Publications 2020-2021

Iwagami M, Keomalaphet S, Khattignavong P, Soundala P, Lorphachan L, Matsumoto-Takahashi E, Strobel M, Reinharz D, Phommasansack M, Hongvanthong B, Brey PT, Kano S. The detection of cryptic Plasmodium infection among villagers in Attapeu province, Lao PDR. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(12): e0006148, 2017.

Vilay P, Nonaka D, Senamonty P, Lao M, Iwagami M, Kobayashi J, Hernandez PM, Phrasisombath K, Kounnavong S, Hongvanthong B, Brey PT, Kano S. Malaria prevalence, knowledge, perception, preventive and treatment behavior among the military in Champasak and Attapeu provinces, Lao PDR: a mixed methods study. Tropical Medicine and Health, 47:11, 2019.

Pongvongsa T, Nonaka D, Iwagami M, Nakatsu M, Phongmany P, Nishimoto F, Kobayashi J, Hongvanthong B, Brey PT, Moji K, Mita T, Kano S. Household clustering of asymptomatic malaria infections in Xepon district, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR. Malaria Journal, 15(1): 508, 2016.

World Health Organization, World Malaria Report 2019, Geneva: World Health Organization, 2019.

Dondorp AM, Nosten F, Yi P, Das D, Phyo AP, Tarning J, Lwin KM, Ariey F, Hanpithakpong W, Lee SJ, Ringwald P, Silamut K, Imwong M, Chotivanich K, Lim P, Herdman T, An SS, Yeung S, Singhasivanon P, Day NP, Lindegardh N, Socheat D, White NJ. Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria. New England Journal of Medicine, 361(5): 455-467, 2009.

Ariey F, Witkowski B, Amaratunga C, Beghain J, Langlois AC, Khim N, Kim S, et al., A molecular marker of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria, Nature, 505(7481): 50-55, 2014.

Ménard D, Khim N, Beghain J, Adegnika AA, Shafiul- Alam M, Amodu O, et al., A Worldwide Map of Plasmodium falciparum K13-Propeller Polymorphisms. New England Journal of Medicine, 374(25): 2453-2464, 2016.

Iwagami M, Nakatsu M, Khattignavong P, Soundala P, Keomalaphet S, Lorpachan L, Xangsayalath P, Matsumoto‑Takahashi E, Pommelet V, Hongvanthong B, Brey PT, Kano S. Heterogeneous distribution of k13 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum in Laos. Malaria Journal, 17: 483, 2018.

Iwagami M, Keomalaphet S, Khattignavong P, Soundala P, Lorphachan L, Matsumoto-Takahashi E, Strobel M, Reinharz D, Phommasansack M, Hongvanthong B, Brey PT, Kano S. The detection of cryptic Plasmodium infection among villagers in Attapeu province, Lao PDR. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(12): e0006148, 2017.

Vilay P, Nonaka D, Senamonty P, Lao M, Iwagami M, Kobayashi J, Hernandez PM, Phrasisombath K, Kounnavong S, Hongvanthong B, Brey PT, Kano S. Malaria prevalence, knowledge, perception, preventive and treatment behavior among military in Champasak and Attapeu provinces, Lao PDR: a mixed methods study. Tropical Medicine and Health, 47:11, 2019.

Komatsuya K, Hata M, Balogun EO, Hikosaka K, Suzuki S, Takahashi K, Tanaka T, Nakajima M, Ogura S, Sato S, Kita K. Synergy of ferrous ion on 5-aminolevulinic acidmediated growth inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum. Journal of Biochemistry, 154(6): 501-504, 2013.

Suzuki S, Hikosaka K, Balogun EO, Komatsuya K, Niikura M, Kobayashi F, Takahashi K, Tanaka T, Nakajima M, Kita K. In vivo curative and protective potential of orally administered 5-aminolevulinic acid plus ferrous ion against malaria. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59(11): 6960-6967, 2015.

Higashikawa F, Noda M, Awaya T, Tanaka T, Sugiyama M. 5-aminolevulinic acid, a precursor of heme, reduces both fasting and postprandial glucose levels in mildly hyperglycemic subjects. Nutrition, 29(7-8): 1030-10306, 2013.

Al-Saber F, Aldosari W, Alselaiti M, Khalfan H, Kaladari A, Khan G, Harb G, Rehani R, Kudo S, Koda A, Tanaka T, Nakajima M, Darwish A. The Safety and Tolerability of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Phosphate with Sodium Ferrous Citrate in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bahrain. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016: 8294805, 2016.

Danquah I, Bedu-Addo G, Mockenhaupt FP. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and increased risk for malaria infection. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16(10): 1601-1604, 2010.

Al-Saber F, Aldosari W, Alselaiti M, Khalfan H, Kaladari A, Khan G, Harb G, Rehani R, Kudo S, Koda A, Tanaka T, Nakajima M, Darwish A. The Safety and Tolerability Global Malaria Programme, False-negative RDT results and P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 2/3 gene deletions, World Health Organization, 2016 (Rev. 2019).

Iwagami M, Nakatsu M, Khattignavong P, Soundala P, Keomalaphet S, Lorpachan L, Xangsayalath P, Matsumoto‑Takahashi E, Pommelet V, Hongvanthong V, Brey PT, Kano K. Heterogeneous distribution of k13 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum in Laos. Malaria Journal, 17: 483, 2018.

Seroprevalence of anti-tetanus antibodies in mothers and cord blood and associated factors in health-care settings in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Ounnavong P, Chanthavilay P, Khampanisong P, Reinharz D, Muller CP, Black AP. Vaccine. 2020 Jan 29;38(5):1234-1240.

The lasting benefit of infant hepatitis B vaccination in adolescents in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Hefele L, Vannachone S, Khounvisith V, Nouanthong P, Sayasone S, Kounnavong S, Chanthavilay P, Muller CP, Black AP. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Apr;93:217-223.

Pertussis in Lao PDR: Seroprevalence and disease. Kleine D, Billamay S, Chanthavilay P, Mongkhoune S, Keokhamphoui C, Souksakhone C, Nouanthong P, Khamphaphongphane B, Muller CP, Black AP. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jun;95:282-287.

Hepatitis A Virus in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Seroprevalence and Risk Factors. Khounvisith V, Xaiyaphet X, Chanthavilay P, Nouanthong P, Vongphachanh B, Reinharz D, Muller CP, Black AP.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Jul;103(1):164-168.

High seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease in Laos: call for nationwide vaccination campaigns and disease surveillance. Kinnaly Xaydalasouk, Nouna Innoula, Vannaphone Putthana, Korakan Chanthavongsa, Chantal J. Snoeck, Judith M. Hübschen, Phommy Oudomphone, Bouangeun Chan, Claude P. Muller, Antony P. Black, Sisavath Pommasichan, Maude Pauly. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. In Press.

Timeliness of immunization with the pentavalent vaccine at different levels of the health care system in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study. Sengdavanh Syphan Dalouny Xayavong, Anousin Homsana, Daria Kleine, Phetsavanh Chanthavilay, Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong, Kinnaly Xaydalasouk, Outavong Pathammavong, Somsay Billamay, Anonh Xeuatvongsa, Daniel Reinharz, Antony P Black, Claude P. Muller. Plos One. In Press.

Hepatitis B virus in Lao dentists: a cross-sectional serological study. Bouasone Mangkara, Kinnaly Xaydalasouk, Phetsavanh Chanthavilay, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Somphou Sayasone, Claude P. Muller, Phimpha Paboriboune, Antony P. Black. Annals of Hepatology. In Press.

Calvez E, Pommelet V, Somlor S, Pompon J., Viengphouthong S, Bounmany P, Chindavong TA, Xaybounsou T, Prasaysith P, Keosenhom S, Brey PT, Telle O, Choisy M, Marcombe S, Grandadam M. Trends of the dengue serotype-4 circulation with epidemiological, phylogenetic, and entomological insights in Laos between 2015 and 2019. Pathogens. 2020 Sep 3;9(9):728. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090728.

Calvez E, Somlor S, Viengphouthong S, Balière C, Bounmany P, Keosenhom S, Caro V, Grandadam M. Rapid genotyping protocol to improve dengue virus serotype 2 surveys in Lao PDR. PLoS One. 2020 Aug 7;15(8):e0237384. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237384.

Miot EF, Calvez E, Aubry F, Dabo S, Grandadam M, Marcombe S, Oke C, Logan JG, Brey PT, Lambrechts L. Potential of the sylvatic mosquito Aedes malayensis to act as an arbovirus bridge vector in a forested area of the Nakai district, Laos. Scientific Report. 2020 May 8;10(1):7750. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64696-9.

Nouanthong P, Hübschen JM, Billamay S, Mongkhoune S, Vilivong K, Khounvisith V, Sinner R, Grandadam M, Phonekeo D, Black AP, Muller CP. Varicella zoster and fever rash surveillance in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 May 8;19(1):392. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3990-7.

Apanaskevich, D. A., Vongphayloth, K., Jeangkhwoa, P., Chaloemthanetphong, A., Ahantarig, A., Apanaskevich, M. A., Brey, P. T., Lakeomany, K., & Trinachartvanit, W. (2020). Description of a new species of Dermacentor Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) from the mountains of Laos and Thailand. Systematic Parasitology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-020-09916-6

Nguyen, H. M., Theppannga, W., Vongphayloth, K., Douangngeun, B., Blacksell, S. D., & Robinson, M. T. (2020). Screening of ectoparasites from domesticated dogs for bacterial pathogens in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Zoonoses and Public Health. https://doi. org/10.1111/zph.12753