Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research

Recent papers from Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research

1. Exploring community perspectives and experiences of larviciding for malaria control in Papua New Guinea2026
2. HPV DNA testing and treatment strategies for cervical pre-cancer among women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea: a prospective clinical cohort studyBMC Global and Public Health · 2026
3. Five ways to find a parasite: comparison of five molecular assays for the detection of Strongyloides spp.Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
4. Detection of viral pathogens associated with acute lower respiratory infection in children in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea: a matched case-control studyPapua New Guinea medical journal · 2026
5. Impact of mass distribution on insecticide-treated net coverage and usage in three high burden malaria provinces of Papua New GuineaInfectious Diseases of Poverty · 2026
6. Qualitative risk assessment of Japanese encephalitis virus introduction and transmission in Pacific Island countries and territoriesPLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026
7. Determinants of suboptimal antenatal care utilization in malaria-endemic countries: a systematic review and meta-analysisMalaria Journal · 2026
8. Protective immunity to clinical malaria is modified by the genetic diversity of P. falciparum antigensJournal of Infection · 2026
9. Bi-hourly plasma proteomics during the first 48 h of life in an African cohort reveals distinct periods and sex-dependent immune developmentCell Reports Medicine · 2026
10. Health System Capacity to Deliver Routine Childhood Immunisations: An Assessment of Health Facilities in Gazelle and Kokopo Districts, East New BritainVaccines · 2026
11. Tuberculosis prevention in low- and middle-income settings in the Asia-Pacific region, a qualitative scoping reviewGlobal Public Health · 2026
12. Public transport and its influence on healthcare access, engagement, and delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea medical journal · 2026
13. Common and divergent dynamic changes of the human plasma metabolome across the first week of life in the Gambia & Papua New Guinea 2257987The Journal of Immunology · 2026
14. Benchmarking of real-time, field-deployable whole-genome sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum using Nanopore technologyMicrobial Genomics · 2026
15. Diversity of insect-specific viruses in Culex mosquitoes from Papua New GuineaVirology Journal · 2026
16. Factors influencing antenatal care utilisation in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea: a qualitative studyBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2026
17. Burden of childhood obesity in Pacific Islands Countries and TerritoriesThe Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific · 2026
18. Taxonomic Revision of Corsia (Corsiaceae) Reveals Over‐Estimated Mycoheterotroph Diversity in Papuasia: 25 Species Become 10Feddes Repertorium · 2026
19. Understanding community and health system acceptability, readiness and perspectives on the introduction of new vector control approaches for malaria control in Papua New GuineaMalaria Journal · 2026
20. Long-term isolation and archaic introgression shape functional genetic variation in Near OceaniaScience · 2026