Otridah Kapona

Zambia National Public Health Institute — ZM

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Antibiotic Use and Resistance(9), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria(6), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research(5), SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing(4), Global Maternal and Child Health(3)

Publications22 total

Leveraging Implementation Science for Effective Antimicrobial Resistance Education and Awareness in the WHO AFRO Region
Antibiotics·2025Open Access
Over-the-counter antimicrobial dispensing in Lusaka Province retail pharmacies, Zambia
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance·2025Open Access
Multicountry genomic analysis underscores regional cholera spread in Africa
2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Zambia: An Early Warning Tool
International Journal of Molecular Sciences·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Use what you have: leveraging microbiology support to develop a cumulative antibiotic susceptibility report for antimicrobial stewardship at a district hospital in Ghana
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Zambia: An Early Warning Tool
Preprints.org·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Detection of Human Adenovirus and Rotavirus in Wastewater in Lusaka, Zambia: Demonstrating the Utility of Environmental Surveillance for the Community
Pathogens·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Detection of Human Adenovirus and Rotavirus in Untreated Wastewater in Lusaka, Zambia: Opportunity for Establishment of Wastewater Surveillance System for the Community
Preprints.org·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Education and Awareness on Antimicrobial Resistance in the WHO African Region: A Systematic Review
Antibiotics·2023· 62 citedOpen Access
As global poverty levels increase, let us not forget period poverty
Journal of Global Health Reports·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Characteristics of cases and deaths arising from SARS-CoV-2 infection in Zambia: March 2020 to April 2021
Pan African Medical Journal·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Gaps in the implementation of national core elements for sustainable antimicrobial use in the WHO-African region
Frontiers in Antibiotics·2022· 32 citedOpen Access
Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the Southern Province of Zambia: Detection and Characterization of Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron Variants of Concern
Viruses·2022· 10 citedOpen Access
National action plan on antimicrobial resistance: An evaluation of implementation in the World Health Organization Africa region
Journal of Public Health in Africa·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
Tackling antimicrobial resistance across sub-Saharan Africa: current challenges and implications for the future
Expert Opinion on Drug Safety·2022· 127 citedOpen Access
Diagnostic tests to mitigate the antimicrobial resistance pandemic—Still the problem child
PLOS Global Public Health·2022· 11 citedOpen Access
Awareness of Antimicrobial Resistance and Associated Factors among Layer Poultry Farmers in Zambia: Implications for Surveillance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
Antibiotics·2022· 42 citedOpen Access
Detection of B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 Variant Strain — Zambia, December 2020
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report·2021· 140 citedOpen Access
EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE PREPAREDNESS IN COUNTRIES BORDERING DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: LESSONS FROM WEST AFRICAN OUTBREAK.
PubMed·2020· 2 citedOpen Access
Ebola virus disease preparedness in countries bordering Democratic Republic of Congo: lessons from west African outbreak: Ebola virus disease preparedness
2020
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Frequent Co-authors

Kunda Musonda(7), Edgar Simulundu(6), Muzala Kapina(6), Doreen Mainza Shempela(6), Roma Chilengi(6), Ngonda Saasa(5), Jay Sikalima(5), Mpanga Kasonde(5), Nyambe Sinyange(4), Hirofumi Sawa(4), Masahiro Kajihara(4), Nathan Kapata(4), Walter Fuller(4), Chilufya Mulenga(4), Mulenga Mwenda(3), King S. Nalubamba(3), Aaron O. Aboderin(3), Laetitia Gahimbare(3), Yahaya Ali Ahmed(3), Steward Mudenda(3)