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B. Owor

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h-index: 21
Works: 35
Citations: 1,781

Most-cited papers

Cassava mosaic virus disease in East and Central Africa: epidemiology and management of a regional pandemic.
J. Legg, B. Owor, P. Sseruwagi, J. Ndunguru
2006Advances in Virus Research280 citations
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Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human metapneumovirus in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study
Xin Wang, You Li, Maria Deloria Knoll, S. Madhi +84 more
2020Lancet Global Health193 citations Open access
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A protocol for the rapid isolation of full geminivirus genomes from dried plant tissue.
D. N. Shepherd, Darren P. Martin, P. Lefeuvre, A. Monjane +3 more
2008Journal of Virological Methods135 citations Open access
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Experimental evidence indicating that mastreviruses probably did not co-diverge with their hosts
G. Harkins, W. Delport, S. Duffy, N. Wood +10 more
2009Virology Journal130 citations Open access
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Recombination, decreased host specificity and increased mobility may have driven the emergence of maize streak virus as an agricultural pathogen
A. Varsani, D. N. Shepherd, A. Monjane, B. Owor +10 more
2008Journal of General Virology121 citations Open access
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The effect of cassava mosaic geminiviruses on symptom severity, growth and root yield of a cassava mosaic virus disease‐susceptible cultivar in Uganda
B. Owor, J. Legg, G. Okao-Okuja, R. Obonyo +1 more
200488 citations
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Genetic analysis of maize streak virus isolates from Uganda reveals widespread distribution of a recombinant variant.
B. Owor, Darren P. Martin, D. N. Shepherd, R. Edema +4 more
2007Journal of General Virology85 citations Open access
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Successful application of FTA Classic Card technology and use of bacteriophage phi29 DNA polymerase for large-scale field sampling and cloning of complete maize streak virus genomes.
B. Owor, D. N. Shepherd, N. Taylor, R. Edema +4 more
2007Journal of Virological Methods82 citations Open access
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Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human parainfluenza virus in children younger than 5 years for 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Xin Wang, You Li, Maria Deloria Knoll, S. Madhi +37 more
2021Lancet Global Health77 citations Open access
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Reconstructing the History of Maize Streak Virus Strain A Dispersal To Reveal Diversification Hot Spots and Its Origin in Southern Africa
A. Monjane, G. Harkins, Darren P. Martin, P. Lemey +24 more
2011Journal of Virology75 citations Open access
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Dating the origins of the maize-adapted strain of maize streak virus, MSV-A
G. Harkins, Darren P. Martin, Siobain Duffy, A. Monjane +11 more
2009Journal of General Virology67 citations Open access
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Recent sequence variation in probe binding site affected detection of respiratory syncytial virus group B by real-time RT-PCR
E. Kamau, C. Agoti, C. Lewa, J. Oketch +5 more
2017Journal of Clinical Virology52 citations Open access
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Field Studies of Cross Protection with Cassava Mosaic Geminiviruses in Uganda
B. Owor, J. Legg, G. Okao-Okuja, R. Obonyo +2 more
200445 citations
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Effectiveness of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine Against Hospitalization With Acute Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Kenyan Children
S. Khagayi, R. Omore, G. Otieno, B. Ogwel +18 more
2019Clinical Infectious Diseases44 citations Open access
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Human metapneumovirus epidemiological and evolutionary patterns in Coastal Kenya, 2007-11
B. Owor, Geoffrey N. Masankwa, Lilian C. Mwango, Regina Njeru +2 more
2016BMC Infectious Diseases39 citations Open access
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Impact of the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine on Hospital Admissions for Diarrhea Among Children in Kenya: A Controlled Interrupted Time-Series Analysis
G. Otieno, C. Bottomley, S. Khagayi, I. Adetifa +17 more
2019Clinical Infectious Diseases34 citations Open access
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Novel sugarcane streak and sugarcane streak Reunion mastreviruses from southern Africa and La Réunion
D. N. Shepherd, A. Varsani, Oliver P. F. Windram, P. Lefeuvre +3 more
2008Archives of Virology31 citations
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A reduced-carbohydrate and lactose-free formulation for stabilization among hospitalized children with severe acute malnutrition: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial
Robert H. J. Bandsma, W. Voskuijl, E. Chimwezi, Greg Fegan +20 more
2019PLoS Medicine29 citations Open access
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Panicum streak virus diversity is similar to that observed for maize streak virus
A. Varsani, S. Oluwafemi, Oliver P. F. Windram, D. N. Shepherd +5 more
2008Archives of Virology29 citations
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Rotavirus group A genotype circulation patterns across Kenya before and after nationwide vaccine introduction, 2010–2018
M. Mwanga, B. Owor, J. B. Ochieng, Mwanajuma Ngama +18 more
2020BMC Infectious Diseases26 citations Open access
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Symptom evolution following the emergence of maize streak virus
A. Monjane, S. Dellicour, Penelope Hartnady, K. A. Oyeniran +18 more
2020eLife21 citations Open access
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A new African streak virus species from Nigeria
S. Oluwafemi, A. Varsani, A. Monjane, D. N. Shepherd +3 more
2008Archives of Virology19 citations
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A rep-based hairpin inhibits replication of diverse maize streak virus isolates in a transient assay.
B. Owor, Darren P. Martin, E. Rybicki, J. Thomson +3 more
2011Journal of General Virology17 citations Open access
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A novel species of mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae) isolated from Digitaria didactyla grass from Australia
R. Briddon, Darren P. Martin, B. Owor, Lara Donaldson +3 more
2010Archives of Virology16 citations
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Bromus catharticus striate mosaic virus: a new mastrevirus infecting Bromus catharticus from Australia
J. Hadfield, Darren P. Martin, D. Stainton, S. Kraberger +7 more
2011Archives of Virology13 citations
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The role of Kenya in the trans-African spread of maize streak virus strain A.
Daniel Pande, Eugene T. Madzokere, Penelope Hartnady, S. Kraberger +10 more
2017Virus Research10 citations Open access
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Molecular characterization of rotavirus group A strains circulating prior to vaccine introduction in rural coastal Kenya, 2002-2013
B. Owor, M. Mwanga, Regina Njeru, R. Mugo +4 more
2018Wellcome Open Research8 citations Open access
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Portable Spectroscopy Calibration with Inexpensive and Simple Sampling Reference Alternatives for Dry Matter and Total Carotenoid Contents in Cassava Roots
W. Abincha, U. Ikeogu, R. Kawuki, C. Egesi +6 more
2021Applied Sciences6 citations Open access
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Maize streak virus (MSV) diversity in Uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to MSV
B. Owor
20086 citations
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Comparison of Near-infrared Spectroscopy with other options for total carotenoids content phenotyping in fresh cassava roots
W. Abincha, R. Kawuki, U. Ikeogu, J. Obara +6 more
2020Journal of Scientific Agriculture4 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Group a Rotavirus before and after Vaccine Introduction in Mukuru Informal Settlement in Kenya
Regina Njeru, C. Mbae, S. Kariuki, B. Owor +1 more
20161 citations
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Managing cassava mosaic geminiviruses and their Bemisia tabaci vector in Africa: current practice and future opportunities.
J. Legg, M. Otim, B. Owor, P. Ntawuruhunga +5 more
20031 citations
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Cassava mosaic geminiviruses, Bemisia whiteflies, and the African pandemic of cassava mosaic disease. p. 50. In: Third International Bemisia Workshop, Barcelona, 17-20 March 2003. [Abstract]
J. Legg, B. Owor, P. Ntawuruhunga, J. Ndunguru +1 more
20031 citations
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Author response: Symptom evolution following the emergence of maize streak virus
A. Monjane, S. Dellicour, Penelope Hartnady, K. A. Oyeniran +18 more
20200 citations Open access
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Investigation of virus interactions and putative cross-protection through grafting and transmission studies with Bemisia tabaci. p. 62. In: Third International Bemisia Workshop. Barcelona, 17-20 March 2003. [Abstract]
B. Owor, J. Legg, G. Okao-Okuja, R. Obonyo +1 more
20030 citations
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