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Milagritos D. Tapia

- Department of Pediatrics

United States

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Scholarly Papers (11)

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Incidence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Shigella-Attributable Diarrhea in Young Children: Results from the Multi-Country Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella Surveillance Study

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Aug 2025
Aga Khan University - Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Asociación Benefica PRISMA, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, University of Washington, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), University of Washington, Aga Khan University, - Infectious Diseases Division, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Emory University - Rollins School of Public Health, Asociación Benefica PRISMA, - School of Medicine, Aga Khan University - Infectious Disease Research Laboratory, University of Virginia - School of Medicine, - Infectious Diseases Division, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Centre for Vaccine Development (CVD), Qingdao University, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Asociación Benefica PRISMA, University of Virginia - School of Medicine, Aga Khan University - Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), University of Virginia - Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, University of Virginia, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, University of Liverpool, - Department of Pediatrics, University of Liverpool, International Vaccine Institute, - School of Medicine, Aga Khan University - Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Virginia, University of Washington - Department of Global Health, - Department of Pediatrics, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and Independent
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Shigella, diarrhea, antimicrobial resistance, dysentery, vaccines

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Causes of Stillbirth in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Findings from Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance, 2016-2021

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 18 Mar 2024
International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Johns Hopkins University - Department of Epidemiology, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Crown Agents, World Hope International, Crown Agents, ICAP – Columbia University, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, - Department of Pediatrics, - Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, - Department of Pediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand - South African Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kisumu County Department of Health, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kisumu County Department of Health, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), University of Barcelona - Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal), University of Barcelona - Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal), Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Haramaya University - College Health and Medical Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Mekelle University, Addis Ababa University, Emory University - Emory Global Health Institute, Emory University - Emory Global Health Institute, Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University - Emory Global Health Institute, Emory University - Emory Global Health Institute, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b) and Independent
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MITS, stillbirth, cause of death, CHAMPS, LMICs

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Immunogenicity and Safety of Meningococcal ACWYX Conjugate Vaccine When Coadministered with Routine Childhood Vaccines at 9-Months and 15-Months of Age: A Randomised, Controlled, Phase 3, Non-Inferiority Trial

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Oct 2024
Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), - Department of Pediatrics, Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, - Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, PATH, PATH, PATH, PATH, Serum Institute of India Private Ltd, Serum Institute of India Private Ltd, UK Health Security Agency, VisMederi SRL, Emory University - School of Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, - Department of Pediatrics and University of Maryland School of Medicine - Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
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Meningitis, Vaccine, Phase 3

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Post-Mortem Investigation of Pneumonia Deaths in Children 1-59 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Countries: An Observational Study from 2016 to 2022

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 24 Aug 2023
University of the Witwatersrand - South African Medical Research Council, Global Health Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global Health Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Crown Agents, ICAP – Columbia University, Aberdeen Women’s Centre, UNICEF Sierra Leone, Caritas International-Sierra Leone, University of Barcelona - Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal), Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo Central Hospital - Department of Pathology, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, - Department of Pediatrics, - Department of Pediatrics, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, Kisumu County Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Kenya), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Centre for Global Health Research, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Aga Khan University - Department of Pathology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Haramaya University - College Health and Medical Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Addis Ababa Burn, Emergency and Trauma Hospital - Department of Microbiology, Haramaya University - College Health and Medical Science, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), University of the Witwatersrand - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand - School of Pathology, Emory University - Emory Global Health Institute, Emory University - Emory Global Health Institute, University of the Witwatersrand - Wits Infectious Diseases and Oncology Research Institute and University of the Witwatersrand - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit
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Pneumonia, Minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS): Gram-negative pathogen, Gram-positive pathogen, Viruses, Community-associated pneumonia, Hospital-associated pneumonia

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Costs and Cost Drivers Of Shigella Medically Attended Diarrhoea: Results from the Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Study

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Aug 2025
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, Aga Khan University, Centre for Vaccine Development (CVD), Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Asociación Benefica PRISMA, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), - Infectious Diseases Division, University of Washington, University of Washington, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Washington, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Washington, Asociación Benefica PRISMA, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Centre for Vaccine Development (CVD), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Asociación Benefica PRISMA, Asociación Benefica PRISMA, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), University of Virginia - Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, University of Washington, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, - School of Medicine, Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network, Aga Khan University - Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Aga Khan University - Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, - Infectious Diseases Division, Asociación Benefica PRISMA, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, - Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington - Department of Global Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia and University of Washington
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Child diarrhea, Shigella, Costs, Vaccine

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Neurological Symptoms in Sick Children Preceding Death and Correlation with Postmortem Diagnosis: Results from CHAMPS Mortality Surveillance Network (2016-2022)

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Mar 2024
University of Barcelona - Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal), Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Haramaya University - College Health and Medical Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Haramaya University, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Aga Khan University - Department of Pathology, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, - Department of Pediatrics, - Department of Pediatrics, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Crown Agents, National Hospital Abuja, University of Ghana Medical School, Emory University - Rollins School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand - South African Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University - Emory Global Health Institute, Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University - Emory Global Health Institute and University of Barcelona - Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal)
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Neurological, Meningitis, Cerebral malaria, Malaria, Hypoxic events, Neonates, Infants, Children, Mortality, Lumbar Punctures

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Immunogenicity and Safety of a Meningococcal A Conjugate Vaccine Administered with Routine EPI Vaccines in African Infants and Toddlers

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 06 Jun 2025
Ghana Health Service, Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC), Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC), - Department of Pediatrics, Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC), World Health Organization (WHO), PATH, GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health, University of Siena, University of Siena, PATH, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DiagnoSearch Life Sciences, PATH, PATH, PATH, Serum Institute of India Private Ltd, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Meningococcal Reference Unit, UK Health Security Agency, PATH and World Health Organization (WHO)
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bacterial meningitis, meningococcal conjugate vaccine, serogroup A, African meningitis belt

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Factors Predicting Mortality in Hospitalised Hiv-Negative Children with Lower-Chest-Wall Indrawing Pneumonia and Implications for Management

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 05 Aug 2021
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Johns Hopkins University - Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health–US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration - Global Disease Detection Center, Johns Hopkins University - Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins University - Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins University - International Vaccine Access Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health–US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration - Global Disease Detection Center, Johns Hopkins University - Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, Charles Darwin University - Menzies School of Health Research, Johns Hopkins University - Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, University of Auckland, - Department of Pediatrics, - Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University - Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of Otago - Department of Pathology and Biomedical Sciences, World Health Organization (WHO), Boston University - Department of Global Health, University of the Witwatersrand - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, University of the Witwatersrand, Boston University - Department of Global Health, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Boston University - Department of Global Health and Development, Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Thailand Ministry of Public Health–US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration - Global Disease Detection Center and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology
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Safety and immunogenicity of a quadrivalent meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPV ACYW135) compared with a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menactra®): a study protocol of a randomized non-inferiority trial in Mali

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Oct 2025
PATH, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, - Department of Pediatrics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), affiliation not provided to SSRN, Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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meningococcal polysaccharide vaccines, meningococcal conjugate vaccines, Mali, meningococcal disease prevention, meningitis belt

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Post-Mortem Investigation of Role of Endemic Human Coronaviruses (HCoV-NL63, OC43, 229E and HKU-1) in the Causal Pathway to Death Amongst Children Under Five in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Findings from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS)

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Apr 2025
University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand, Haramaya University - College Health and Medical Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Haramaya University - Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Calabar (UNICAL) - Department of English & Literary Studies, Crown Agents, ICAP – Columbia University, World Health Organization (WHO), - Department of Pediatrics, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, - Department of Pediatrics, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), University of Barcelona - Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kisumu County Department of Health, Emory University - Emory Global Health Institute, Emory University - Emory Global Health Institute, University of Barcelona - Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal), University of the Witwatersrand - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit and Independent
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Coronavirus, child mortality, cause of death, minimally invasive tissue sampling

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Coronavirus Awareness, Prevention, and Household Hardship Survey Data for the CHAMPS HDSS Network: Data Collected between August and September of 2022 from the Bamako Hdss, Mali

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 20 Feb 2024
Emory University, Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD-Mali), Emory University, Emory University, Government of Mali - Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, - Department of Pediatrics and - Department of Pediatrics
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Mali, Resilience, SARS-CoV-2, Vulnerability, West Africa