By Mr William Saila Pomat

Journal articles

Blyth CC; Ford R; Sapura J; Kumani T; Masiria G; Kave J; Yuasi L; Greenhill A; Hwaihwanje I; Lang A; Lehmann D; Pomat W; Papua New Guinea Pneumonia and Meningitis Etiology Study Team , 2017, 'Childhood pneumonia and meningitis in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea in the era of conjugate vaccines: study methods and challenges.', Pneumonia (Nathan), 9, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-017-0029-y

Francis JP; Richmond PC; Strickland D; Prescott SL; Pomat WS; Michael A; Nadal-Sims MA; Edwards-Devitt CJ; Holt PG; Lehmann D; van den Biggelaar AHJ, 2017, 'Cord blood Streptococcus pneumoniae-specific cellular immune responses predict early pneumococcal carriage in high-risk infants in Papua New Guinea.', Clin Exp Immunol, 187, pp. 408 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cei.12902

van den Biggelaar AHJ; Richmond PC; Fuery A; Anderson D; Opa C; Saleu G; Lai M; Francis JP; Alpers MP; Pomat WS; Lehmann D, 2017, 'Pneumococcal responses are similar in Papua New Guinean children aged 3-5 years vaccinated in infancy with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine with or without prior pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or without pneumococcal vaccination.', PLoS One, 12, pp. e0185877, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185877

Lehmann D; Kirarock W; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Passey M; Jacoby P; Saleu G; Masiria G; Nivio B; Greenhill A; Orami T; Francis J; Ford R; Kirkham L-A; Solomon V; Richmond PC; Pomat WS; 10v13v PCV trial team , 2017, 'Rationale and methods of a randomized controlled trial of immunogenicity, safety and impact on carriage of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines in infants in Papua New Guinea.', Pneumonia (Nathan), 9, pp. 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-017-0044-z

Malaspinas A-S; Westaway MC; Muller C; Sousa VC; Lao O; Alves I; Bergström A; Athanasiadis G; Cheng JY; Crawford JE; Heupink TH; Macholdt E; Peischl S; Rasmussen S; Schiffels S; Subramanian S; Wright JL; Albrechtsen A; Barbieri C; Dupanloup I; Eriksson A; Margaryan A; Moltke I; Pugach I; Korneliussen TS; Levkivskyi IP; Moreno-Mayar JV; Ni S; Racimo F; Sikora M; Xue Y; Aghakhanian FA; Brucato N; Brunak S; Campos PF; Clark W; Ellingvåg S; Fourmile G; Gerbault P; Injie D; Koki G; Leavesley M; Logan B; Lynch A; Matisoo-Smith EA; McAllister PJ; Mentzer AJ; Metspalu M; Migliano AB; Murgha L; Phipps ME; Pomat W; Reynolds D; Ricaut F-X; Siba P; Thomas MG; Wales T; Wall CM; Oppenheimer SJ; Tyler-Smith C; Durbin R; Dortch J; Manica A; Schierup MH; Foley RA; Lahr MM; Bowern C; Wall JD; Mailund T; Stoneking M; Nielsen R; Sandhu MS; Excoffier L; Lambert DM; Willerslev E, 2016, 'A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia.', Nature, 538, pp. 207 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature18299

Badman SG; Vallely LM; Toliman P; Kariwiga G; Lote B; Pomat W; Holmer C; Guy R; Luchters S; Morgan C; Garland SM; Tabrizi S; Whiley D; Rogerson SJ; Mola G; Wand H; Donovan B; Causer L; Kaldor J; Vallely A; Homer C, 2016, 'A novel point-of-care testing strategy for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in high-burden settings: Results of a feasibility study in Papua New Guinea', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1573-4

Francis JP; Richmond PC; Michael A; Siba PM; Jacoby P; Hales BJ; Thomas WR; Lehmann D; Pomat WS; van den Biggelaar AHJ, 2016, 'A longitudinal study of natural antibody development to pneumococcal surface protein A families 1 and 2 in Papua New Guinean Highland children: a cohort study.', Pneumonia (Nathan), 8, pp. 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-016-0014-x

Aho C; Michael A; Yoannes M; Greenhill A; Jacoby P; Reeder J; Pomat W; Saleu G; Namuigi P; Phuanukoonnon S; Smith-Vaughan H; Leach AJ; Richmond P; Lehmann D; Neonatal Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Trial Study Team , 2016, 'Limited impact of neonatal or early infant schedules of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Papua New Guinean children: A randomized controlled trial.', Vaccine Rep, 6, pp. 36 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacrep.2016.08.002

Greenhill AR; Phuanukoonnon S; Yoannes M; Orami T; Smith H; Murphy D; Blyth C; Reeder J; Siba P; Pomat W; Lehmann D, 2015, 'Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in paediatric meningitis patients at Goroka General Hospital, Papua New Guinea: Serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility in the pre-vaccine era', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1197-0

Laman M; Pomat W; Siba P; Betuela I, 2013, 'Ethical challenges in integrating patient-care with clinical research in a resource-limited setting: perspectives from Papua New Guinea.', BMC Med Ethics, 14, pp. 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-14-29

van den Biggelaar AHJ; Pomat WS, 2013, 'Immunization of newborns with bacterial conjugate vaccines.', Vaccine, 31, pp. 2525 - 2530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.06.019

Phuanukoonnon S; Michael A; Kirarock WS; Pomat WS; van den Biggelaar AHJ, 2013, 'Intestinal parasitic infections and anaemia among pregnant women in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.', P N G Med J, 56, pp. 119 - 125, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26288929

Pomat WS; van den Biggelaar AHJ; Phuanukoonnon S; Francis J; Jacoby P; Siba PM; Alpers MP; Reeder JC; Holt PG; Richmond PC; Lehmann D; Neonatal Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Trial Study Team , 2013, 'Safety and immunogenicity of neonatal pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in Papua New Guinean children: a randomised controlled trial.', PLoS One, 8, pp. e56698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056698

Lisciandro JG; Prescott SL; Nadal-Sims MG; Devitt CJ; Pomat W; Siba PM; Holt PG; Strickland D; van den Biggelaar AHJ, 2012, 'Comparison of neonatal T regulatory cell function in Papua New Guinean and Australian newborns.', Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 23, pp. 173 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01242.x

Jackson KJ; Wang Y; Gaeta BA; Pomat W; Siba PM; Sewell WA; Collins AM, 2012, 'Divergent human populations show extensive shared IGK rearrangements in peripheral blood B cells', Immunogenetics, 64, pp. 3 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00251-011-0559-z

van den Biggelaar AHJ; Pomat WS; Phuanukoonnon S; Michael A; Aho C; Nadal-Sims MA; Devitt CJ; Jacoby PA; Hales BJ; Smith W-A; Mitchell T; Wiertsema S; Richmond P; Siba P; Holt PG; Lehmann D, 2012, 'Effect of early carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae on the development of pneumococcal protein-specific cellular immune responses in infancy.', Pediatr Infect Dis J, 31, pp. 243 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e318245a5a8

Lisciandro JG; Prescott SL; Nadal-Sims MG; Devitt CJ; Richmond PC; Pomat W; Siba PM; Holt PG; Strickland DH; van den Biggelaar AHJ, 2012, 'Neonatal antigen-presenting cells are functionally more quiescent in children born under traditional compared with modern environmental conditions.', J Allergy Clin Immunol, 130, pp. 1167 - 1174.e10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2012.06.005

Lisciandro JG; Prescott SL; Nadal-Sims MG; Devitt CJ; Pomat W; Siba PM; Tulic MC; Holt PG; Strickland D; van den Biggelaar AHJ, 2012, 'Ontogeny of Toll-like and NOD-like receptor-mediated innate immune responses in Papua New Guinean infants.', PLoS One, 7, pp. e36793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036793

Chidlow GR; Laing IA; Harnett GB; Greenhill AR; Phuanukoonnon S; Siba PM; Pomat WS; Shellam GR; Smith DW; Lehmann D, 2012, 'Respiratory viral pathogens associated with lower respiratory tract disease among young children in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.', J Clin Virol, 54, pp. 235 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2012.04.008

van den Biggelaar AHJ; Pomat W; Bosco A; Phuanukoonnon S; Devitt CJ; Nadal-Sims MA; Siba PM; Richmond PC; Lehmann D; Holt PG, 2011, 'Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination at birth in a high-risk setting: no evidence for neonatal T-cell tolerance.', Vaccine, 29, pp. 5414 - 5420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.05.065

Wang Y; Jackson KJ; Gaeta BA; Pomat W; Rim ; Sewell WA; Collins AM, 2011, 'Genomic screening by 454 pyrosequencing identifies a new human IGHV gene and sixteen other new IGHV allelic variants', Immunogenetics, 63, pp. 259 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00251-010-0510-8

Wang Y; Jackson KJ; Chen Z; Gaeta BA; Siba P; Pomat W; Walpole E; Rimmer J; Sewell WA; Collins AM, 2011, 'IgE sequences in individuals living in an area of endemic parasitism show little mutational evidence of antigen selection', Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 73, pp. 496 - 504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3083.2011.02525.x

Pomat WS; Greenhill AR; Lehmann D, 2010, 'Pneumonia in Papua New Guinea: lessons learnt for the way forward.', Papua and New Guinea medical journal, 53, pp. 89 - 93

Phuanukoonnon S; Reeder JC; Pomat WS; Van den Biggelaar AH; Holt PG; Saleu G; Opa C; Michael A; Aho C; Yoannes M; Francis J; Orami T; Namuigi P; Siba PM; Richmond PC; Lehmann D; Neonatal Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Trial Study Team , 2010, 'A neonatal pneumococcal conjugate vaccine trial in Papua New guinea: study population, methods and operational challenges.', Papua and New Guinea medical journal, 53, pp. 191 - 206

Greenhill A; Pomat W; Duke T; Lagani W; Mokela D; Lehmann D, 2010, 'The role of biomedical research in the fight against pneumonia in Papua New Guinea.', P N G Med J, 53, pp. 1 - 4, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22768473

van den Biggelaar AHJ; Richmond PC; Pomat WS; Phuanukoonnon S; Nadal-Sims MA; Devitt CJ; Siba PM; Lehmann D; Holt PG, 2009, 'Neonatal pneumococcal conjugate vaccine immunization primes T cells for preferential Th2 cytokine expression: a randomized controlled trial in Papua New Guinea.', Vaccine, 27, pp. 1340 - 1347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.12.046

Francis JP; Richmond PC; Pomat WS; Michael A; Keno H; Phuanukoonnon S; Nelson JB; Whinnen M; Heinrich T; Smith W-A; Prescott SL; Holt PG; Siba PM; Lehmann D; van den Biggelaar AHJ, 2009, 'Maternal antibodies to pneumolysin but not to pneumococcal surface protein A delay early pneumococcal carriage in high-risk Papua New Guinean infants.', Clin Vaccine Immunol, 16, pp. 1633 - 1638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/CVI.00247-09

van den Biggelaar AHJ; Prescott SL; Roponen M; Nadal-Sims MA; Devitt CJ; Phuanukoonnon S; Pomat W; Tulic MK; Lehmann D; Siba PM; Richmond PC; Holt PG, 2009, 'Neonatal innate cytokine responses to BCG controlling T-cell development vary between populations.', J Allergy Clin Immunol, 124, pp. 544 - 550.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2009.03.040

Lehmann D; Pomat WS; Riley ID; Alpers MP, 2003, 'Studies of maternal immunisation with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in Papua New Guinea.', Vaccine, 21, pp. 3446 - 3450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0264-410x(03)00348-7

Lehmann D; Pomat WS; Combs B; Dyke T; Alpers MP, 2002, 'Maternal immunization with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.', Vaccine, 20, pp. 1837 - 1845, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0264-410x(02)00040-3

Pomat WS; Lehmann D; Sanders RC; Lewis DJ; Wilson J; Rogers S; Dyke T; Alpers MP, 1994, 'Immunoglobulin G antibody responses to polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine in children in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.', Infect Immun, 62, pp. 1848 - 1853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.62.5.1848-1853.1994

POMAT WS; SMITH TA; SANDERS RC; WITT CS; MONTGOMERY J; LEHMANN D; ALPERS MP, 1993, 'LEVELS OF ANTIPNEUMOCOCCAL ANTIBODIES IN YOUNG-CHILDREN IN PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA', EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION, 111, pp. 109 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268800056739

Witt CS; Pomat W; Lehmann D; Alpers MP, 1991, 'Antibodies to pneumococcal polysaccharides in pneumonia and response to pneumococcal vaccination in young children in Papua New Guinea.', Clin Exp Immunol, 83, pp. 219 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.1991.tb05618.x

Witt CS; Pomat W, 1991, 'Immune function risk factors for acute lower respiratory tract infections.', P N G Med J, 34, pp. 211 - 214, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1750266

Witt CS; Montgomery JM; Pomat W; Lehmann D; Alpers MP, 1990, 'Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b antigens in the serum and urine of patients with pneumonia in Papua New Guinea: comparison of latex agglutination and counterimmunoelectrophoresis.', Rev Infect Dis, 12 Suppl 8, pp. S1001 - S1005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clinids/12.supplement_8.s1001

Witt CS; Pomat W; Alpers MP, 1989, 'Pneumococcal antibody concentrations in young Papua New Guinean Highland children with pneumonia.', Pediatr Infect Dis J, 8, pp. 533 - 534, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006454-198908000-00013

Conference Papers

Scoullar M; Boeuf P; Peach E; Kearney E; Fidelis R; Tokmun K; Melepia P; Bradshaw C; Elijah A; Fehler G; Siba P; Erskine S; Mokany E; Kennedy E; Umbers A; Luchters S; Robinson L; Wong N; Vallely A; Badman S; Vallely L; Fowkes F; Morgan C; Pomat W; Crabb B; Beeson J; Study Team H, 2021, 'O16.1 High burden of reproductive tract infections and poor sexual and reproductive health in pregnancy and postpartum in Papua New Guinea', in Female reproductive health for STIs and HIV, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, pp. A52.2 - A53, presented at Abstracts for the STI & HIV World Congress, July 14–17 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.140

Badman SG; Vallely LM; Toliman P; Kariwiga G; Tabrizi S; Pomat W; Guy R; Homer C; Luchters S; Morgan C; Garland SM; Rogerson S; Whiley D; Mola GDL; Wand H; Donovan B; Causer L; Siba P; Kaldor JM; Vallely A, 2015, 'POINT-OF-CARE TESTING AND IMMEDIATE TREATMENT OF CURABLE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED AND GENITAL INFECTIONS AMONG ANTENATAL WOMEN IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A27 - A27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.85

Laing IA; Lai M; Jacoby P; Pomat W; Orami T; Phuanukoonnon S; Opa C; Holt PG; van den Biggelaar A; Richmond P; Siba P; Lehmann D, 2011, 'IL-8 Polymorphisms Associated With Earlier And Increased Incidence Of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections In Children From Papua New Guinea (PNG)', in C25. PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, American Thoracic Society, pp. A4162 - A4162, presented at American Thoracic Society 2011 International Conference, May 13-18, 2011 • Denver Colorado, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2011.183.1_meetingabstracts.a4162

Reports

Newland J; Neuendorf N; Vallely L; Mek A; Vengiau G; Farquhar R; Boli-Neo R; Seymour M; Wratten M; Aeno H; Trumb RN; Kerry Z; Huang KL; Maalsen A; Homer C; Robinson L; Majumdar S; Vallely A; Laman M; Pomat W; Kelly-Hanku A, 2022, COVID-19 and its impacts on primary health services and public health infectious disease programs in Papua New Guinea, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/6mhp-gc18

Preprints

Millat-Martínez P; Katusele M; Baro B; Kasian B; Omera E; Jamea E; Lorry L; Casellas A; Ouchi D; Wali C; Raulo S; Elizah A; Kaman P; Dau A; Sakur M; Kilepak L; Yabu S; Koata N; Kave J; Toa M; Urakusie C; Kongs C; Kisba F; Laman M; Mitjà O; Pomat W; Karl S; Bassat Q, 2024, Human and entomological determinants of malaria transmission in the Lihir Islands of Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.12.24308686

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 J, 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/ahvq3

Quinn L; Moltke I; Whitfield J; Alpers M; Campbell T; Hummerich H; Pomat W; Siba P; Koki G; Collinge J; Hellenthal G; Mead S, 2022, Population Structure and Migration in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea; a Region Impacted by the kuru Epidemic, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.26.509478

Saweri OPM; 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1281575/v1

Steinig E; Pitt M; Aglua I; Suttie A; Greenhill A; Heather C; Firth C; Smith S; Pomat W; Horwood P; McBryde E; Coin L, 2022, Genomic neighbor typing for bacterial outbreak surveillance, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.05.479210

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, 2021, Whole genome sequence analysis of Salmonella Typhi in Papua New Guinea reveals an established population of genotype 2.1.7 sensitive to antimicrobials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.27.21264209

Martínez PM; 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-517737/v1

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; Laman M; Manning L; Firth C; Smith S; Pomat W; Tong S; Coin L; McBryde E; Horwood P, 2021, Phylodynamic modelling of bacterial outbreaks using nanopore sequencing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.30.442218

Steinig E; Aglua I; Duchêne 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, 2021, Phylodynamic signatures in the emergence of community-associated MRSA, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.30.442212

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 A; Badman SG; Vallely LM; Fowkes FJI; Morgan C; Pomat W; Crabb BS; Beeson JG, 2020, High burden ofMycoplasma genitaliumand other reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.22.109983

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