Augustine Goba
University of Sierra Leone
5 Papers
Augustine Goba is an academic researcher from University of Sierra Leone. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ebola virus & Lassa fever. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 5 publications. Previous affiliations of Augustine Goba include National Institutes of Health.
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Nomenclature- and Database-Compatible Names for the Two Ebola Virus Variants that Emerged in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2014
Jens H. Kuhn,Kristian G. Andersen,Sylvain Baize,Yīmíng Bào,Sina Bavari,Nicolas Berthet,Olga Blinkova,J. Rodney Brister,Anna N. Clawson,Joseph N. Fair,Martin Gabriel,Robert F. Garry,Stephen K. Gire,Augustine Goba,Jean-Paul Gonzalez,Stephan Günther,Christian T. Happi,Peter B. Jahrling,Jimmy Kapetshi,Gary Kobinger,Jeffrey R. Kugelman,Eric M. Leroy,Gael Darren Maganga,Placide Mbala,Lina M. Moses,Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum,Magassouba N’Faly,Stuart T. Nichol,Sunday Omilabu,Gustavo Palacios,Daniel Park,Janusz T. Paweska,Sheli R. Radoshitzky,Cynthia A. Rossi,Pardis C. Sabeti,John S. Schieffelin,Randal J. Schoepp,Rachel Sealfon,Robert Swanepoel,Jonathan S. Towner,Jiro Wada,Nadia Wauquier,Nathan L. Yozwiak,P. Formenty +43 more
TL;DR: In this article, consensus decisions on naming for both variants (West Africa: "Makona" and Middle Africa: “Lomela”) and provide database-compatible full, shortened, and abbreviated names that are in line with recently established filovirus sub-species nomenclatures.
The Origins and Future of Sentinel: An Early-Warning System for Pandemic Preemption and Response.
Yolanda Botti-Lodovico,Parvathy Nair,Dolo Nosamiefan,Matthew Stremlau,Stephen F. Schaffner,Stephen F. Schaffner,Sebastian V Agignoae,Sebastian V Agignoae,John Aiyepada,Fehintola V. Ajogbasile,George O. Akpede,Foday Alhasan,Kristian G. Andersen,Kristian G. Andersen,D. Asogun,Oladele Oluwafemi Ayodeji,Aida Sadikh Badiane,Kayla G. Barnes,Kayla G. Barnes,Matthew R. Bauer,Antoinette R. Bell-Kareem,Muoebonam Ekene Benard,Ebo Ohomoime Benevolence,Osiemi Blessing,Chloe K. Boehm,Chloe K. Boehm,Matthew L. Boisen,Nell G Bond,Luis M. Branco,Michael J Butts,Michael J Butts,Amber Carter,Andrés Colubri,Andrés Colubri,Awa B. Deme,Katherine C. DeRuff,Younousse Diédhiou,Akhilomen Patience Edamhande,Siham Elhamoumi,Emily J Engel,Philomena Eromon,Mosoka Fallah,Onikepe A. Folarin,Ben Fry,Robert F. Garry,Amy Gaye,Michael Gbakie,Sahr M. Gevao,Gabrielle Gionet,Adrianne Gladden-Young,Augustine Goba,Jules F. Gomis,Anise N Happi,Mary Houghton,Chikwe Ihekwuazu,Christopher Ojemiega Iruolagbe,Jonathan Jackson,Simbirie Jalloh,Jeremy A. Johnson,Lansana Kanneh,Adeyemi T. Kayode,Molly Kemball,Molly Kemball,Ojide Chiedozie Kingsley,Veronica J. Koroma,Dylan Kotliar,Dylan Kotliar,Samar Mehta,Hayden C. Metsky,Airende Michael,Marzieh Ezzaty Mirhashemi,Kayvon Modjarrad,Mambu Momoh,Cameron Myhrvold,Cameron Myhrvold,Okonofua Grace Naregose,Tolla Ndiaye,Mouhamadou Mansour Ndiaye,A.R. Ndiaye,Erica Normandin,Erica Normandin,Ikponmwosa Odia,Judith U. Oguzie,Sylvanus Okogbenin,Peter O. Okokhere,Johnson C. Okolie,Idowu B. Olawoye,Testimony J. Olumade,Paul E. Oluniyi,Omigie Omoregie,Daniel J. Park,Mariétou Faye Paye,Brittany A. Petros,Anthony A. Philippakis,Abechi Priscilla,Alan Ricks,Anne W. Rimoin,John Demby Sandi,John S. Schieffelin,Monica Schreiber,Mame Cheikh Seck,Sameed Siddiqui,Katherine Siddle,Allison R. Smither,Mouhamad Sy,Ngayo Sy,Christopher Tomkins-Tinch,Christopher Tomkins-Tinch,Oyewale Tomori,Chinedu A Ugwu,Jessica N. Uwanibe,Eghosasere Anthonia Uyigue,Dada Ireti Victoria,Anika Vinze,Megan E. Vodzak,Megan E. Vodzak,Nicole L. Welch,Nicole L. Welch,Haja Isatta Wurie,Daba Zoumarou,Donald S. Grant,Daouda Ndiaye,Daouda Ndiaye,Bronwyn MacInnis,Pardis C. Sabeti,Christian T. Happi,Christian T. Happi +126 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the role of the LARGE gene in Lassa virus binding and entry and found that the gene plays a critical role in LASSA virus binding.
Predicting the evolution of Lassa Virus endemic area and population at risk over the next decades
Raphaëlle Klitting,Liana E. Kafetzopoulou,Liana E. Kafetzopoulou,W. Thiery,G. Dudas,Sophie Gryseels,A. Kotamarthi,Bram Vrancken,Karthik Gangavarapu,Mambu Momoh,J. Demby Sandy,Augustine Goba,F. Alhasan,Don Grant,Robert F. Garry,Allison R. Smither,Mark Zeller,Matthias Pauthner,Michelle McGraw,Laura D. Hughes,Sophie Duraffour,Stephan Günther,Marc A. Suchard,Marc A. Suchard,Phillipe Lemey,Kristian G. Andersen,Kristian G. Andersen,Simon Dellicour,Simon Dellicour +28 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the environmental data associated with virus occurrence and found that temperature, precipitation and the presence of pastures determine ecological suitability for virus circulation, and showed that regions in Central and East Africa will likely become suitable for Lassa virus over the next decades.
Space-Time Trends in Lassa Fever in Sierra Leone by ELISA Serostatus, 2012-2019.
Jeffrey G. Shaffer,John S. Schieffelin,Mambu Momoh,Augustine Goba,Lansana Kanneh,Foday Alhasan,Michael Gbakie,Emily J Engel,Nell G. Bond,Jessica N. Hartnett,Diana K. S. Nelson,Duane J. Bush,Matthew L. Boisen,Megan L. Heinrich,Megan M. Rowland,Luis M. Branco,Robert J. Samuels,Robert F. Garry,Donald S. Grant +18 more
- 12 Mar 2021
TL;DR: In this article, space-time trends for LF occurring in Sierra Leone between 2012 and 2019 to provide a current account of LF in the wake of the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic were analyzed.
Epidemiology and Management of the 2013-16 West African Ebola Outbreak.
Matthew L. Boisen,Jessica N. Hartnett,Augustine Goba,Mohamed A. Vandi,Don Grant,John S. Schieffelin,Robert F. Garry,Luis M. Branco +7 more
TL;DR: A review of the epidemiology and management of the 2013-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa aimed at stimulating reflection on lessons learned that may improve the response to the next international health crisis caused by a pathogen that emerges in a region of the world with a severely limited health care infrastructure.