Raman Swathy Vaman
HDR Candidate

Dr Raman Swathy Vaman

MBBS, University of Kerala, India

MSc Global Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK. 

MPH, Indian Council of Medical Research- National Institute of Epidemiology, India

Biosecurity Program
Phone
+61 04 2942 0815
E-mail
rvaman@kirby.unsw.edu.au
Location
Room no 645 Kirby Institute, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building, UNSW Sydney 2052
Vaman RS; Quigley AL; Bari N; Chughtai AA; Raina MacIntyre C; MacIntyre R, 2026, 'Hantavirus aboard MV Hondius: novel pathogens in confined maritime environments and the limits of post-COVID-19 preparedness.', Global Biosecurity, 8, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.374
2026
Sivanandan H; Thangaraj JWV; Saritha A; Bhaskar A; Reghukumar A; Rahim AA; Vadakkayil B; Sujatha C; Amma KM; Thali MA; Amma PMT; Chandran P; Ravindran RM; Prakash R; Jacob SR; Vadekkandiyil S; Chenayil S; Bhaskarannair U; Saraswthy AG; Moorkoth AP; Kanchana BM; George B; Gopal D; Hassan H; Johnson J; Divakaran KR; Bhama MCS; Shaju M; Abraham M; Ramankutty NT; Sankar P; Sajeev P; Narayanankutty S; Sasikumari O; Muthukutty SC; Anish TS; Kadavath V; Raman A; Santhakumari BG; Ramakrishnan G; Panarkandy G; Puthanpurayil JM; Karippoth MN; Mohammed SA; Sugunan S; Gangadharan ST; Ushakumari A; Radhakrishnan C; Sreekumar E; Anaswara N; Indu PS; Pareri RK; Sunija S; Govindan SKK; Johnson J; Jaya AM; Sushan A; Vaman RS; Gopalakrishnan LG; Vijayalekshmi AP; Harikrishnan DK; Ramasamy S; Krishna NS; Kollengode VV; Joseph RK; Goyal V; Khobragade R; Murhekar MV, 2026, 'Early Release - Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Amebic Meningoencephalitis, Kerala, India, 2025 - Volume 32, Number 9—September 2026 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 32, pp. 1402 - 1412, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid3209.260492
2026
Carter A; Zhang M; Trejo BG; Verma M; Brewer ED; Lasher D; He J; Dominguez RMV; Movo A; Ma J; Angelino O; Elliott HJ; Shyong CM; Cogswell IE; Abdullah ; Aalruz H; Abageda M; Abaraogu UO; Abbas Q; Abd ElHafeez S; Abdalla AN; Abdallah EM; Abdel-Hameed R; Abdelwahab SI; Abdisa WM; Abdoun M; Abdous A; Abdul Aziz JM; Abdulkader RS; Abdullahi A; Abdullahi A; Abdulrahim A; Abdul-Rahman T; Abdulwehab S; Abebe MG; Abebe MS; Abebe TB; Abebe YT; Abeldaño Zuñiga RA; Abere Y; Abidi SH; Abie A; Abil OZ; Abiodun O; Aboagye RG; Abohashem S; Aborode AT; Abouelmagd ME; Abourashed NM; Abreu LG; Abu Lila AS; Abu Sabra MA; Abuadas FHA; Abuadas MH; Abubakar AK; Abubakar IB; Abu-Farha RK; Abu-Gharbieh E; Abuhammad S; Abuhelwa AY; Abukhadijah HJ; Abu-Mahfouz MS; Abu-Rmeileh NME; Abushanab D; Abu-Zaid A; Acharya AB; Acharya A; Acharya S; Acharya Sharma C; Achore M; Adam AE; Adamu AF; Adamu NL; Adamu Y; Addo IY; Adeagbo OA; Adebisi TA; Adebiyi BO; Adebowale AS; Adedokun KA; Adegoke NA; Adekanmbi V; Adekola DO; Adekola SA; Adeleke OT; Adeniyi MA; Adepoju AG; Adepoju DA; Adetunji CO; Adetunji JB; Adewuyi HO; Adiga U; Adigun OT; Adisu MA; Admassie BM; Adnan M; Adnani QES; Adoma PO; Adonteng-Kissi O; Afolabi AA, 2026, 'Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2023, with the estimated burden attributable to intimate partner violence and forecasted impacts of funding cuts through 2030: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023', Lancet HIV, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(26)00147-5
2026
Bhatnagar T; Ravichandran JS; Kathiresan J; Ponnaiah M; Aggarwal HK; Bhalla A; Bhardwaj P; Bhuniya S; Chakravarty J; Choudhury R; Dube S; Gupta BK; John M; Kannauje PK; Kapoor M; Kataria S; Mukherjee S; Pakhare A; Patnaik L; Rana RK; Ray BK; Ruban ACPP; Saxena R; Shah A; Shameem M; Shivnitwar SK; Talukdar A; Upadhyay R; Vohra R; Yadav A; Saravanakumar D; Krishna NS; Vaman RS; Mukherjee A; Kumar G; Murhekar M; Young Adult Thrombotic Event Study Group , 2026, 'Factors associated with thrombotic events among young adults in India, 2021-23: A multi-centric hospital-based matched case -control study', The Indian Journal of Medical Research, 164, pp. 137 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/ijmr_2949_2025
2026
Abdulkader RS; Ramasamy S; Vaman RS; Sapkal GN; Narayan J; Vijay N; Ravel V; Palanisamy SS; Rao Deshpande G; Gupta N; Murhekar MV; Biswas T; Manna A; Chakraborty B; Sarkar A; Banerjee S; Ghosh RR; Pal N; Ghosh R; Ray R; Sarkar MC; Jauhari S; Umesh ; Mathuria YP; Garg A; Garg A; Verma RK; Fatima N; Goel V; Gupta S; Nath G; Dwivedi G; Radera S; Majumdar T; Srinivas N; Narang R; Rani S; Surekha JK; Nithya C; Hanna LE; Girija K; Ratnapriya NK; Thangam S; Poongodi SK; Sugumari C; Thangavel S; Santose B; Krishnasamy K; Bahal A; Prakash P; Saxena N; Bansal R; Gupta A; Sharma A; Malhotra B; Gadepalli R; Garg R; Kant K; Galhotra S; Bakshi R; Dhingra K; Srinivasan S; Dhodapkar R; Pattanik D; Padhi S; Sahu SK; Patnaik B; Mishra B; Prahraj I; Roy S; Khyriem AB; Singh RM; Singh HR; Suryawanshi MM; Gedam D; Mantri RS; Ingole N; Mishra M; Nataraj G; Jangale N; Chincholkar VK; Iravane J; Rahangdale V; Reddy M; Songara P; Purohit M; Rawat SK; Mishra V; Nigudgi A; Singh P; Biswas D; Raja K; Magdaline JM; Raji TK; George K; Saritha N; Kizhakkekarammel P; Anukumar B; Moorkoth AP; Tabaseera N, 2026, 'Acute encephalitis syndrome and Japanese encephalitis in India: insights from a nationally representative laboratory surveillance network, 2014–2023', BMC Infectious Diseases, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-12274-7
2026
Sirota SB; Bender RG; Dominguez RMV; Movo A; Swetschinski LR; Araki DT; Han C; Wool EE; He J; Carter A; AJ Jabbar A; Aalipour MA; Aalruz H; Abbasi Dolatabadi Z; Abbastabar H; Abd ElHafeez S; Abdalla AN; Abdalla MA; Abdullah ; Abdallah EM; Abdel Razeq NMI; Abdelkader A; Abd-Elsalam S; Abdelwahab SI; Abdoun M; Abdous A; Abdrabou MM; Abdul Aziz JM; Abdulah DM; Abdullahi A; Abdul-Rahman T; Abdykerimova K; Abebe Getahun H; Abedi A; Abejew AA; Abidi SH; Abil OZ; Abiodun O; Aboagye RG; Abolhassani H; Abonie US; Aborode AT; Abourashed NM; Abtahi D; Abu Z; Abu Farha RK; Abuadas FHA; Abubakar AK; Abubakar U; Abu-Elala N; Abu-Gharbieh E; Abuhelwa AY; Abukhadijah HJ; Abushanab D; Acharya AB; Acharya KP; Acharya S; Achore M; Adal O; Adams LC; Addo IY; Adebisi TA; Adedia D; Adedokun KA; Adegoke NA; Adekanmbi V; Adeleke OT; Adesina MA; Adesola RO; Adetunji CO; Adetunji JB; Adewumi IP; Adhana MT; Adhikary RK; Adiba A; Adiga U; Adnan M; Adnani QES; Affinito G; Afzal S; Agafari GB; Aggarwal N; Agordoh PD; Agrawal A; Agyemang-Duah W; Ahadi M; Ahinkorah BO; Ahmad AA; Ahmad A; Ahmad D; Ahmad F; Ahmad I; Ahmad K; Ahmad MM; Ahmad R; Ahmad S; Ahmad T; Ahmadi A; Ahmadi M; Ahmed A; Lin J; Alinejad-Rokny H; Okeke S; Bhaskar S; Joseph A; Perez Chacon G; Vaman RS; Peprah P, 2026, 'Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 26, pp. 343 - 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00689-9
2026
Ledesma JR; Zhang M; Liew MF; Dominguez RMV; Whikehart SML; Verma M; Ma J; Movo A; Chu HT; Ostroff SM; He J; Abdullah ; A Eltaly H; Abaraogu UO; Abate BJ; Abbas M; Abd ElHafeez S; Abdallah EM; Abd-Elsalam S; Abdelwahab SI; Abdisa WM; Abdolizadeh A; Abdou HA; Abdoun M; Abdous A; Abdul Aziz JM; Abdulah DM; Abdulateef YM; Abdul-Ghani R; Abdullahi A; Abdulrahim A; Abdulrahman RF; Abdulrahman ZA; Abdulwehab S; Abebe Getahun H; Abejew AA; Abidi SH; Abil OZ; Abilbayeva A; Abiodun O; Aboagye RG; Aboelnaga SM; Abolhassani H; Aborode AT; Abourashed NM; Abu Lila AS; Abubakar B; Abu-Elala N; Abu-Farha RK; Abu-Gharbieh E; Abuhaliema A; Abuhammad SH; Abuhelwa AY; Abukhadijah HJ; Aburub A; Abusalah MAH; Acharya AB; Acharya KP; Acharya S; Adamu AA; Adamu LH; Adamu NL; Addis WD; Addo IY; Adebisi TA; Adebiyi BO; Adebowale OO; Adedokun KA; Adegbile OE; Adekanmbi V; Adekola SA; Adeleke OT; Adeniyi MA; Adepoju AV; Adesola RO; Adetokunboh OO; Adetunji CO; Adetunji JB; Adhikary RK; Adiga U; Adisu MA; Admassie BM; Adnan M; Adoma PO; Adonteng-Kissi O; Afolabi AA; Afrifa-Yamoah E; Afzal MS; Afzal S; Agafari GB; Agarwal DM; Aggarwal N; Aggarwal VK; Aghaalikhani M; Agide FD; Agordoh PD; Agyemang-Duah W; Ahmad AMR; Ahmad AA; Ahmad A, 2026, 'Global, regional, and national burden of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023', Lancet Infectious Diseases, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00295-1
2026
Vaman RS; Narasimhan P; Quigley AL; Bhatnagar T; MacIntyre CR, 2026, 'The 2026 Bundibugyo virus outbreak: a test of global outbreak preparedness', Infectious Diseases, 58, pp. 859 - 862, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2026.2689412
2026
Vongpradith A; Dominguez RMV; Tudor Car L; Movo A; Ostroff SM; He J; Albertson SB; Carter A; Bisignano C; A B; Aalruz H; Abate BJ; Abbasi M; Abd ElHafeez S; Abdallah EM; Abdelgadir A; Abdelgalil AA; Abdel-Hameed R; Abdellatif AA; Abdelwahab OA; Abdelwahab SI; Abdisa WM; Abdous A; Abdul Aziz JM; Abdul-Ghani R; Abduljelil AS; Abdulkader RS; Abdullah ; Abdullahi A; Abdulrahim A; Abdulrahman RF; Abdulrahman ZA; Abdul-Rahman T; Abdulwehab S; Abdykerimova K; Abebe MG; Abebe MS; Abejew AA; Abere Y; Abidi SH; Abil OZ; Abiodun O; Aboagye RG; Abolhassani H; Aborode AT; Abourashed NM; Abtahi D; Abu Lila AS; Abuadas FHA; Abuarqoub AH; Abu-Elala N; Abu-Farha RK; Abu-Gharbieh E; Abuhammad S; Abuhelwa AY; Abukhadijah HJ; Abushanab D; Acharya AB; Acharya KP; Acharya S; Adams LC; Adamu AA; Adamu AF; Adamu Y; Addo IY; Adebisi TA; Adebiyi BO; Adebowale AS; Adebowale OO; Adedia D; Adedokun KA; Adegbile OE; Adegoke NA; Adekanmbi V; Adekola SA; Adeleke OT; Adeniyi MA; Adenusi A; Adepoju AG; Adepoju DA; Aderinoye-Rabiu RAA; Adetunji CO; Adhikary RK; Adiga U; Adisu MAA; Admassie BM; Admassu KY; Adnan M; Adnani QES; Adonteng-Kissi O; Afrifa-Yamoah E; Afzal MS; Afzal S; Afzal S; Agbajelola VI; Agde ZD; Aggarwal N; Agide FD; Agordoh PDD; Agrawal P, 2026, 'Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023', Lancet Infectious Diseases, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00194-5
2026
Sirota SB; Bender RG; Dominguez RMV; Vongpradith A; Movo A; Swetschinski LR; Araki DT; Han C; Wool EE; A.J. Jabbar A; Aalipour MA; Aalruz H; Abbasi M; Abbasifard M; Abbaspour F; Abbastabar H; Abd ElHafeez S; Abdalla MA; Abdallah EM; Abdel Razeq NMI; Abd-Elsalam S; Abdelwahab OA; Abdoun M; Abdous A; Abdrabou MM; Abdul Aziz JM; Abdulkader RS; Abdullahi A; Abdulmalik AE; Abdulrahman RF; Abdul-Rahman T; Abedi A; Abejew AA; Abidi SH; Abil OZ; Abiodun O; Abo Kasem R; Aboagye RG; Abolhassani H; Aborode AT; Abourashed NM; Abtahi D; Abu Z; Abu Farha RK; Abu Rumeileh S; Abuadas FHA; Abubakar AK; Abubakar IB; Abu-Elala N; Abu-Gharbieh E; Abuhammad S; Abuhelwa AY; Abukhadijah HJ; Abushanab D; Acharya AB; Acharya KP; Acharya S; Achore M; Adams LC; Addo IY; Adedia D; Adedokun KA; Adegboye OA; Adegoke NA; Adekanmbi V; Adeleke OT; Adesina MA; Adesola RO; Adetunji JB; Adewumi IP; Adeyeoluwa TE; Adiba A; Adiga U; Adnan M; Adnani QES; Adoma PO; Affinito G; Afolabi AA; Afzal MS; Afzal S; Agafari GB; Aghajanian S; Agyemang-Duah W; Ahinkorah BO; Ahmad A; Ahmad D; Ahmad F; Ahmad K; Ahmad MM; Ahmad S; Ahmad S; Ahmad T; Ahmadi A; Ahmadi NS; Ahmadi S; Ahmadzade AM; Ahmed A; Ahmed GS; Ahmed H; Ahmed MS, 2026, 'Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, its risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023', Lancet Neurology, 25, pp. 451 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(26)00101-8
2026
Gaonkar A; Rath S; S R; Jain M; Swathy Vaman R; Das A; Manal S; Singh Lamba D; Kaur P; YADAV S; Dave S; Ashok Tawde A; Misra S; BM S; Goyal C; Bharti S; Chaitanya Amerneni K, 2025, 'Transforming medical diagnosis: a comprehensive review of AI and ML technologies', Evidence Public Health, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.61505/evipubh.2025.1.1.10
2025
Vaman RS; Solomon S; Averhoff F; Landay AL; Thangaraj JWV; Abdulkader RS; Joseph F; Cloherty G; Murhekar MV, 2025, 'Piloting an event-based surveillance model in private hospitals for early detection of disease clusters, Kerala, India', Indian Journal of Medical Research, 161, pp. 54 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/IJMR_1395_2024
2025
Vaman RS; Selvaraj K; Nair D; Sushan A; Mohan A; Sulochana KD; Melfha J; Vijayalekshmi AP; Sukumaran V; Anaswara N; Sukumaran S; Jeyakumar A; Susheela RPB; Kizhakkekandiyil R; Shewade HD, 2025, 'Protocol- Comprehensive Care Package to reduce deaths among adult persons diagnosed with Tuberculosis in Kerala, India (CCp-K)-An implementation project', Methodsx, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2025.103572
2025
Jeyakumar A; Kalaiselvi S; Nair D; Vijayaprabha R; Kabir D; Melfha JM; Bhatnagar T; Srinivasan R; Gayathri K; Boopathi K; Vaman RS; Rajan V; Shanmugasundaram S; Frederick A; Shewade HD, 2025, 'Role of triage audit in an ongoing differentiated TB care initiative to reduce deaths in Tamil Nadu, India', Public Health Action, 15, pp. 118 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.25.0015
2025
Lim S; Makama M; Ioannou E; Skouteris H; Montanaro C; Taye M; Kodapally B; Moran LJ; Pascuzzi L; Zuhra F; Adamu AS; Sagagi RM; Scott H; Kunnoth A; Prasannnakumar P; Nabi S; Kingston S; Othman HS; Daniel GO; Inuwa ZS; Limmer A; Aliyu LD; Morgan M; Rao AP; Vaman RS; Ameen N; Sethi B; de Jersey S; Vannadil A; Kawol D; Pirotta S; Hannah W; Carter S; Hivert MF; Bitew H; Gezawa I; Abdullahi SG; Valent A; Venkatesh K; O’Toole F; Sidi K; Tarekegn G; Kelly S; Kampmann U; Szollos G; Asokan A; Rao V; Mehta A; John JK; Johnson LM; Ashraf S; Vinter CA; Reja A; O'Reilly SL; Redman LM; Mathews E; Boyle J, 2025, 'Values, principles and research priorities for the implementation of type 2 diabetes prevention after gestational diabetes: A global consensus from Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe and Oceania', Diabetic Medicine, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dme.70017
2025
Vaman RS; Selvaraj K; Nair D; Valamparampil MJ; Vannadil A; Vincent J; Sudha RR; Mamachan S; Nair GC; Radhakrishnan AK; Melfha J; Jeyakumar A; Shewade HD, 2025, '“Differentiated care is not a matter of feasibility but a necessity”- service providers’ perception on initiating a comprehensive tuberculosis care package (CCp-K) to reduce deaths in Kerala, India', BMC Health Services Research, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13413-1
2025
Abdulkader RS; Chadwick J; Krupa NC; Prabakaran N; Madhavan V; Razik CA M; Vaman RS; Muthappan S; Mohd G; Devika S; Raju MK; Palani S; Masilamani S; Rathinasamy A; Chandrasegaran S; Thangavel S; Santhose B; Kannan G; Potdar V; Bhardwaj SD; Vijay N; Gupta N; Sivaprakasam ST; Murhekar M, 2025, 'Surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and influenza-like illness (ILI) in Tamil Nadu, India: a situation analysis', Discover Health Systems, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44250-025-00255-1
2025
Krishna NS; Vivian Thangaraj JW; Devika S; Sasi A; Egambaram S; Rani DS; Khan SA; Delli A; Srivastava AK; Mishra A; Shrinivasa B; Pandiyan C; Gour D; Purakayastha DR; Verma N; Sharma P; Soni RK; Ramasamy S; Mohandas K S; Baidya S; Rehman T; Yeldandi VV; Singh A; Sreedevi A; Tandale BV; Durairajan C; Mahajan H; Jain K; Reddy MM; Toppo M; Solanki NV; Ghosh P; Vyas S; Das S; Palo SK; Prasanth V; Ali A; Bathin VG; Sahu DK; Rani GPS; Madhukar M; Zaman K; Pandey K; Chander MP; Kant R; Varkey RA; Pati S; Agarwal S; Panwar S; Menon VB; Vaman RS; Velayudhan A; Joy S; Rahi M; Murhekar MV, 2025, 'Availability of anti-rabies vaccine and rabies immunoglobulin in Indian health facilities: a nationwide cross-sectional health facility survey', Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100608
2025
Vaman RS; Thomas GD; Kalyanasundaram M; Soman S; Valamparampil MJ; Puroshothama Bhat Susheela R; Murhekar MV, 2025, 'Adverse drug reactions in persons initiated on treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Kerala, India: A non-concurrent cohort study', IJID Regions, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100615
2025
Vaman RS; Kalyanasundaram M; Mohan M; Pradeepa N; Murhekar MV, 2025, 'Evaluation of the Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) management component under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in Kerala, India, 2021-22', Lung India, 42, pp. 16 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_355_24
2025
Vannadil A; Sobagaiah RT; Chandrashekar SS; Dineshan I; Reddy R; Vaman RS, 2025, 'Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to antimicrobial stewardship- a survey among medical interns and postgraduate residents in a teaching hospital in Bengaluru, India', Discover Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-01129-w
2025
Vaman RS; Prakash KV, 2025, 'Six Sigma Methodology to Reduce Medication Errors in a Tertiary Care Public Hospital in Kerala, India', Indian Journal of Public Health, 69, pp. 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_511_24
2025
Vaman RS, 2025, 'Safeguarding scholarly integrity: A call to action against the proliferation of paper mills producing fake research articles in India', Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine, 11, pp. 82 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijcfm.ijcfm_66_24
2025
Vaman RS; Valamparampil MJ; Somasundaran AK; Balakrishnan AJ; Janardhanan P; Rahul A; Pilankatta R; Anish TS, 2024, 'Serotype-specific clinical features and spatial distribution of dengue in northern Kerala, India', Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 13, pp. 3049 - 3058, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1937_23
2024
Vaman RS; Augustine AE; Kalyanasundaram M; Murhekar M, 2024, 'Outbreak Investigation of a “Mystery Illness” Among Students in a Coastal School in North Kerala, India', Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14, pp. 32 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26339447241261116
2024
Menon GR; Yadav J; Aggarwal S; Singh R; Kaur S; Chakma T; Periyasamy M; Venkateswaran C; Singh PK; Balachandar R; Kulkarni R; Grover A; Mishra BK; Viray M; Devi KR; Jitenkumar Singh KH; Saha KB; Barde PV; Thomas B; Suresh C; A D; Watson B; Selvaraj P; Xavier G; John D; Menon J; Philip S; Mathew G; David A; Vaman RS; Sushan A; Singh S; Jakhar K; Ketharam A; Prusty R; Kishore J; Venkatesh U; Kumar S; Kanungo S; Sahoo K; Swain S; Lyngdoh A; Diengdoh J; Syiemlieh P; Sarkar AH; Velhal G; Kharnare S; Nandanwar D; Vishnu Vardhana Rao M; Panda S, 2024, 'Erratum: Correction: Psychological distress and burnout among healthcare worker during COVID-19 pandemic in India-A cross-sectional study (PloS one (2022) 17 3 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264956)', Plos One, 19, pp. e0314925, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314925
2024
Vaman RS, 2024, 'Research on emerging infectious diseases: pros and cons of centralised government controls', Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 9, pp. 169 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2024.016
2024
Vaman RS; Kumar MS; Jeyashree K; Periasami A; Abdulkader RS; Murhekar M, 2024, 'Association between COVID-19 Vaccination (ChAdOx1-S) and Thromboembolic, Thrombocytopenic, Hemorrhagic Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Analytical Epidemiological Studies', Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 49, pp. 571 - 578, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_676_23
2024
Vaman RS; Kalyanasundaram M; Amina TP; Murhekar MV, 2024, 'Epidemiology and outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases notified in a low-resource district in Kerala, India 2017–2021 – A 5-year retrospective analysis', Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, 76, pp. 110 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/ijms_45_2024
2024
Vaman RS; Mathew SS, 2023, 'An Outbreak Investigation of a Cluster of Gastroenteritis Following a Marriage Function in Wayanad District, Kerala, India', Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13, pp. 34 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26339447221143212
2023
Vaman RS; Valamparampil MJ; Dalmita NJ; Reghukumar A; Anish TS, 2023, 'Immediate cause and the role of multimorbidity in deaths associated with COVID 19 among hospitalized patients in a low resource district in Kerala India: A record-based case-control analysis', Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 12, pp. 1593 - 1601, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2061_22
2023
Menon GR; Yadav J; Aggarwal S; Singh R; Kaur S; Chakma T; Periyasamy M; Venkateswaran C; Singh PK; Balachandar R; Kulkarni R; Grover A; Mishra BK; Viray M; Devi KR; Jitenkumar Singh KH; Saha KB; Barde PV; Thomas B; Suresh C; Dhanalakshmi A; Watson B; Selvaraj P; Xavier G; John D; Menon J; Philip S; Mathew G; David A; Vaman RS; Sushan A; Singh S; Jakhar K; Ketharam A; Prusty R; Kishore J; Venkatesh U; Kumar S; Kanungo S; Sahoo K; Swain S; Lyngdoh A; Diengdoh J; Syiemlieh P; Sarkar AH; Velhal G; Kharnare S; Nandanwar D; Vishnu Vardhana Rao M; Panda S, 2022, 'Psychological distress and burnout among healthcare worker during COVID-19 pandemic in India—A cross-sectional study', Plos One, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264956
2022
Vaman RS; Valamparampil MJ; Varghese B; Mathews E; Kunhiraman M; Ramachandran R, 2022, 'Association of symptom characteristics and comorbid conditions with viral RNA positivity of Covid-19 patients in Kasaragod district in Kerala, India: A retrospective cohort study', National Medical Journal of India, 35, pp. 138 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/NMJI-35-3-138
2022
Vaman RS; Valamparampil MJ; Varghese B; Mathews E; Valiyapurayilmundakundil MA; Abraham RK; A V R; A T M; T S A, 2021, 'Quarantine practices and COVID-19 transmission in a low-resource setting: Experience of Kerala, India', Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 10, pp. 1003 - 1008, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2034_20
2021
Adarsh MB; Abraham A; Kavitha P; Nandakumar MM; Vaman RS, 2021, 'Severe thrombocytopenia in covid-19: A conundrum in dengue-endemic areas', Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 25, pp. 465 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23778
2021
Vaman RS; Valamparampil MJ; Nair S, 2021, 'Prevalence and determinants of latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare personnel in India', Journal of Patient Safety & Infection Control, 9, pp. 35 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpsic.jpsic_19_21
2021
Abraham A; M.B A; Padinjath K; Nandakumar MM; Pilankatta R; Vaman RS, 2021, 'Time to Negativity and Factors Associated with Persistent Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Positivity among Asymptomatic and Mildly Symptomatic Covid-19 Patients', Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 10, pp. 2373 - 2377, http://dx.doi.org/10.14260/jemds/2021/487
2021
Vaman RS; Pilankatta R; MB A, 2021, '“Immune Response in SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection- A Friend or a Foe”- A Case Study from Kerala, India', International Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 11, pp. 124 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2021.2.22
2021
B. AM; Abraham A; P. K; Nandakumar MM; Vaman RS, 2021, 'Outcome of hypoxic COVID-19 patients treated with dexamethasone-based treatment protocol in a designated COVID center', International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8, pp. 2441 - 2441, http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20211770
2021
Vaman R; Valamparampil M; Ramdas A; Manoj A; Varghese B; Joseph F, 2020, 'A confirmed case of COVID-19 among the first three from Kerala, India', Indian Journal of Medical Research, 151, pp. 493 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_2205_20
2020
Vaman RS; Valamparampil MJ; Augustine AE, 2020, 'Using Test Positivity Rate (TPR) as an Indicator for Strategic Action in COVID-19: A Situational Analysis in Kerala, India', Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10, pp. 31 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26339447211054234
2020
Vaman RS; Valamparambil MJ; Ramdas AV; Manoj AT; Varghese B; Joseph F, 2020, 'Development of a district level multifaceted first-response strategy to COVID–19 in a resource limited setting in Kerala, India', International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 7, pp. 3735 - 3739, http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203951
2020
Vaman RS; Selvaraj K; Nair D; Sushan A; Mohan A; Devadhas Sulochana K; Melfha J; Paramarthalingom Vijayalekshmi A; Sukumaran V; Anaswara N; Sukumaran S; Jeyakumar A; P S R; Kumar MS; Deepak Shewade H, 2025, Protocol- Comprehensive Care Package to Reduce Deaths Among Adult Persons Diagnosed with Tuberculosis in Kerala, India (Ccp-K)- an Implementation Project, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5327431
2025
Abdulkader RS; Chadwick J; Krupa NC; Prabakaran N; Madhavan V; C A MR; Vaman RS; Muthappan S; Mohd G; Devika S; Kumar Raju M; Sampath P; Kumar MS; Selvi RA; Sugumari C; Sundararajan T; Santhose NB; K G; Potdar V; Bharadwaj SD; Vijay N; Gupta N; Selvavinayagam TS; Murhekar MV; Team ILI-SARIS, 2024, Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (Sari) and Influenza-Like Illness (Ili) in Tamil Nadu, India: A Situational Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5030194
2024
Niyas VKM; Shamnath A; KJ R; Bhoyar RC; N VA; Jolly B; Joseph A; Senthivel V; Payyappilly RJ; Imran M; Vaman RS; Rophina M; Pilankatta R; Gupta V; Balaraman L; V.R. A; Pulikottil SK; Agrawal SJ; Kizhakkekarammel P; divakar MK; Viswanathan P; Bajaj A; Mohan M; Arjun R; PM S; S SV; R M; AT M; Valliyott L; VS A; Pulloor NK; Sivadas S; Majeed N; Nair A; Mathews A; John N; Karunakaran U; AV R; Dungdung R; P.M. A; P FC; S A; Mohan V; Kumar VBS; Sadanandan N; Chandran P; Devi S; N D; Vasudevan B; Jose JM; Somasundaran AK; Janardhanan P; Ramachandran V; Sivasubbu S; Scaria V, 2021, Genomic analysis of early SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections from the state of Kerala suggest a preponderance of variants of concern, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/vn3xs
2021
Vaman RS; Jolly B; Bhoyar RC; Augustine AE; Mohan A; PM A; Vignesh H; Sivadas S; Sivasubbu S; Scaria V, A case of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant co-infection with Influenza A-H3N2 from India, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2783642/v1

Research publications

Published articles

2026

  1. Bhatnagar T, Ravichandran JS, Kathiresan J, Ponnaiah M, Aggarwal HK, Bhalla A, Bhardwaj P, Bhuniya S, Chakravarty J, Choudhury R, Dube S, Gupta BK, John M, Kannauje PK, Kapoor M, Kataria S, Mukherjee S, Pakhare A, Patnaik L, Rana RK, Ray BK, Ruban ACPP, Saxena R, Shah A, Shameem M, Shivnitwar SK, Talukdar A, Upadhyay R, Vohra R, Yadav A, Saravanakumar D, Krishna NS, Vaman RS, Mukherjee A, Kumar G, Murhekar M; Young Adult Thrombotic Event Study Group. Factors associated with thrombotic events among young adults in India, 2021-23: A multi-centric hospital-based matched case -control study. Indian J Med Res. 2026 Jul;164(1):137-148. doi: 10.25259/IJMR_2949_2025.
  2. GBD 2023 Collaborators (including Vaman RS). Global, regional, and national burden of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 1:S1473-3099(26)00295-1. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00295-1.
  3. Vaman, RS., Narasimhan, P., Quigley, A. L., Bhatnagar, T., & MacIntyre, C. R. (2026). The 2026 Bundibugyo virus outbreak: a test of global outbreak preparedness. Infectious Diseases, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2026.2689412
  4. GBD 2023 Collaborators (including Vaman RS). Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet Infect Dis. 2026 Jun 2:S1473-3099(26)00194-5. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00194-5.
  5. Vaman , RS, Quigley, AL., Bari, N, Chughtai, AA, & MacIntyre, CR (2026). Hantavirus aboard MV Hondius: novel pathogens in confined maritime environments and the limits of post-COVID-19 preparedness. Global Biosecurity, 8(88). Published online 13/05/2026 https://doi.org/10.31646/gbio.374
  6. GBD 2023 Collaborators (including Vaman RS). Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, its risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet Neurol. 2026 May;25(5):451-468. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(26)00101-8

2025

  1. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) collaborators (including Vaman RS) Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00689-9

  2. Abdulkader RS, Ramasamy S, Vaman RS, Sapkal GN, Narayan J, Vijay N, Ravel V,Palanisamy SS, Rao Deshpande G, Gupta N, Murhekar MV; VRDLN. Acuteencephalitis syndrome and Japanese encephalitis in India: insights from a nationallyrepresentative laboratory surveillance network, 2014-2023. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Dec8;26(1):989. doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-12274-7.

  3. Vannadil A, Sobagaiah R.T, Chandrashekar S.S, Dineshan I, Reddy R, Vaman RS Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to antimicrobial stewardship- a survey among medical interns and postgraduate residents in a teaching hospital in Bengaluru, India. Discov Public Health 22, 709 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-01129-w
  4. Vaman, RS., Selvaraj, K., Nair, D. et al. “Differentiated care is not a matter of feasibility but a necessity”- service providers’ perception on initiating a comprehensive tuberculosis care package (CCp-K) to reduce deaths in Kerala, India. BMC Health Serv Res 25, 1388 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13413-1
  5. Jeyakumar A, Kalaiselvi S, Nair D, Vijayaprabha R, Kabir D, Melfha JM, et al (including Vaman RS). Role of triage audit in an ongoing differentiated TB care initiative to reduce deaths in Tamil Nadu, India. Public Health Action 2025;15:118–23. https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.25.0015.
  6. Vaman RS, Selvaraj K, Nair D, Sushan A, Mohan A, Sulochana KD, et al. Protocol- Comprehensive Care Package to reduce deaths among adult persons diagnosed with Tuberculosis in Kerala, India (CCp-K)-An implementation project. MethodsX 2025;15:103572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2025.103572.
  7. Abdulkader, R.S., Chadwick, J., Krupa, N.C. et al (including Vaman RS). Surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and influenza-like illness (ILI) in Tamil Nadu, India: a situation analysis. Discov Health Systems 4, 75 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44250-025-00255-1
  8. Vaman RS, Prakash KV. Six sigma methodology to reduce medication errors in a tertiary care public hospital in Kerala, India. Indian J Public Health 2025; 69:238. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_511_24
  9. Vaman RS. Safeguarding scholarly integrity: A call to action against the proliferation of paper mills producing fake research articles in India. Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine 11(1):p 82-83, Jan–Jun 2025. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcfm.ijcfm_66_24
  10. Krishna NS, Thangaraj JWV, Devika S, Sasi A, Egambaram S, Rani DS, et al (including Vaman RS). Availability of anti-rabies vaccine and rabies immunoglobulin in Indian health facilities: a nationwide cross-sectional health facility survey. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2025;38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100608.
  11. Lim S, Makama M, Ioannou E, Skouteris H, Montanaro C, Taye M, Kodapally B, Moran LJ; CHIRP (including Vaman, RS); Reja A, O'Reilly SL, Redman LM, Mathews E, Boyle J. Values, principles and research priorities for the implementation of type 2 diabetes prevention after gestational diabetes: A global consensus from Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe and Oceania. Diabet Med. 2025 May;42(5):e70017. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.70017
  12. Vaman RS, Thomas GD, Kalyanasundaram M, Soman S, Valamparampil MJ, Puroshothama Bhat Susheela R, Murhekar MV. Adverse drug reactions in persons initiated on treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Kerala, India: A non-concurrent cohort study. IJID Reg. 2025 Mar 1;15:100615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100615
  13. Vaman RS, Solomon S, Averhoff F, Landay AL, Thangaraj JWV, Abdulkader RS, Joseph F, Cloherty G, Murhekar MV. Piloting an event-based surveillance model in private hospitals for early detection of disease clusters, Kerala, India. Indian J Med Res. 2025 Jan;161(1):54-63. https://doi.org/10.25259/IJMR_1395_2024
  14. Gaonkar AS, Rath S, S R, Jain M, Vaman RS, Das A, Singh D, Kaur P, Manal S, Yadav S, Dave S, Tawde AA, Misra S, BM S, Goyal C, Bharti S, Amerneni KC. Transforming medical diagnosis: a comprehensive review of ai and ml technologies. Evidence Public Health. 2025:1(1):112-128. https://doi.org/10.61505/evipubh.2025.1.1.10
  15. Vaman RS, Kalyanasundaram M, Mohan Malu, Pradeepa Narayana, Murhekar Manoj V. Evaluation of the Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) management component under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in Kerala, India, 2021-22. Lung India 42(1):p 16-24, Jan–Feb 2025. https://doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_355_24 

2024

  1. Vaman RS, Augustine AE, Kalyanasundaram M, Murhekar M. Outbreak Investigation of a “Mystery Illness” Among Students in a Coastal School in North Kerala, India. Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024;14(1):32-36. https://doi.org/10.1177/26339447241261116

  2. Vaman RS, Valamparampil MJ, Somasundaran AK, Balakrishnan AJ, Janardhanan P, Rahul A, Pilankatta R, Anish TS. Serotype-specific clinical features and spatial distribution of dengue in northern Kerala, India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Aug;13(8):3049-3058. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1937_23

  3. Vaman RS, Kumar MS, Jeyashree K, Periasami A, Abdulkader RS, Murhekar M. Association between COVID-19 Vaccination (ChAdOx1-S) and Thromboembolic, Thrombocytopenic, Hemorrhagic Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Analytical Epidemiological Studies. Indian J Community Med. 2024 Jul-Aug;49(4):571-578. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_676_23

  4. Vaman RS, Kalyanasundaram M, Amina TP, Murhekar MV. Epidemiology and outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases notified in a low-resource district in Kerala, India 2017–2021 – A 5-year retrospective analysis. Indian J Med Sci. 2024;76:110-6. https://doi.org/10.25259/IJMS_45_2024

  5. Vaman RS. Research on emerging infectious diseases: pros and cons of centralised government controls. Indian J Med Ethics 2024; IX:169–70. https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2024.016.

2023

  1. Vaman RS, Valamparampil MJ, Dalmita NJ, Reghukumar A, Anish TS. Immediate cause and the role of multimorbidity in deaths associated with COVID 19 among hospitalized patients in a low resource district in Kerala India: A record-based case-control analysis. J Family Med Prim Care. 2023 Aug;12(8):1593-1601. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2061_22
  2. Vaman RS, Mathew SS. An Outbreak Investigation of a Cluster of Gastroenteritis Following a Marriage Function in Wayanad District, Kerala, India. Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023;13(1):34-38. https://doi.org/10.1177/26339447221143212

2022

  1. Vaman RS, Valamparampil MJ, Varghese B, Mathews E, Kunhiraman M, Ramachandran R. Association of symptom characteristics and comorbid conditions with viral RNA positivity of Covid-19 patients in Kasaragod district in Kerala, India: A retrospective cohort study. Natl Med J India. 2022 May-Jun;35(3):138-141. https://doi.org/10.25259/NMJI-35-3-138

  2. Menon GR, Yadav J, Aggarwal S, Singh R, Kaur S, Chakma T et al (including Vaman, RS). Psychological distress and burnout among healthcare worker during COVID-19 pandemic in India-A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2022 Mar 10;17(3):e0264956. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264956 

2021

  1. Vaman RS, Valamparampil MJ, Nair Sanjeev. Prevalence and determinants of latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare personnel in India: A scoping review. Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control 9(2):p 35-39, May–Aug 2021. https://doi.org/10.4103/jpsic.jpsic_19_21   
  2. Vaman RS, Valamparampil MJ, Augustine AE. Using Test Positivity Rate (TPR) as an Indicator for Strategic Action in COVID-19: A Situational Analysis in Kerala, India. Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021;10(1-2):31-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/26339447211054234

  3. Abraham A, Adarsh MB, Kavitha P, Nandakumar MM, Pilankatta, Rajendra, Vaman RS. Time to negativity and factors associated with persistent RT-PCR positivity among asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic Covid-19 patients. J Evolution Med Dent Sci2021;10(31):2373-2377. http://dx.doi.org/10.14260/jemds/2021/487

  4. Vaman RS, Pilankatta R, Adarsh MB. “Immune Response in SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection- A Friend or a Foe”- A Case Study from Kerala, India. Int J Med Public Health. 2021;11(2):124-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2021.2.22

  5. Adarsh MB, Abraham A, Kavitha P, Nandakumar MM, Vaman RS. Outcome of Hypoxic COVID-19 Patients Treated With Dexamethasone-Based Treatment Protocol in a Designated COVID Center. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 8 (5):2441-46. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20211770.
  6. Adarsh MB, Abraham A, Kavitha P, Nandakumar MM, Vaman RS. Severe Thrombocytopenia in COVID-19: A Conundrum in Dengue-endemic Areas. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Apr;25(4):465-466. https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23778 

  7. Vaman RS, Valamparampil MJ, Varghese B, Mathews E, Valiyapurayilmundakundil MA, Abraham RK, Ramdas AV, Manoj AT, Anish TS. Quarantine practices and COVID-19 transmission in a low-resource setting: Experience of Kerala, India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Feb;10(2):1003-1008. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2034_20

2020

  1. Vaman RS, Valamparampil MJ, Ramadas AV, Manoj AT, Varghese B, Joseph, F. Development of a district level multifaceted first-response strategy to COVID–19 in a resource limited setting in Kerala, India. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2020, Aug; 7(9), 3735–3739. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203951
  2. Vaman RS, Valamparampil MJ, Ramdas AV, Manoj AT, Varghese B, Joseph F. A confirmed case of COVID-19 among the first three from Kerala, India. Indian J Med Res. 2020 May;151(5):493-494. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2205_20

Pre-prints

  1. Niyas, V. K. M., Shamnath, A, Roshni KJ.et al (including Vaman RS) Genomic analysis of early SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections from the state of Kerala suggest a preponderance of variants of concern,10 December 2021, preprint available at OSF. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/vn3xs

  2. Vaman RS, Jolly B, Bhoyar RC.et al. A case of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant co-infection with Influenza A-H3N2 from India, 11 April 2023, preprint available at Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2783642/v1

     

Health system strengthening, infectious diseases epidemiology, surveillance