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Yura (Yongra) Ko

Yura (Yongra) Ko

Affiliated to Research
Visiting address: Solnavägen 9, Biomedicum, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C1 Mikrobiologi, tumör- och cellbiologi, C1 P & CF Nylén Kaneko, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am an infectious diseases epidemiologist dedicated to malaria elimination efforts across Africa.

    My work entails frequent travel between the Lake Victoria region of Kenya—where our research site is located—and Sweden. In the field, I collaborate with local staff, collecting data from a cohort study and cluster randomized controlled trial. I manage this data to analyze the impact of interventions and identify malaria risk factors using advanced epidemiological methods such as causal inference and malaria transmission modeling. Additionally, I conduct simulation studies to enhance our research insights.

Teaching

  • PhD course

    1. Course Organizer:
    “Malaria: from Cell to Society – Towards Global Eradication”
    Course Code: K2F6040 (1.5 credits/hec)
    Institution: ̽ѡ
    Dates: 30th March – 4th April 2025

     

    Supervision

    1. Toska Sidorczuk

    Program: Master’s in Global Health, ̽ѡ, 2024-25
    Thesis Title: Evaluating Direct and Spillover Effects of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Malaria-Endemic Countries in Africa: A Counterfactual Analysis Using Demographic and Health Survey Data

Articles

  • Journal article: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2025;:ofaf240
    Ko YK; Gitaka J; Kanoi BN; Ngasala BE; Kanamori M; Kagaya W; Kaneko A
  • Journal article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2025;24(1):42
    Ko YK; Kagaya W; Yoneoka D; Kongere J; Opiyo V; Oginga J; Omondi P; Musyoka KB; Chan CW; Kanoi BN; Gitaka J; Kaneko A
  • Journal article: BMJ OPEN. 2025;15(1):e087832
    Ko YK; Kagaya W; Omondi P; Musyoka KB; Okai T; Chan CW; Kongere J; Opiyo V; Oginga J; Mungai S; Kanoi BN; Kanamori M; Yoneoka D; Kenya Natl Bureau Stat KNBS KK; Keitany KK; Songok E; Okomo GO; Minakawa N; Gitaka J; Kaneko A
  • Journal article: BMJ PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;2(2):e001557
    Ko YK; Kagaya W; Chan CW; Kanamori M; Mbugua SM; Rotich AK; Kanoi BN; Ngara M; Gitaka J; Kaneko A
  • Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):17762
    Kayano T; Ko Y; Otani K; Kobayashi T; Suzuki M; Nishiura H
  • Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):13230
    Ko YK; Furuse Y; Otani K; Yamauchi M; Ninomiya K; Saito M; Imamura T; Cook AR; Ahiko T; Fujii S; Mori Y; Suzuki E; Yamada K; Ashino Y; Yamashita H; Kato Y; Mizuta K; Suzuki M; Oshitani H
  • Journal article: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2023;29(8):1648-1650
    Miyahara R; Tamura K; Kato T; Nakazaki M; Otani K; Ko YK; Kamigaki T; Arima Y; Tani H; Oishi K; Suzuki M
  • Journal article: INFLUENZA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES. 2022;16(6):1026-1032
    Ko YK; Kinoshita R; Yamauchi M; Otani K; Kamigaki T; Kasuya K; Yoneoka D; Arima Y; Kobayashi Y; Arashiro T; Otsuka M; Shimbashi R; Suzuki M
  • Journal article: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC. 2022;28:100571
    Kayano T; Sasanami M; Kobayashi T; Ko YK; Otani K; Suzuki M; Nishiura H
  • Journal article: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2022;28(9):1777-1784
    Ko YK; Murayama H; Yamasaki L; Kinoshita R; Suzuki M; Nishiura H
  • Journal article: WESTERN PACIFIC SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE. 2022;13(3):41-50
    Kobayashi Y; Arashiro T; Otsuka M; Tsuchihashi Y; Takahashi T; Arima Y; Ko YK; Otani K; Yamauchi M; Kamigaki T; Morita-Ishihara T; Takahashi H; Uchikoba S; Shimatani M; Takeshita N; Suzukia M; Ohnishi M
  • Journal article: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2022;75(3):281-287
    Imamura T; Ko YK; Furuse Y; Imamura T; Jindai K; Miyahara R; Sando E; Yasuda I; Tsuchiya N; Saito M; Suzuki M; Oshitani H
  • Journal article: WESTERN PACIFIC SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE. 2022;13(1):1-6
    Ninomiya K; Kanamori M; Ikeda N; Jindai K; Ko YK; Otani K; Furuse Y; Akaba H; Miyahara R; Saito M; Suzuki M; Oshitani H
  • Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2022;116:365-373
    Ko YK; Furuse Y; Ninomiya K; Otani K; Akaba H; Miyahara R; Imamura T; Imamura T; Cook AR; Saito M; Suzuki M; Oshitani H
  • Journal article: JOURNAL OF INFECTION. 2022;84(2):248-288
    Furuse Y; Tsuchiya N; Miyahara R; Yasuda I; Sando E; Ko YK; Imamura T; Morimoto K; Imamura T; Shobugawa Y; Nagata S; Tokumoto A; Jindai K; Suzuki M; Oshitani H
  • Journal article: JMA J. 2021;4(3):198-206
    Arima Y; Kanou K; Arashiro T; K Ko Y; Otani K; Tsuchihashi Y; Takahashi T; Miyahara R; Sunagawa T; Suzuki M
  • Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(9):4655
    Furuse Y; Ko YK; Ninomiya K; Suzuki M; Oshitani H
  • Journal article: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2021;27(3):915-918
    Miyahara R; Tsuchiya N; Yasuda I; Ko YK; Furuse Y; Sando E; Nagata S; Imamura T; Saito M; Morimoto K; Imamura T; Shobugawa Y; Nishiura H; Suzuki M; Oshitani H
  • Journal article: FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS. 2021;9:705882
    Imamura T; Saito M; Ko YK; Imamura T; Otani K; Akaba H; Ninomiya K; Furuse Y; Miyahara R; Sando E; Yasuda I; Tsuchiya N; Suzuki M; Oshitani H
  • Journal article: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2020;73(5):391-393
    Furuse Y; Ko YK; Saito M; Shobugawa Y; Jindai K; Saito T; Nishiura H; Sunagawa T; Suzuki M; Oshitani H
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All other publications

  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025
    Ko YK; Alfvén T; Yoneoka D

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