2024 Journal Article Serologic evidence of human exposure to the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus and associated viruses in KenyaZohaib, Ali, Zhang, Jingyuan, Agwanda, Bernard, Chen, Jing, Luo, Yun, Hu, Ben, Masika, Moses, Kasiiti Lichoti, Jacqueline, Njeri Waruhiu, Cecilia, Obanda, Vincent, Deng, Fei, Shi, Zhengli, Ommeh, Sheila and Shen, Shu (2024). Serologic evidence of human exposure to the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus and associated viruses in Kenya. Infectious Diseases, 56 (9), 776-782. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2024.2370965 |
2024 Journal Article Substantial viral diversity in bats and rodents from East Africa: insights into evolution, recombination, and cocirculationWang, Daxi, Yang, Xinglou, Ren, Zirui, Hu, Ben, Zhao, Hailong, Yang, Kaixin, Shi, Peibo, Zhang, Zhipeng, Feng, Qikai, Nawenja, Carol Vannesa, Obanda, Vincent, Robert, Kityo, Nalikka, Betty, Waruhiu, Cecilia Njeri, Ochola, Griphin Ochieng, Onyuok, Samson Omondi, Ochieng, Harold, Li, Bei, Zhu, Yan, Si, Haorui, Yin, Jiefang, Kristiansen, Karsten, Jin, Xin, Xu, Xun, Xiao, Minfeng, Agwanda, Bernard, Ommeh, Sheila, Li, Junhua and Shi, Zheng-Li (2024). Substantial viral diversity in bats and rodents from East Africa: insights into evolution, recombination, and cocirculation. Microbiome, 12 (1) 72. doi: 10.1186/s40168-024-01782-4 |
2024 Journal Article Mitochondrial DNA D-loop polymorphisms among the Galla goats reveals multiple maternal origins with implication on the functional diversity of the HSP70 GeneMasila, Ednah M., Ogada, Stephen O., Ogali, Irene N., Kennedy, Grace M., Too, Eric K. and Ommeh, Cecily S. (2024). Mitochondrial DNA D-loop polymorphisms among the Galla goats reveals multiple maternal origins with implication on the functional diversity of the HSP70 Gene. Genetics Research, 2024 5564596, 1-15. doi: 10.1155/2024/5564596 |
2024 Journal Article Can the revolution in mRNA-based vaccine technologies solve the intractable health issues of current ruminant production systems?Mahony, Timothy J., Briody, Tatiana E. and Ommeh, Sheila C. (2024). Can the revolution in mRNA-based vaccine technologies solve the intractable health issues of current ruminant production systems?. Vaccines, 12 (2) 152. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12020152 |
2024 Journal Article Metagenomic Characterization of Poultry Cloacal and Oropharyngeal Swabs in Kenya Reveals Bacterial Pathogens and Their Antimicrobial Resistance GenesPanyako, Philip M., Ommeh, Sheila C., Kuria, Stephen N., Lichoti, Jacqueline K., Musina, Johns, Nair, Venugopal, Nene, Vish, Munir, Muhammad and Oyola, Samuel O. (2024). Metagenomic Characterization of Poultry Cloacal and Oropharyngeal Swabs in Kenya Reveals Bacterial Pathogens and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Genes. International Journal of Microbiology, 2024 (1) 8054338, 1-18. doi: 10.1155/2024/8054338 |
2023 Journal Article Metagenomic characterization reveals virus coinfections associated with Newcastle disease virus among poultry in KenyaPanyako, Philip M., Ommeh, Sheila C., Kuria, Stephen N., Lichoti, Jacqueline K., Musina, Johns, Nair, Venugopal, Nene, Vish, Oyola, Samuel O. and Munir, Muhammad (2023). Metagenomic characterization reveals virus coinfections associated with Newcastle disease virus among poultry in Kenya. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 63 (12), 1383-1396. doi: 10.1002/jobm.202300390 |
2022 Journal Article Discovery of novel DNA viruses in small mammals from KenyaOchola, Griphin Ochieng, Li, Bei, Obanda, Vincent, Ommeh, Sheila, Ochieng, Harold, Yang, Xing-Lou, Onyuok, Samson Omondi, Shi, Zheng-Li, Agwanda, Bernard and Hu, Ben (2022). Discovery of novel DNA viruses in small mammals from Kenya. Virologica Sinica, 37 (4), 491-502. doi: 10.1016/j.virs.2022.06.001 |
2021 Journal Article Demographic history and genetic diversity of wild African harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) populations of KenyaOgada, Stephen, Otecko, Newton O., Moraa Kennedy, Grace, Musina, John, Agwanda, Bernard, Obanda, Vincent, Lichoti, Jacqueline, Peng, Min‐Sheng and Ommeh, Sheila (2021). Demographic history and genetic diversity of wild African harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) populations of Kenya. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (24), 18562-18574. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8458 |
2021 Journal Article Genomic analyses of unveil helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) domestication in West AfricaShen, Quan-Kuan, Peng, Min-Sheng, Adeola, Adeniyi C., Kui, Ling, Duan, Shengchang, Miao, Yong-Wang, Eltayeb, Nada M., Lichoti, Jacqueline K., Otecko, Newton O., Strillacci, Maria Giuseppina, Gorla, Erica, Bagnato, Alessandro, Charles, Olaogun S., Sanke, Oscar J., Dawuda, Philip M., Okeyoyin, Agboola O., Musina, John, Njoroge, Peter, Agwanda, Bernard, Kusza, Szilvia, Nanaei, Hojjat Asadollahpour, Pedar, Rana, Xu, Ming-Min, Du, Yuan, Nneji, Lotanna M., Murphy, Robert W., Wang, Ming-Shan, Esmailizadeh, Ali, Dong, Yang ... Zhang, Ya-Ping (2021). Genomic analyses of unveil helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) domestication in West Africa. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13 (6) evab090, 1-15. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evab090 |
2021 Journal Article Viromes and surveys of RNA viruses in camel-derived ticks revealing transmission patterns of novel tick-borne viral pathogens in KenyaZhang, You, Hu, Ben, Agwanda, Bernard, Fang, Yaohui, Wang, Jun, Kuria, Stephen, Yang, Juan, Masika, Moses, Tang, Shuang, Lichoti, Jacqueline, Fan, Zhaojun, Shi, Zhengli, Ommeh, Sheila, Wang, Hualin, Deng, Fei and Shen, Shu (2021). Viromes and surveys of RNA viruses in camel-derived ticks revealing transmission patterns of novel tick-borne viral pathogens in Kenya. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 10 (1), 1975-1987. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2021.1986428 |
2020 Journal Article Evolutionary genomics at the human-environment interface in AfricaSvardal, Hannes, Rusuwa, Bosco, Linderoth, Tyler, Kiran, Anmol, Charmantier, Anne, Lattorff, H. Michael G., Cagan, Alex, Ommeh, Sheila C., Kamng'ona, Arox, Katongo, Cyprian, Santos, M. Emília, Durbin, Richard, Kumwenda, Benjamin, Visscher, Peter M. and Von Der Heyden, Sophie (2020). Evolutionary genomics at the human-environment interface in Africa. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37 (10), 3076-3080. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msaa132 |
2020 Journal Article Genomic and Pathogenic Characteristics of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Chicken in Live Bird Markets and Backyard Flocks in KenyaOgali, Irene N., Okumu, Paul O., Mungube, Erick O., Lichoti, Jacqueline K., Ogada, Stephen, Moraa, Grace K., Agwanda, Bernard R. and Ommeh, Sheila C. (2020). Genomic and Pathogenic Characteristics of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Chicken in Live Bird Markets and Backyard Flocks in Kenya. International Journal of Microbiology, 2020 4705768, 1-11. doi: 10.1155/2020/4705768 |
2020 Journal Article Genome-wide genetic structure and selection signatures for color in 10 traditional Chinese yellow-feathered chicken breedsHuang, Xunhe, Otecko, Newton O., Peng, Minsheng, Weng, Zhuoxian, Li, Weina, Chen, Jiebo, Zhong, Ming, Zhong, Fusheng, Jin, Sihua, Geng, Zhaoyu, Luo, Wei, He, Danlin, Ma, Cheng, Han, Jianlin, Ommeh, Sheila C, Zhang, Yaping, Zhang, Xiquan and Du, Bingwang (2020). Genome-wide genetic structure and selection signatures for color in 10 traditional Chinese yellow-feathered chicken breeds. GBMC genomics, 21 (1) 316, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-6736-4 |
2020 Journal Article Potential dual expansion of domesticated donkeys revealed by worldwide analysis on mitochondrial sequencesMa, Xi-Yao, Ning, Tiao, Adeola, Adeniyi C., Li, Jie, Esmailizadeh, Ali, Lichoti, Jacqueline K., Agwanda, Bernard R., Isakova, Jainagul, Aldashev, Almaz A., Wu, Shi-Fang, Liu, He-Qun, Abdulloevich, Najmudinov Tojiddin, Afanasevna, Manilova Elena, Ibrohimovich, Khudoidodov Behruz, Adedokun, Rahamon Akinyele Moshood, Olaogun, Sunday Charles, Sanke, Oscar J., Mangbon, Godwin F., Chen, Xi, Yang, Wei-Kang, Wang, Zhe, Peng, Min-Sheng, Ommeh, Sheila C., Li, Yan and Zhang, Ya-Ping (2020). Potential dual expansion of domesticated donkeys revealed by worldwide analysis on mitochondrial sequences. Zoological Research, 41 (1), 51-60. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.007 |
2019 Journal Article Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Novel RNA viruses in wild and synanthropic rodents and shrews in KenyaOnyuok, Samson Omondi, Hu, Ben, Li, Bei, Fan, Yi, Kering, Kelvin, Ochola, Griphin Ochieng, Zheng, Xiao-Shuang, Obanda, Vincent, Ommeh, Sheila, Yang, Xing-Lou, Agwanda, Bernard and Shi, Zheng-Li (2019). Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Novel RNA viruses in wild and synanthropic rodents and shrews in Kenya. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10 2696, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02696 |
2019 Journal Article Serological evidence of MERS-CoV and HKU8-related CoV co-infection in Kenyan camelsZhang, Wei, Zheng, Xiao-Shuang, Agwanda, Bernard, Ommeh, Sheila, Zhao, Kai, Lichoti, Jacqueline, Wang, Ning, Chen, Jing, Li, Bei, Yang, Xing-Lou, Mani, Shailendra, Ngeiywa, Kisa-Juma, Zhu, Yan, Hu, Ben, Onyuok, Samson Omondi, Yan, Bing, Anderson, Danielle E, Wang, Lin-Fa, Zhou, Peng and Shi, Zheng-Li (2019). Serological evidence of MERS-CoV and HKU8-related CoV co-infection in Kenyan camels. Emerging Microbes and Infections, 8 (1), 1528-1534. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1679610 |
2019 Journal Article Phenotypic and morphometric differentiation of indigenous chickens from Kenya and other tropical countries augments perspectives for genetic resource improvement and conservationOtecko, Newton O., Ogali, Irene, Ng'ang'a, Said I., Mauki, David H., Ogada, Stephen, Moraa, Grace K., Lichoti, Jacqueline, Agwanda, Bernard, Peng, Min-Shen, Ommeh, Sheila C. and Zhang, Ya-Ping (2019). Phenotypic and morphometric differentiation of indigenous chickens from Kenya and other tropical countries augments perspectives for genetic resource improvement and conservation. Poultry Science, 98 (7), 2747-2755. doi: 10.3382/ps/pez097 |
2019 Journal Article Canine transmissible venereal tumor genome reveals ancient introgression from coyotes to pre-contact dogs in North AmericaWang, Xuan, Zhou, Bo-Wen, Yang, Melinda A., Yin, Ting-Ting, Chen, Fang-Liang, Ommeh, Sheila C., Esmailizadeh, Ali, Turner, Melissa M., Poyarkov, Andrei D., Savolainen, Peter, Wang, Guo-Dong, Fu, Qiaomei and Zhang, Ya-Ping (2019). Canine transmissible venereal tumor genome reveals ancient introgression from coyotes to pre-contact dogs in North America. Cell Research, 29 (7), 592-595. doi: 10.1038/s41422-019-0183-2 |
2019 Journal Article Correction to: genetic evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) and widespread seroprevalence among camels in KenyaOmmeh, Sheila, Zhang, Wei, Zohaib, Ali, Chen, Jing, Zhang, Huajun, Hu, Ben, Ge, Xing-Yi, Yang, Xing-Lou, Masika, Moses, Obanda, Vincent, Luo, Yun, Li, Shan, Waruhiu, Cecilia, Li, Bei, Zhu, Yan, Ouma, Desterio, Odendo, Vincent, Wang, Lin-Fa, Anderson, Danielle E, Lichoti, Jacqueline, Mungube, Erick, Gakuya, Francis, Zhou, Peng, Ngeiywa, Kisa-Juma, Yan, Bing, Agwanda, Bernard and Shi, Zheng-Li (2019). Correction to: genetic evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) and widespread seroprevalence among camels in Kenya. Virologica Sinica, 34 (1), 115-115. doi: 10.1007/s12250-019-00092-6 |
2018 Journal Article Genetic evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) and widespread seroprevalence among camels in KenyaOmmeh, Sheila, Zhang, Wei, Zohaib, Ali, Chen, Jing, Zhang, Huajun, Hu, Ben, Ge, Xing-Yi, Yang, Xing-Lou, Masika, Moses, Obanda, Vincent, Luo, Yun, Li, Shan, Waruhiu, Cecilia, Li, Bei, Zhu, Yan, Ouma, Desterio, Odendo, Vincent, Wang, Lin-Fa, Anderson, Danielle E, Lichoti, Jacqueline, Mungube, Erick, Gakuya, Francis, Zhou, Peng, Ngeiywa, Kisa-Juma, Yan, Bing, Agwanda, Bernard and Shi, Zheng-Li (2018). Genetic evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) and widespread seroprevalence among camels in Kenya. Virologica Sinica, 33 (6), 484-492. doi: 10.1007/s12250-018-0076-4 |