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Koleka Mlisana is affiliated with the National Health Laboratory Service in South Africa and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work focuses extensively on Infectious Diseases, with notable subfields including Epidemiology, Microbiology, Modeling and Simulation, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Koleka Mlisana has contributed to various scientific publications, with a significant number of recent papers addressing aspects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected papers include:

  • Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa, 2022, Nature
  • Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa, 2021, Nature
  • Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization, 2021, Nature
  • Increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection associated with emergence of Omicron in South Africa, 2022, Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mlisana include:

  • Anne von Gottberg
  • Arshad Ismail
  • Jacob Bor
  • Nokukhanya Msomi
  • Túlio de Oliveira

The scientist has published frequently in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • PLOS Global Public Health

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness and Safety of Tenofovir Gel, an Antiretroviral Microbicide, for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Women

    Quarraisha Abdool Karim;Salim S. Abdool Karim;Salim S. Abdool Karim;Salim S. Abdool Karim;Janet A. Frohlich;Anneke C. Grobler

  • Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

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  • Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization

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  • Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa.

    Houriiyah Tegally;Eduan Wilkinson;Marta Giovanetti;Marta Giovanetti;Arash Iranzadeh

  • Increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection associated with emergence of Omicron in South Africa

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  • Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa

    Houriiyah Tegally;Eduan Wilkinson;Marta Giovanetti;Marta Giovanetti;Arash Iranzadeh

  • Escape of SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 from neutralization by convalescent plasma.

    Sandile Cele;Inbal Gazy;Inbal Gazy;Laurelle Jackson;Shi-Hsia Hwa

  • The Neutralization Breadth of HIV-1 Develops Incrementally over Four Years and Is Associated with CD4+ T Cell Decline and High Viral Load during Acute Infection

    Elin S. Gray;Maphuti C. Madiga;Tandile. Hermanus;Penny L. Moore

  • Quantitating the Multiplicity of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Reveals a Non-Poisson Distribution of Transmitted Variants

    M. R. Abrahams;J. A. Anderson;E. E. Giorgi;E. E. Giorgi;C. Seoighe

  • Safety and efficacy of the HVTN 503/Phambili Study of a clade-B-based HIV-1 vaccine in South Africa: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled test-of-concept phase 2b study.

    Glenda E. Gray;Mary. Allen;Zoe. Moodie;Gavin J. Churchyard

  • Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Acute Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Infection

    E. S. Gray;P. L. Moore;I. A. Choge;J. M. Decker

  • Genetic and Neutralization Properties of Subtype C Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Molecular env Clones from Acute and Early Heterosexually Acquired Infections in Southern Africa

    Ming Li;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Cynthia A. Derdeyn;Lynn Morris

  • Sixteen novel lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa.

    Houriiyah Tegally;Eduan Wilkinson;Richard J. Lessells;Jennifer Giandhari

  • Transmission of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa.

    N. Sarita Shah;N. Sarita Shah;N. Sarita Shah;Sara C. Auld;James C.M. Brust;Barun Mathema

  • SARS-CoV-2 reinfection trends in South Africa: analysis of routine surveillance data

    Juliet R.C. Pulliam;Cari van Schalkwyk;Nevashan Govender;Anne von Gottberg

  • Evolution of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis over Four Decades: Whole Genome Sequencing and Dating Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from KwaZulu-Natal

    Keira A. Cohen;Thomas Abeel;Abigail Manson McGuire;Christopher A. Desjardins

  • Limited neutralizing antibody specificities drive neutralization escape in early HIV-1 subtype C infection.

    Penny L. Moore;Nthabeleng Ranchobe;Bronwen E. Lambson;Elin S. Gray

  • Plasma cytokine levels during acute HIV-1 infection predict HIV disease progression.

    Lindi Roberts;Jo-Ann S Passmore;Carolyn Williamson;Francesca Little

  • Symptomatic Vaginal Discharge Is a Poor Predictor of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Genital Tract Inflammation in High-Risk Women in South Africa

    Koleka Patience. Mlisana;Koleka Patience. Mlisana;Koleka Patience. Mlisana;Nivashnee. Naicker;Lise. Werner;Lindi. Roberts

  • Limited neutralizing antibody specificities drive neutralization escape in early HIV-1 subtype C infection

    Penny L Moore;Nthabeleng Ranchobe;Bronwen E Lambson;Elin S Gray

  • Establishing a cohort at high risk of HIV infection in South Africa: challenges and experiences of the CAPRISA 002 acute infection study.

    Francois van Loggerenberg;Koleka Mlisana;Carolyn Williamson;Carolyn Williamson;Sara C. Auld;Sara C. Auld

  • Defining genital tract cytokine signatures of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis in women at high risk of HIV infection: a cross-sectional study

    Lindi Masson;Koleka Mlisana;Francesca Little;Lise Werner

  • Quantitating the multiplicity of infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C reveals a non-poisson distribution of transmitted variants (Journal of Virology (2009) 83, 8, (3556-3567))

    M. R. Abrahams;J. A. Anderson;E. E. Giorgi;C. Seoighe

Frequent Co-Authors

Salim S. Abdool Karim
Salim S. Abdool Karim Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
Carolyn Williamson
Carolyn Williamson University of Cape Town
Quarraisha Abdool Karim
Quarraisha Abdool Karim Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
Gavin J. Churchyard
Gavin J. Churchyard Aurum Institute
Linda-Gail Bekker
Linda-Gail Bekker University of Cape Town
Lynn Morris
Lynn Morris University of the Witwatersrand
Penny L. Moore
Penny L. Moore National Health Laboratory Service
James G. Kublin
James G. Kublin Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Barun Mathema
Barun Mathema Columbia University
Thumbi Ndung'u
Thumbi Ndung'u University of KwaZulu-Natal

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