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Edith Koskei

Kenya Medical Research Institute

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Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Albert Nyunja· 2 shared Victor Ofula· 2 shared Betty Chelangat· 1 shared Daniel Langat· 1 shared Edith ChepkoririD· 1 shared Elijah Maritim SongokiD· 1 shared Emmanuel Wandera OkungaiD· 1 shared Francis MulwaiD· 1 shared

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Genomic sequence analysis of the first mpox virus detected in Kenya

Solomon K. Langat, Konongoi Limbaso, Samoel Ashimosi Khamadi, Albert Nyunja, Genay O.W. Pilarowski, Emmanuel Wandera Okunga, Victor Ofula, Paul E. Oluniyi, Hellen Koka, Edith Koskei, Samuel Owaka, Betty Chelangat, Francis Mulwa, James Mutisya, Edith Chepkorir, , Elijah Maritim Songok

The paper reports the genomic analysis of the first mpox virus case in Kenya, showing it clusters with clade Ib strains linked to the DRC outbreak and highlights the need for expanded sequencing efforts.

bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2024 · PreprintGenomics

Recent outbreaks of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Africa and Asia are driven by a variant carrying mutations associated with increased fitness for Aedes aegypti

Irina Maljkovic Berry, Fredrick Eyase, Simon Pollett, Samson Limbaso Konongoi, Katherine Figueroa, Victor Ofula, Helen Koka, Edith Koskei, Albert Nyunja, James D. Mancuso, Richard G. Jarman, Rosemary Sang

This study identifies a CHIKV strain with mutations enhancing its fitness in Aedes aegypti, which has driven recent outbreaks in Africa and Asia.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology