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Moses R. Kamya

Moses R. Kamya

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88
Citations
28653
World Ranking
13153
National Ranking
3

Overview

Moses R. Kamya is affiliated with Makerere University in Uganda and has a research focus rooted primarily in medicine, with extensive work in public health, infectious diseases, epidemiology, immunology, and pediatrics. The scientist's body of work includes studies addressing malaria, mosquito-borne diseases, HIV/AIDS interventions, maternal and child health, adolescent reproductive health, and tuberculosis research.

The scientist has contributed to multiple high-impact publications with recent notable papers including:

  • Sources of persistent malaria transmission in a setting with effective malaria control in eastern Uganda: a longitudinal, observational cohort study (2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • Changing Prevalence of Potential Mediators of Aminoquinoline, Antifolate, and Artemisinin Resistance Across Uganda (2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases)
  • Effect of long-lasting insecticidal nets with and without piperonyl butoxide on malaria indicators in Uganda (LLINEUP): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial embedded in a national LLIN distribution campaign (2020, The Lancet)
  • Evolution of Partial Resistance to Artemisinins in Malaria Parasites in Uganda (2023, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Uptake, engagement, and adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis offered after population HIV testing in rural Kenya and Uganda: 72-week interim analysis of observational data from the SEARCH study (2020, The Lancet HIV)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Moses R. Kamya include:

  • Grant Dorsey
  • Diane V. Havlir
  • Joaniter I. Nankabirwa
  • Emmanuel Arinaitwe
  • Jane Kabami

The scientist's work has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Malaria Journal
  • PLoS ONE
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • PLOS Global Public Health

Moses R. Kamya's main fields of study encompass medicine with a significant emphasis on various subfields, particularly public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, epidemiology, immunology, and pediatrics. Their research addresses critical topics, including:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Best Publications

  • Cost-Effectiveness of Serum Cryptococcal Antigen Screening to Prevent Deaths among HIV-Infected Persons with a CD4+ Cell Count ≤100 Cells/μL Who Start HIV Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings

    David B. Meya;Yukari C. Manabe;Yukari C. Manabe;Barbara Castelnuovo;Bethany A. Cook

  • Outcomes of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Uganda Before and After the Availability of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

    Andrew Kambugu;David B. Meya;Joshua Rhein;Meagan O'Brien

  • Malaria in Uganda: challenges to control on the long road to elimination: I. Epidemiology and current control efforts.

    Adoke Yeka;Anne Gasasira;Arthur Mpimbaza;Jane Achan

  • Dihydroartemisinin–Piperaquine for the Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy

    Abel Kakuru;Prasanna Jagannathan;Mary K. Muhindo;Paul Natureeba

  • Estimating the annual entomological inoculation rate for Plasmodium falciparum transmitted by Anopheles gambiae s.l. using three sampling methods in three sites in Uganda

    Maxwell Kilama;David L Smith;Robert Hutchinson;Ruth Kigozi

  • Novel serologic biomarkers provide accurate estimates of recent Plasmodium falciparum exposure for individuals and communities.

    Danica A. Helb;Kevin K. A. Tetteh;Philip L. Felgner;Jeff Skinner

  • HIV Testing and Treatment with the Use of a Community Health Approach in Rural Africa

    Diane V Havlir;Laura B Balzer;Edwin D Charlebois;Tamara D Clark

  • Polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum pfcrt and pfmdr-1 Genes and Clinical Response to Chloroquine in Kampala, Uganda

    Grant Dorsey;Moses R. Kamya;Ajay Singh;Philip J. Rosenthal

  • Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated risk factors in Uganda (FRESH AIR Uganda): a prospective cross-sectional observational study

    Frederik van Gemert;Bruce Kirenga;Niels Chavannes;Moses Kamya

  • Combination therapy for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Ugandan children: a randomized trial.

    Grant Dorsey;Sarah Staedke;Tamara D. Clark;Denise Njama-Meya

  • Malaria Transmission, Infection, and Disease at Three Sites with Varied Transmission Intensity in Uganda: Implications for Malaria Control

    Moses R. Kamya;Emmanuel Arinaitwe;Humphrey Wanzira;Agaba Katureebe

  • Effect of HIV-1 Infection on Antimalarial Treatment Outcomes in Uganda: A Population-Based Study

    Moses R. Kamya;Anne F. Gasasira;Adoke Yeka;Nathan Bakyaita

  • Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine alone or with amodiaquine or artesunate for treatment of uncomplicated malaria: a longitudinal randomised trial.

    Grant Dorsey;Denise Njama;Moses R Kamya;Adithya Cattamanchi

  • Artemether-Lumefantrine versus Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for Treatment of Malaria: A Randomized Trial

    Moses R Kamya;Adoke Yeka;Hasifa Bukirwa;Myers Lugemwa

  • Factors Determining the Heterogeneity of Malaria Incidence in Children in Kampala, Uganda

    Tamara D. Clark;Bryan Greenhouse;Denise Njama-Meya;Bridget Nzarubara

  • Neurocognitive and Motor Deficits in HIV-Infected Ugandan Children With High CD4 Cell Counts

    Theodore D. Ruel;Michael J. Boivin;Hannah E. Boal;Paul Bangirana

  • A Head-to-Head Comparison of Four Artemisinin-Based Combinations for Treating Uncomplicated Malaria in African Children: A Randomized Trial

    Daniel Atwine;Betty Balikagala;Quique Bassat;Victor Chalwe

  • Artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria: a randomized trial to guide policy in Uganda.

    Adoke Yeka;Grant Dorsey;Moses R. Kamya;Ambrose Talisuna

  • The Effect of Dosing Regimens on the Antimalarial Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data

    Jane Achan;Ishag Adam;Emmanuel Arinaitwe;Elizabeth A. Ashley

  • SHORT REPORT: PROXIMITY TO MOSQUITO BREEDING SITES AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CLINICAL MALARIA EPISODES IN AN URBAN COHORT OF UGANDAN CHILDREN

    Sarah G. Staedke;E. Willis Nottingham;Jonathan Cox;Moses R. Kamya

Frequent Co-Authors

Grant Dorsey
Grant Dorsey University of California, San Francisco
Diane V. Havlir
Diane V. Havlir University of California, San Francisco
Edwin D. Charlebois
Edwin D. Charlebois University of California, San Francisco
Philip J. Rosenthal
Philip J. Rosenthal University of California, San Francisco
Sarah G. Staedke
Sarah G. Staedke Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Bryan Greenhouse
Bryan Greenhouse University of California, San Francisco
Elizabeth A. Bukusi
Elizabeth A. Bukusi University of Washington
Chris Drakeley
Chris Drakeley London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer
Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer University of California, San Francisco
Teun Bousema
Teun Bousema Radboud University

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