December 30, 2022

Researchers present latest scientific findings at ASTMH 2022

 

 

Global WACh faculty, staff, and students attended the annual American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) held in Seattle, WA from October 30 to November 3, 2022.  ASTMH is the premier international forum for the exchange of scientific advances in tropical medicine, hygiene, and global health.

Our researchers contributed to 11 poster abstracts and two oral presentations and facilitated a symposium featuring the latest scientific findings from their research. These findings could inform strategies to implement mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths to combat childhood malnutrition to improve management of diarrhea among children and improve childhood survival of preventable diseases. See a roundup of the abstracts below.

 Accepted Poster Abstracts

Title	Authors	Poster Number
Comparative representativeness of a mobile phone-based vs. In person survey-based coverage evaluation surveys following mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths: India	Rohan Michael Ramesh, William Edward Oswald, Gideon John Israel, Kumudha Aruldas, Sean Galagan, Arianna Rubin Means, Hugo Legge, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Judd L. Walson, Katherine Elizabeth Halliday, Sitara S.R. Ajjampur	0054
Developing a community of practice for neglected tropical disease (NTD) program managers in Africa	Arianna Means, Sultani H. Matendechero, Maria Cecilia Cesar de Almeida, Traore Mahamadou, Gilbert Baayenda, Karsor K. Kollie, Massitan Dembele, Clarisse Bougouma, Agazi Fitsum Gebreselassie, Jusufu Paye, Phaedra Henley	0056
A case definition for thiamine responsive disorders: Results from a prospective cohort study among infants and young children in Lao PDR	Taryn J. Smith, Charles D. Arnold, Philip R. Fischer, Indi Trehan, Laurent Hiffler, Dalaphone Sitthideth, Rebecca Stein-Wexler, Jay Yeh, Daniel J. Tancredi, Michael A. Schick, Christine N. McBeth, Kenneth H. Brown, Xiuping Tan, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Sonja Y. Hess	1047
Defining optimal implementation packages for delivering community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths with high coverage	Marie-Claire Gwayi-Chore, Kumudha Aruldas, Euripide Avokpaho, Chawanangwa Mahebere Chirambo, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Parfait Houngbégnon, Comlanvi Innocent Togbevi, Félicien Chabi, Providence Nindi, James Simwanza, Jabaselvi Johnson, Edward J. Miech, Khumbo Kalua, Moudachirou Ibikounlé, Sitara S.R. Ajjampur, Bryan J. Weiner, Judd L. Walson, Arianna Rubin Means	1094
Costs of community-wide mass drug administration and school-based deworming for soil-transmitted helminths: Evidence from Benin, India, and Malawi	Chloe Morozoff, Euripide Avokpaho, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, James Simwanza, Samuel Paul Gideon, Wongani Lungu, Parfait Houngbegnon, Katya Galactionova, Maitreyi Sahu, Khumbo Kalua, Adrian J F Luty, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Robin Bailey, Rachel Pullan, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Judd L. Walson, Arianna Rubin Means	1240
Acceptability, feasibility, and adoption of a family mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) mHealth intervention for early detection of childhood malnutrition in Kenya	Esther M. Choo, Mercy Awuor, Catherine Achieng, Arianna Rubin Means, Kirkby D. Tickell, Mame M. Diakhate, Jeanne L. Goodman, Keshet Ronan, Maureen Anyango, Mary Masheti, Benson Singa, Christine J. McGrath	1254
Asymptomatic enteric pathogens relationship With histology in undernourished children with Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED)	Najeeha T. Iqbal, Sarah Lawrence, Donna M. Denno, Phillip Tarr, Kelley VanBuskirk, Mustafa Mahfuz, Paul M. Kelly, Asad Ali, Tahmeed Ahmed, All members of EEDBI Consortium	1613
Prevalence and correlates of pediatric inpatient guideline non-adherence for initial management of common conditions in six low and middle income countries	Riffat Ara Shawon, Donna M. Denno, Kirkby D. Tickell, Michael Atuhairwe, Robert H J Bandsma, Ezekiel Mupere, Wieger Voskuijl, Emmie Mbale, Md. Jobayer Chisti, Tahmeed Ahmed, Ali Faisal Saleem, Moses Ngari, Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, James A. Berkley, Judd L. Walson, Arianna R. Means	1800

 

Late Breaker Abstracts

Title	Authors
The effect of azithromycin on post discharge growth in Kenyan children 1 to 59 months	Hannah E. Atlas, Shawon R. Ara, Kirkby D. Tickell, Lucy Bunyige, Irene Monchuari, Susan Oongo, Mame M. Diakhate, Rebecca L. Brander, Meshak Liru, George Bogonko, Ruth Nduati, Benson O. Singa, Barbra A. Richardson, Grace John-Stewart, Judd L. Walson, Patricia B. Pavlinac, Christine J. McGrath
Patterns of concordance in antimicrobial resistance between hospitalized Kenyan children and their caregivers	Stephanie N. Tornberg-Belanger, Doreen Rwigi, Kevin M. Kariuki, Elizabeth Mutuko, Timothy Mutuma, Peter Njoroge, Hannah E. Atlas, Mame M. Diakhate, R. Scott McClelland, Olusegun O. Soge, Kirkby D. Tickell, Samuel Kariuki, Benson O. Singa, Judd L. Walson, Patricia B. Pavlinac
Azithromycin to reduce morbidity following hospital discharge: A secondary analysis of the Toto Bora trial	Mame M. Diakhate, Shawon Riffat, Patricia B. Pavlinac, Hannah E. Atlas, Christine J. McGrath, Rebecca L. Brander, Liru Meshack, George Bogonko, Joyce Otieno, Ruth Nduati, Barbra A. Richardson, Grace C. John-Stewart, Judd L. Walson, Benson O. Singa, Kirkby D. Tickell

 

Oral Presentations

Title	Authors	Presenter
Prevalence and correlates of pediatric inpatient guideline non-adherence for initial management of common conditions in six low and middle income countries	Riffat Ara Shawon, Donna M. Denno, Kirkby D. Tickell, Michael Atuhairwe, Robert H J Bandsma, Ezekiel Mupere, Wieger Voskuijl, Emmie Mbale, Md. Jobayer Chisti, Tahmeed Ahmed, Ali Faisal Saleem, Moses Ngari, Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, James A. Berkley, Judd L. Walson, Arianna R. Means	Riffat Ara Shawon (former Global WACh PhD Research Assistant)
Key influencers of mass drug administration implementation and scale-up: a network analysis of soil-transmitted helminth programs in Benin, India, and Malawi	Marie-Claire Gwayi-Chore, Kumudha Aruldas, Euripide Avokpaho, Chawanangwa Mahebere Chirambo, Malvika Saxena, Angelin Titus, Parfait Houngbégnon, Comlanvi Innocent Togbevi, Félicien Chabi, Providence Nindi, James Simwanza, Jabaselvi Johnson, Khumbo Kalua, Moudachirou Ibikounlé, Sitara S.R. Ajjampur, Bryan J. Weiner, Judd L. Walson, Arianna Rubin Means	Marie-Claire Gwayi-Chore (Project Lead of NTD studies)

 

Symposium

Global WACh faculty members Drs. Kirk Tickell and Patricia Pavlinac co-chaired the symposium, “Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Diarrhea among Children with Wasting: A Critical Barrier to Ending Diarrhea-Associated Mortality” held on Tuesday, November 1st.

• Burden, disease severity, and mortality among children presenting comorbid wasting and diarrhea: Lessons from a decade of research in western Kenya presented by Dr. Benson Singa (collaborator from the Kenya Medical Research Institute)
• The identification and management of dehydration among wasted children: A systematic review presented by Adino Tsegaye (former Global WACh PhD Research Assistant)
• The role of the enteric system and systemic inflammation in long term outcomes of wasted children presented by Dr. James Ngure (collaborator from the Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcomme Trust Programme)
• Innate and adaptive immunity among wasted children: Implications and opportunities for the management of diarrhea presented by Dr. Christina Lancioni (collaborator from the Oregon Health Science University)