By Mr William Saila Pomat

Journal articles

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

Martinovich KM; Rahman T; de Gier C; Seppanen EJ; Orami T; Granland CM; Francis J; Yoannes M; Corscadden KJ; Ford R; Jacoby P; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Bakaletz LO; Cripps AW; Lehmann D; Richmond PC; Pomat WS; Kirkham L-AS; Thornton RB, 2021, 'Differences in Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae Natural Antibody Development in Papua New Guinean Children in the First Year of Life.', Front Immunol, 12, pp. 725244, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.725244

Bolnga JW; Lufele E; Teno M; Agua V; Ao P; Dl Mola G; Pomat W; Laman M, 2021, 'Incidence of self-induced abortion with misoprostol, admitted to a provincial hospital in Papua New Guinea: A prospective observational study.', Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol, 61, pp. 955 - 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13413

Alvarez-Moreno C; Cassell JA; Donkor CM; Head MG; Middleton J; Pomat W; Saka B; Yirgu R, 2021, 'Long-term consequences of the misuse of ivermectin data.', Lancet Infect Dis, 21, pp. 1624 - 1626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00630-7

Pham BN; Silas VD; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2021, 'Measuring Wasting and Stunting Prevalence Among Children Under 5 Years of Age and Associated Risk Factors in Papua New Guinea: New Evidence From the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', Front Nutr, 8, pp. 622660, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.622660

Lautu-Gumal D; Razook Z; Koleala T; Nate E; McEwen S; Timbi D; Hetzel MW; Lavu E; Tefuarani N; Makita L; Kazura J; Mueller I; Pomat W; Laman M; Robinson LJ; Barry AE, 2021, 'Surveillance of molecular markers of Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance (kelch13 mutations) in Papua New Guinea between 2016 and 2018.', Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist, 16, pp. 188 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2021.06.004

Javati S; Masiria G; Elizah A; Matlam J-P; Ford R; Richmond PC; Lehmann D; Pomat WS; van den Biggelaar AHJ, 2020, 'An observational study of the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in women of childbearing age in Papua New Guinea.', Pneumonia (Nathan), 12, pp. 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-020-00076-1

Orami T; Ford R; Kirkham L-A; Thornton R; Corscadden K; Richmond PC; Pomat WS; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Lehmann D; Neonatal Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Trial team , 2020, 'Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine primes mucosal immune responses to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine booster in Papua New Guinean children.', Vaccine, 38, pp. 7977 - 7988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.10.042

Jonduo ME; Wawae L; Masiria G; Suda W; Hattori M; Takayasu L; Abdad MY; Greenhill AR; Horwood PF; Pomat W; Umezaki M, 2020, 'Gut microbiota composition in obese and non-obese adult relatives from the highlands of Papua New Guinea', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaa161

Nguyen Pham B; Appo J; Gende G; Rao C; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2020, 'Leprosy-tuberculosis Co-infection: A case report in Papua New Guinea', Journal of Medical – Clinical Research & Reviews, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.33425/2639-944x.1167

Vinit R; Timinao L; Bubun N; Katusele M; Robinson LJ; Kaman P; Sakur M; Makita L; Reimer L; Schofield L; Pomat W; Mueller I; Laman M; Freeman T; Karl S, 2020, 'Decreased bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets and the resurgence of malaria in Papua New Guinea.', Nat Commun, 11, pp. 3646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17456-2

Walker EC; Ramani R; Javati S; Todd E; Chandra P; Matlam J-P; Anaya E; Pomat W; Morley SC, 2020, 'A novel variant in ubiquinone biosynthesis highly prevalent in Papua New Guinea children increases mortality following bacterial pneumonia', The Journal of Immunology, 204, pp. 231.5 - 231.5, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.204.supp.231.5

Idoko OT; Smolen KK; Wariri O; Imam A; Shannon CP; Dibassey T; Diray-Arce J; Darboe A; Strandmark J; Ben-Othman R; Odumade OA; McEnaney K; Amenyogbe N; Pomat WS; van Haren S; Sanchez-Schmitz G; Brinkman RR; Steen H; Hancock REW; Tebbutt SJ; Richmond PC; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Kollmann TR; Levy O; Ozonoff A; Kampmann B, 2020, 'Clinical Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study Employing Systems Biology to Identify Markers of Vaccine Immunogenicity in Newborn Infants in The Gambia and Papua New Guinea.', Front Pediatr, 8, pp. 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00197

Idoko OT; Smolen KK; Wariri O; Imam A; Shannon CP; Dibassey T; Diray-Arce J; Darboe A; Strandmark J; Ben-Othman R; Odumade OA; McEnaney K; Amenyogbe N; Pomat WS; van Haren S; Sanchez-Schmitz G; Brinkman RR; Steen H; Hancock REW; Tebbutt SJ; Richmond PC; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Kollmann TR; Levy O; Ozonoff A; Kampmann B, 2020, 'Corrigendum: Clinical Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study Employing Systems Biology to Identify Markers of Vaccine Immunogenicity in Newborn Infants in The Gambia and Papua New Guinea.', Front Pediatr, 8, pp. 610461, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.610461

Pham BN; Whittaker M; Okely AD; Pomat W, 2020, 'Measuring unmet need for contraception among women in rural areas of Papua New Guinea.', Sex Reprod Health Matters, 28, pp. 1848004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2020.1848004

Pham NB; Okely AD; Whittaker M; Siba P; Pomat W, 2020, 'Millennium development goals in Papua New Guinea: towards universal education', Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 19, pp. 181 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10671-019-09255-4

Pedro N; Brucato N; Fernandes V; André M; Saag L; Pomat W; Besse C; Boland A; Deleuze J-F; Clarkson C; Sudoyo H; Metspalu M; Stoneking M; Cox MP; Leavesley M; Pereira L; Ricaut F-X, 2020, 'Papuan mitochondrial genomes and the settlement of Sahul.', J Hum Genet, 65, pp. 875 - 887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s10038-020-0781-3

Bennike TB; Fatou B; Angelidou A; Diray-Arce J; Falsafi R; Ford R; Gill EE; van Haren SD; Idoko OT; Lee AH; Ben-Othman R; Pomat WS; Shannon CP; Smolen KK; Tebbutt SJ; Ozonoff A; Richmond PC; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Hancock REW; Kampmann B; Kollmann TR; Levy O; Steen H, 2020, 'Preparing for Life: Plasma Proteome Changes and Immune System Development During the First Week of Human Life.', Front Immunol, 11, pp. 578505, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.578505

Ahmed S; Mvalo T; Akech S; Agweyu A; Baker K; Bar-Zeev N; Campbell H; Checkley W; Chisti MJ; Colbourn T; Cunningham S; Duke T; English M; Falade AG; Fancourt NS; Ginsburg AS; Graham HR; Gray DM; Gupta M; Hammitt L; Hesseling AC; Hooli S; Johnson A-WB; King C; Kirby MA; Lanata CF; Lufesi N; Mackenzie GA; McCracken JP; Moschovis PP; Nair H; Oviawe O; Pomat WS; Santosham M; Seddon JA; Thahane LK; Wahl B; Van der Zalm M; Verwey C; Yoshida L-M; Zar HJ; Howie SR; McCollum ED, 2020, 'Protecting children in low-income and middle-income countries from COVID-19.', BMJ Glob Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002844

Middleton J; Cassell JA; Colthart G; Dem F; Fairhead J; Head MG; Inacio J; Jimbudo M; Laman M; Novotny V; Peck M; Philip J; Pomat W; Sui S; West-Oram P; Stewart A, 2020, 'Rationale, experience and ethical considerations underpinning integrated actions to further global goals for health and land biodiversity in Papua New Guinea', Sustainability Science, 15, pp. 1653 - 1664, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-020-00805-x

Gupta M; Wahl B; Adhikari B; Bar-Zeev N; Bhandari S; Coria A; Erchick DJ; Gupta N; Hariyani S; Kagucia EW; Killewo J; Limaye RJ; McCollum ED; Pandey R; Pomat WS; Rao KD; Santosham M; Sauer M; Wanyenze RK; Peters DH, 2020, 'The need for COVID-19 research in low- and middle-income countries.', Glob Health Res Policy, 5, pp. 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41256-020-00159-y

Chan J; Nguyen CD; Dunne EM; Kim Mulholland E; Mungun T; Pomat WS; Rafai E; Satzke C; Weinberger DM; Russell FM, 2019, 'Using pneumococcal carriage studies to monitor vaccine impact in low- and middle-income countries.', Vaccine, 37, pp. 6299 - 6309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.073

Aia P; Majumdar SS; Pomat W; Tefuarani N; Graham SM; Dakulala P, 2019, 'The SORT IT model for building operational research capacity: the experience of TB service providers in PNG', Public Health Action, 9, pp. S1 - S2, http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.19.0036

Pomat WS; Van Den Biggelaar AHJ; Wana S; Francis JP; Solomon V; Greenhill AR; Ford R; Orami T; Passey M; Jacoby P; Kirkham LA; Lehmann D; Richmond PC, 2019, 'Safety and immunogenicity of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in a high-risk population: A randomized controlled trial of 10-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Papua New Guinean infants', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 68, pp. 1472 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy743

Lee AH; Shannon CP; Amenyogbe N; Bennike TB; Diray-Arce J; Idoko OT; Gill EE; Ben-Othman R; Pomat WS; van Haren SD; Cao K-AL; Cox M; Darboe A; Falsafi R; Ferrari D; Harbeson DJ; He D; Bing C; Hinshaw SJ; Ndure J; Njie-Jobe J; Pettengill MA; Richmond PC; Ford R; Saleu G; Masiria G; Matlam JP; Kirarock W; Roberts E; Malek M; Sanchez-Schmitz G; Singh A; Angelidou A; Smolen KK; EPIC Consortium ; Brinkman RR; Ozonoff A; Hancock REW; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Steen H; Tebbutt SJ; Kampmann B; Levy O; Kollmann TR, 2019, 'Dynamic molecular changes during the first week of human life follow a robust developmental trajectory.', Nat Commun, 10, pp. 1092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08794-x

Diefenbach-Elstob T; Guernier V; Burgess G; Pelowa D; Dowi R; Gula B; Puri M; Pomat W; McBryde E; Plummer D; Rush C; Warner J, 2019, 'Molecular Evidence of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Balimo Region of Papua New Guinea.', Trop Med Infect Dis, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4010033

van den Biggelaar AHJ; Pomat WS; Masiria G; Wana S; Nivio B; Francis J; Ford R; Passey M; Kirkham L-A; Jacoby P; Lehmann D; Richmond P; 10v13v PCV Trial Team , 2019, 'Immunogenicity and Immune Memory after a Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Booster in a High-Risk Population Primed with 10-Valent or 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Papua New Guinean Children.', Vaccines (Basel), 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines7010017

Chan J; Lai JY; von Mollendorf C; Blyth C; Dance DAB; Datta S; Dunne EM; Ford R; Fox K; Hinds J; Vilivong K; La Vincente S; Lehmann D; Moore KA; Mungun T; Nation ML; Newton PN; Nguyen CD; Pomat W; Xeuatvongsa A; Satzke C; Mulholland EK; Russell FM, 2019, 'Determining the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine coverage required for indirect protection within Asia and the Pacific: a prospective observational study', The Lancet Global Health, 7, pp. S15 - S15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30100-7

Caly L; Horwood PF; Vijaykrishna D; Lynch S; Greenhill AR; Pomat W; Rai G; Kisa D; Bande G; Druce J; Abdad MY, 2019, 'Divergent Barmah Forest Virus from Papua New Guinea.', Emerg Infect Dis, 25, pp. 2266 - 2269, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.191070

Vallely AJ; Pomat WS; Homer C; Guy R; Luchters S; Mola GDL; Kariwiga G; Vallely LM; Wiseman V; Morgan C; Wand H; Rogerson SJ; Tabrizi SN; Whiley DM; Low N; Peeling R; Siba P; Riddell M; Laman M; Bolnga J; Robinson LJ; Morewaya J; Badman SG; Batura N; Kelly-Hanku A; Toliman PJ; Peter W; Babona D; Peach E; Garland SM; Kaldor JM, 2019, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-income settings: Study protocol for a cluster randomized crossover trial (the WANTAIM Trial, Papua New Guinea)', Wellcome Open Research, 4, pp. 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15173.2

Vallely A; Pomat W; Homer C; Guy R; Luchters S; Mola G; Kariwiga G; Vallely L; Wiseman V; Morgan C; Wand H; Rogerson S; Tabrizi S; Whiley D; Low N; Peeling R; Siba P; Riddell M; Laman M; Bolnga J; Robinson L; Morewaya J; Badman S; Batura N; Kelly-Hanku A; Toliman P; Peter W; Babona D; Peach E; Garland S; Kaldor J, 2019, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-income settings: Study protocol for a cluster randomized crossover trial (the WANTAIM Trial, Papua New Guinea)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15173.2

Diefenbach-Elstob T; Guernier-Cambert V; Gula B; Dowi R; Pelowa D; Pomat W; Rush C; Plummer D; McBryde E; Warner J, 2019, 'Spatial distribution of tuberculosis in a rural region of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.', Western Pac Surveill Response J, 10, pp. 31 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2019.10.2.001

Vallely LM; Egli-Gany D; Pomat W; Homer CSE; Guy R; Wand H; Silver B; Rumbold AR; Kaldor JM; Low N; Vallely AJ, 2018, 'Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, M. hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and U. parvum: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e024175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024175

Bell S; Kennedy E; Black K; Vallely A; Vallely L; Mola G; Kaldor J; Bagita M; Ninnes C; Pomat W; Kelly A, 2018, 'Youth-centred research to help prevent and mitigate the adverse health and social impacts of pregnancy amongst young Papua New Guineans', Reproductive Health Matters, 26, pp. 5 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09688080.2018.1512297

Malau E; Ford R; Valcanis M; Jennison AV; Mosse J; Bean D; Yoannes M; Pomat W; Horwood PF; Greenhill AR, 2018, 'Antimicrobial sensitivity trends and virulence genes in Shigella spp. from the Oceania region.', Infect Genet Evol, 64, pp. 52 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2018.06.015

Diefenbach-Elstob T; Graves P; Dowi R; Gula B; Plummer D; McBryde E; Pelowa D; Siba P; Pomat W; Warner J, 2018, 'The epidemiology of tuberculosis in the rural Balimo region of Papua New Guinea.', Trop Med Int Health, 23, pp. 1022 - 1032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13118

Bergström A; Oppenheimer SJ; Mentzer AJ; Auckland K; Robson K; Attenborough R; Alpers MP; Koki G; Pomat W; Siba P; Xue Y; Sandhu MS; Tyler-Smith C, 2017, 'A Neolithic expansion, but strong genetic structure, in the independent history of New Guinea.', Science, 357, pp. 1160 - 1163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aan3842

Horwood PF; Soli KW; Maure T; Naito YI; Morita A; Natsuhara K; Tadokoro K; Baba J; Odani S; Tomitsuka E; Igai K; Larkins J-A; Siba PM; Pomat W; McBryde ES; Umezaki M; Greenhill AR, 2017, 'A High Burden of Asymptomatic Gastrointestinal Infections in Traditional Communities in Papua New Guinea.', Am J Trop Med Hyg, 97, pp. 1872 - 1875, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0282

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