Publications

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Koda, Y., Takahashi, A., Ito, K., Aoki, T., Kaneko, S., & NZOU, S. M. (2019). Development of 2,400ppi Fingerprint Sensor for Capturing Neonate Fingerprint within 24 Hours after Birth. 2019 International Conference of the Biometrics Special Interest Group (BIOSIG), 1–7.

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

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

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., 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

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

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., 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

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

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

Munyekenye, O. G., Githeko, A. K., Zhou, G., Mushinzimana, E., Minakawa, N., & Yan, G. (2005). Plasmodium falciparum spatial analysis, western Kenya highlands. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11(10), 1571–1577. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1110.050106

Munga, S., Minakawa, N., Zhou, G., Barrack, O.-O. J., Githeko, A. K., & Yan, G. (2005). Oviposition site preference and egg hatchability of Anopheles gambiae: effects of land cover types. Journal of Medical Entomology, 42(6), 993–997. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/42.6.993

Minakawa, N., Omukunda, E., Zhou, G., Githeko, A., & Yan, G. (2006). Malaria vector productivity in relation to the highland environment in Kenya. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 75(3), 448–453.

Zhou, G., Munga, S., Minakawa, N., Githeko, A. K., & Yan, G. (2007). Spatial relationship between adult malaria vector abundance and environmental factors in western Kenya highlands. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 77(1), 29–35.

Munga, S., Minakawa, N., Zhou, G., Githeko, A. K., & Yan, G. (2007). Survivorship of immature stages of Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) in natural habitats in western Kenya highlands. Journal of Medical Entomology, 44(5), 758–764. https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44%5B758:soisoa%5D2.0.co;2

Hashizume, M., Terao, T., & Minakawa, N. (2009). The Indian Ocean Dipole and malaria risk in the highlands of western Kenya. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106(6), 1857–1862. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0806544106

Hashizume, M., Chaves, L. F., & Minakawa, N. (2012). Indian Ocean Dipole drives malaria resurgence in East African highlands. Scientific Reports, 2, 269. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00269

Matsushita, N., Kim, Y., Ng, C. F. S., Moriyama, M., Igarashi, T., Yamamoto, K., Otieno, W., Minakawa, N., & Hashizume, M. (2019). Differences of Rainfall-Malaria Associations in Lowland and Highland in Western Kenya. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(19), E3693. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193693