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T cell responses to vaccines in infants: defective IFNγ production after oral polio vaccination by VEKEMANS, J., OTA, M. O. C., WANG, E. C. Y., KIDD, M., BORYSIEWICZ, L. K., WHITTLE, H., MCADAM, K. P. W. J., MORGAN, G., MARCHANT, A.

“…SUMMARY The immaturity of the neonatal immune system is associated with an increased susceptibility to infections. Studies in mice indicate that neonatal…”
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The contribution of the polio eradication initiative to narrowing the gaps in the health workforce in the African Region by Kamso, Jean, Mvika, Eddy S, Ota, M.O.C, Okeibunor, Joseph, Mkanda, Pascal, Mihigo, Richard

“…Highlights • A major challenge of health care delivery in Africa is gap in workforce. • Investments for polio eradication tackled this problem. • Polio…”
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Absence of association between delayed type hypersensitivity to tuberculin and atopy in children in The Gambia by Ota, M. O. C., Van Der Sande, M. A. B., Walraven, G. E. L., Jeffries, D., Nyan, O. A., Marchant, A., McAdam, K. P. W. J.

“…Summary Background An inverse association between delayed type hypersensitivity to tuberculin and atopy has been observed in children, suggesting that exposure…”
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Identification of biomarkers for tuberculosis disease using a novel dual-color RT-MLPA assay by Joosten, S A, Goeman, J J, Sutherland, J S, Opmeer, L, de Boer, K G, Jacobsen, M, Kaufmann, S H E, Finos, L, Magis-Escurra, C, Ota, M O C, Ottenhoff, T H M, Haks, M C

“…Owing to our lack of understanding of the factors that constitute protective immunity during natural infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ), there…”
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A new TB vaccine, MVA85A, induces durable antigen-specific responses 14 months after vaccination in African infants by Odutola, A.A, Owolabi, O.A, Owiafe, P.K, McShane, H, Ota, M.O.C

“…Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the durability of the immunogenicity of MVA85A beyond infancy. Participants in an immunogenicity study of MVA85A…”
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Human immune responses to vaccines in the first year of life: Biological, socio-economic and ethical issues – A viewpoint by Ota, M.O.C, Idoko, O.T, Ogundare, E.O, Afolabi, M.O

“…Highlights ► Biological factors that affect the magnitude and quality of immune responses to vaccines. ► Socioeconomic factors that limit vaccine accessibility…”
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The epidemiology and consequences of maternal malaria: a review of immunological basis by Okoko, Brown J., Enwere, G., Ota, M.O.C.

“…Millions of women who become pregnant in malaria-endemic areas are at increased risk of contracting malaria infection that jeopardises the outcome of…”
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Antibody and T-cell responses during acute and convalescent stages of invasive pneumococcal disease by Ota, M.O.C, Oluwalana, C, Howie, S.R.C, Gomez, M, Ogunniyi, A.D, Mendy-Gomez, A.L, Owolabi, O, Mureithi, M.W, Townend, J, Secka, O, Antonio, M, Sutherland, J.S, Adegbola, R.A

“…Summary Objective To understand the pattern of immune responses to pneumococcal proteins during invasive disease as a guide to their development as vaccine…”
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Differential gene expression of activating Fcγ receptor classifies active tuberculosis regardless of human immunodeficiency virus status or ethnicity by Sutherland, J.S., Loxton, A.G., Haks, M.C., Kassa, D., Ambrose, L., Lee, J.-S., Ran, L., van Baarle, D., Maertzdorf, J., Howe, R., Mayanja-Kizza, H., Boom, W.H., Thiel, B.A., Crampin, A.C., Hanekom, W., Ota, M.O.C., Dockrell, H., Walzl, G., Kaufmann, S.H.E., Ottenhoff, T.H.M.

“…New diagnostics and vaccines for tuberculosis (TB) are urgently needed, but require an understanding of the requirements for protection from/susceptibility to…”
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Human immune responses to vaccines in the first year of life: Biological, socio-economic and ethical issues - A viewpoint: Human Immune Response to Vaccines in the First Year of Life by OTA, M. O. C, IDOKO, O. T, OGUNDARE, E. O, AFOLABI, M. O

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Skewing of the CD4+T-Cell Pool Toward Monofunctional Antigen-Specific Responses in Patients With Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in The Gambia by Wilson, Harry, de Jong, Bouke C., Peterson, Kevin, Jaye, Assan, Kampmann, Beate, Ota, Martin O. C., Sutherland, Jayne S.

“…Background. A common complication of starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the development of immune reconstitution…”
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Differential gene expression of activating Fc[gamma] receptor classifies active tuberculosis regardless of human immunodeficiency virus status or ethnicity by Sutherland, J S, Loxton, A G, Haks, M C, Kassa, D, Ambrose, L, Lee, J-S, Ran, L, Baarle, D, Maertzdorf, J, Howe, R, Mayanja-Kizza, H, Boom, W H, Thiel, B A, Crampin, A C, Hanekom, W, Ota, M O C, Dockrell, H, Walzl, G, Kaufmann, S H E, Ottenhoff, T H M

“…New diagnostics and vaccines for tuberculosis (TB) are urgently needed, but require an understanding of the requirements for protection from/susceptibility to…”
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Dissociation Between Tuberculin Skin Test and In Vitro IFN-  Responses Following Neonatal BCG Vaccination by Ota, M. O. C.

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Diagnostic utility of QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube in active pulmonary Tuberculosis in Nigeria by Adewole, O O, Erhabor, G E, Sogaolu, M O, Onipede, A O, Owiafe, P K, Awopeju, F O, Ota, M O C

“…The high positive responses obtained in active TB indicate that IGRAs may be useful in diagnosing active TB. This study aimed at evaluating the usefulness of…”
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Changes in the pattern of infant and childhood mortality in Upper River Division, The Gambia, from 1989 to 1993 by Jaffar, S., Leach, A., Greenwood, A. M., Jepson, A., Muller, O., Ota, M.O.C., Bojang, K., Obaro, S., Greenwood, B. M.

“…A surveillance system was used to detect births and deaths in children in a large, rural, West African population from 1989 to 1993. Cause of death was…”
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T cell responses to vaccines in infants: Defective IFN(gamma) production after oral polio vaccination by Vekemans, J, Ota, M O C, Wang, E C Y, Kidd, M

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Maternal HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection and child survival in The Gambia by OTA, M. O. C, O'DONOVAN, D, ALABI, A. S, MILLIGAN, P, YAMUAH, L. K, PA TAMBA N'GOM, HARDING, E, ARIYOSHI, K, WILKINS, A, WHITTLE, H. C

“…To compare the survival of children born to HIV-1 or HIV-2 seropositive mothers with that of children born to HIV-seronegative mothers and to evaluate risk…”
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T cell responses to vaccines in infants: defective IFNgamma production after oral polio vaccination by Vekemans, J, Ota, M O C, Wang, E C Y, Kidd, M, Borysiewicz, L K, Whittle, H, McAdam, K P W J, Morgan, G, Marchant, A

“…The immaturity of the neonatal immune system is associated with an increased susceptibility to infections. Studies in mice indicate that neonatal immune…”
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HIV-negative infants born to HIV-1 but not HIV-2-positive mothers fail to develop a bacillus Calmette-Guérin scar by OTA, M. O. C, O'DONOVAN, D, MARCHANT, A, YAMUAH, L, HARDING, E, JAFFAR, S, MCADAM, K. P. W. J, CORRAH, T, WHITTLE, H

“…Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination induces the formation of a scar at the site of injection and results in a delayed-type hypersensitivity skin…”
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Tuberculosis case-contact research in endemic tropical settings: design, conduct, and relevance to other infectious diseases by Hill, Philip C, Prof, Ota, Martin OC, MD

“…Summary The study of the contacts of patients with tuberculosis has a long history. Where tuberculosis is endemic, regular recruitment of tuberculosis cases…”
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