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Overview

Walter Jaoko is affiliated with the University of Nairobi in Kenya and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases and public health.

The scientist's research spans multiple subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Microbiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their main topics of study include:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Sex work and related issues
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Global Maternal and Child Health

Recent publications by Walter Jaoko include:

  • "Dynamics of HIV DNA reservoir seeding in a cohort of superinfected Kenyan women," 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Magnitude and factors associated with post-tuberculosis lung disease in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2022, PLOS Global Public Health
  • "Laboratory informatics capacity for effective antimicrobial resistance surveillance in resource-limited settings," 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Allocation of scarce resources in Africa during COVID-19: Utility and justice for the bottom of the pyramid?" 2020, Developing World Bioethics
  • "Association between bacterial vaginosis and fecundability in Kenyan women planning pregnancies: a prospective preconception cohort study," 2021, Human Reproduction

Walter Jaoko regularly collaborates with several co-authors, including John Kinuthia, R. Scott McClelland, Barbra A. Richardson, and Kishorchandra Mandaliya.

Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PLoS ONE, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, and AIDS and Behavior.

Best Publications

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Elite Neutralizers: Individuals with Broad and Potent Neutralizing Activity Identified by Using a High-Throughput Neutralization Assay together with an Analytical Selection Algorithm

    Melissa D. Simek;Wasima Rida;Frances H. Priddy;Pham Pung

  • Infection with Trichomonas vaginalis Increases the Risk of HIV-1 Acquisition

    R. Scott McClelland;Laura Sangaré;Wisal M. Hassan;Ludo Lavreys;Ludo Lavreys

  • HIV-1 subtype D infection is associated with faster disease progression than subtype A in spite of similar plasma HIV-1 Loads

    Jared M Baeten;Bhavna Chohan;Ludo Lavreys;Ludo Lavreys;Vrasha Chohan

  • Evaluation of the association between the concentrations of key vaginal bacteria and the increased risk of HIV acquisition in African women from five cohorts: a nested case-control study.

    R Scott McClelland;Jairam R Lingappa;Sujatha Srinivasan;John Kinuthia

  • Negative mucosal synergy between Herpes simplex type 2 and HIV in the female genital tract.

    Anuradha Rebbapragada;Charles Wachihi;Christopher Pettengell;Sherzana Sunderji

  • Breadth of neutralizing antibody response to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is affected by factors early in infection but does not influence disease progression.

    Anne Piantadosi;Dana Panteleeff;Catherine A. Blish;Jared M. Baeten

  • CLSI-derived hematology and biochemistry reference intervals for healthy adults in eastern and southern Africa

    Etienne Karita;Nzeera Ketter;Matt A. Price;Kayitesi Kayitenkore

  • Hormonal contraceptive use, herpes simplex virus infection, and risk of HIV-1 acquisition among Kenyan women.

    Jared M Baeten;Sarah Benki;Vrasha Chohan;Ludo Lavreys

  • Initiation of antiretroviral therapy leads to a rapid decline in cervical and vaginal HIV-1 shedding

    Susan M Graham;Sarah E Holte;Norbert M Peshu;Barbra A Richardson

  • Toll-like receptor expression and responsiveness are increased in viraemic HIV-1 infection.

    Richard T Lester;Xiao-Dan Yao;T Blake Ball;Lyle R McKinnon

  • Prospective study of vaginal bacterial flora and other risk factors for vulvovaginal candidiasis.

    R. Scott McClelland;Barbra A. Richardson;Wisal M. Hassan;Susan M. Graham

  • Studies of a prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine candidate based on modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) with and without DNA priming: Effects of dosage and route on safety and immunogenicity

    Barry S. Peters;Walter Jaoko;Eftyhia Vardas;George Panayotakopoulos

  • Elevated elafin/trappin-2 in the female genital tract is associated with protection against HIV acquisition.

    Shehzad M Iqbal;Terry B Ball;Pauline Levinson;Lillian Maranan

  • Safety and immunogenicity study of Multiclade HIV-1 adenoviral vector vaccine alone or as boost following a multiclade HIV-1 DNA vaccine in Africa.

    Walter Jaoko;Etienne Karita;Kayitesi Kayitenkore;Gloria Omosa-Manyonyi

  • Improvement of vaginal health for Kenyan women at risk for acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1: results of a randomized trial.

    R. Scott McClelland;Barbra A. Richardson;Wisal M. Hassan;Vrasha Chohan

  • HIV-Exposed Seronegative Commercial Sex Workers Show a Quiescent Phenotype in the CD4+ T Cell Compartment and Reduced Expression of HIV-Dependent Host Factors

    Paul J. McLaren;T. Blake Ball;T. Blake Ball;Charles Wachihi;Walter Jaoko

  • Safety and immunogenicity of recombinant low-dosage HIV-1 A vaccine candidates vectored by plasmid pTHr DNA or modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) in humans in East Africa.

    Walter Jaoko;Frederick N. Nakwagala;Omu Anzala;Gloria Omosa Manyonyi

  • Multiplex Detection of Bacteria Associated with Normal Microbiota and with Bacterial Vaginosis in Vaginal Swabs by Use of Oligonucleotide-Coupled Fluorescent Microspheres

    Tim J. Dumonceaux;John Schellenberg;Vanessa Goleski;Janet E. Hill;Janet E. Hill

  • HIV-1 Superinfection in Women Broadens and Strengthens the Neutralizing Antibody Response

    Valerie Cortez;Valerie Cortez;Katherine Odem-Davis;R. Scott McClelland;Walter Jaoko

  • Molecular Definition of Vaginal Microbiota in East African Commercial Sex Workers

    John J. Schellenberg;Matthew G. Links;Matthew G. Links;Janet E. Hill;Tim J. Dumonceaux

  • HIV-1 RNA dysregulates the natural TLR response to subclinical endotoxemia in Kenyan female sex-workers.

    Richard T. Lester;Richard T. Lester;Xiao-Dan Yao;T. Blake Ball;T. Blake Ball;Lyle R. McKinnon

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Scott McClelland
R. Scott McClelland University of Washington
Barbra A. Richardson
Barbra A. Richardson University of Washington
Kishorchandra Mandaliya
Kishorchandra Mandaliya University of Washington
Francis A. Plummer
Francis A. Plummer University of Manitoba
Julie Overbaugh
Julie Overbaugh Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Jeckoniah O. Ndinya-Achola
Jeckoniah O. Ndinya-Achola University of Nairobi
Joshua Kimani
Joshua Kimani University of Manitoba
Rupert Kaul
Rupert Kaul University of Toronto
Patricia E. Fast
Patricia E. Fast International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Jared M. Baeten
Jared M. Baeten University of Washington

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