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Alisen Ayitewala

Africa Centres for Disease Control and PreventionORCID 0000-0001-6173-4006Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 2 Genomics· 1

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Research Focus:variant calling· 3 Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Isaac SsewanyanaiD· 2 shared Sofonias Kifle TessemaiD· 2 shared Adaora EjikemeiD· 1 shared Agnes Gasengayire· 1 shared Alexis RugambaiD· 1 shared Alhaji S. OlonoiD· 1 shared Alice Kabanda· 1 shared Aloysius SsemagandaiD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintSep 29, 2026

PfPHAST: Plasmodium falciparum Public Health Amplicon Sequencing Tool, a Streamlined Panel for Malaria Genomic Surveillance

Francis D Semakuba, Bienvenu Nsengimaana, Monica Mbabazi…·Jessica J. Briggs

PfPHAST is a streamlined amplicon sequencing panel for malaria genomic surveillance, offering better quality control and cost efficiency than MAD4HatTeR without sacrificing performance on shared targets.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.26.754026

plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedFeb 6, 2026

Targeted Metagenomics Reveals Hidden Chickenpox Epidemic Amid Mpox Surveillance in Uganda

Stephen Kanyerezi, Alisen Ayitewala, Jupiter Marina Kabahita…·Isaac Ssewanyana

The paper identifies a concurrent chickenpox outbreak during an Mpox outbreak in Uganda by analyzing metagenomic data from Mpox-negative samples.

2 citationstop 5%

humanmetagenomics

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Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprintNov 1, 2024

Genomic characterization uncovers transmission dynamics of Marburg Virus in Rwanda following a single zoonotic spillover event

Yvan Butera, Léon Mutesa, Edyth Parker…·Claude Mambo Muvunyi

The paper uses genomic analysis to show the Rwanda MVD outbreak originated from a single zoonotic event with limited human-to-human transmission.

5 citations

DNA methylationwhole-genome sequencing

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