By Mr William Saila Pomat

Journal articles

Quinn L; Whitfield J; Alpers MP; Campbell T; Hummerich H; Pomat W; Siba P; Koki G; Moltke I; Collinge J; Hellenthal G; Mead S, 2024, 'Population structure and migration in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a region impacted by the kuru epidemic.', Am J Hum Genet, 111, pp. 668 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.02.011

Riddell MA; Vallely LM; Mengi A; Badman SG; Low N; Wand H; Bolnga JW; Babona D; Mola GDL; Wiseman V; Kelly-Hanku A; Homer CSE; Morgan C; Luchters S; Whiley DM; Robinson LJ; Au L; Pukai-Gani I; Laman M; Kariwiga G; Toliman PJ; Batura N; Tabrizi SN; Rogerson SJ; Garland SM; Guy RJ; Peeling RW; Pomat WS; Kaldor JM; Vallely AJB; Riddell MA; Vallely LM; Badman SG; Mola GDL; Homer CSE; Whiley DM; Robinson LJ; Rogerson SJ; Garland SM; Guy RJ; Peeling RW; Pomat WS; Kaldor JM; Vallely AJB, 2024, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and genital infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-resource settings (WANTAIM): a pragmatic cluster randomised crossover trial in Papua New Guinea', The Lancet Global Health, 12, pp. e641 - e651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00004-4

Britton KJ; Pomat W; Sapura J; Kave J; Nivio B; Ford R; Kirarock W; Moore HC; Kirkham L-A; Richmond PC; Chan J; Lehmann D; Russell FM; Blyth CC, 2024, 'Clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia in children from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: secondary analysis of two prospective observational studies', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 45, pp. 101052 - 101052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101052

Pomat W; Lopez Cavestany R; Jeyaseelan V; Ford R; Gare J; Avagyan T; Grabovac V; Bettels D; Mekonnen D; Jones KAV; Mainou BA; Mach O, 2024, 'Poliovirus serological assay after the cVDPV1 outbreak in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study from 2020 to 2021.', Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 44, pp. 100986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100986

Eghrari D; Scoullar MJL; Wilson AN; Peach E; Elijah A; Melepia P; SupSup H; Vallely LM; Siba PM; Kennedy EC; Vogel JP; Homer CSE; Robinson LJ; Fowkes FJI; Pomat W; Crabb BS; Beeson JG; Morgan CJ, 2023, 'Low knowledge of newborn danger signs among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea and implications for health seeking behaviour in early infancy – findings from a longitudinal study', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05322-6

Millat-Martínez P; Baro B; Kasian B; Lorry L; Sanz S; Wali C; Raulo S; Elizah A; Koleala T; Kaius-Ome M; Karl S; Mitjà O; Laman M; Pomat W; Bassat Q, 2023, 'A cross-sectional study to ascertain malaria prevalence among asymptomatic travellers arriving on the Lihir Group of Islands, Papua New Guinea: implications for elimination efforts.', Malar J, 22, pp. 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04804-y

Middleton J; Colthart G; Dem F; Elkins A; Fairhead J; Hazell RJ; Head MG; Inacio J; Jimbudo M; Jones CI; Laman M; MacGregor H; Novotny V; Peck M; Philip J; Paliau J; Pomat W; Stockdale JA; Sui S; Stewart AJ; Umari R; Walker SL; Cassell JA, 2023, 'Health service needs and perspectives of a rainforest conserving community in Papua New Guinea's Ramu lowlands: a combined clinical and rapid anthropological assessment with parallel treatment of urgent cases.', BMJ Open, 13, pp. e075946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075946

Orami T; Aho C; Ford RL; Pomat WS; Greenhill A; Kirkham L-A; Masiria G; Nivio B; Britton KJ; Jacoby P; Richmond PC; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Lehmann D, 2023, 'Pneumococcal carriage, serotype distribution, and antimicrobial susceptibility in Papua New Guinean children vaccinated with PCV10 or PCV13 in a head-to-head trial.', Vaccine, 41, pp. 5392 - 5399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.07.026

Davidson EM; Scoullar MJL; Peach E; Morgan CJ; Melepia P; Opi DH; Supsup H; Hezeri P; Philip W; Kabiu D; Tokmun K; Suruka R; Fidelis R; Elijah A; Siba PM; Pomat W; Kombut B; Robinson LJ; Crabb BS; Kennedy E; Boeuf P; Simpson JA; Beeson JG; Fowkes FJI, 2023, 'Quantifying differences in iron deficiency-attributable anemia during pregnancy and postpartum.', Cell Rep Med, 4, pp. 101097, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101097

Pham BN; Jorry R; Silas VD; Okely AD; Maraga S; Pomat W, 2023, 'Leading causes of deaths in the mortality transition in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', Int J Epidemiol, 52, pp. 867 - 886, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyac232

Pham BN; Abori N; Maraga S; Jorry R; Jaukae GS; Silas VD; Aga T; Okely T; Pomat W, 2023, 'Validating the InterVA-5 cause of death analytical tool: using mortality data from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System in Papua New Guinea.', BMJ Open, 13, pp. e066560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066560

Jops P; Cowan J; Kupul M; Trumb RN; Graham SM; Bauri M; Nindil H; Bell S; Keam T; Majumdar S; Pomat W; Marais B; Marks GB; Kaldor J; Vallely A; Kelly-Hanku A, 2023, 'Beyond patient delay, navigating structural health system barriers to timely care and treatment in a high burden TB setting in Papua New Guinea', Global Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2184482

Pham BN; Aga T; Emori R; Manong D; Maraga S; Degemba B; Gabe V; Berry N; Kobol M; Kue L; Ainui N; Jorry R; Silas VD; Abori N; Jaukae GS; Gende G; Ha TH; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2023, 'Assessing health impact of COVID-19 and associated household socioeconomic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System', BMJ Public Health, 1, pp. e000563 - e000563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000563

Silas VD; Pomat W; Jorry R; Emori R; Maraga S; Kue L; Berry N; Aga T; Luu HN; Ha TH; Okely AD; Pham BN, 2023, 'Household food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated socioeconomic demographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', BMJ Glob Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013308

Dalton M; Sanderson B; Robinson LJ; Homer CSE; Pomat W; Danchin M; Vaccher S, 2023, 'Impact of COVID-19 on routine childhood immunisations in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 3, pp. e0002268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002268

Woon S-A; Moore BR; Laman M; Tesine P; Lorry L; Kasian B; Yambo P; Yadi G; Pomat W; Batty KT; Salman S; Robinson LJ; Davis TME; Manning L, 2023, 'Ultra-short course, high-dose primaquine to prevent Plasmodium vivax infection following uncomplicated pediatric malaria: A randomized, open-label, non-inferiority trial of early versus delayed treatment.', Int J Infect Dis, 130, pp. 189 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2023.03.010

Jonduo M; Neave MJ; Javati S; Abala D; Bilo E; Kini A; Kumbu J; Laman M; Robinson LJ; Makita L; Susapu M; Pomat W; Abdad MY; Williams DT; Horwood PF, 2022, 'Genomic Sequencing of Dengue Virus Strains Associated with Papua New Guinean Outbreaks in 2016 Reveals Endemic Circulation of DENV-1 and DENV-2.', Am J Trop Med Hyg, 107, pp. 1234 - 1238, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-1292

Saweri OP; Batura N; Pulford J; Khan MM; Hou X; Pomat WS; Vallely AJ; Wiseman V, 2022, 'Investigating health service availability and readiness for antenatal testing and treatment for HIV and syphilis in Papua New Guinea', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05097-w

Pham BN; Maraga S; Kue L; Silas VD; Abori N; Jorry R; Okely T; Pomat W, 2022, 'Social determinants of injury-attributed mortality in Papua New Guinea: new data from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e064777, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064777

Steinig E; Aglua I; Duchene S; Meehan MT; Yoannes M; Firth C; Jaworski J; Drekore J; Urakoko B; Poka H; Wurr C; Ebos E; Nangen D; Müller E; Mulvey P; Jackson C; Blomfeldt A; Aamot HV; Laman M; Manning L; Earls M; Coleman DC; Greenhill A; Ford R; Stegger M; Syed MA; Jamil B; Monecke S; Ehricht R; Smith S; Pomat W; Horwood P; Tong SYC; McBryde E, 2022, 'Phylodynamic signatures in the emergence of community-associated MRSA.', Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 119, pp. e2204993119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2204993119

Jops P; Kupul M; Trumb RN; Cowan J; Graham SM; Bell S; Majumdar S; Nindil H; Pomat W; Marais B; Marks G; Vallely AJ; Kaldor J; Kelly-Hanku A, 2022, 'Exploring Tuberculosis Riskscapes in a Papua New Guinean ‘Hotspot’', Qualitative Health Research, 32, pp. 1747 - 1762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497323221111912

Manna S; Spry L; Wee-Hee A; Ortika BD; Boelsen LK; Batinovic S; Mazarakis N; Ford RL; Lo SW; Bentley SD; Russell FM; Blyth CC; Pomat WS; Petrovski S; Hinds J; Licciardi PV; Satzke C, 2022, 'Variants of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 14 from Papua New Guinea with the Potential to Be Mistyped and Escape Vaccine-Induced Protection.', Microbiol Spectr, 10, pp. e0152422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01524-22

Millat-Martínez P; Salman S; Moore BR; Baro B; Page-Sharp M; Batty KT; Robinson LJ; Pomat W; Karunajeewa H; Laman M; Manning L; Mitjà O; Bassat Q, 2022, 'Piperaquine Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profiles in Healthy Volunteers of Papua New Guinea after Administration of Three-Monthly Doses of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine.', Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 66, pp. e0018522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.00185-22

Walker EC; Todd E; Ramani R; Anaya E; Javati S; Matlam J-P; Pomat W; Morley SC, 2022, 'A novel function for the CoQ10 biosynthetic complex in anti-pneumococcal macrophage function', The Journal of Immunology, 208, pp. 50.27 - 50.27, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.208.supp.50.27

Steinig E; Duchêne S; Aglua I; Greenhill A; Ford R; Yoannes M; Jaworski J; Drekore J; Urakoko B; Poka H; Wurr C; Ebos E; Nangen D; Manning L; Laman M; Firth C; Smith S; Pomat W; Tong SYC; Coin L; McBryde E; Horwood P, 2022, 'Phylodynamic Inference of Bacterial Outbreak Parameters Using Nanopore Sequencing.', Mol Biol Evol, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac040

Goi J; Koinari M; Muker S; Vinit R; Pomat W; Williams DT; Karl S, 2022, 'Comparison of Different Mosquito Traps for Zoonotic Arbovirus Vectors in Papua New Guinea.', Am J Trop Med Hyg, 106, pp. 823 - 827, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0640

Jonduo ME; Vallely AJ; Whiley DM; Riddell MA; Pomat W; Low N; Sweeney EL, 2022, 'Mycoplasma genitalium macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance in pregnant women in Papua New Guinea', Sexually Transmitted Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2022-055552

Javati S; Guernier-Cambert V; Jonduo M; Robby S; Kimopa J; Maure T; McBryde ES; Pomat W; Aplin K; Helgen KM; Abdad MY; Horwood PF, 2022, 'Diversity of Leptospira spp. in bats and rodents from Papua New Guinea.', Transbound Emerg Dis, 69, pp. 4048 - 4054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14725

Blyth CC; Britton KJ; Nguyen CD; Sapura J; Kave J; Nivio B; Chan J; Satzke C; Ford R; Kirarock W; Lehmann D; Pomat W; Russell FM, 2022, 'Effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against hypoxic pneumonia and hospitalisation in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: An observational cohort study.', Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 22, pp. 100432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100432

Pham BN; Jorry R; Abori N; Silas VD; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2022, 'Non-communicable diseases attributed mortality and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: Evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 2, pp. e0000118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000118

Tavul L; Laman M; Howard C; Kotty B; Samuel A; Bjerum C; O'Brian K; Kumai S; Amuga M; Lorry L; Kerry Z; Kualawi M; Karl S; Makita L; John LN; Bieb S; Wangi J; Weil GJ; Goss CW; Tisch DJ; Pomat W; King CL; Robinson LJ, 2022, 'Safety and efficacy of mass drug administration with a single-dose triple-drug regimen of albendazole + diethylcarbamazine + ivermectin for lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea: An open-label, cluster-randomised trial.', PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 16, pp. e0010096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010096

Seidahmed O; Jamea S; Kurumop S; Timbi D; Makita L; Ahmed M; Freeman T; Pomat W; Hetzel MW, 2022, 'Stratification of malaria incidence in Papua New Guinea (2011-2019): Contribution towards a sub-national control policy.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 2, pp. e0000747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000747

Dyson ZA; Malau E; Horwood PF; Ford R; Siba V; Yoannes M; Pomat W; Passey M; Judd LM; Ingle DJ; Williamson DA; Dougan G; Greenhill AR; Holt KE, 2022, 'Whole genome sequence analysis of Salmonella Typhi in Papua New Guinea reveals an established population of genotype 2.1.7 sensitive to antimicrobials.', PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 16, pp. e0010306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010306

Peach E; Morgan C; Scoullar MJL; Fowkes FJI; Kennedy E; Melepia P; Homiehombo P; Au L; Luchters S; Umbers AJ; Vallely A; Vallely LM; Kelly-Hanku A; Robinson LJ; Crabb BS; Elijah A; Siba PM; Pomat W; Beeson JG, 2021, 'Risk factors and knowledge associated with high unintended pregnancy rates and low family planning use among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea', Scientific Reports, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79103-6

Brucato N; André M; Tsang R; Saag L; Kariwiga J; Sesuki K; Beni T; Pomat W; Muke J; Meyer V; Boland A; Deleuze J-F; Sudoyo H; Mondal M; Pagani L; Gallego Romero I; Metspalu M; Cox MP; Leavesley M; Ricaut F-X, 2021, 'Papua New Guinean Genomes Reveal the Complex Settlement of North Sahul.', Mol Biol Evol, 38, pp. 5107 - 5121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab238

Britton KJ; Pickering JL; Pomat WS; de Gier C; Nation ML; Pell CL; Granland CM; Solomon V; Ford RL; Greenhill A; Hinds J; Moore HC; Richmond PC; Blyth CC; Lehmann D; Satzke C; Kirkham L-AS; 10v13vPCV trial team , 2021, 'Lack of effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination against pneumococcal carriage density in Papua New Guinean infants.', Vaccine, 39, pp. 5401 - 5409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.07.085

Nguyen C; Weaver R; Blyth C; Mollendorf CV; Britton K; Chan J; Dance DAB; Ford R; Lai JYR; Mungun T; Newton P; Mulholland EK; Pomat W; Vilivong K; Xeuatvongsa A; Russell FM, 2021, '383Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is effective against hypoxic pneumonia in Laos, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.481

Moreira C; Scoullar M; Peach E; Fidelis R; Melepeia P; Pomat W; Siba P; Crabb B; Robinson L; Agius P; Beeson J, 2021, '839A novel approach to investigating poor growth in a longitudinal study of infants in PNG', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.455

Britton K; Pomat W; Ford R; Sapura J; Kave J; Nivio B; Lehmann CD; Chan J; Russell F; Blyth CC, 2021, '997Childhood pneumonia in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: clinical predictors of severe disease', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.098

Batura N; Saweri OPM; Vallely A; Pomat W; Homer C; Guy R; Luchters S; Mola G; Vallely LM; Morgan C; Kariwiga G; Wand H; Rogerson S; Tabrizi SN; Whiley DM; Low N; Peeling RW; Siba PM; Riddell M; Laman M; Bolnga J; Robinson LJ; Morewaya J; Badman S; Kelly-Hanku A; Toliman PJ; Peter W; Peach E; Garland S; Kaldor J; Wiseman V, 2021, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and genital infections during pregnancy in Papua New Guinea (WANTAIM trial): Protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster-randomised trial', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046308

Millat-Martínez P; Gabong R; Balanza N; Luana S; Sanz S; Raulo S; Elizah A; Wali C; Paivu B; Dalmas J; Tabie S; Karl S; Laman M; Pomat W; Mitjà O; Baro B; Bassat Q, 2021, 'Coverage, determinants of use and repurposing of long-lasting insecticidal nets two years after a mass distribution in Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study.', Malar J, 20, pp. 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03867-z

Rahman T; de Gier C; Orami T; Seppanen EJ; Granland CM; Francis JP; Michael A; Yoannes M; Corscadden KJ; Ford RL; Martinovich KM; Jacoby P; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Lehmann D; Richmond PC; Pomat WS; Thornton RB; Kirkham L-AS, 2021, 'PCV10 elicits Protein D IgG responses in Papua New Guinean children but has no impact on NTHi carriage in the first two years of life.', Vaccine, 39, pp. 3486 - 3492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.05.022

Vallely LM; Smith R; Laman M; Riddell MA; Mengi A; Au L; Polomon C; Vogel JP; Pomat WS; Vallely AJ; Homer CSE, 2021, 'Early neonatal death review from two provinces in Papua New Guinea: A retrospective analysis', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57, pp. 841 - 846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15333

Saweri OPM; Batura N; Al Adawiyah R; Causer LM; Pomat WS; Vallely AJ; Wiseman V, 2021, 'Economic evaluation of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy in low- And middle-income countries: A systematic review', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253135

Walker EC; Todd EM; Ramani R; Anaya E; Javati S; Matlam J-P; Pomat W; Morley SC, 2021, 'A novel variant in CoQ biosynthesis highly prevalent in Papua New Guinea children increases mortality following bacterial pneumonia', The Journal of Immunology, 206, pp. 52.20 - 52.20, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.206.supp.52.20

Vallely LM; Smith R; Bolnga JW; Babona D; Riddell MA; Mengi A; Au L; Polomon C; Vogel JP; Pomat WS; Vallely AJ; Homer CSE, 2021, 'Perinatal death audit and classification of stillbirths in two provinces in Papua New Guinea: A retrospective analysis', International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 153, pp. 160 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13431

Vallely LM; Egli-Gany D; Wand H; Pomat WS; Homer CSE; Guy R; Silver B; Rumbold AR; Kaldor JM; Vallely AJ; Low N, 2021, 'Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Systematic review and meta-analysis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 97, pp. 104 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054653

Scoullar MJL; Boeuf P; Peach E; Fidelis R; Tokmun K; Melepia P; Elijah A; Bradshaw CS; Fehler G; Siba PM; Erskine S; Mokany E; Kennedy E; Umbers AJ; Luchters S; Robinson LJ; Wong NC; Vallely AJ; Badman SG; Vallely LM; Fowkes FJI; Morgan C; Pomat W; Crabb BS; Beeson JG, 2021, 'Ycoplasma genitalium and other reproductive tract infections in pregnant women, Papua New Guinea, 2015-2017', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27, pp. 894 - 904, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.201783

Macleod CK; Butcher R; Javati S; Gwyn S; Jonduo M; Abdad MY; Roberts CH; Keys D; Koim SP; Ko R; Garap J; Pahau D; Houinei W; Martin DL; Pomat WS; Solomon AW, 2021, 'Trachoma, Anti-Pgp3 Serology, and Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Papua New Guinea.', Clin Infect Dis, 72, pp. 423 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa042

Pham BN; Silas VD; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2021, 'Breastfeeding Rate, Food Supplementation, Dietary Diversity Among Children Aged 6-59 Months, and Associated Factors in Papua New Guinea.', Front Nutr, 8, pp. 622645, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.622645

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