Author

Abdi Roba

Observed name: Roba, Abdi

Institution: Ministry of Health

Observed institution: Ministry of Health

OpenAlex ID: A5002199731

The East African Community (EAC) mobile laboratory networks in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan—from project implementation to outbreak response against Dengue, Ebola, COVID-19, and epidemic-prone diseases

2021 · Muna Affara, Hakim Idris Lagu, et al. · BMC Medicine · 41

Clade Ib Mpox Outbreak — Kenya, July 2024–February 2025

2025 · Pius Mutuku, Ahmed Abade, et al. · MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 16

Assessment of the pathogen genomics landscape highlights disparities and challenges for effective AMR Surveillance and outbreak response in the East African community

2024 · Julien A. Nguinkal, Yedomon A. B. Zoclanclounon, et al. · BMC Public Health · 16

The East African Community’s mobile laboratory network’s rapid response during the first 2 weeks of the Ebola Sudan virus disease (SVD) outbreak in Uganda and pandemic preparedness activities in South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya

2022 · Florian Gehre, Hakim Lagu, et al. · BMJ Global Health · 14

Assessment of a multiplex arbovirus PCR Detection Test in an area endemic for Chikungunya, Zika, and Dengue viruses: An evaluation of kit performance characteristics in line with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Standards

2025 · Leonard Kingwara, Lazarus Odeny, et al. · PLoS ONE · 10

Rapid regional mobile laboratory response and genomic monkeypox virus (MPXV) surveillance in seven East African Community partner states, August 2024: preparedness activities for the ongoing outbreak

2024 · Florian Gehre, Eric Nzeyimana, et al. · Eurosurveillance · 10

The East African Community mobile laboratory network prepares for monkeypox outbreaks

2023 · Forian Gehre, Hakim Idris Lagu, et al. · Journal of Public Health in Africa · 7

High prevalence of varicella zoster virus infection among persons with suspect mpox cases during a mpox outbreak in Kenya, 2024

2025 · Clayton Onyango, Jonas Z. Hines, et al. · medRxiv · 5

Complete genome of an mpox clade 1b virus from Kenya

2025 · Solomon K. Langat, Kimita Gathii, et al. · Microbiology Resource Announcements · 3

Molecular diagnosis of arboviruses (dengue, Chikungunya, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, Mayaro, West Nile, and Zika viruses) in non-malaria acute febrile illnesses in Kenya’s Garissa County, July 2023, and Mombasa County, July 2024

2026 · Abdi Roba, John Kiiru, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 1

High Prevalence of Varicella Zoster Virus Infection among Persons with Suspect Mpox Cases during an Mpox Outbreak in Kenya, 2024

2025 · Clayton Onyango, Jonas Z. Hines, et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1

Genomic characterisation identifies cross-border importation of the 2026 Bundibugyo virus outbreak lineage from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Kenya

2026 · Leonard Kingwara, Millicent Ndia, et al. · Research Square

The versatility of the East African Community’s (EAC) Regional Mobile Laboratory Network for rapid cross border outbreak response and potential research platform during the Ebola Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) epidemic in DRC and Uganda, 2026

2026 · Muna Affara, Hakim Idris Lagu, et al. · The Lancet Regional Health - Africa

The Evolutionary Dynamics and Regional Spread of Mpox in Africa: Insights from Multi-country Genomic Surveillance

2026 · Collins Kipngetich Tanui, Eddy Kinganda Lusamaki, et al. · medRxiv

Additional file 1 of Molecular diagnosis of arboviruses (dengue, Chikungunya, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, Mayaro, West Nile, and Zika viruses) in non-malaria acute febrile illnesses in Kenya’s Garissa County, July 2023, and Mombasa County, July 2024

2026 · Roba, Abdi, Kiiru, John, et al. · Figshare

Molecular diagnosis of arboviruses (dengue, Chikungunya, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, Mayaro, West Nile, and Zika viruses) in non-malaria acute febrile illnesses in Kenya’s Garissa County, July 2023, and Mombasa County, July 2024

2026 · Roba, Abdi, Kiiru, John, et al. · Figshare

Negative COVID-19 RT-PCR Test Results Obtained from Analysis of Archived Nasal and Oropharyngeal Swab Samples from Patients Presenting with SARI-like Symptoms at Various National Influenza Virus Infections Sentinel Surveillance Sites in Four EAC's

2021 · Fabian Mashauri, Joseph Nyandwi, et al. · Current Trends in Internal Medicine

Works count: 20

Citation count: 124

H-index: 7

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