Research groups
Maia A. Rabaa
MHS, PhD
University Research Lecturer; Head of Molecular Epidemiology
Maia Rabaa co-leads the Molecular Epidemiology research group at the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where she has been based since 2012. Maia conducts research to better understand the molecular evolution and epidemiology of a variety of pathogens, using a combination of phylogenetic, epidemiological, and laboratory studies.
Her work on viral pathogens includes studies of the evolution and phylogeography of flaviviruses (especially dengue and Zika) and Rotavirus A, the genetic epidemiology of the dengue virus in relation to vaccine efficacy, and the evolution and epidemiology of viruses at the human-animal interface. Her interests in evolutionary processes have also led her to more recently focus on the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance in populations across Asia, especially Shigella spp., E. coli, and Salmonella Typhi, and to design experimental work to uncover the evolutionary mechanisms that drive antimicrobial resistance.
More broadly, her research interests are in the design of disease surveillance, experimental methods, and analytical methods to optimize epidemiological and evolutionary inference and provide a strong scientific basis for public health decision-making, particularly as it relates to the establishment of sustainable, evolution-proof immunization and disease control programs.
Key publications
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Genetic epidemiology of dengue viruses in phase III trials of the CYD tetravalent dengue vaccine and implications for efficacy
Rabaa MA. et al, (2017), eLife, 6
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Commensal Escherichia coli are a reservoir for the transfer of XDR plasmids into epidemic fluoroquinolone-resistant Shigella sonnei
Thanh Duy P. et al, (2020), Nature Microbiology, 5, 256 - 264
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Dissecting the molecular evolution of fluoroquinolone-resistant Shigella sonnei
Chung The H. et al, (2019), Nature Communications, 10
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Outbreak of Zika virus infection in Singapore: an epidemiological, entomological, virological, and clinical analysis
Ho ZJM. et al, (2017), The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17, 813 - 821
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The first 100 days of SARS-CoV-2 control in Vietnam.
Pham QT. et al, (2020), Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
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South Asia as a Reservoir for the Global Spread of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Shigella sonnei: A Cross-Sectional Study
Chung The H. et al, (2016), PLOS Medicine, 13, e1002055 - e1002055
Recent publications
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The Natural History and Transmission Potential of Asymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection
Van Vinh Chau N. et al, (2020), Clinical Infectious Diseases, 71, 2679 - 2687
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Gallbladder carriage generates genetic variation and genome degradation in Salmonella Typhi
Thanh Duy P. et al, (2020), PLOS Pathogens, 16, e1008998 - e1008998
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The first 100 days of SARS-CoV-2 control in Vietnam.
Pham QT. et al, (2020), Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Pig Exposure and Health Outcomes in Hospitalized Infectious Disease Patients in Vietnam
Robertson G. et al, (2020), EcoHealth, 17, 28 - 40
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Commensal Escherichia coli are a reservoir for the transfer of XDR plasmids into epidemic fluoroquinolone-resistant Shigella sonnei
Thanh Duy P. et al, (2020), Nature Microbiology, 5, 256 - 264
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Genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 and clinical, epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 patients in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Nguyen TT. et al, (2020), PloS one, 15
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Dissecting the molecular evolution of fluoroquinolone-resistant Shigella sonnei
Chung The H. et al, (2019), Nature Communications, 10
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Occupational Animal Contact in Southern and Central Vietnam
Tu NTK. et al, (2019), EcoHealth, 16, 759 - 771
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A strategy to studying zoonotic infectious diseases
Anh P. et al, (2019), VIRUS EVOLUTION, 5, S18 - S18
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Serological inference of past primary and secondary dengue infection: implications for vaccination
Lam HM. et al, (2019), Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 16, 20190207 - 20190207