Protocols for genomic epidemiology and source attribution of enteric bacteria causing diarrhoeal disease across Africa

Henry Badji, Ben Pascoe, Madison P Goforth, Evangelos Mourkas, Evariste Bako, Isidore JO Bonkoungou, Modeste T Gampene, Marguerite Edith Malatala Nikiema, Barthélemy S Zoma, Ousman E Bah, Eustacia Jane Cassell, Abdoulie K Ceesay, Bubacarr E Ceesay, Ousman Ceesay, Bakary Conteh, Lamin Drammeh, Binta Faye, Abdoulie F Jallow, Fatima Jallow, Ousman Jallow, Samba Juma Jallow, Pa Modou Joof, Modou Kandeh, Mehrab Karim, Jarra Manneh, Abdou Ceesay, Ebrima Fofana, Mamud Jallow, Modou B Jarju, Samba Bah, Dodou Sanyang, Demba B Jallow, Mukaila I Alebiosu, Atanyiwoen Brusah, Akosua Bonsu Karikari, Courage KS Saba, Kaisa Haukka, C Matilda (Tilly) Collins, Adrian W Leach, Polina Levontin, Shani UP Ali, Frances M Colles, Matthew David Hitchings, Martin Antonio, Abdul Karim Sesay, Ozan Gundogdu, M Jahangir Hossain, Samuel K Sheppard

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109566
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109566,
  title = {Protocols for genomic epidemiology and source attribution of enteric bacteria causing diarrhoeal disease across Africa},
  author = {Henry Badji and Ben Pascoe and Madison P Goforth and Evangelos Mourkas and Evariste Bako and Isidore JO Bonkoungou and Modeste T Gampene and Marguerite Edith Malatala Nikiema and Barthélemy S Zoma and Ousman E Bah and Eustacia Jane Cassell and Abdoulie K Ceesay and Bubacarr E Ceesay and Ousman Ceesay and Bakary Conteh and Lamin Drammeh and Binta Faye and Abdoulie F Jallow and Fatima Jallow and Ousman Jallow and Samba Juma Jallow and Pa Modou Joof and Modou Kandeh and Mehrab Karim and Jarra Manneh and Abdou Ceesay and Ebrima Fofana and Mamud Jallow and Modou B Jarju and Samba Bah and Dodou Sanyang and Demba B Jallow and Mukaila I Alebiosu and Atanyiwoen Brusah and Akosua Bonsu Karikari and Courage KS Saba and Kaisa Haukka and C Matilda (Tilly) Collins and Adrian W Leach and Polina Levontin and Shani UP Ali and Frances M Colles and Matthew David Hitchings and Martin Antonio and Abdul Karim Sesay and Ozan Gundogdu and M Jahangir Hossain and Samuel K Sheppard},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109566},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109566}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Protocols for genomic epidemiology and source attribution of enteric bacteria causing diarrhoeal disease across Africa
AU  - Henry Badji
AU  - Ben Pascoe
AU  - Madison P Goforth
AU  - Evangelos Mourkas
AU  - Evariste Bako
AU  - Isidore JO Bonkoungou
AU  - Modeste T Gampene
AU  - Marguerite Edith Malatala Nikiema
AU  - Barthélemy S Zoma
AU  - Ousman E Bah
AU  - Eustacia Jane Cassell
AU  - Abdoulie K Ceesay
AU  - Bubacarr E Ceesay
AU  - Ousman Ceesay
AU  - Bakary Conteh
AU  - Lamin Drammeh
AU  - Binta Faye
AU  - Abdoulie F Jallow
AU  - Fatima Jallow
AU  - Ousman Jallow
AU  - Samba Juma Jallow
AU  - Pa Modou Joof
AU  - Modou Kandeh
AU  - Mehrab Karim
AU  - Jarra Manneh
AU  - Abdou Ceesay
AU  - Ebrima Fofana
AU  - Mamud Jallow
AU  - Modou B Jarju
AU  - Samba Bah
AU  - Dodou Sanyang
AU  - Demba B Jallow
AU  - Mukaila I Alebiosu
AU  - Atanyiwoen Brusah
AU  - Akosua Bonsu Karikari
AU  - Courage KS Saba
AU  - Kaisa Haukka
AU  - C Matilda (Tilly) Collins
AU  - Adrian W Leach
AU  - Polina Levontin
AU  - Shani UP Ali
AU  - Frances M Colles
AU  - Matthew David Hitchings
AU  - Martin Antonio
AU  - Abdul Karim Sesay
AU  - Ozan Gundogdu
AU  - M Jahangir Hossain
AU  - Samuel K Sheppard
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109566
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Badji, H., Pascoe, B., Goforth, M. P., Mourkas, E., Bako, E., Bonkoungou, I. J., Gampene, M. T., Nikiema, M. E. M., Zoma, B. S., Bah, O. E., Cassell, E. J., Ceesay, A. K., Ceesay, B. E., Ceesay, O., Conteh, B., Drammeh, L., Faye, B., Jallow, A. F., Jallow, F., Jallow, O., Jallow, S. J., Joof, P. M., Kandeh, M., Karim, M., Manneh, J., Ceesay, A., Fofana, E., Jallow, M., Jarju, M. B., Bah, S., Sanyang, D., Jallow, D. B., Alebiosu, M. I., Brusah, A., Karikari, A. B., Saba, C. K., Haukka, K., Collins, C. M. (., Leach, A. W., Levontin, P., Ali, S. U., Colles, F. M., Hitchings, M. D., Antonio, M., Sesay, A. K., Gundogdu, O., Hossain, M. J., & Sheppard, S. K. (2026). Protocols for genomic epidemiology and source attribution of enteric bacteria causing diarrhoeal disease across Africa. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109566

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