@HerpeZ4

HerpeZ is a Zambian medical research organization. We work on TB, outbreaks, bacterial infections, and of course, herpesvirus infections.

 Lusaka, Zambia
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Joined October 2018
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Thanks @JohnTembo1982 @Frankongho @Kwitaka_M for delivering this important study. Also big thanks to @EDCTP and all staff and patients at UTH and LMUTH.
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Pre-print version of our diagnostic evaluation stuidy titled: Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics and risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Zambia out now.
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Pre-print version of our diagnostic evaluation stuidy titled: Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics and risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Zambia out now.
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DATURA international PIs Didier and Xavier, Zambia site PI Kondwelani , Lab Coordinator John, Trial Manager Emelly and Pharmacist Uchizi planning Clinical SOP training activities ahead of implementation of clinical trial.
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We conducted our first SARS-CoV-2 sequencing run back in Zambia using @nanopore with Mk1C and MinION flowcell. In the photo our Research assistant @Kwitaka_M and Franklyn postdoc at the University of Lincoln learning procedure from Scientific coordinator @JohnTembo1982
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A successful run! Many thanks to collaborators Prof Velavan and team at University of Tubingen @EDCTP for funding of training exercise and equipment purchase through @PandoraIDNet project #AfricanScientists #SARSCOV2
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Human cytomegalovirus genomics and transcriptomics through the lens of next-generation sequencing: revision and future challenges - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3060…

Human cytomegalovirus genomics and transcriptomics through the lens of next-generation sequencing:...

The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genome was sequenced by hierarchical shotgun almost 30 years ago. Over these years, low and high passaged strains have been sequenced, improving, albeit still far...

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A proofreading-impaired herpesvirus generates populations with quasispecies-like structure - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3147…

A proofreading-impaired herpesvirus generates populations with quasispecies-like structure - PubMed

RNA virus populations are composed of highly diverse individuals that form a cloud of related sequences commonly referred to as a 'quasispecies'1-3. This diversity arises as a consequence of low-fi...

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Comprehensive Annotations of Human Herpesvirus 6A and 6B Genomes Reveal Novel and Conserved Genomic Features | bioRxiv biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Comprehensive Annotations of Human Herpesvirus 6A and 6B Genomes Reveal Novel and Conserved Genomic...

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) A and B are highly ubiquitous betaherpesviruses, infecting the majority of the human population. Like other herpesviruses, they encompass large genomes and our understan...

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We have an editorial published in the BMJ. Talking about recent findings of recent Autopsy study done in Zambia looking at prevalence of COVID-19 in mortalities at UTH. bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n457

Covid-19 in Africa

Evidence of possible under-reporting of SARS-CoV-2 in Zambia In the latest World Health Organization epidemiological update (week 5, 20211), the number of cumulative cases of coronavirus disease 19...

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Link to surveillance study titled: "Covid-19 deaths in Africa: prospective systematic postmortem surveillance study" below bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n334

Covid-19 deaths in Africa: prospective systematic postmortem surveillance study

Objective To directly measure the fatal impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) in an urban African population. Design Prospective systematic postmortem surveillance study. Setting Zambia’s...

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We begun recruitment on Rapid-CoV! A COVID-19 diagnostic trial study under the @PandoraIDNet project, funded by the @EDCTP. One aim is to develop an algorithm to rapidly test & triage patients showing up to ED's in sub-Saharan Africa with COVID-19 symptoms. Exciting times ahead!
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#PhD opportunity on @FindAPhD: findaphd.com/search/ProjectD…
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Check out the feature article in the University of Lincoln Research Impact magazine on our EMPIRICAL clinical trial
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Prevalence of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection and Associated Risk of In Utero Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Acquisition in a High-HIV Prevalence Setting, South Africa - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3061…
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Zambia's own @AliZumla receives the Mahathir Science Award. It is the most prestigious international science award for tropical sciences. edctp.org/news/sir-alimuddin…

Sir Alimuddin Zumla receives 2020 Mahathir Science Award - EDCTP

On 18 August 2020, the Mahathir Science Award Foundation and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia announced that Professor Sir Alimuddin Zumla is the recipient of…

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Brief synopsis of our new BMGF-funded project to conduct molecular surveillance of multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, an important driver of neonatal mortality across Africa. herpez.org/spinz-klebsiella-…
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