The primary focus of my research on Lassa Fever, caused by Lassa mammarenavirus, is on the rodent system. I am also involved in research on the development of novel, cross-species diagnostics alongside human epidemiology.
Reconstructing rodent contact networks to understand potential routes of Lassa mammarenavirus transmission.
Lassa fever, caused by Lassa mammarenavirus (LASV), is an endemic zoonosis…
Land use gradients drive spatial variation in Lassa fever host communities in Eastern Sierra Leone.
The natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) is the reservoir host…
SCAPES - Cross-scale dynamics of LASV spillover within human-driven ecosystems.
Lassa virus (LASV) infection in humans causes Lassa fever, a hemorrhagic fever…
Rodent trapping studies as an overlooked information source for understanding endemic and novel zoonotic spillover.
Rodents a diverse, globally distributed and ecologically important order of…
Lassa Fever cases suffer from severe under-reporting based on reported fatalities.
Introduction: Lassa Fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever endemic to eight…
Inference from phylogeography and molecular epidemiology of Lassa virus is limited by sampling and sequencing bias in endemic regions.
Lassa fever (LF) is a potentially lethal viral haemorrhagic infection of…
Development of a species agnostic assay for Lassa mammarenavirus
Diagnostics for Lassa mammarenavirus (LASV) are challenging due to the…
Investigating rodent activity within houses in Eastern Sierra Leone.
The location of human infection with Lassa Fever is not known. Humans may…
The niche of One Health approaches in Lassa fever surveillance and control.
Lassa fever (LF), a zoonotic illness, represents a public health burden in…