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Van der Mescht, Mieke Adri; De Beer, Zelda; Steel, Helen C.; Anderson, Ronald; Masenge, Andries; Moore, Penny L.; Bastard, Paul; Casanova, Jean-Laurent; Abdullah, Fareed; Ueckermann, Veronica; Rossouw, Theresa M. (Elsevier, 2024-09)The African continent reported the least number of COVID-19 cases and deaths of all the continents, although the exact reasons for this are still unclear. In addition, little is known about the immunological profiles ...
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Davids, Eugene Lee; Kredo, T.; Gerritsen, A.A.M.; Mathews, Catherine; Slingers, N.; Nyirenda, M.; Abdullah, Fareed (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-09)Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) remain inadequate – both globally and in South Africa (SA). We systematically scoped the available policies and guidelines for ...
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Richardson, Simone I.; Kgagudi, Prudence; Manamela, Nelia P.; Kaldine, Haajira; Venter, Elizabeth M.; Pillay, Thanusha; Lambson, Bronwen E.; Van der Mescht, Mieke Adri; Hermanus, Tandile; Balla, Sashkia R.; De Beer, Zelda; De Villiers, Talita R.; Bodenstein, Annie; Van den Berg, Gretha; Du Pisanie, Marizane; Burgers, Wendy A.; Ntusi, Ntobeko A.B.; Abdullah, Fareed; Ueckermann, Veronica; Rossouw, Theresa; Boswell, Michael T.; Moore, Penny L. (Cell Press, 2023-01)The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants caused major waves of infections. Here, we assess the sensitivity of BA.4 to binding, neutralization, and antibodydependent cellular ...
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Van der Mescht, Mieke Adri; Steel, Helen C.; De Beer, Zelda; Abdullah, Fareed; Ueckermann, Veronica; Anderson, Ronald; Rossouw, Theresa (Frontiers Media, 2023-08-14)INTRODUCTION : SARS-CoV-2 elicits a hyper-inflammatory response that contributes to increased morbidity and mortality in patients with COVID-19. In the case of HIV infection, despite effective anti-retroviral therapy, ...
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Adam, Sumaiya; Pheiffer, Carmen; Dias, Stephanie; Hlongwane, T.M.A.G. (Tsakane); Vannevel, Valerie; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Abdullah, Fareed (Frontiers Media SA, 2022-07-13)Despite many advances in medicine we are still faced with emerging pathogens. Pregnant women have been disproportionately affected by previous coronavirus outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic has not affected pregnant women ...
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Abdullah, Fareed; Myers, J.; Basu, Debashis; Tintinger, Gregory; Ueckermann, Veronica; Mathebula, M.; Ramlall, R.; Spoor, S.; De Villiers, T.; Van der Walt, Z.; Cloete, Jeane; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Rheeder, Paul; Paruk, Fathima; Engelbrecht, Adel; Lalloo, Vidya; Myburg, M.; Kistan, J.; Van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, Wesley G.; Boswell, Michael T.; Gray, G.; Welch, R.; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen; Jassat, W. (Elsevier, 2022-03)INTRODUCTION : The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is a global pandemic that is threatening the health and wellbeing of people worldwide. To date there have been more ...
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Motsoeneng, Boitumelo M.; Manamela, Nelia; Kaldine, Haajira; Kgagudi, Prudence; Hermanus, Tandile; Ayres, Frances; Makhado, Zanele; Moyo-Gwete, Thandeka; Van der Mescht, Mieke Adri; Abdullah, Fareed; Boswell, Michael; Ueckermann, Veronica; Rossouw, Theresa; Madhi, Shabir A.; Moore, Penny L.; Richardson, Simone I. (Frontiers Media, 2023-08-03)The kinetics of Fc-mediated functions following SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination in people living with HIV (PLWH) are not known. We compared SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific Fc functions, binding, and neutralization in ...
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Bergh, Kate; Jonas, Kim; Duby, Zoe; Govindasamy, Darshini; Mathews, Catherine; Reddy, Tarylee; Slingers, Nevilene; Whittle, Granville; Abdullah, Fareed (MDPI, 2023-10-11)BACKGROUND : By October 2022, vaccination rates with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine were low among adolescent girls aged 12–17 (38%) and young women aged 18–34 (45%) in South Africa. This study aimed to measure ...
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Appollis, Tracy McClinton; Duby, Zoe; Jonas, Kim; Dietrich, Janan; Maruping, Kealeboga; Abdullah, Fareed; Slingers, Nevilene; Mathews, Catherine (BMC, 2021-02)BACKGROUND: For interventions to reach those they are intended for, an understanding of the factors that influence their participation, as well as the facilitators and barriers of participation are needed. This study ...
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Nair, Shanal; Tshabalala, Khanyisile; Slingers, Nevilene; Vanleeuw, Lieve; Basu, Debashis; Abdullah, Fareed (MDPI, 2024-06)BACKGROUND : As mortality declined significantly during the fourth and fifth waves compared to previous waves, the question of the future role of COVID-19 vaccination arose among both experts and the public in South Africa. ...
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Schneider, H.; Kredo, T.; Odendaal, W.A.; Abdullah, Fareed (South African Medical Association, 2023-02)We report here on the process and findings of a research prioritisation exercise for universal health coverage (UHC) in South Africa, conducted during the course of 2019. As plans to roll out National Health Insurance ...
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Mathews, C.; Cheyip, M.; Beauclair, R.; Puren, A.; Lombard, C.; Jonas, K.; Ayalew, K.A.; Govindasamy, D.; Kuo, C.; Dietrich, J.; Abdullah, Fareed; Gray, G. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-05)BACKGROUND. Health service coverage cascades measure the proportion of a population in need of a service that experienced a positive health outcome from the service, and enable tracking of progress in achieving universal ...
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Duby, Zoe; Bergh, Kate; Bunce, Brittany; Jonas, Kim; Slingers, Nevilene; Mathews, Catherine; Abdullah, Fareed (BioMed Central, 2024-08)BACKGROUND: Given that South Africa has one of the highest rates of pregnancy amongst adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) globally, the provision of contraceptives to this group has been a key focus in recent ...
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Richardson, Simone I.; Mzindle, Nonkululeko; Motlou, Thopisang; Manamela, Nelia; Van der Mescht, Mieke Adri; Lambson, Bronwen E.; Everatt, Josie; Amoako, Daniel Gyamfi; Balla, Sashkia; Von Gottberg, Anne; Wolter, Nicole; De Beer, Zelda; De Villiers, Talita Roma; Bodenstein, Annie; Van den Berg, Gretha; Abdullah, Fareed; Rossouw, Theresa M.; Boswell, M.T.; Ueckermann, Veronica; Bhiman, Jinal N.; Moore, Penny L. (American Society for Microbiology, 2024-07)SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) differentially trigger neutralizing and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxic (ADCC) antibodies with variable cross-reactivity. Omicron BA.4/5 was approved for inclusion in bivalent ...
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Van der Mescht, Mieke Adri; Steel, Helen C.; De Beer, Zelda; Masenge, Andries; Abdullah, Fareed; Ueckermann, Veronica; Anderson, Ronald; Rossouw, Theresa M. (MDPI, 2024-11)Whether SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to a higher mortality and morbidity in people living with HIV (PLWH) in Africa remains inconclusive. In this study, we explored the differences in the T-cell phenotypes between people ...
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Schneider, H.; Kredo, T.; Odendaal, W.A.; Abdullah, Fareed (South African Medical Association, 2023-02)We report here on the process and findings of a research prioritisation exercise for universal health coverage (UHC) in South Africa, conducted during the course of 2019. As plans to roll out National Health Insurance ...
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Duby, Zoe; Bunce, Brittany; Fowler, Chantal; Bergh, Kate; Jonas, Kim; Slingers, Nevilene; Mathews, Catherine; Abdullah, Fareed (BMC, 2025-02)BACKGROUND : The framing of teenage pregnancy in social discourse influences the way in which adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are treated, the extent to which they are supported, and to which they are able to engage ...
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