Publications by authors named "Frank Konings"

42Publications

COVID-19 highlights the need for a strong health laboratories foundation for infectious disease surveillance and control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Authors:
Frank Konings Amal Barakat Yvan Hutin Rana Hajjeh

East Mediterr Health J 2020 Jun 24;26(6):633-635. Epub 2020 Jun 24.

World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.

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June 2020

Performance of Eastern Mediterranean Region laboratories in the World Health Organization external quality assessment programme for arbovirus diagnostics.

Authors:
Raynal C Squires Christopher J Oxenford Sebastien Cognat Frank Konings

East Mediterr Health J 2020 May 21;26(5):616-619. Epub 2020 May 21.

World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.

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May 2020

Acute Febrile Illness Among Children in Butajira, South-Central Ethiopia During the Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program.

Authors:
Mekonnen Teferi Mulualem Desta Biruk Yeshitela Tigist Beyene Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Justin Im Hyon Jin Jeon Jong-Hoon Kim Frank Konings Soo Young Kwon Gi Deok Pak Jin Kyung Park Se Eun Park Melaku Yedenekachew Jerome Kim Stephen Baker Won Seok Sir Florian Marks Abraham Aseffa Ursula Panzner

Clin Infect Dis 2019 10;69(Suppl 6):S483-S491

International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea.

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October 2019

Multicountry Distribution and Characterization of Extended-spectrum β-Lactamase-associated Gram-negative Bacteria From Bloodstream Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Authors:
Trevor Toy Gi Deok Pak Trung Pham Duc James I Campbell Muna Ahmed El Tayeb Vera Von Kalckreuth Justin Im Ursula Panzner Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Daniel Eibach Denise Myriam Dekker Se Eun Park Hyon Jin Jeon Frank Konings Ondari D Mogeni Leonard Cosmas Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen Nagla Gasmelseed Julian T Hertz Anna Jaeger Ralf Krumkamp Benedikt Ley Kamala Thriemer Leon Parfait Kabore Aissatou Niang Tiana Mirana Raminosoa Emmanuel Sampo Nimako Sarpong Abdramane Soura Ellis Owusu-Dabo Mekonnen Teferi Biruk Yeshitela Sven Poppert Jürgen May Jerome H Kim Yun Chon Jin Kyung Park Abroaham Aseffa Robert F Breiman Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt Peter Aaby Yaw Adu-Sarkodie John A Crump Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy Christian G Meyer Amy Gassama Sow John D Clemens Thomas F Wierzba Stephen Baker Florian Marks

Clin Infect Dis 2019 10;69(Suppl 6):S449-S458

International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea.

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October 2019

The phylogeography and incidence of multi-drug resistant typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa.

Authors:
Se Eun Park Duy Thanh Pham Christine Boinett Vanessa K Wong Gi Deok Pak Ursula Panzner Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Vera von Kalckreuth Justin Im Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt John A Crump Robert F Breiman Yaw Adu-Sarkodie Ellis Owusu-Dabo Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy Abdramane Bassiahi Soura Abraham Aseffa Nagla Gasmelseed Karen H Keddy Jürgen May Amy Gassama Sow Peter Aaby Holly M Biggs Julian T Hertz Joel M Montgomery Leonard Cosmas Beatrice Olack Barry Fields Nimako Sarpong Tsiriniaina Jean Luco Razafindrabe Tiana Mirana Raminosoa Leon Parfait Kabore Emmanuel Sampo Mekonnen Teferi Biruk Yeshitela Muna Ahmed El Tayeb Arvinda Sooka Christian G Meyer Ralf Krumkamp Denise Myriam Dekker Anna Jaeger Sven Poppert Adama Tall Aissatou Niang Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen Sandra Valborg Løfberg Hye Jin Seo Hyon Jin Jeon Jessica Fung Deerin Jinkyung Park Frank Konings Mohammad Ali John D Clemens Peter Hughes Juliet Nsimire Sendagala Tobias Vudriko Robert Downing Usman N Ikumapayi Grant A Mackenzie Stephen Obaro Silvia Argimon David M Aanensen Andrew Page Jacqueline A Keane Sebastian Duchene Zoe Dyson Kathryn E Holt Gordon Dougan Florian Marks Stephen Baker

Nat Commun 2018 11 30;9(1):5094. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, 764 Vo Van Kiet, Quant 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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November 2018

Influenza virus detection: driving change in public health laboratories in the Western Pacific Region.

Authors:
Raynal C Squires Patrick C Reading Sheena G Sullivan Ian G Barr Frank Konings

Western Pac Surveill Response J Winter 2018;9(5 Suppl 1):68-70. Epub 2018 Sep 5.

WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.

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March 2020

From H5N1 to HxNy: An epidemiologic overview of human infections with avian influenza in the Western Pacific Region, 2003-2017.

Authors:
Sarah Hamid Yuzo Arima Erica Dueger Frank Konings Leila Bell Chin-Kei Lee Dapeng Luo Satoko Otsu Babatunde Olowokure Ailan Li

Western Pac Surveill Response J Winter 2018;9(5 Suppl 1):53-67. Epub 2018 Jul 6.

WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific.

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March 2020

Determining the Best Immunization Strategy for Protecting African Children Against Invasive Salmonella Disease.

Authors:
Hyon Jin Jeon Gi Deok Pak Justin Im Ellis Owusu-Dabo Yaw Adu-Sarkodie Amy Gassama Sow Abdramane Bassiahi Soura Nagla Gasmelseed Karen H Keddy Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen Frank Konings Abraham Aseffa John A Crump Yun Chon Robert F Breiman Se Eun Park Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Hye Jin Seo Jürgen May Christian G Meyer Jason R Andrews Ursula Panzner Vera von Kalckreuth Thomas F Wierzba Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy Gordon Dougan Myron M Levine Joachim Hombach Jerome H Kim John D Clemens Stephen Baker Florian Marks

Clin Infect Dis 2018 11;67(12):1824-1830

International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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November 2018

The first external quality assessment of isolation and identification of influenza viruses in cell culture in the Asia Pacific region, 2016.

Authors:
Patrick C Reading Vivian K Leung Iwona Buettner Leah Gillespie Yi-Mo Deng Robert Shaw Natalie Spirason Angela Todd Aparna Singh Shah Frank Konings Ian G Barr

J Clin Virol 2017 12 2;97:54-58. Epub 2017 Nov 2.

WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia.

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December 2017

External quality assessment for arbovirus diagnostics in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region, 2013-2016: improving laboratory quality over the years.

Authors:
Mohammad Yazid Abdad Raynal C Squires Sebastien Cognat Christopher John Oxenford Frank Konings

Western Pac Surveill Response J 2017 Jul-Sep;8(3):27-30. Epub 2017 Sep 29.

Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines.

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May 2018

Presence of Borrelia spp. DNA in ticks, but absence of Borrelia spp. and of Leptospira spp. DNA in blood of fever patients in Madagascar.

Authors:
Ralf Matthias Hagen Hagen Frickmann Julian Ehlers Andreas Krüger Gabriele Margos Cecilia Hizo-Teufel Volker Fingerle Raphael Rakotozandrindrainy Vera von Kalckreuth Justin Im Gi Deok Pak Hyon Jin Jeon Jean Philibert Rakotondrainiarivelo Jean Noël Heriniaina Tsiry Razafindrabe Frank Konings Jürgen May Benedikt Hogan Jörg Ganzhorn Ursula Panzner Norbert Georg Schwarz Denise Dekker Florian Marks Sven Poppert

Acta Trop 2018 Jan 3;177:127-134. Epub 2017 Oct 3.

University Medical Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address:

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January 2018

Incidence of invasive salmonella disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentre population-based surveillance study.

Authors:
Florian Marks Vera von Kalckreuth Peter Aaby Yaw Adu-Sarkodie Muna Ahmed El Tayeb Mohammad Ali Abraham Aseffa Stephen Baker Holly M Biggs Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen Robert F Breiman James I Campbell Leonard Cosmas John A Crump Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Jessica Fung Deerin Denise Myriam Dekker Barry S Fields Nagla Gasmelseed Julian T Hertz Nguyen Van Minh Hoang Justin Im Anna Jaeger Hyon Jin Jeon Leon Parfait Kabore Karen H Keddy Frank Konings Ralf Krumkamp Benedikt Ley Sandra Valborg Løfberg Jürgen May Christian G Meyer Eric D Mintz Joel M Montgomery Aissatou Ahmet Niang Chelsea Nichols Beatrice Olack Gi Deok Pak Ursula Panzner Jin Kyung Park Se Eun Park Henintsoa Rabezanahary Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy Tiana Mirana Raminosoa Tsiriniaina Jean Luco Razafindrabe Emmanuel Sampo Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt Amy Gassama Sow Nimako Sarpong Hye Jin Seo Arvinda Sooka Abdramane Bassiahi Soura Adama Tall Mekonnen Teferi Kamala Thriemer Michelle R Warren Biruk Yeshitela John D Clemens Thomas F Wierzba

Lancet Glob Health 2017 03;5(3):e310-e323

International Vaccine Institute, SNU Research Park, Seoul, South Korea.

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March 2017

Preparedness for Zika virus testing in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region.

Authors:
Raynal C Squires Frank Konings

Western Pac Surveill Response J 2016 Jan-Mar;7(1):44-47. Epub 2016 Mar 31.

Emerging Disease Surveillance and Response Unit, Division of Health Security and Emergencies, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines .

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April 2017

External quality assessment of dengue and chikungunya diagnostics in the Asia Pacific region, 2015.

Authors:
Li Ting Soh Raynal C Squires Li Kiang Tan Kwoon Yong Pok HuiTing Yang Christina Liew Aparna Singh Shah John Aaskov Sazaly Abubakar Futoshi Hasabe Lee Ching Ng Frank Konings

Western Pac Surveill Response J 2016 Apr-Jun;7(2):26-34. Epub 2016 Apr 22.

Emerging Disease Surveillance and Response, Division of Health Security and Emergencies, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines .

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April 2017

The Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program (TSAP): Clinical, Diagnostic, and Epidemiological Methodologies.

Authors:
Vera von Kalckreuth Frank Konings Peter Aaby Yaw Adu-Sarkodie Mohammad Ali Abraham Aseffa Stephen Baker Robert F Breiman Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen John D Clemens John A Crump Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Jessica Fung Deerin Nagla Gasmelseed Amy Gassama Sow Justin Im Karen H Keddy Leonard Cosmas Jürgen May Christian G Meyer Eric D Mintz Joel M Montgomery Beatrice Olack Gi Deok Pak Ursula Panzner Se Eun Park Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt Abdramane Bassiahi Soura Michelle R Warren Thomas F Wierzba Florian Marks

Clin Infect Dis 2016 Mar;62 Suppl 1:S9-S16

International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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March 2016

Validation and Identification of Invasive Salmonella Serotypes in Sub-Saharan Africa by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction.

Authors:
Hassan M Al-Emran Ralf Krumkamp Denise Myriam Dekker Daniel Eibach Peter Aaby Yaw Adu-Sarkodie Mohammad Ali Mathew P Rubach Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen John A Crump Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Sandra Valborg Løfberg Amy Gassama Sow Julian T Hertz Justin Im Anna Jaeger Leon Parfait Kabore Frank Konings Christian G Meyer Aissatou Niang Gi Deok Pak Ursula Panzner Se Eun Park Henintsoa Rabezanahary Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy Tiana Mirana Raminosoa Tsiriniaina Jean Luco Razafindrabe Emmanuel Sampo Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt Nimako Sarpong Abdramane Bassiahi Soura Adama Tall Vera von Kalckreuth Thomas F Wierzba Jürgen May Florian Marks

Clin Infect Dis 2016 Mar;62 Suppl 1:S80-2

International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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March 2016

Prevalence of Salmonella Excretion in Stool: A Community Survey in 2 Sites, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.

Authors:
Justin Im Chelsea Nichols Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen Amy Gassama Sow Sandra Løfberg Adama Tall Gi Deok Pak Peter Aaby Stephen Baker John D Clemens Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Frank Konings Jürgen May Mario Monteiro Aissatou Niang Ursula Panzner Se Eun Park Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt Thomas F Wierzba Florian Marks Vera von Kalckreuth

Clin Infect Dis 2016 Mar;62 Suppl 1:S50-5

International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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March 2016

A Multicountry Molecular Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi With Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Authors:
Hassan M Al-Emran Daniel Eibach Ralf Krumkamp Mohammad Ali Stephen Baker Holly M Biggs Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen Robert F Breiman John D Clemens John A Crump Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Jessica Deerin Denise Myriam Dekker Amy Gassama Sow Julian T Hertz Justin Im Samuel Ibrango Vera von Kalckreuth Leon Parfait Kabore Frank Konings Sandra Valborg Løfberg Christian G Meyer Eric D Mintz Joel M Montgomery Beatrice Olack Gi Deok Pak Ursula Panzner Se Eun Park Jean Luco Tsiriniaina Razafindrabe Henintsoa Rabezanahary Jean Philibert Rakotondrainiarivelo Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy Tiana Mirana Raminosoa Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt Emmanuel Sampo Abdramane Bassiahi Soura Adama Tall Michelle Warren Thomas F Wierzba Jürgen May Florian Marks

Clin Infect Dis 2016 Mar;62 Suppl 1:S42-6

International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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March 2016

Diagnosing Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Infections by Polymerase Chain Reaction Using EDTA Blood Samples of Febrile Patients From Burkina Faso.

Authors:
Hassan M Al-Emran Andreas Hahn Jana Baum Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Jessica Deerin Justin Im Samuel Ibrango Leon Parfait Kabore Vera von Kalckreuth Frank Konings Florian Marks Emmanuel Sampo Ursula Panzner Se Eun Park Gi Deok Pak Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt Christof David Vinnemeier Michelle Warren Abdramane Bassiahi Soura

Clin Infect Dis 2016 Mar;62 Suppl 1:S37-41

Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population, University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

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March 2016

The Relationship Between Invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonella Disease, Other Bacterial Bloodstream Infections, and Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Authors:
Se Eun Park Gi Deok Pak Peter Aaby Yaw Adu-Sarkodie Mohammad Ali Abraham Aseffa Holly M Biggs Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen Robert F Breiman John A Crump Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza Muna Ahmed Eltayeb Nagla Gasmelseed Julian T Hertz Justin Im Anna Jaeger Leon Parfait Kabore Vera von Kalckreuth Karen H Keddy Frank Konings Ralf Krumkamp Calman A MacLennan Christian G Meyer Joel M Montgomery Aissatou Ahmet Niang Chelsea Nichols Beatrice Olack Ursula Panzner Jin Kyung Park Henintsoa Rabezanahary Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy Emmanuel Sampo Nimako Sarpong Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt Arvinda Sooka Abdramane Bassiahi Soura Amy Gassama Sow Adama Tall Mekonnen Teferi Biruk Yeshitela Jürgen May Thomas F Wierzba John D Clemens Stephen Baker Florian Marks

Clin Infect Dis 2016 Mar;62 Suppl 1:S23-31

International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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March 2016