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  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

James A. G. Whitworth is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with a concentration on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, Clinical Psychology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed to studies across various topics including:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Among their recent publications are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection Dynamics in Children and Household Contacts in a Slum in Rio de Janeiro (2021, PEDIATRICS)
  • Emergent canine visceral leishmaniasis in Argentina: Comparative diagnostics and relevance to proliferation of human disease (2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases)
  • Differences in Resilience and Mental Health Symptoms Among US First Responders With Secure and Insecure Attachment (2023, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
  • The Role of Children in Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Across Four Waves of the Pandemic (2023, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
  • Seizing opportunities for prevention of group A streptococcal infection (2024, The Lancet Microbe)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Trevon Fuller
  • Luana Damasceno
  • Guilherme Amaral Calvet
  • Paola Cristina Resende
  • Lusiele Guaraldo

Their publications have appeared in a variety of venues, notably:

  • PEDIATRICS
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
  • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • The Lancet Microbe

James A. G. Whitworth has been recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom. This distinction reflects their standing within the medical research community.

Best Publications

  • Herpes simplex virus 2 infection increases HIV acquisition in men and women: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

    Esther E Freeman;Helen A Weiss;Judith R Glynn;Pamela L Cross

  • Microsatellite markers reveal a spectrum of population structures in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.

    Timothy J. C. Anderson;Bernhard Haubold;Jeff T. Williams;Jose G. Estrada-Franco§

  • HIV-1 infection in rural Africa: is there a difference in median time to AIDS and survival compared with that in industrialized countries?

    Dilys Morgan;Cedric Mahe;Billy Mayanja;J. Martin Okongo

  • Whole-genome sequencing of patients with rare diseases in a national health system.

    E Turro;W J Astle;W J Astle;K Megy;S Gräf

  • 23–valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in HIV-1-infected Ugandan adults: double-blind, randomised and placebo controlled trial

    N French;N French;J Nakiyingi;LM Carpenter;LM Carpenter;E Lugada

  • Effect of HIV-1 and increasing immunosuppression on malaria parasitaemia and clinical episodes in adults in rural Uganda: a cohort study

    James Whitworth;Dilys Morgan;Maria Quigley;Adrian Smith

  • Cryptococcal infection in a cohort of HIV-1-infected Ugandan adults

    Neil French;Katherine Gray;Christine Watera;Jessica Nakiyingi

  • Research capacity. Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa

    Charles Rotimi;Akin Abayomi;Alash'le Abimiku;Victoria May Adabayeri

  • Syndromic management of sexually-transmitted infections and behaviour change interventions on transmission of HIV-1 in rural Uganda: a community randomised trial

    A Kamali;M Quigley;J Nakiyingi;John Kinsman

  • Rates of HIV-1 transmission within marriage in rural Uganda in relation to the HIV sero-status of the partners.

    Lucy M. Carpenter;Anatoli Kamali;Anthony Ruberantwari;Samuel S. Malamba

  • Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Envelope Subtypes A and D on Disease Progression in a Large Cohort of HIV-1—Positive Persons in Uganda

    Pontiano Kaleebu;Pontiano Kaleebu;Neil French;Cedric Mahe;David Yirrell

  • Cancer Risks Associated With Germline PALB2 Pathogenic Variants: An International Study of 524 Families

    Xin Yang;Goska Leslie;Alicja Doroszuk;Sandra Schneider

  • Increasing rates of malarial fever with deteriorating immune status in HIV-1-infected Ugandan adults.

    Neil French;Jessica Nakiyingi;Eric Lugada;Christine Watera

  • Strengthening capacity for health research in Africa

    James A G Whitworth;Gilbert Kokwaro;Samson Kinyanjui;Valerie A Snewin

  • Evaluation of a home-based voluntary counselling and testing intervention in rural Uganda

    Brent Wolff;Barbara Nyanzi;George Katongole;Deo Ssesanga

  • Declining HIV-1 incidence and associated prevalence over 10 years in a rural population in south-west Uganda: a cohort study

    S M Mbulaiteye;C Mahe;J A G Whitworth;A Ruberantwari

  • The natural history of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in adults in Africa: a literature review

    Shabbar Jaffar;Alison D. Grant;Jimmy Whitworth;Jimmy Whitworth;Peter G. Smith

  • Attitudes to voluntary counselling and testing for HIV among pregnant women in rural south-west Uganda

    Robert Pool;Stella Nyanzi;James A. G. Whitworth

  • Alcohol and HIV: a study among sexually active adults in rural southwest Uganda

    S. M. Mbulaiteye;A. Ruberantwari;J. S. Nakiyingi;L. M. Carpenter

  • Transmission of HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africa and effect of elimination of unsafe injections.

    George P Schmid;Anne Buvé;Peter Mugyenyi;Geoff P Garnett

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison M. Elliott
Alison M. Elliott London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Neil French
Neil French University of Liverpool
Pontiano Kaleebu
Pontiano Kaleebu London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Heiner Grosskurth
Heiner Grosskurth University of London
Anatoli Kamali
Anatoli Kamali International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Robert Pool
Robert Pool University of Amsterdam
Charles F. Gilks
Charles F. Gilks University of Queensland
Frances Gotch
Frances Gotch Imperial College London
Andrew Nunn
Andrew Nunn University College London
Richard J. Hayes
Richard J. Hayes London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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