Ousman O. Secka
Atlantic Road
Fajara, B, Gambia
Fajara, B, Gambia
Last Updated: 09/26/2026
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Found 41 publications
Optimizing Shigella isolation: a multi-site evaluation of laboratory culture methods for Shigella detection, speciation, and serotyping with different transport media and sample types in the Enterics for Global Health study.
Journal: Journal of clinical microbiology
Published: February 26, 2026
Efficacy of ETVAX, a vaccine against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-positive diarrhoea in Gambian children: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial.
Journal: The Lancet. Infectious diseases
Published: September 15, 2025
The incidence and antimicrobial resistance of Shigella-attributable diarrhoea in young children in low-income and middle-income countries from the multicountry Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella Surveillance Study: a prospective, facility-based hybrid surveillance study.
Journal: The Lancet. Global health
Published: September 03, 2025
Immunogenicity of yellow fever vaccine co-administered with 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in rural Gambia: A cluster-randomised trial.
Journal: Vaccine
Published: November 25, 2024
Real-Life Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Utility of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Nucleic Acid Testing Using the GeneXpert Point-of-Care Test System from Fresh Plasma and Dry Blood Spot Samples in The Gambia.
Journal: Microorganisms
Published: September 09, 2024
The Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella Surveillance Study in The Gambia.
Journal: Open forum infectious diseases
Published: March 27, 2024
Exploring Natural Immune Responses to Shigella Exposure Using Multiplex Bead Assays on Dried Blood Spots in High-Burden Countries: Protocol From a Multisite Diarrhea Surveillance Study.
Journal: Open forum infectious diseases
Published: March 27, 2024
Evaluation of Fecal Inflammatory Biomarkers to Identify Bacterial Diarrhea Episodes: Systematic Review and Protocol for the Enterics for Global Health Shigella Surveillance Study.
Journal: Open forum infectious diseases
Published: March 27, 2024
Microbiological Methods Used in the Enterics for Global Health Shigella Surveillance Study.
Journal: Open forum infectious diseases
Published: March 27, 2024
Using an Antibiogram Profile to Improve Infection Control and Rational Antimicrobial Therapy in an Urban Hospital in The Gambia, Strategies and Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Journal: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
Published: February 22, 2023
A cluster-randomised, non-inferiority trial of the impact of a two-dose compared to three-dose schedule of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in rural Gambia: the PVS trial.
Journal: Trials
Published: September 17, 2021
Last Updated: 09/26/2026