Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Spatial surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 mutations reveals High-Frequency A675V and the First Molecular Evidence of Suspected Partial Artemisinin Resistance in Baringo in Kenya

Abstract Background This surveillance study evaluated the polymorphisms of Pfk13 gene in samples from symptomatic individuals from eight geographically distinct locations in Kenya to determine the prevalence of mutations associated with partial artemisinin resistance. Methods Bet...

Emergence of pan-drug resistant Candidozyma auris in Kenya, the second globally documented case

Candidozyma auris is a World Health Organization high-priority fungal pathogen due to nosocomial transmission, environmental persistence, and multidrug resistance. Pan-drug-resistant (PDR) isolates, resistant to four antifungal classes, are exceedingly rare, previously reported f...

Prevalence and determinants of death registration across three demographic surveillance sites in Kenya

Abstract Background Death registration remains markedly incomplete in many low- and middle-income settings despite its importance in generating population statistics for health systems planning and monitoring of sustainable development goals. We assessed the completeness of death...

Employment-Related Risks in a Clinical Trial of Psychedelic Treatment for Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is a significant health problem affecting up to 20% of Americans (Yong et al. 2022), negatively affecting overall health and quality of life, causing disability, and burdening healthca...

Tick-borne encephalitis virus in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks, Poland

We report the detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks collected in Poland during the 2022 season. Both Ixodes ricinus and D. reticulatus ticks were surveilled. There was limited TBEV detection found in one pool out of 106 pools (418 tick...