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Abdul Karim Sesay

MRC Unit the Gambia · GB
Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments.
h-index
27
citations
3,700
works
109
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Unique nasal cell states induced by common pediatric respiratory viruses
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
Compartmentalised mucosal and blood immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is associated with high seroprevalence before the Delta wave in Africa
Communications Medicine 2025cited by 4position: middledoi
Study protocol for an observational cohort study of heat stress impacts in pregnancy in The Gambia, West Africa
Wellcome Open Research 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Household Molecular Epidemiology of <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Carriage and Infection in The Gambia
The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Genomic diversity and antimicrobial resistance of Vibrio cholerae isolates from Africa: a PulseNet Africa initiative using nanopore sequencing to enhance genomic surveillance
Microbial Genomics 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
High SARS-CoV-2 incidence and asymptomatic fraction during Delta and Omicron BA.1 waves in The Gambia
Nature Communications 2024cited by 16position: middledoi
Streptococcus pyogenes carriage and infection within households in The Gambia: a longitudinal cohort study
The Lancet Microbe 2024cited by 13position: middledoi
Study protocol for an observational cohort study of heat stress impacts in pregnancy in The Gambia, West Africa
Wellcome Open Research 2024cited by 3position: middledoi
Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infections in The Gambia: an analysis of routinely collected surveillance data between March, 2020, and January, 2022
The Lancet Global Health 2023cited by 16position: lastdoi
Acquisition and carriage of genetically diverse multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli in hospitalised newborns in The Gambia
Communications Medicine 2023cited by 11position: middledoi
Streptococcus pyogenes carriage acquisition, persistence and transmission dynamics within households in The Gambia (SpyCATS): protocol for a longitudinal household cohort study
Wellcome Open Research 2023cited by 8position: middledoi
Circulation of respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia
Gates Open Research 2023cited by 4position: middledoi
Streptococcus pyogenes carriage acquisition, persistence and transmission dynamics within households in The Gambia (SpyCATS): protocol for a longitudinal household cohort study
Wellcome Open Research 2023cited by 2position: middledoi
The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance
Science 2022cited by 174position: middledoi
Maternal nutritional risk factors for pre-eclampsia incidence: findings from a narrative scoping review
Reproductive Health 2022cited by 43position: middledoi
Genomic Characterization of Skin and Soft Tissue Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates from a Low-Income and a High-Income Setting
mSphere 2022cited by 24position: middledoi
Maternal colonization and early-onset neonatal bacterial sepsis in the Gambia, West Africa: a genomic analysis of vertical transmission
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2022cited by 23position: middledoi
Impact of intra-partum azithromycin on carriage of group A streptococcus in the Gambia: a posthoc analysis of a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial
BMC Infectious Diseases 2022cited by 9position: middledoi
Effect of intra-partum azithromycin on the development of the infant nasopharyngeal microbiota: A post hoc analysis of a double-blind randomized trial
EBioMedicine 2022cited by 7position: middledoi
Circulation of respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia
Gates Open Research 2022cited by 7position: middledoi
A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa
Science 2021cited by 234position: middledoi
Permissive selection followed by affinity-based proliferation of GC light zone B cells dictates cell fate and ensures clonal breadth
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021cited by 60position: middledoi
Using viral load and epidemic dynamics to optimize pooled testing in resource-constrained settings
Science Translational Medicine 2021cited by 58position: middledoi
Interactions between fecal gut microbiome, enteric pathogens, and energy regulating hormones among acutely malnourished rural Gambian children
EBioMedicine 2021cited by 29position: middledoi
Intense and Mild First Epidemic Wave of Coronavirus Disease, The Gambia
Emerging infectious diseases 2021cited by 25position: middledoi
Invasive atypical non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars in The Gambia
Microbial Genomics 2021cited by 14position: middledoi
First detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in Senegal
New Microbes and New Infections 2021cited by 13position: middledoi
Inhibition of miR-99a-5p prevents allergen-driven airway exacerbations without compromising type-2 memory responses in the intestine following helminth infection
Mucosal Immunology 2021cited by 8position: middledoi
PRECISE pregnancy cohort: challenges and strategies in setting up a biorepository in sub-Saharan Africa
Reproductive Health 2020cited by 16position: middledoi
Translation of genomic epidemiology of infectious pathogens: Enhancing African genomics hubs for outbreaks
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2020cited by 10position: middledoi

Grants

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Frequent collaborators

Thushan I. de Silva · University of London9 papers (2022–2025)Beate Kampmann · Harvard University8 papers (2022–2025)Jarra Manneh · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine7 papers (2020–2025) · 6 papers (2022–2023)Sheikh Jarju · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine5 papers (2021–2025)Abdoulie Kanteh · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine5 papers (2020–2023)Anna Roca · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine5 papers (2022–2023)Umberto D’Alessandro · MRC Unit the Gambia4 papers (2021–2023)Alexander J. Keeley · Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust4 papers (2022–2023)Saikou Y. Bah · University of Edinburgh4 papers (2022–2023)Michael Marks · University of Oxford3 papers (2022–2023)Edwin P. Armitage · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2022–2023)Saffiatou Darboe · MRC Unit the Gambia3 papers (2022–2023)Andrew M. Prentice · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2021–2025) · 2 papers (2023–2023)Mark S. Wilson · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2 papers (2017–2021) · 2 papers (2023–2023) · 2 papers (2017–2021)Ed Clarke · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine2 papers (2022–2023) · 2 papers (2024–2025)