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Microbiology, tuberculosis, molecular epidemiology
Cameroon

Biography

Franklyn Nkongho is a Research Associate at Prof. Benedict Michael's lab, University of Liverpool. He is passionate about using scientific research to improve health conditions, particularly in his home continent of Africa.

Previously a Research Fellow at the University of Lincoln and Queen’s University Belfast and Head of the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory at the Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory in Cameroon. Franklyn has also worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver clinical trials and biomedical research, to develop new tuberculosis diagnostics tools and contributed in building the capacity of HIV viral load testing in Cameroon.

Activities

Employment (4)

University of Liverpool: Liverpool, GB

2023-02-01 to present | Postdoctoral Research Associate (Clinical Infection, Microbiology & Immun)
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University of Lincoln: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, GB

2019-09 to 2023-01-31 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Department of Life Sciences)
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Queen's University Belfast: Belfast, Belfast, GB

2018-08 to 2019-06 | Research Fellow (Biological Sciences)
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Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Bamenda.: Bamenda, North West Region, CM

2015-07 to 2018-07 | Lead, Molecular Diagnostics lab
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Calabar: Calabar, Cross River, NG

2011-12 to 2016-08 | PhD Public Health Microbiology (Six months academic visit at the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh.)
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University of Buea: Buea, South West, CM

2007-07 to 2010-07-28 | M.Sc in Microbiology (Microbiology and Biochemistry )
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Professional activities (1)

Microbiology Society: London, London, GB

2022-01-07 to present | Full Concessionary Member - Full Concessionary Member UK and Ireland (Microbiology)
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Funding (1)

Sequencing of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Zambia

2020-07 to 2021-12 | Grant
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (WA, WA, US)
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0005539-1035

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Works (25)

Posthospitalization COVID-19 cognitive deficits at 1 year are global and associated with elevated brain injury markers and gray matter volume reduction

Nature Medicine
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Greta K. Wood; Brendan F. Sargent; Zain-Ul-Abideen Ahmad; Kukatharmini Tharmaratnam; Cordelia Dunai; Franklyn N. Egbe; Naomi H. Martin; Bethany Facer; Sophie L. Pendered; Henry C. Rogers et al.
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Crossref
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Pulmonary SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to para-infectious immune activation in the brain

Frontiers in Immunology
2024-10-14 | Journal article
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787713

Part of ISSN: 1664-3224
Contributors: Cordelia Dunai; Claire Hetherington; Sarah Boardman; Jordan J Clark; Parul Sharma; Krishanthi Subramaniam; Kukatharmini Tharmaratnam; Edward J Needham; Robyn Williams; Yun Huang et al.
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University of Liverpool

Author Correction: Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses.

Nature Communications
2024-04 | Journal article
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733323

Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Contributors: Benedict Michael; Cordelia Dunai; Edward J Needham; Kukatharmini Tharmaratnam; Robyn Williams; Yun Huang; Sarah Boardman; Jordan J Clark; Parul Sharma; Krishanthi Subramaniam et al.
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Post-COVID cognitive deficits at one year are global and associated with elevated brain injury markers and grey matter volume reduction: national prospective study

2024-01-05 | Preprint
Contributors: Benedict Michael; Greta Wood; Brendan Sargent; Zain-Ul-Abideen Ahmad; Kukatharamini Tharmaratnam; Cordelia Dunai; Franklyn Egbe; Naomi Martin; Bethany Facer; Sophie Pendered et al.
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Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses.

Nature Communications
2023-12 | Journal article
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616761

Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Contributors: Benedict Michael; Cordelia Dunai; Edward J Needham; Kukatharmini Tharmaratnam; Robyn Williams; Yun Huang; Sarah Boardman; Jordan J Clark; Parul Sharma; Krishanthi Subramaniam et al.
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University of Liverpool

Etiology of Bacterial Sepsis and Isolate Resistance Patterns in Hospitalized Neonates in Zambia

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
2023-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Franklyn N. Egbe; Carter Cowden; Lawrence Mwananyanda; Cassandra Pierre; James Mwansa; Chileshe Lukwesa Musyani; Angela Lyondo; Monica L. Kapasa; Sylvia Machona; Moses M. Chilufya et al.
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Unraveling the epidemiology of <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> using whole-genome sequencing combined with environmental and demographic data.

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
2023-01 | Journal article
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738509

Part of ISSN: 2297-1769
Contributors: Gianluigi Rossi; Barbara Bo-Ju Shih; Nkongho Franklyn Egbe; Paolo Motta; Florian Duchatel; Robert Francis Kelly; Lucy Ndip; Melissa Sander; Vincent Ngwang Tanya; Samantha J Lycett et al.
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Bovine Tuberculosis Antemortem Diagnostic Test Agreement and Disagreement in a Naturally Infected African Cattle Population

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
2022 | Journal article
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539414

Part of ISSN: 2297-1769
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WOS:000829715800001

Contributors: Robert F Kelly; Lina Gonzalez Gordon; Nkongho F Egbe; Emily J Freeman; Stella Mazeri; Victor N Ngwa; Vincent Tanya; Melissa Sander; Lucy Ndip; Adrian Muwonge et al.
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Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics and risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Zambia

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85129897538

Part of ISSN: 18783511 12019712
Contributors: Tembo, J.; Egbe, N.F.; Maluzi, K.; Mulonga, K.; Chilufya, M.; Kapata, N.; Mukonka, V.; Simulundu, E.; Zumla, A.; Fwoloshi, S. et al.
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Seroepidemiology of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever among cattle in Cameroon: Implications from a One Health perspective

PLoS neglected tropical diseases
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85126673977

Part of ISSN: 19352735
Contributors: González Gordon, L.; Bessell, P.R.; Nkongho, E.F.; Ngwa, V.N.; Tanya, V.N.; Sander, M.; Ndip, L.; Morgan, K.L.; Handel, I.G.; Mazeri, S. et al.
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Bovine Tuberculosis Epidemiology in Cameroon, Central Africa, Based on the Interferon-Gamma Assay

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
2022-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2297-1769
Contributors: Robert F. Kelly; Lina Gonzaléz Gordon; Nkongho F. Egbe; Emily J. Freeman; Stella Mazeri; Victor N. Ngwa; Vincent Tanya; Melissa Sander; Lucy Ndip; Adrian Muwonge et al.
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Inferring livestock movement networks from archived data to support infectious disease control in developing countries

bioRxiv
2021 | Other
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2-s2.0-85105462791

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Muwonge, A.; Bessell, P.R.; Porphyre, T.; Motta, P.; Rydevik, G.; Devailly, G.; Egbe, N.F.; Kelly, R.F.; Handel, I.G.; Mazeri, S. et al.
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Nkongho Franklyn Egbe via Scopus - Elsevier
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The epidemiology of bacterial zoonoses in pastoral and dairy cattle in Cameroon, Central Africa

Zoonoses and Public Health
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85107897619

Part of ISSN: 18632378 18631959
Contributors: Kelly, R.F.; Jennings, A.; Hunt, J.; Hamman, S.M.; Mazeri, S.; Nkongho, E.F.; Ngwa, V.N.; Tanya, V.; Sander, M.; Ndip, L. et al.
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Transmission patterns of rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains in Cameroon: a genomic epidemiological study

BMC Infectious Diseases
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85114002713

Part of ISSN: 14712334
Contributors: Merker, M.; Egbe, N.F.; Ngangue, Y.R.; Vuchas, C.; Kohl, T.A.; Dreyer, V.; Kuaban, C.; Noeske, J.; Niemann, S.; Sander, M.S.
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Covid-19 in Africa

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
2021-02-19 | Journal article
Contributors: John Tembo; Kwitaka Maluzi; Franklyn Egbe; Matthew Bates
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Genetic Diversity of Cameroon Cattle and a Putative Genomic Map for Resistance to Bovine Tuberculosis

Frontiers in Genetics
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85097168832

Part of ISSN: 16648021
Contributors: Callaby, R.; Kelly, R.; Mazeri, S.; Egbe, F.; Benedictus, L.; Clark, E.; Doeschl-Wilson, A.; Bronsvoort, B.; Salavati, M.; Muwonge, A.
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Towards serological diagnosis of tuberculosis infection using a combination of in silico and empirical approaches

2020-06-01 | Other
Contributors: Franklyn Egbe; Irene R. Grant; B. Mark de Clare Bronsvoort; Linda D. Stewart
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Assessing the performance of a Fasciola gigantica serum antibody ELISA to estimate prevalence in cattle in Cameroon

BMC Veterinary Research
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85059498596

Part of ISSN: 17466148
Contributors: Kelly, R.F.; Mazeri, S.; Hartley, C.; Hamman, S.M.; Ngu Ngwa, V.; Nkongho, E.F.; Tanya, V.; Sander, M.; Ndip, L.; Morgan, K.L. et al.
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Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Africa

Tuberculosis in Animals: An African Perspective
2019-07-02 | Book chapter
Contributors: Adrian Muwonge; Franklyn Egbe; Mark Bronsvoort; Demelash B. Areda; Tiny Motlatso Hlokwe; Anita Luise Michel
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The Status of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cameroon

Tuberculosis in Animals: An African Perspective
2019-07-02 | Book chapter
Contributors: Julius Awah-Ndukum; Nkongho Franklyn Egbe; Victor Ngu-Ngwa
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Association of Fasciola gigantica co-infection with bovine tuberculosis infection and diagnosis in a naturally infected cattle population in Africa

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85053718876

Part of ISSN: 22971769
Contributors: Kelly, R.F.; Callaby, R.; Egbe, N.F.; Williams, D.J.L.; Victor, N.N.; Tanya, V.N.; Sander, M.; Ndip, L.; Ngandolo, R.; Morgan, K.L. et al.
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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Cameroon

Scientific Reports
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85022016907

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Egbe, N.F.; Muwonge, A.; Ndip, L.; Kelly, R.F.; Sander, M.; Tanya, V.; Ngwa, V.N.; Handel, I.G.; Novak, A.; Ngandalo, R. et al.
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Abattoir-based estimates of mycobacterial infections in Cameroon

Scientific Reports
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84963829070

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Egbe, N.F.; Muwonge, A.; Ndip, L.; Kelly, R.F.; Sander, M.; Tanya, V.; Ngwa, V.N.; Handel, I.G.; Novak, A.; Ngandalo, R. et al.
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Knowledge of bovine tuberculosis, cattle husbandry and dairy practices amongst pastoralists and small-scale dairy farmers in Cameroon

PLoS ONE
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84954338844

Part of ISSN: 19326203
Contributors: Kelly, R.F.; Hamman, S.M.; Morgan, K.L.; Nkongho, E.F.; Ngwa, V.N.; Tanya, V.; Andu, W.N.; Sander, M.; Ndip, L.; Handel, I.G. et al.
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Co-infection of Malaria and Typhoid Fever in Feverish Patients in the Kumba Health District, Southwest Cameroon: Public Health Implications

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health
2015-01-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2278-1005
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Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Archives of virology. (1)
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