.622645

Martinovich KM; Rahman T; de Gier C; Seppanen EJ; Orami T; Granland CM; Francis J; Yoannes M; Corscadden KJ; Ford R; Jacoby P; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Bakaletz LO; Cripps AW; Lehmann D; Richmond PC; Pomat WS; Kirkham L-AS; Thornton RB, 2021, 'Differences in Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae Natural Antibody Development in Papua New Guinean Children in the First Year of Life.', Front Immunol, 12, pp. 725244, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.725244

Bolnga JW; Lufele E; Teno M; Agua V; Ao P; Dl Mola G; Pomat W; Laman M, 2021, 'Incidence of self-induced abortion with misoprostol, admitted to a provincial hospital in Papua New Guinea: A prospective observational study.', Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol, 61, pp. 955 - 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13413

Alvarez-Moreno C; Cassell JA; Donkor CM; Head MG; Middleton J; Pomat W; Saka B; Yirgu R, 2021, 'Long-term consequences of the misuse of ivermectin data.', Lancet Infect Dis, 21, pp. 1624 - 1626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00630-7

Pham BN; Silas VD; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2021, 'Measuring Wasting and Stunting Prevalence Among Children Under 5 Years of Age and Associated Risk Factors in Papua New Guinea: New Evidence From the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', Front Nutr, 8, pp. 622660, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.622660

Lautu-Gumal D; Razook Z; Koleala T; Nate E; McEwen S; Timbi D; Hetzel MW; Lavu E; Tefuarani N; Makita L; Kazura J; Mueller I; Pomat W; Laman M; Robinson LJ; Barry AE, 2021, 'Surveillance of molecular markers of Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance (kelch13 mutations) in Papua New Guinea between 2016 and 2018.', Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist, 16, pp. 188 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2021.06.004

Javati S; Masiria G; Elizah A; Matlam J-P; Ford R; Richmond PC; Lehmann D; Pomat WS; van den Biggelaar AHJ, 2020, 'An observational study of the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in women of childbearing age in Papua New Guinea.', Pneumonia (Nathan), 12, pp. 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-020-00076-1

Orami T; Ford R; Kirkham L-A; Thornton R; Corscadden K; Richmond PC; Pomat WS; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Lehmann D; Neonatal Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Trial team , 2020, 'Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine primes mucosal immune responses to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine booster in Papua New Guinean children.', Vaccine, 38, pp. 7977 - 7988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.10.042

Jonduo ME; Wawae L; Masiria G; Suda W; Hattori M; Takayasu L; Abdad MY; Greenhill AR; Horwood PF; Pomat W; Umezaki M, 2020, 'Gut microbiota composition in obese and non-obese adult relatives from the highlands of Papua New Guinea', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaa161

Nguyen Pham B; Appo J; Gende G; Rao C; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2020, 'Leprosy-tuberculosis Co-infection: A case report in Papua New Guinea', Journal of Medical – Clinical Research & Reviews, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.33425/2639-944x.1167

Vinit R; Timinao L; Bubun N; Katusele M; Robinson LJ; Kaman P; Sakur M; Makita L; Reimer L; Schofield L; Pomat W; Mueller I; Laman M; Freeman T; Karl S, 2020, 'Decreased bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets and the resurgence of malaria in Papua New Guinea.', Nat Commun, 11, pp. 3646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17456-2

Walker EC; Ramani R; Javati S; Todd E; Chandra P; Matlam J-P; Anaya E; Pomat W; Morley SC, 2020, 'A novel variant in ubiquinone biosynthesis highly prevalent in Papua New Guinea children increases mortality following bacterial pneumonia', The Journal of Immunology, 204, pp. 231.5 - 231.5, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.204.supp.231.5

Idoko OT; Smolen KK; Wariri O; Imam A; Shannon CP; Dibassey T; Diray-Arce J; Darboe A; Strandmark J; Ben-Othman R; Odumade OA; McEnaney K; Amenyogbe N; Pomat WS; van Haren S; Sanchez-Schmitz G; Brinkman RR; Steen H; Hancock REW; Tebbutt SJ; Richmond PC; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Kollmann TR; Levy O; Ozonoff A; Kampmann B, 2020, 'Clinical Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study Employing Systems Biology to Identify Markers of Vaccine Immunogenicity in Newborn Infants in The Gambia and Papua New Guinea.', Front Pediatr, 8, pp. 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00197

Idoko OT; Smolen KK; Wariri O; Imam A; Shannon CP; Dibassey T; Diray-Arce J; Darboe A; Strandmark J; Ben-Othman R; Odumade OA; McEnaney K; Amenyogbe N; Pomat WS; van Haren S; Sanchez-Schmitz G; Brinkman RR; Steen H; Hancock REW; Tebbutt SJ; Richmond PC; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Kollmann TR; Levy O; Ozonoff A; Kampmann B, 2020, 'Corrigendum: Clinical Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study Employing Systems Biology to Identify Markers of Vaccine Immunogenicity in Newborn Infants in The Gambia and Papua New Guinea.', Front Pediatr, 8, pp. 610461, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.610461

Pham BN; Whittaker M; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2020, 'Measuring unmet need for contraception among women in rural areas of Papua New Guinea.', Sex Reprod Health Matters, 28, pp. 1848004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2020.1848004

Pham NB; Okely AD; Whittaker M; Siba P; Pomat W, 2020, 'Millennium development goals in Papua New Guinea: towards universal education', Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 19, pp. 181 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10671-019-09255-4

Pedro N; Brucato N; Fernandes V; André M; Saag L; Pomat W; Besse C; Boland A; Deleuze J-F; Clarkson C; Sudoyo H; Metspalu M; Stoneking M; Cox MP; Leavesley M; Pereira L; Ricaut F-X, 2020, 'Papuan mitochondrial genomes and the settlement of Sahul.', J Hum Genet, 65, pp. 875 - 887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s10038-020-0781-3

Bennike TB; Fatou B; Angelidou A; Diray-Arce J; Falsafi R; Ford R; Gill EE; van Haren SD; Idoko OT; Lee AH; Ben-Othman R; Pomat WS; Shannon CP; Smolen KK; Tebbutt SJ; Ozonoff A; Richmond PC; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Hancock REW; Kampmann B; Kollmann TR; Levy O; Steen H, 2020, 'Preparing for Life: Plasma Proteome Changes and Immune System Development During the First Week of Human Life.', Front Immunol, 11, pp. 578505, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.578505

Ahmed S; Mvalo T; Akech S; Agweyu A; Baker K; Bar-Zeev N; Campbell H; Checkley W; Chisti MJ; Colbourn T; Cunningham S; Duke T; English M; Falade AG; Fancourt NS; Ginsburg AS; Graham HR; Gray DM; Gupta M; Hammitt L; Hesseling AC; Hooli S; Johnson A-WB; King C; Kirby MA; Lanata CF; Lufesi N; Mackenzie GA; McCracken JP; Moschovis PP; Nair H; Oviawe O; Pomat WS; Santosham M; Seddon JA; Thahane LK; Wahl B; Van der Zalm M; Verwey C; Yoshida L-M; Zar HJ; Howie SR; McCollum ED, 2020, 'Protecting children in low-income and middle-income countries from COVID-19.', BMJ Glob Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002844

Middleton J; Cassell JA; Colthart G; Dem F; Fairhead J; Head MG; Inacio J; Jimbudo M; Laman M; Novotny V; Peck M; Philip J; Pomat W; Sui S; West-Oram P; Stewart A, 2020, 'Rationale, experience and ethical considerations underpinning integrated actions to further global goals for health and land biodiversity in Papua New Guinea', Sustainability Science, 15, pp. 1653 - 1664, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-020-00805-x

Gupta M; Wahl B; Adhikari B; Bar-Zeev N; Bhandari S; Coria A; Erchick DJ; Gupta N; Hariyani S; Kagucia EW; Killewo J; Limaye RJ; McCollum ED; Pandey R; Pomat WS; Rao KD; Santosham M; Sauer M; Wanyenze RK; Peters DH, 2020, 'The need for COVID-19 research in low- and middle-income countries.', Glob Health Res Policy, 5, pp. 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41256-020-00159-y

Chan J; Nguyen CD; Dunne EM; Kim Mulholland E; Mungun T; Pomat WS; Rafai E; Satzke C; Weinberger DM; Russell FM, 2019, 'Using pneumococcal carriage studies to monitor vaccine impact in low- and middle-income countries.', Vaccine, 37, pp. 6299 - 6309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.073

Aia P; Majumdar SS; Pomat W; Tefuarani N; Graham SM; Dakulala P, 2019, 'The SORT IT model for building operational research capacity: the experience of TB service providers in PNG', Public Health Action, 9, pp. S1 - S2, http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.19.0036

Pomat WS; Van Den Biggelaar AHJ; Wana S; Francis JP; Solomon V; Greenhill AR; Ford R; Orami T; Passey M; Jacoby P; Kirkham LA; Lehmann D; Richmond PC, 2019, 'Safety and immunogenicity of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in a high-risk population: A randomized controlled trial of 10-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Papua New Guinean infants', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 68, pp. 1472 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy743

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