研究業績

Hikone, M., Kondo, Y., Takaizumi, Y., Kagaya, W., Kranzer, K., & Saito, N. (2026). Urine-based diagnostic tests for tuberculosis: a scoping review highlighting unmet diagnostic needs. Frontiers in Microbiology, 17, 1783312. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1783312

Suzuki, K., Kamiya, Y., Smith, C., Kaneko, S., Vitalis, J., Tai, O., Osendi, A., Ongaya, A., & Amukoye, E. (2026). Effectiveness of dimeticone oils versus sodium carbonate solution in the treatment of tungiasis in Kenya: a non-inferiority randomised trial. Tropical Medicine and Health, 54(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-026-00909-7

Langata, L. M., Lutomiah, J., Luvai, E. A. C., Wulandari, S., Anggita, M., Hu, W., Kiuno, K., Nishizato, M., Aboge, G., Kimeli, P., Kurosaki, Y., Takano, A., Shimoda, H., Inoue, S., & Hayasaka, D. (2026). Detection of novel orthonairovirus and unclassified flavivirus in Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks in Kenya. Acta Tropica, 275, 108014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2026.108014

Tamaki, R., Furuse, Y., Mori, H., Santa, K., Shimizu, K., Wang, H., Watanabe, K., Komorizono, R., Nzou, S. M., Amukoye, E. I., Songok, E. M., Yeboah-Manu, D., Inoue, S., & Kaneko, S. (2026). Research capacity and decolonisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a bibliometric analysis. BMJ Global Health, 11(3), e021609. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021609

Takaizumi, Y., Kinoti, J., Hikone, M., Orina, F., Meme, H., Ong’ang’o, J. R., Muriithi, B., Mueni, E., Kaneko, S., MacLean, E. L.-H., Sato, S., & Saito, N. (2026). Evaluating the PATHFAST TB LAM Ag assay as a treatment monitoring tool for pulmonary tuberculosis: protocol for a prospective longitudinal study in Nairobi, Kenya. BMJ Open, 16(1), e113578. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113578

Tamaki, R., Shimizu, K., Furuse, Y., Santa, K., Nzou, S. M., Okunga, E., Ngere, P., Songok, E. M., Amukoye, E. I., Inoue, S., & Kaneko, S. (2026). The 2024 Amendments to the International Health Regulations: An Integrated Operational Model for Surveillance and Preparedness in Sub-Saharan Africa. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6073886

Inziani, M., Kilonzo, J. M., Kerubo, M., Mango, S., Kavurani, M., Ndirangu, A., Njeri, E., Ogenche, D. O., Ayoro, S. O., Inoue, S., Morita, K., & Mwau, M. (2025). Factors for arboviral seropositivity in children in Teso South Sub County, Kenya. PLOS One, 20(10), e0328944. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328944

Kagaya, W. (2025). Low-density Plasmodium falciparum infection: “Even a parasite will turn.” Parasitology International, 107, 103052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2025.103052

Orina, F., Hikone, M., Saito, N., Ong’ang’o, J., Nyerere, A., Songoro, E., & Meme, H. (2025). Evaluation of the PATHFAST TB LAM Ag assay as a treatment monitoring tool for pulmonary tuberculosis in Nairobi, Kenya. Tropical Medicine and Health, 53(1), 89. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00771-z

Wandera, E. A., Akari, Y., Sang, C., Njugu, P., Khamadi, S. A., Musundi, S., Mutua, M. M., Fukuda, S., Murata, T., Inoue, S., Kaneko, S., Nyangao, J., & Komoto, S. (2025). Full genome characterization of a Kenyan G8P[14] rotavirus strain suggests artiodactyl-to-human zoonotic transmission. Tropical Medicine and Health, 53(1), 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00759-9

Wandera, E. A., Akari, Y., Sang, C., Njugu, P., Khamadi, S. A., Musundi, S., Mutua, M. M., Fukuda, S., Murata, T., Inoue, S., Kaneko, S., Nyangao, J., & Komoto, S. (2025). Full genome characterization of a Kenyan G8P[14] rotavirus strain suggests artiodactyl-to-human zoonotic transmission. Tropical Medicine and Health, 53(1), 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00759-9

Hitachi, M., Miyamichi, K., Honda, S., Wanjihia, V., Nzou, S. M., & Kaneko, S. (2025). The association between 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline for hypertension and neonatal outcomes in Kenya: a retrospective study. Tropical Medicine and Health, 53(1), 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00724-6

Kokubo-Tanaka, M., Kildemoes, A. O., Chadeka, E. A., Cheruiyot, B. N., Moriyasu, T., Sassa, M., Nakamura, R., Kikuchi, M., Fujii, Y., Dood, C. J. de, Corstjens, P. L. A. M., Kaneko, S., Maruyama, H., Njenga, S. M., Vrueh, R. de, Hokke, C. H., & Hamano, S. (2025). Detection and analysis of Serpin and RP26 specific antibodies for monitoring Schistosoma haematobium transmission. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(1), e0012813. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012813

Muriithi, B., Bundi, M. M., Moriyasu, T., Ahmed, A., Mwamzuka, M., Karama, M., & Kaneko, S. (2025). Applicability of TB-LAMP test for diagnosis of pulmonary TB among HIV-positive individuals. IJTLD Open, 2(1), 26–32. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtldopen.24.0410

Yoshioka, I., Fahal, A. H., Sow, D., Kaneko, S., Mori, Y., Ban, S., & Yaguchi, T. (2025). Simultaneous Detection of Four Madurella Species Using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for Eumycetoma Diagnosis. Mycopathologia, 190(6), 105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-025-01019-4

Azam, S., Imamura, T., Okamoto, M., Sayama, Y., Saito, M., Saito-Obata, M., Dapat, C., Tamaki, R., Joboco, C. D., Manalo, J. I., Bado, S. L., Cornejo, J. D. J., Lupisan, S., Inobaya, M., Tallo, V., Quiambao, B. P., & Oshitani, H. (2025). Molecular analysis of influenza A(H3N2) in a remote tropical island during 2014-2019 to identify the frequency of introduction and local circulation. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 154, 107864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107864

渡部晃三, ムリンダ紫, & 玉記雷太. (2025). ケニア中央医学研究所（KEMRI）におけるResearch Management & Administration（RMA）人材を育成する内部研修の計画・実施・評価 (No. 3). 日本国際保健医療学会. https://doi.org/10.11197/jaih.40.113

Osawa, R., Jo, T. S., Nakamura, R., Futami, K., Itayama, T., Chadeka, E. A., Ngetich, B., Nagi, S., Kikuchi, M., Njenga, S. M., Ouma, C., Sonye, G. O., Hamano, S., & Minamoto, T. (2024). Methodological assessment for efficient collection of Schistosoma mansoni environmental DNA and improved schistosomiasis surveillance in tropical wetlands. Acta Tropica, 260, 107402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107402

Suzuki, K., Ongaya, A., Okomo, G., Nzou, M., Amukoye, E., & Kamiya, Y. (2024). Treatment-seeking behaviours of patients with tungiasis in endemic areas of Homa Bay County, Kenya: a mixed-methods study. Tropical Medicine and Health, 52(1), 73. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00639-8

Siuluta, N., Sato, M., Linh, L. K., Wanjihia, V., Changoma, M. S., Huy, N. T., & Kaneko, S. (2024). Assessment of gestational diabetes mellitus knowledge, attitudes, and practices and associated factors among pregnant women at a district hospital in Coastal Kenya. Tropical Medicine and Health, 52, 74. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00630-3

Muriithi, B., Wandera, E. A., Takeuchi, R., Mutunga, F., Kathiiko, C., Wachira, M., Tinkoi, J., Meiguran, M., Akumu, P., Ndege, V., Mochizuki, R., Kaneko, S., Morita, K., Ouma, C., & Ichinose, Y. (2024). Impact of integrated WASH and maternal and child health interventions on diarrhea disease prevalence in a resource-constrained setting in Kenya. Tropical Medicine and Health, 52(1), 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00616-1

Santa, K., Tamaki, R., Watanabe, K., & Nagaoka, I. (2024). Comparative Analysis of COVID-19 Responses in Japan and Africa: Diet, Phytochemicals, Vitamin D, and Gut Microbiota in Reducing Mortality -A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Nutrition, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1465324

Ko, Y. K., Kagaya, W., Omondi, P., Musyoka, K. B., Okai, T., Chan, C. W., Kongere, J., Opiyo, V., Oginga, J., Mbugua, S. M., Kanoi, B. N., Kanamori, M., Yoneoka, D., Statistics (KNBS), K. N. B. of, Keitany, K., Songok, E., Okomo, G., Minakawa, N., Gitaka, J., & Kaneko, A. (2024). Evaluation of the protective efficacy of Olyset®Plus ceiling nets for reduction of malaria incidence in children in Homa Bay County, Kenya: a cluster-randomized controlled study protocol. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.20.24306116

Kishino, M., Hida, A., Chadeka, E. A., Inoue, M., Osada-Oka, M., Matsumoto, S., Njenga, S. M., Hamano, S., & Nagi, S. (2024). Association between diet quality and risk of stunting among school-aged children in Schistosoma mansoni endemic area of western Kenya: a cross-sectional study. Tropical Medicine and Health, 52(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-023-00566-0

Chepkirui, F., Osero, J., Nyandieka, L., Hitachi, M., Kaneko, S., Wekesa, N., Changoma, J., & Wanjihia, V. (2023). Maternal Factors Associated with Dietary Diversity Scores of Children aged 6-23 Months in Kwale County, Kenya. EA Health Research Journal, 7(2), 248–255. https://doi.org/10.24248/eahrj.v7i2.727

Wasonga, J., Miyamichi, K., Hitachi, M., Ozaki, R., Karama, M., Hirayama, K., & Kaneko, S. (2023). Effects of Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Boosting and Household Factors on Latrine Ownership in Siaya County, Kenya. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(18), 6781. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186781

Shah, M. M., Bundi, M., Kathiiko, C., Guyo, S., Galata, A., Miringu, G., Ichinose, Y., & Yoshida, L.-M. (2023). Antibiotic-Resistant Vibrio cholerae O1 and Its SXT Elements Associated with Two Cholera Epidemics in Kenya in 2007 to 2010 and 2015 to 2016. Microbiology Spectrum, 11(3), e04140-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04140-22

Kagaya, W., Chan, C. W., Kongere, J., Kanoi, B. N., Ngara, M., Omondi, P., Osborne, A., Barbieri, L., Kc, A., Minakawa, N., Gitaka, J., & Kaneko, A. (2023). Evaluation of the protective efficacy of Olyset®Plus ceiling net on reducing malaria prevalence in children in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials, 24(1), 354. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07372-3

Inziani, M., Kilonzo, J., Kerubo, M., Mango, S., Kavurani, M., Ndirangu, A., Njeri, E., Oigara, D., Ayoro, S., Inoue, S., Morita, K., & Mwau, M. (2023). Risk factors for arboviral seropositivity in children in Teso South Sub County, Western Kenya. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.06.23288220

Oumar, D. K., Munyao, M. M., Mwangi, A. W., Waihenya, R. W., Rotich, P. K., Irekwa, R. M., Nyandwaro, T. T., Njoroge, C. W., Yego, J. J., Ndungu, P. M., Mageto, S. K., Kilei, D. M., Stephen, O. P., Tanchu, N. S., Kanyita, G. N., Inoue, S., Gitau, L., & Nzou, S. M. (2023). Use of Polyclonal Antibody for the Diagnosis of Human African Trypanosomiasis. American Journal of Molecular Biology, 13(2), 127–139. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajmb.2023.132009

Mageto, S. K., Waihenya, R. W., Mwangi, A. W., Rotich, P. K., Munyao, M. M., Teya, T., Irekwa, R. M., Yego, J. J., Njoroge, C. W., Kanyita, G. N., Tanchu, N. S., Oumar, D. K., Ndungu, P. M., & Nzou, S. M. (2023). Expression and Evaluation of Wb-SXP-1 and Wb-123 Recombinant Antigens as Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers for Lymphatic Filariasis. American Journal of Molecular Biology, 13(2), 95–112. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajmb.2023.132007

Suzuki, K., Kamiya, Y., Smith, C., Kaneko, S., Ongaya, A., & Amukoye, E. (2023). Protocol for a Randomized Control Trial for Tungiasis Treatment in Homa Bay County, Kenya: Dimeticone versus Sodium Carbonate. Methods and Protocols, 6(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/mps6010012

Miring’u, G., Muriithi, B., Shoji, H., Symekher, S. M. L., Wandera, E. A., Majisu, C., Takei, M., Mwiraria, K., Saito, Y., Kaneko, S., & Tokimatsu, I. (2022). Characterization of influenza infection in a high-income urban setting in Nairobi, Kenya. Tropical Medicine and Health, 50(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00463-y

Koda, Y., Imai, H., Sasuga, N., Ito, K., Aoki, T., Kaneko, S., & Nzou, S. M. (2022). Fundamental Study of Neonate Fingerprint Recognition Using Fingerprint Classification. 2022 International Conference of the Biometrics Special Interest Group (BIOSIG), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOSIG55365.2022.9897017

Wandera, E. A., Muriithi, B., Kathiiko, C., Mutunga, F., Wachira, M., Mumo, M., Mwangi, A., Tinkoi, J., Meiguran, M., Akumu, P., Ndege, V., Kasiku, F., Ang’awa, J., Mochizuki, R., Kaneko, S., Morita, K., Ouma, C., & Ichinose, Y. (2022). Impact of integrated water, sanitation, hygiene, health and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea disease epidemiology and microbial quality of water in a resource‐constrained setting in Kenya: A controlled intervention study. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 27(8), 669–677. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13793

Larson, P. S., Ndemwa, M., Thomas, A. F., Tamari, N., Diela, P., Changoma, M., Mohamed, A., Larson, M. C., Ketenci, K. C., Goto, K., & Kaneko, S. (2022). Snakebite victim profiles and treatment-seeking behaviors in two regions of Kenya: results from a health demographic surveillance system. Tropical Medicine and Health, 50(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00421-8

Mizuta, S., Otaki, H., Ishikawa, T., Makau, J. N., Yamaguchi, T., Fujimoto, T., Takakura, N., Sakauchi, N., Kitamura, S., Nono, H., Nishi, R., Tanaka, Y., Takeda, K., Nishida, N., & Watanabe, K. (2022). Lead Optimization of Influenza Virus RNA Polymerase Inhibitors Targeting PA–PB1 Interaction. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 65(1), 369–385. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01527

Hyuga, A., Larson, P. S., Ndemwa, M., Muuo, S. W., Changoma, M., Karama, M., Goto, K., & Kaneko, S. (2021). Environmental and Household-Based Spatial Risks for Tungiasis in an Endemic Area of Coastal Kenya. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7010002

Wandera, E. A., Hatazawa, R., Tsutsui, N., Kurokawa, N., Kathiiko, C., Mumo, M., Waithira, E., Wachira, M., Mwaura, B., Nyangao, J., Khamadi, S. A., Njau, J., Fukuda, S., Murata, T., Taniguchi, K., Ichinose, Y., Kaneko, S., & Komoto, S. (2021). Genomic characterization of an African G4P[6] human rotavirus strain identified in a diarrheic child in Kenya: Evidence for porcine-to-human interspecies transmission and reassortment. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 96, 105133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2021.105133

Muriithi, B., Karanja, S., Karama, M., Okoyo, C., Ndemwa, M., Ichinose, Y., & Kaneko, S. (2021). Occurrence of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections among Children Under Five Years Attending Kinango SubCounty Hospital, Kenya. Austin Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 8(3), ajphe-v8-id1105. https://austinpublishinggroup.com/public-health-epidemiology/fulltext/ajphe-v8-id1105.pdf

Larson, P. S., Ono, M., Changoma, M., Goto, K., Kaneko, S., Moji, K., & Minakawa, N. (2021). Presence of dogs and proximity to a wildlife reserve increase household level risk of tungiasis in Kwale, Kenya. Tropical Medicine and Health, 49(1), 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00338-8

Minakawa, N., Kongere, J. O., Sonye, G. O., Lutiali, P. A., Awuor, B., Kawada, H., Isozumi, R., & Futami, K. (2021). Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets Incorporating Piperonyl Butoxide Reduce the Risk of Malaria in Children in Western Kenya: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1(aop). https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1069

Numair, T., Harrell, D. T., Huy, N. T., Nishimoto, F., Muthiani, Y., Nzou, S. M., Lasaphonh, A., Palama, K., Pongvongsa, T., Moji, K., Hirayama, K., & Kaneko, S. (2021). Barriers to the Digitization of Health Information: A Qualitative and Quantitative Study in Kenya and Lao PDR Using a Cloud-Based Maternal and Child Registration System. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), 6196. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126196

Tanaka, M., Kildemoes, A. O., Chadeka, E. A., Cheruiyot, B. N., Sassa, M., Moriyasu, T., Nakamura, R., Kikuchi, M., Fujii, Y., Dood, C. J. de, Corstjens, P. L. A. M., Kaneko, S., Maruyama, H., Njenga, S. M., Vrueh, R. de, Hokke, C. H., & Hamano, S. (2021). Potential of antibody test using Schistosoma mansoni recombinant serpin and RP26 to detect light-intensity infections in endemic areas. Parasitology International, 83, 102346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2021.102346

Fukuda, H., Hayashi, Y., Toda, K., Kaneko, S., & Wagaiyu, E. (2021). Perceived general health in relation to oral health status in a rural Kenyan elderly population. BMC Oral Health, 21(1), 154. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01525-z

Wanjihia, V., Chepkirui, F., Hitachi, M., Muniu, E., Nyandieka, L., Ndemwa, P., Wekesa, N., Changoma, J., Kiplamai, F., Karama, M., & Kaneko, S. (2021). The Association between Nutritional Knowledge, Socio-Economic Status of Caregivers and Stunting of Children Under 5 Years in Kwale County of Kenya: A Baseline Survey. Austin Journal of  Nutrition & Metabolism, 8(2), 1105. https://austinpublishinggroup.com/nutrition-metabolism/fulltext/ajnm-v8-id1105.php

Takeuchi, R., Njomo, D. W., Njenga, S. M., Tomokawa, S., Mutua, A., Kazama, H., Walema, B., Akiyama, T., Asakura, T., Kamiya, Y., & Kobayashi, J. (2021). Has the double burden of malnutrition reached pupils in rural western Kenya? Pediatrics International, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.14729

Minakawa, N., Kongere, J. O., Sonye, G. O., Lutiali, P. A., Awuor, B., Kawada, H., Isozumi, R., & Futami, K. (2020). A preliminary study on designing a cluster randomized control trial of two new mosquito nets to prevent malaria parasite infection. Tropical Medicine and Health, 48(1), 98. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00276-x

Akiyama, T., Njenga, S. M., Njomo, D. W., Takeuchi, R., Kazama, H., Mutua, A., Walema, B., Tomokawa, S., Estrada, C. A., Henzan, H., Asakura, T., Shimada, M., Ichinose, Y., Kamiya, Y., Kaneko, S., & Kobayashi, J. (2020). Implementation of Kenyan comprehensive school health program: improvement and association with students’ academic attainment. Health Promotion International, 35(6), 1441–1461. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa005

Tomokawa, S., Asakura, T., Njenga, S. M., Njomo, D. W., Takeuch, R., Akiyama, T., Kazama, H., Mutua, A., Barnett, W., Henzan, H., Shimada, M., Ichinose, Y., Kamiya, Y., Kaneko, S., Miyake, K., & Kobayashi, J. (2020). Examining the appropriateness and reliability of the strategy of the Kenyan Comprehensive School Health Program. Global Health Promotion, 27(4), 78–87. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757975920917976