• 2025
  Famiglietti AM, Ndiaye A, Shimakawa Y, Assessing the carbon footprint of medical diagnostic testing: a scoping review protocol., BMJ Open 2025 Sep; 15(9): e099715.
• 2025
  Shimakawa T, Galmiche S, Ueda S, Shimakawa Y, Injuries and risk factors in men’s beach soccer: Japanese national championships 2013-2023., Sci Med Footb 2025 Sep; (): 1-10.
• 2025
  Downs LO, Delphin M, van Schalkwyk M, Hugo S, Lumley SF, Waddilove E, Wang T, Martin J, de Lara C, Babbs A, Andersson MI, Glashoff RH, Ansari MA, Agarwal K, Dusheiko G, Taljaard J, Preiser W, Barnes E, Kelly G, Carey I, Shimakawa Y, Maponga TG, Matthews PC, Evaluation of Hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg) as a biomarker in cohorts from the United Kingdom and South Africa., J Infect 2025 Sep; 91(3): 106601.
• 2025
  Cindibu Kalonji F, Nakagama Y, Tshibangu-Kabamba E, Kayiba Kalenda N, Nakagama S, Nakagama S, Kamanga Nkolongo P, Kalala-Tshituka N, Lufuluabu Mpemba A, Ndjibu Mpoji F, Kabongu Kalala A, Muamba Mpoyi B, Mumba Ngoyi D, Kaku N, Shimakawa Y, Tumba Disashi G, Kido Y, Intra-familial transmission of Hepatitis B virus in a peri-urban community from the Democratic Republic of the Congo., Trop Med Health 2025 Jul; 53(1): 99.
• 2025
  Vincent JP, Ségéral O, Kania D, Borand L, Adoukara JP, Pivert A, Koné A, Tiendrebeogo ASE, Tall H, Schaeffer L, Vray M, Sanou AM, Njouom R, Cloherty G, Hashimoto N, Miura T, Sugiura W, Sovann S, Yang JS, Delvallez G, Lunel-Fabiani F, Tanaka Y, Shimakawa Y, Hepatitis B core-related antigen rapid diagnostic test for point-of-care identification of women at high risk of hepatitis B vertical transmission: a multicountry diagnostic accuracy study., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2025 May; 10(5): 452-461.
• 2025
  Ndow G, Bangura R, Vo-Quang E, Touray F, Jatta A, Barry J, Mahmoud I, Bah S, Nyassi FB, Ceesay A, Bola-Lawal Q, Touray AB, Drammeh S, Cham H, Bojang L, Cloherty G, Lo G, Bittaye M, Badjie S, Toure-Kane C, D'Alessandro U, Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, Residual risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) mother-to-child transmission and gaps in HBV care cascades among pregnant women in The Gambia: the INFANT-B study., J Infect Dis 2025 Apr; (): .
• 2025
  Fu MX, Lambert G, Cook A, Ndow G, Haddadin Y, Shimakawa Y, Hallett TB, Harvala H, Sicuri E, Lemoine M, Nayagam S, Quality of life in patients with HBV infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis., JHEP Rep 2025 Apr; 7(4): 101312.
• 2025
  Riches N, Henrion MYR, MacPherson P, Hahn C, Kachala R, Mitchell T, Murray D, Mzumara W, Nkoka O, Price AJ, Riches J, Seery A, Thom N, Loarec A, Lemoine M, Ndow G, Shimakawa Y, Thompson P, Morgan C, Desai S, Easterbrook P, Stockdale AJ, Vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus in the WHO African region: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Lancet Glob Health 2025 Mar; 13(3): e447-e458.
• 2025
  Downs LO, Okanda D, Chirro O, Zaharani M, Safari B, Aliyan N, Andersson MI, Tanaka Y, Etyang AO, Shimakawa Y, Githinji G, Matthews PC, Hepatitis B Core-Related Antigen Point-of-Care Tests as a Risk Stratification Tool for Treatment Eligibility: Experience From Kenya., Open Forum Infect Dis 2025 Mar; 12(3): ofaf125.
• 2025
  Takayama Y, Shimakawa Y, Aizawa Y, Butcher C, Chibana N, Collins M, Kamegai K, Kim TG, Koyama S, Matsuyama R, Matthews MM, Mori T, Nagamoto T, Narita M, Omori R, Shibata N, Shibata S, Shiiki S, Takakura S, Toyozato N, Tsuchiya H, Wolf M, Yamamoto T, Yokoyama S, Yonaha S, Mizumoto K, SARS-CoV-2 IgG Seroprevalence in the Okinawa Main Island and Remote Islands in Okinawa, Japan, 2020-2021., Jpn J Infect Dis 2025 Jan; 78(1): 8-18.
• 2025
  Njouom R, Ndiaye A, Modiyinji AF, Lissock F, Vincent JP, Baba M, Yamamoto N, Kaneko A, Aoyagi K, Hashimoto N, Nagai M, Ichikawa M, Miura T, Sugiura W, Tanaka Y, Shimakawa Y, Rapid test for hepatitis B core-related antigen to identify people living with hepatitis B having high viral load in Cameroon., Virology 2025 Jan; 602(): 110316.
• 2024
  Ndow G, Shimakawa Y, Leith D, Bah S, Bangura R, Mahmoud I, Bojang L, Ceesay A, Drammeh S, Bola-Lawal Q, Lambert G, Hardy P, Ingiliz P, Haddadin Y, Vo-Quang E, Chevaliez S, Cloherty G, Bittaye SO, Lo G, Toure-Kane C, Mendy M, Njie R, Chemin I, D'Alessandro U, Thursz M, Lemoine M, Clinical outcomes of untreated adults living with chronic hepatitis B in The Gambia: an analysis of data from the prospective PROLIFICA cohort study., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024 Dec; 9(12): 1133-1146.
• 2024
  Ceesay A, Drammeh S, Ndow G, Jallow AOA, Nyang H, Bittaye B, Mendy FS, Secka O, D'Alessandro U, Shimakawa Y, Vo-Quang E, Testoni B, Thursz M, Lemoine M, Chemin I, Real-Life Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Utility of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Nucleic Acid Testing Using the GeneXpert Point-of-Care Test System from Fresh Plasma and Dry Blood Spot Samples in The Gambia., Microorganisms 2024 Nov; 12(11): .
• 2024
  Takayama Y, Shimakawa Y, Matsuyama R, Chowell G, Omori R, Nagamoto T, Yamamoto T, Mizumoto K, SARS-CoV-2 Infection in School Settings, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, 2021-2022., Emerg Infect Dis 2024 Nov; 30(11): 2343-2351.
• 2024
  Lumley SF, Delphin M, Mokaya JF, Tan CCS, Martyn E, Anderson M, Li KC, Waddilove E, Sukali G, Downs LO, Said K, Okanda D, Campbell C, Harriss E, Shimakawa Y, Matthews PC, A systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) resistance in people treated with entecavir or tenofovir., J Clin Virol 2024 Oct; 174(): 105711.
• 2024
  Lumley SF, Delphin M, Mokaya J, Tan CCS, Martyn E, Anderson M, Li KC, Waddilove E, Sukali G, Downs LO, Said K, Okanda D, Campbell C, Harriss E, Shimakawa Y, Matthews PC, Corrigendum to A systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) resistance in people treated with entecavir or tenofovir.: Journal of Clinical Virology 174 (2024) 105711., J Clin Virol 2024 Oct; 174(): 105716.
• 2024
  Coste M, Diouf A, Ndong C, Diouf A, Périères L, Nishimwe ML, Bureau M, Ndiaye A, Maradan G, Diallo A, Boyer S, Investigating linkage to care following community-based screening for hepatitis B virus in rural Senegal: A mixed methods study., J Viral Hepat 2024 Sep; 31(9): 544-556.
• 2024
  Delamare H, Ishii-Rousseau JE, Rao A, Cresta M, Vincent JP, Ségéral O, Nayagam S, Shimakawa Y, Proportion of pregnant women with HBV infection eligible for antiviral prophylaxis to prevent vertical transmission: A systematic review and meta-analysis., JHEP Rep 2024 Aug; 6(8): 101064.
• 2024
  Gosset A, Drabo S, Carrieri P, Tiendrebeogo ASE, Vincent JP, Tanaka Y, Sombié R, Tall H, Kania D, Boyer S, Shimakawa Y, Costs of integrating hepatitis B screening and antiviral prophylaxis into routine antenatal care in Burkina Faso: Treat all versus targeted strategies., Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024 Jul; 166(1): 44-61.
• 2024
  Minier N, Johannessen A, Sombié R, Lemoine M, Shimakawa Y, The HEPSANET score to assess treatment eligibility of chronic hepatitis B in Africa – Authors’ reply., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024 Jul; 9(7): 589-590.
• 2024
  Takayama Y, Xu YS, Shimakawa Y, Chowell G, Kozuka M, Omori R, Matsuyama R, Yamamoto T, Mizumoto K, Correction: Assessment of fever screening at airports in detecting domestic passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2, 2020-2022, Okinawa prefecture, Japan., BMC Infect Dis 2024 Jun; 24(1): 621.
• 2024
  Andréa Gosset, Shevanthi Nayagam, Sylvie Boyer, Alice Guingané, Nora Schmit, Abdoul Salam Eric Tiendrebeogo, Dramane Kania, Patrizia Carrieri, Yusuke Shimakawa, Timothy Hallett, WED-475 Optimal strategies for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in Burkina Faso, EASL Congress 2024, Jun 2024, Milan, Italy. 80, pp.S678-S679, 2024, ⟨10.1016/S0168-8278(24)01941-X⟩.
• 2024
  Luong Nguyen LB, Lemoine M, Ndow G, Nayagam S, Shimakawa Y, TREAT-B or Treat All: time for a broader vision on hepatitis B elimination – Author’s reply., Lancet Glob Health 2024 Jun; 12(6): e917.
• 2024
  Takayama Y, Xu YS, Shimakawa Y, Chowell G, Kozuka M, Omori R, Matsuyama R, Yamamoto T, Mizumoto K, Assessment of fever screening at airports in detecting domestic passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2, 2020-2022, Okinawa prefecture, Japan., BMC Infect Dis 2024 May; 24(1): 542.
• 2024
  Minier N, Guingané AN, Okeke E, Sinkala E, Johannessen A, Andersson MI, Davwar P, Desalegn H, Duguru M, Fall F, Mboup S, Maponga T, Matthews PC, Ramírez Mena A, Ndow G, Orlien SMS, Riches N, Seydi M, Sonderup M, Spearman CW, Stockdale AJ, Taljaard J, Vinikoor M, Wandeler G, Lemoine M, Shimakawa Y, Sombié R, Development and evaluation of a simple treatment eligibility score (HEPSANET) to decentralise hepatitis B care in Africa: a cross-sectional study., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024 Apr; 9(4): 323-332.
• 2024
  Yang JS, Sovann S, Shimakawa Y, Nhoueng S, Dim B, Vong C, Sann C, Guillebaud J, Vann D, Touch B, Chea H, Phirum WPC, Rosenthal E, Paul C, Khun L, Yay C, Laurent D, Chhun S, Borand L, Segeral O, Simplified Criteria to Assess Long-Term Antiviral Treatment Indication in Chronic HBV-Infected Pregnant Women in Cambodia., Viruses 2024 Jan; 16(2): .
• 2024
  Nguyen LBL, Lemoine M, Ndow G, Ward ZJ, Hallet TB, D'Alessandro U, Thursz M, Nayagam S, Shimakawa Y, Treat All versus targeted strategies to select HBV-infected people for antiviral therapy in The Gambia, west Africa: a cost-effectiveness analysis., Lancet Glob Health 2024 Jan; 12(1): e66-e78.
• 2023
  Lazarus JV, Mark HE, Allen AM, Arab JP, Carrieri P, Noureddin M, Alazawi W, Alkhouri N, Alqahtani SA, Arrese M, Bataller R, Berg T, Brennan PN, Burra P, Castro-Narro GE, Cortez-Pinto H, Cusi K, Dedes N, Duseja A, Francque SM, Hagström H, Huang TT, Wajcman DI, Kautz A, Kopka CJ, Krag A, Miller V, Newsome PN, Rinella ME, Romero D, Sarin SK, Silva M, Spearman CW, Tsochatzis EA, Valenti L, Villota-Rivas M, Zelber-Sagi S, Schattenberg JM, Wong VW, Younossi ZM, A global research priority agenda to advance public health responses to fatty liver disease., J Hepatol 2023 Sep; 79(3): 618-634.
• 2023
  Vo-Quang E, Bangura R, Adam N, Ndow G, Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, Poor disease knowledge among people living with hepatitis B in The Gambia and Tanzania., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023 Sep; 8(9): 783-784.
• 2023
  Ndow G, Vo-Quang E, Shimakawa Y, Ceesay A, Tamba S, Njai HF, Bojang L, Hateley C, Takao Y, Opoku E, Warsop Z, Ingiliz P, D'Alessandro U, Chemin I, Mendy M, Thursz M, Njie R, Lemoine M, Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in The Gambia, west Africa: a prospective cohort study., Lancet Glob Health 2023 Sep; 11(9): e1383-e1392.
• 2023
  Mattern C, Pourette D, Andriamandimby SF, Rabarison J, Darsot A, Ralaizara B, Vray M, Shimakawa Y, Giles-Vernick T, [Challenges in accessing treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Madagascar : A qualitative study of caregivers and patients]., Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 2023 Aug; 71(4): 102088.
• 2023
  Isa YS, Sicsic J, Njuguna H, Ward J, Chakroun M, El-Kassas M, Ramanampamonjy R, Chalal S, Vincent JP, Andersson M, Desalegn H, Fall F, Johannessen A, Matthews PC, Ndow G, Okeke E, Riches N, Seydi M, Sinkala E, Spearman CW, Stockdale A, Vinikoor MJ, Wandeler G, Sombié R, Lemoine M, Mueller JE, Shimakawa Y, Informing a target product profile for rapid tests to identify HBV-infected pregnant women with high viral loads: a discrete choice experiment with African healthcare workers., BMC Med 2023 Jul; 21(1): 243.
• 2023
  Nayagam S, de Villiers MJ, Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, Thursz MR, Walsh N, Hallett TB, Impact and cost-effectiveness of hepatitis B virus prophylaxis in pregnancy: a dynamic simulation modelling study., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023 Jul; 8(7): 635-645.
• 2023
  Ansari A, Vincent JP, Moorhouse L, Shimakawa Y, Nayagam S, Risk of early horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus in children of uninfected mothers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Lancet Glob Health 2023 May; 11(5): e715-e728.
• 2023
  Riches N, Vinikoor M, Guingane A, Johannessen A, Lemoine M, Matthews P, Okeke E, Shimakawa Y, Sombie R, Stockdale A, Wandeler G, Andersson M, Davwar P, Desalegn H, Duguru M, Fall F, Maponga T, Nyam Paul D, Seydi M, Sinkala E, Taljaard J, Sonderup M, Spearman CW, Hepatitis B in Africa Collaborative Network: cohort profile and analysis of baseline data., Epidemiol Infect 2023 Apr; 151(): e65.
• 2023
  Schmit N, Nayagam S, Lemoine M, Ndow G, Shimakawa Y, Thursz MR, Hallett TB, , Cost-effectiveness of different monitoring strategies in a screening and treatment programme for hepatitis B in The Gambia., J Glob Health 2023 Jan; 13(): 04004.
• 2023
  Johannessen A, Stockdale AJ, Henrion MYR, Okeke E, Seydi M, Wandeler G, Sonderup M, Spearman CW, Vinikoor M, Sinkala E, Desalegn H, Fall F, Riches N, Davwar P, Duguru M, Maponga T, Taljaard J, Matthews PC, Andersson M, Mboup S, Sombie R, Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, , Systematic review and individual-patient-data meta-analysis of non-invasive fibrosis markers for chronic hepatitis B in Africa., Nat Commun 2023 Jan; 14(1): 45.
• 2023
  Spearman CW, Andersson MI, Bright B, Davwar PM, Desalegn H, Guingane AN, Johannessen A, Kabagambe K, Lemoine M, Matthews PC, Ndow G, Riches N, Shimakawa Y, Sombié R, Stockdale AJ, Taljaard JJ, Vinikoor MJ, Wandeler G, Okeke E, Sonderup M, A new approach to prevent, diagnose, and treat hepatitis B in Africa., BMC Glob Public Health 2023 ; 1(1): 24.
• 2022
  Vincent JP, Ndow G, Ogawa S, Ceesay A, Njie R, Sanneh B, Baldeh I, D'Alessandro U, Mendy M, Thursz M, Chemin I, Tanaka Y, Lemoine M, Shimakawa Y, Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer (M2BPGi) to evaluate liver fibrosis and cancer in HBV-infected patients in West Africa., J Glob Health 2022 Nov; 12(): 04076.
• 2022
  Sow A, Lemoine M, Toure PS, Diop M, Lo G, De Veiga J, Pape OT, Seck K, Ndow G, Bojang L, Kane A, Oudiane M, Howell J, Nayagam S, Moutchia J, Chemin I, Mendy M, Toure-Kane C, Thursz M, Ka M, Shimakawa Y, Mboup S, , HBV continuum of care using community- and hospital-based screening interventions in Senegal: Results from the PROLIFICA programme., JHEP Rep 2022 Oct; 4(10): 100533.
• 2022
  Marjenberg Z, Wright C, Pooley N, Cheung KW, Shimakawa Y, Vargas-Zambrano JC, Vidor E, , Hepatitis B surface antigen prevalence and the rates of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus after the introduction of infant vaccination programs in South East Asia and Western Pacific regions: a systematic review., Int J Infect Dis 2022 Nov; 124(): 65-75.
• 2022
  Im YR, Jagdish R, Leith D, Kim JU, Yoshida K, Majid A, Ge Y, Ndow G, Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, , Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Oct; 7(10): 932-942.
• 2022
  Henriot P, Castry M, Luong Nguyen LB, Shimakawa Y, Jean K, Temime L, , Meta-analysis: risk of hepatitis C virus infection associated with hospital-based invasive procedures., Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022 Aug; 56(4): 558-569.
• 2022
  Shimakawa Y, Ndow G, Kaneko A, Aoyagi K, Lemoine M, Tanaka Y, , , Rapid Point-of-Care Test for Hepatitis B Core-Related Antigen to Diagnose High Viral Load in Resource-Limited Settings., Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Jun; (): .
• 2022
  Guingané AN, Kaboré R, Shimakawa Y, Somé EN, Kania D, Pisoni A, Nagot N, King R, Sombié R, Meda N, Van de Perre P, Tuaillon E, , Screening for Hepatitis B in partners and children of women positive for surface antigen, Burkina Faso., Bull World Health Organ 2022 Apr; 100(4): 256-267.
• 2022
  Shimakawa Y, Veillon P, Birguel J, Pivert A, Sauvage V, Guillou-Guillemette HL, Roger S, Njouom R, Ducancelle A, Amta P, Huraux JM, Adoukara JP, Lunel-Fabiani F, , Residual risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus infection despite timely birth-dose vaccination in Cameroon (ANRS 12303): a single-centre, longitudinal observational study., Lancet Glob Health 2022 Apr; 10(4): e521-e529.
• 2022
  Vincent JP, Nyamasege C, Wang S, Madec Y, Shimakawa Y, Prevalence of hepatitis B, C, and D virus infection in Haiti: A systematic review and meta-analysis., Front Public Health 2022 ; 10(): 1099571.
• 2021
  Périères L, Diallo A, Marcellin F, Nishimwe ML, Ba EH, Coste M, Lo G, Halfon P, Touré Kane C, Maradan G, Carrieri P, Diouf A, Shimakawa Y, Sokhna C, Boyer S, , , Hepatitis B in Senegal: A Successful Infant Vaccination Program but Urgent Need to Scale Up Screening and Treatment (ANRS 12356 AmBASS survey)., Hepatol Commun 2022 May; 6(5): 1005-1015.
• 2021
  Lemoine M, Ndow G, Shimakawa Y, , Improving disease knowledge is critical to eliminate hepatitis B., J Viral Hepat 2022 Mar; 29(3): 231-232.
• 2021
  Yonezawa A, Grant R, Shimakawa Y, , Including the voice of people living with viral hepatitis: lessons learned from Japan to accelerate progress towards global hepatitis elimination., Trop Med Health 2021 Oct; 49(1): 79.
• 2021
  Gosset A, Diallo MY, Betsem E, Schaeffer L, Meda N, Vray M, Sombie R, Shimakawa Y, Boyer S, , Cost-effectiveness of adding a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in the Dafra district of the Hauts-Bassins Region in Burkina Faso (NéoVac Study)., Vaccine 2021 Jul; 39(33): 4659-4670.
• 2021
  Ndow G, Cessay A, Cohen D, Shimakawa Y, Gore ML, Tamba S, Ghosh S, Sanneh B, Baldeh I, Njie R, D'Alessandro U, Mendy M, Thursz M, Chemin I, Lemoine M, , Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Occult Hepatitis B Infection in The Gambia, West Africa., J Infect Dis 2022 Sep; 226(5): 862-870.
• 2021
  Moutchia J, Njouom R, Rumpler E, Besombes C, Texier G, Tejiokem M, Crépey P, Fontanet A, Shimakawa Y, , Maternal Age at First Childbirth and Geographical Variation in Hepatitis B Virus Prevalence in Cameroon: Important Role of Mother-to-Child Transmission., Clin Infect Dis 2022 Mar; 74(5): 836-845.
• 2021
  Tall H, Adam P, Tiendrebeogo ASE, Vincent JP, Schaeffer L, von Platen C, Fernandes-Pellerin S, Sawadogo F, Bokoum A, Bouda G, Ouattara S, Ouédraogo I, Herrant M, Boucheron P, Sawadogo A, Betsem E, Essoh A, Kabore L, Ouattara A, Méda N, Hien H, Gosset A, Giles-Vernick T, Boyer S, Kania D, Vray M, Shimakawa Y, Impact of Introducing Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccines into the Infant Immunization Program in Burkina Faso: Study Protocol for a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial (NéoVac Study)., Vaccines (Basel) 2021 Jun; 9(6): .
• 2021
  Gosset A, Nishimwe ML, Diallo MY, Deroo L, Diallo A, Ba EH, Carrieri PM, Sokhna C, Vray M, Shimakawa Y, Boyer S, , The Costs of Introducing the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccine into the National Immunization Programme in Senegal (NéoVac Study)., Vaccines (Basel) 2021 May; 9(5): .
• 2021
  Yusuke Shimakawa, Laura Vernoux, Audrey Gabassi, Séverine Mercier-Delarue, Jeanne Perpétue Vincent, François Simon, Sarah Maylin, Analytical validation of hepatitis B core‐related antigen (HBcrAg) using dried blood spots (DBS), Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2021, 28 (5), pp.837-843. ⟨10.1111/jvh.13489⟩.
• 2021
  Vanhomwegen J, Kwasiborski A, Diop A, Boizeau L, Hoinard D, Vray M, Bercion R, Ndiaye B, Dublineau A, Michiyuki S, Manuguerra JC, Sauvage V, Candotti D, Seck A, Laperche S, Shimakawa Y, , Development and clinical validation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay to diagnose high HBV DNA levels in resource-limited settings., Clin Microbiol Infect 2021 Dec; 27(12): 1858.e9-1858.e15.
• 2021
  Kim JU, Ingiliz P, Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, , Improving care of migrants is key for viral hepatitis elimination in Europe., Bull World Health Organ 2021 Apr; 99(4): 280-286.
• 2021
  Post G, Howell J, Sow A, Ndow G, Chemin I, Lo G, Cessay A, Cohen D, Njie R, Toure S, Diop M, Sombie R, Nana J, Leroy V, Lacombe K, Bojang L, Tacke F, Toure-Kane C, Ka M, Mendy M, Mboup S, Thursz M, Shimakawa Y, Ingiliz P, Lemoine M, , Clinical utility of quantifying hepatitis B surface antigen in African patients with chronic hepatitis B., J Viral Hepat 2021 Jul; 28(7): 1003-1010.
• 2021
  Vo Quang E, Shimakawa Y, Nahon P, , Epidemiological projections of viral-induced hepatocellular carcinoma in the perspective of WHO global hepatitis elimination., Liver Int 2021 May; 41(5): 915-927.
• 2020
  Vu Hai V, Shimakawa Y, Kim J, Do Ngoc H, Le Minh Q, Laureillard D, Lemoine M, , Assessment and Simplification of Treatment Eligibility Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in Vietnam., Clin Infect Dis 2021 Sep; 73(5): e1072-e1077.
• 2020
  Cohen D, Ghosh S, Shimakawa Y, Ramou N, Garcia PS, Dubois A, Guillot C, Kakwata-Nkor Deluce N, Tilloy V, Durand G, Voegele C, Ndow G, d'Alessandro U, Brochier-Armanet C, Alain S, Le Calvez-Kelm F, Hall J, Zoulim F, Mendy M, Thursz M, Lemoine M, Chemin I, , Hepatitis B virus preS2Δ38-55 variants: A newly identified risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma., JHEP Rep 2020 Oct; 2(5): 100144.
• 2020
  Lemoine M, Kim JU, Ndow G, Bah S, Forrest K, Rwegasha J, Bouyou M, Napon D, Somda S, Sawadogo A, Sombie R, Shimakawa Y, , Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on viral hepatitis services in sub-Saharan Africa., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020 Nov; 5(11): 966-967.
• 2020
  Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, , Reply to: “Validation of the TREAT-B score for hepatitis B treatment eligibility in a large Asian cohort: TREAT-B improves with age”., J Hepatol 2020 Nov; 73(5): 1284-1285.
• 2020
  Funk AL, Lu Y, Yoshida K, Zhao T, Boucheron P, van Holten J, Chou R, Bulterys M, Shimakawa Y, , Efficacy and safety of antiviral prophylaxis during pregnancy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Lancet Infect Dis 2021 Jan; 21(1): 70-84.
• 2020
  Boucheron P, Lu Y, Yoshida K, Zhao T, Funk AL, Lunel-Fabiani F, Guingané A, Tuaillon E, van Holten J, Chou R, Bulterys M, Shimakawa Y, , Accuracy of HBeAg to identify pregnant women at risk of transmitting hepatitis B virus to their neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Lancet Infect Dis 2021 Jan; 21(1): 85-96.
• 2020
  Bassoum O, Kimura M, Tal Dia A, Lemoine M, Shimakawa Y, , Coverage and Timeliness of Birth Dose Vaccination in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis., Vaccines (Basel) 2020 Jun; 8(2): .
• 2020
  Yoshida K, Desbiolles A, Feldman SF, Ahn SH, Alidjinou EK, Atsukawa M, Bocket L, Brunetto MR, Buti M, Carey I, Caviglia GP, Chen EQ, Cornberg M, Enomoto M, Honda M, Zu Siederdissen CH, Ishigami M, Janssen HLA, Maasoumy B, Matsui T, Matsumoto A, Nishiguchi S, Riveiro-Barciela M, Takaki A, Tangkijvanich P, Toyoda H, van Campenhout MJH, Wang B, Wei L, Yang HI, Yano Y, Yatsuhashi H, Yuen MF, Tanaka E, Lemoine M, Tanaka Y, Shimakawa Y, , Hepatitis B Core-Related Antigen to Indicate High Viral Load: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 10,397 Individual Participants., Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021 Jan; 19(1): 46-60.e8.
• 2020
  Boye S, Shimakawa Y, Vray M, Giles-Vernick T, , Limited Awareness of Hepatitis B but Widespread Recognition of Its Sequelae in Rural Senegal: A Qualitative Study., Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020 Mar; 102(3): 637-643.
• 2020
  Shah R, Boucheron P, Mandaliya K, Kattamaiyo A, Chevaliez S, Shimakawa Y, Songok E, Lemoine M, , Hepatitis C virus infection in people who inject drugs in Africa., Lancet Infect Dis 2020 Mar; 20(3): 282-283.
• 2020
  Mohamed Z, Al-Kurdi D, Nelson M, Shimakawa Y, Selvapatt N, Lacey J, Thursz MR, Lemoine M, Brown AS, , Time matters: Point of care screening and streamlined linkage to care dramatically improves hepatitis C treatment uptake in prisoners in England., Int J Drug Policy 2020 Jan; 75(): 102608.
• 2019
  Mohamed Z, Mbwambo J, Rwegasha J, Mgina N, Doulla B, Mwakale P, Tuaillon E, Chevaliez S, Shimakawa Y, Taylor-Robinson SD, Thursz MR, Brown AS, Lemoine M, , In-field evaluation of Xpert® HCV viral load Fingerstick assay in people who inject drugs in Tanzania., Liver Int 2020 Mar; 40(3): 514-521.
• 2019
  Nayagam S, Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, , Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B: What more needs to be done to eliminate it around the world?, J Viral Hepat 2020 Apr; 27(4): 342-349.
• 2019
  Shimakawa Y, Boucheron P, Luong Nguyen LB, Lemoine M, Sombié R, , Performance of two simplified HBV treatment criteria (TREAT-B score and WHO guidelines) in Burkina Faso, West Africa., J Hepatol 2019 Oct; 71(4): 842-844.
• 2019
  Shimakawa Y, Ndow G, Njie R, Njai HF, Takahashi K, Akbar SMF, Cohen D, Nayagam S, Jeng A, Ceesay A, Sanneh B, Baldeh I, Imaizumi M, Moriyama K, Aoyagi K, D'Alessandro U, Mishiro S, Chemin I, Mendy M, Thursz MR, Lemoine M, , Hepatitis B Core-related Antigen: An Alternative to Hepatitis B Virus DNA to Assess Treatment Eligibility in Africa., Clin Infect Dis 2020 Mar; 70(7): 1442-1452.
• 2019
  Cohen D, Shimakawa Y, Ndow G, Sow A, Tamba S, Njie R, Lo G, Ghosh S, Toure-Kane C, Ka M, Mboup S, Okeke E, Toure S, Diop M, D'Alessandro U, Taylor-Robinson S, Mendy M, Zoulim F, Thursz MR, Lemoine M, Chemin I, , [Prevention of liver fibrosis and liver cancer linked to hepatitis B virus in Africa: the Prolifica study]., Med Sci (Paris) 2019 May; 35(5): 431-439.
• 2019
  Yoshida K, Post G, Shimakawa Y, Thursz M, Brown A, Ingiliz P, Lemoine M, , Clinical utility of TREAT-B score in African and non-African HBV-infected patients living in Europe., J Hepatol 2019 Jun; 70(6): 1295-1297.
• 2019
  Post G, Shalev N, Baumgarten A, Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, Krznaric I, Dupke S, Carganico A, Arastéh K, Ingiliz P, , Indication for treatment and severity of disease in treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection., Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019 Jun; 31(6): 723-728.
• 2019
  Mohamed Z, Kim JU, Magesa A, Kasubi M, Feldman SF, Chevaliez S, Mwakale P, Taylor-Robinson SD, Thursz MR, Shimakawa Y, Rwegasha J, Lemoine M, , High prevalence and poor linkage to care of transfusion-transmitted infections among blood donors in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania., J Viral Hepat 2019 Jun; 26(6): 750-756.
• 2019
  Cooke GS, Andrieux-Meyer I, Applegate TL, Atun R, Burry JR, Cheinquer H, Dusheiko G, Feld JJ, Gore C, Griswold MG, Hamid S, Hellard ME, Hou J, Howell J, Jia J, Kravchenko N, Lazarus JV, Lemoine M, Lesi OA, Maistat L, McMahon BJ, Razavi H, Roberts T, Simmons B, Sonderup MW, Spearman CW, Taylor BE, Thomas DL, Waked I, Ward JW, Wiktor SZ, , , Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019 Feb; 4(2): 135-184.
• 2018
  Llibre A, Shimakawa Y, Duffy D, , Potential utility of the Genedrive point-of-care test for HCV RNA detection., Gut 2019 Oct; 68(10): 1903-1904.
• 2018
  Mohamed Z, Rwegasha J, Kim JU, Shimakawa Y, Poiteau L, Chevaliez S, Bhagani S, Taylor-Robinson SD, Thursz MR, Mbwambo J, Lemoine M, , The hepatitis C cascade of care in people who inject drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., J Viral Hepat 2018 Dec; 25(12): 1438-1445.
• 2018
  Shimakawa Y, Njie R, Ndow G, Vray M, Mbaye PS, Bonnard P, Sombié R, Nana J, Leroy V, Bottero J, Ingiliz P, Post G, Sanneh B, Baldeh I, Suso P, Ceesay A, Jeng A, Njai HF, Nayagam S, D'Alessandro U, Chemin I, Mendy M, Thursz M, Lemoine M, , Development of a simple score based on HBeAg and ALT for selecting patients for HBV treatment in Africa., J Hepatol 2018 Oct; 69(4): 776-784.
• 2018
  El Kassas M, Funk AL, Salaheldin M, Shimakawa Y, Eltabbakh M, Jean K, El Tahan A, Sweedy AT, Afify S, Youssef NF, Esmat G, Fontanet A, , Increased recurrence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma after DAA therapy in a hepatitis C-infected Egyptian cohort: A comparative analysis., J Viral Hepat 2018 Jun; 25(6): 623-630.
• 2018
  El Kassas M, Funk AL, Abd El Latif Y, Vasiliu A, Sherief A, Shimakawa Y, Youssef N, El Tahan A, Elbadry M, Farid AM, El Shazly Y, Doss W, Esmat G, Fontanet A, , Letter: concordance of SVR4 and SVR12 following direct-acting anti-viral treatment in Egypt., Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2018 Jun; 47(11): 1564-1566.
• 2018
  Seck A, Ndiaye F, Maylin S, Ndiaye B, Simon F, Funk AL, Fontanet A, Takahashi K, Akbar SMF, Mishiro S, Bercion R, Vray M, Shimakawa Y, , Poor Sensitivity of Commercial Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Hepatitis B e Antigen in Senegal, West Africa., Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018 Aug; 99(2): 428-434.
• 2018
  El Kassas M, Shimakawa Y, Ali-Eldin Z, Funk AL, Wifi MN, Zaky S, El-Raey F, Esmat G, Fontanet A, , Risk of hepatitis B virus reactivation with direct-acting antivirals against hepatitis C virus: A cohort study from Egypt and meta-analysis of published data., Liver Int 2018 Dec; 38(12): 2159-2169.
• 2018
  Llibre A, Shimakawa Y, Mottez E, Ainsworth S, Buivan TP, Firth R, Harrison E, Rosenberg AR, Meritet JF, Fontanet A, Castan P, Madejón A, Laverick M, Glass A, Viana R, Pol S, McClure CP, Irving WL, Miele G, Albert ML, Duffy D, , Development and clinical validation of the Genedrive point-of-care test for qualitative detection of hepatitis C virus., Gut 2018 Nov; 67(11): 2017-2024.
• 2018
  Shimakawa Y, Seck A, Nayagam S, Toure-Kane C, Lemoine M, , Screening strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Apr; 3(4): 222-223.
• 2018
  Lemoine M, Mohamed Z, Chevaliez S, Shimakawa Y, Rwegasha J, , Role of hepatitis C virus core antigen assay in hepatitis C care in Africa., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Apr; 3(4): 223-224.
• 2017
  Mohamed Z, Mbwambo J, Shimakawa Y, Poiteau L, Chevaliez S, Pawlotsky JM, Rwegasha J, Bhagani S, Taylor-Robinson SD, Makani J, Thursz MR, Lemoine M, , Clinical utility of HCV core antigen detection and quantification using serum samples and dried blood spots in people who inject drugs in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania., J Int AIDS Soc 2017 Sep; 20(1): 21856.
• 2017
  Andriamandimby SF, Olive MM, Shimakawa Y, Rakotomanana F, Razanajatovo IM, Andrianinarivomanana TM, Ravalohery JP, Andriamamonjy S, Rogier C, Héraud JM, , Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection and infrastructure for its diagnosis in Madagascar: implication for the WHO’s elimination strategy., BMC Public Health 2017 Aug; 17(1): 636.
• 2017
  Shimakawa Y, Pourette D, Bainilago L, Enel C, Sombié R, Rado R, Lemoine M, Giles-Vernick T, , Improving communication about viral hepatitis in Africa., Lancet Infect Dis 2017 Jul; 17(7): 688-689.
• 2017
  Ndow G, Gore ML, Shimakawa Y, Suso P, Jatta A, Tamba S, Sow A, Touré-Kane C, Sadiq F, Sabally S, Njie R, Thursz MR, Lemoine M, , Hepatitis B testing and treatment in HIV patients in The Gambia-Compliance with international guidelines and clinical outcomes., PLoS One 2017 ; 12(6): e0179025.
• 2017
  Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, , Early age at diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in sub-Saharan Africa., Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017 Jun; 2(6): 393.
• 2017
  Nayagam S, Conteh L, Sicuri E, Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, Hallett TB, Thursz M, , Community-based screening and treatment for chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa – Authors’ reply., Lancet Glob Health 2017 Jan; 5(1): e35.
• 2016
  Giles-Vernick T, Hejoaka F, Sanou A, Shimakawa Y, Bamba I, Traoré A, , Barriers to Linkage to Care for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Qualitative Analysis in Burkina Faso, West Africa., Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016 Dec; 95(6): 1368-1375.
• 2016
  Keane E, Funk AL, Shimakawa Y, , Systematic review with meta-analysis: the risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in sub-Saharan Africa., Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2016 Nov; 44(10): 1005-1017.
• 2016
  Lemoine M, Shimakawa Y, Njie R, Taal M, Ndow G, Chemin I, Ghosh S, Njai HF, Jeng A, Sow A, Toure-Kane C, Mboup S, Suso P, Tamba S, Jatta A, Sarr L, Kambi A, Stanger W, Nayagam S, Howell J, Mpabanzi L, Nyan O, Corrah T, Whittle H, Taylor-Robinson SD, D'Alessandro U, Mendy M, Thursz MR, , , Acceptability and feasibility of a screen-and-treat programme for hepatitis B virus infection in The Gambia: the Prevention of Liver Fibrosis and Cancer in Africa (PROLIFICA) study., Lancet Glob Health 2016 Aug; 4(8): e559-67.
• 2016
  Nayagam S, Conteh L, Sicuri E, Shimakawa Y, Suso P, Tamba S, Njie R, Njai H, Lemoine M, Hallett TB, Thursz M, , Cost-effectiveness of community-based screening and treatment for chronic hepatitis B in The Gambia: an economic modelling analysis., Lancet Glob Health 2016 Aug; 4(8): e568-78.
• 2016
  Shimakawa Y, Bonnard P, El Kassas M, Abdel-Hamid M, Esmat G, Fontanet A, , Diagnostic accuracy of the γ-glutamyl transpeptidase to platelet ratio to predict liver fibrosis in Egyptian patients with HCV genotype 4., Gut 2016 Sep; 65(9): 1577-8.
• 2016
  Miyahara R, Jasseh M, Gomez P, Shimakawa Y, Greenwood B, Keita K, Ceesay S, D'Alessandro U, Roca A, , Barriers to timely administration of birth dose vaccines in The Gambia, West Africa., Vaccine 2016 Jun; 34(29): 3335-41.
• 2016
  Lemoine M, Thursz M, Mallet V, Shimakawa Y, , Diagnostic accuracy of the gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase to platelet ratio (GPR) using transient elastography as a reference., Gut 2017 Jan; 66(1): 195-196.
• 2016
  Mostafa A, Shimakawa Y, Medhat A, Mikhail NN, Chesnais CB, Arafa N, Bakr I, El Hoseiny M, El-Daly M, Esmat G, Abdel-Hamid M, Mohamed MK, Fontanet A, , Excess mortality rate associated with hepatitis C virus infection: A community-based cohort study in rural Egypt., J Hepatol 2016 Jun; 64(6): 1240-6.
• 2016
  Shimakawa T, Shimakawa Y, Kawasoe Y, Yoshimura K, Chinen Y, Eimon K, Chibana W, Shirota S, Kadekawa K, Bahr R, Uezato T, Ikeda H, , Beach Soccer Injuries During the Japanese National Championships., Orthop J Sports Med 2016 Jan; 4(1): 2325967115625636.
• 2016
  Shimakawa Y, Toure-Kane C, Mendy M, Thursz M, Lemoine M, , Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa., Lancet Infect Dis 2016 Jan; 16(1): 19-20.
• 2015
  Shimakawa Y, Njai HF, Takahashi K, Berg L, Ndow G, Jeng-Barry A, Ceesay A, Tamba S, Opoku E, Taal M, Akbar SM, Arai M, D'Alessandro U, Taylor-Robinson SD, Njie R, Mishiro S, Thursz MR, Lemoine M, , Hepatitis E virus infection and acute-on-chronic liver failure in West Africa: a case-control study from The Gambia., Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2016 Feb; 43(3): 375-84.
• 2015
  Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, Bottomley C, Njai HF, Ndow G, Jatta A, Tamba S, Bojang L, Taal M, Nyan O, D'Alessandro U, Njie R, Thursz M, Hall AJ, , Birth order and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus: a case-control study in The Gambia., Liver Int 2015 Oct; 35(10): 2318-26.
• 2015
  Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, Njai HF, Bottomley C, Ndow G, Goldin RD, Jatta A, Jeng-Barry A, Wegmuller R, Moore SE, Baldeh I, Taal M, D'Alessandro U, Whittle H, Njie R, Thursz M, Mendy M, , Natural history of chronic HBV infection in West Africa: a longitudinal population-based study from The Gambia., Gut 2016 Dec; 65(12): 2007-2016.
• 2015
  Lemoine M, Shimakawa Y, Nayagam S, Khalil M, Suso P, Lloyd J, Goldin R, Njai HF, Ndow G, Taal M, Cooke G, D'Alessandro U, Vray M, Mbaye PS, Njie R, Mallet V, Thursz M, , The gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase to platelet ratio (GPR) predicts significant liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic HBV infection in West Africa., Gut 2016 Aug; 65(8): 1369-76.
• 2015
  Njai HF, Shimakawa Y, Sanneh B, Ferguson L, Ndow G, Mendy M, Sow A, Lo G, Toure-Kane C, Tanaka J, Taal M, D'alessandro U, Njie R, Thursz M, Lemoine M, , Validation of rapid point-of-care (POC) tests for detection of hepatitis B surface antigen in field and laboratory settings in the Gambia, Western Africa., J Clin Microbiol 2015 Apr; 53(4): 1156-63.
• 2014
  Shimakawa Y, Takao Y, Anderson ST, Taal M, Yamaguchi T, Giana L, Ndow G, Sarr L, Kambi A, Njai HF, Bottomley C, Nyan O, Sabally S, D'Alessandro U, Taylor-Robinson SD, Thursz M, Lemoine M, Njie R, , The prevalence and burden of symptoms in patients with chronic liver diseases in The Gambia, West Africa., Palliat Med 2015 Feb; 29(2): 184-5.
• 2014
  Ladep NG, Dona AC, Lewis MR, Crossey MM, Lemoine M, Okeke E, Shimakawa Y, Duguru M, Njai HF, Fye HK, Taal M, Chetwood J, Kasstan B, Khan SA, Garside DA, Wijeyesekera A, Thillainayagam AV, Banwat E, Thursz MR, Nicholson JK, Njie R, Holmes E, Taylor-Robinson SD, , Discovery and validation of urinary metabotypes for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in West Africans., Hepatology 2014 Oct; 60(4): 1291-301.
• 2014
  Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, Mendy M, Njai HF, D'Alessandro U, Hall A, Thursz M, Njie R, , Population-based interventions to reduce the public health burden related with hepatitis B virus infection in the gambia, west Africa., Trop Med Health 2014 Jun; 42(2 Suppl): 59-64.
• 2014
  Shimakawa Y, Bottomley C, Njie R, Mendy M, , The association between maternal hepatitis B e antigen status, as a proxy for perinatal transmission, and the risk of hepatitis B e antigenaemia in Gambian children., BMC Public Health 2014 May; 14(): 532.
• 2014
  Lemoine M, Shimakawa Y, Nayagam S, Njie R, Thursz M, , Commentary: how long does one need to fast before a Fibroscan examination? Authors’ reply., Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2014 Mar; 39(5): 541-2.
• 2014
  Lemoine M, Shimakawa Y, Njie R, Njai HF, Nayagam S, Khalil M, Goldin R, Ingiliz P, Taal M, Nyan O, Corrah T, D'Alessandro U, Thursz M, , Food intake increases liver stiffness measurements and hampers reliable values in patients with chronic hepatitis B and healthy controls: the PROLIFICA experience in The Gambia., Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2014 Jan; 39(2): 188-96.
• 2013
  Shimakawa Y, Yan HJ, Tsuchiya N, Bottomley C, Hall AJ, , Association of early age at establishment of chronic hepatitis B infection with persistent viral replication, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review., PLoS One 2013 ; 8(7): e69430.
• 2013
  Shimakawa Y, Bah E, Wild CP, Hall AJ, , Evaluation of data quality at the Gambia national cancer registry., Int J Cancer 2013 Feb; 132(3): 658-65.
• 2010
  Shimakawa Y, Camélique O, Ariyoshi K, , Outbreak of chickenpox in a refugee camp of northern Thailand., Confl Health 2010 Feb; 4(): 4.