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Jean B. Nachega is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the field of medicine with an emphasis on infectious diseases. Their scholarly work spans multiple interconnected subfields including infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, obstetrics and gynecology, and virology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics, particularly in areas such as HIV/AIDS research and interventions, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, COVID-19 impact on reproduction, COVID-19 clinical research studies, poxvirus research and outbreaks, bacterial research related to Bacillus and Francisella, and viral infections and outbreaks research.

Frequent coauthors in their body of work include:

  • Alimuddin Zumla
  • Edward J. Mills
  • Nadia A. Sam-Agudu
  • Placide Mbala-Kingebeni
  • Francine Ntoumi

Their publications appear regularly in several scientific venues, showing a pattern of recurrent contributions to:

  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • The Lancet Global Health
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Jean B. Nachega include:

  • "Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 - Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts," 2021, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Sustained human outbreak of a new MPXV clade I lineage in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo," 2024, Nature Medicine
  • "How COVID-19 has fundamentally changed clinical research in global health," 2021, The Lancet Global Health
  • "Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) - highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts," 2021, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis," 2023, BMJ Global Health

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Theo Vos;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Boris Bikbov;Caroline A. Purcell;Andrew S. Levey;Mari Smith

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016

    Simon I. Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Megha Arora;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  • The State of US Health, 1990-2016: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States

    Ali H. Mokdad;Katherine Ballestros;Michelle Echko;Scott Glenn

  • Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona

  • Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa and North America: a meta-analysis.

    Edward J. Mills;Jean B. Nachega;Jean B. Nachega;Iain Buchan;James Orbinski

  • Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa and North America

    Edward J. Mills;Jean B. Nachega;Iain Buchan;Sonal Singh

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Adherence to HAART: A Systematic Review of Developed and Developing Nation Patient-Reported Barriers and Facilitators

    Edward J. Mills;Jean B Nachega;David R Bangsberg;Sonal Singh

  • Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 - Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts.

    Jeremiah Chakaya;Jeremiah Chakaya;Mishal Khan;Francine Ntoumi;Eleni Aklillu

  • Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Stephen S Lim;Kate Allen;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona

  • Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980-2015: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Matthew M Coates;Megan Coggeshall

  • Guidelines for improving entry into and retention in care and antiretroviral adherence for persons with HIV: evidence-based recommendations from an International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care panel.

    Melanie A. Thompson;Michael J. Mugavero;K. Rivet Amico;Victoria A. Cargill

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward J. Mills
Edward J. Mills McMaster University
Olalekan A. Uthman
Olalekan A. Uthman University of Warwick
Juan Sanabria
Juan Sanabria Marshall University
Till Bärnighausen
Till Bärnighausen Heidelberg University
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Zulfiqar A Bhutta Aga Khan University
Stein Emil Vollset
Stein Emil Vollset University of Washington
Johan Ärnlöv
Johan Ärnlöv Karolinska Institute
Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Alimuddin Zumla
Alimuddin Zumla University College London

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