Bhatta MP, Johnson DC, Lama M, Aryal S, Lhaki, Shrestha S. High-risk human papillomavirus infection and abnormal cervical cytology among Nepali and Bhutanese refugee women living in eastern Nepal. BMC Infectious Diseases 2017;17(1):73.doi:10.1186/s12879-017-2186-2.

Makowsky R, Lhaki P, Wiener HW, Bhatta MB, Cullen M, Johnson DC, Perry RT, Lama M, Joseph F Boland JF, Yeager M, Ghimire S, Broker TR, Shrestha S. Genomic Diversity and phylogenetic relationships of human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) in Nepal. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2016; 46:7–11.

Johnson D, Bhatta MP, Smith JS, Kempf MC, Broker TR, Vermund SH, Chamot E, Aryal S, Lhaki P, Shrestha S. Assessment of high-risk human papillomavirus infections using clinician- and self-collected cervical sampling methods in rural women from Far Western Nepal. PLoS ONE 2014; 9(6):e101255.

Jonson D, Lhaki, Bhatta MP, Smith JS, Kempf MC, Smith JS, Shrestha S. Spousal migration and human papillomavirus infection among women in rural western Nepal. International Health 2016; 8(4):261-268.

Johnson DC, Bhatta MP, Gurung S, Aryal S, Lhaki P, Shrestha S. Knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer and HPV vaccine among women in two distinct Nepali communities. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15 (19):8287-93.

Johnson D, Chamot E, Lhaki P, Broker TR, Steben M, Steben M, Shrestha S. Prevalence and correlates of cervico-vaginal clinical syndromes among women attending a health camp in Lalitpur District of Nepal. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2013 Oct-Dec;11 (44):268-73.

POSTER PREESENTATION

Johnson DC, Lhaki P, Lama M, Ghimire S, Bhatta MP, Shrestha S. A Pilot Study Enhancing Cervical Cancer Screening by Using a Mobile Health Platform in Kailali District, Nepal. International Papillomavirus Conference IPV 2017, Cape Town February 28 – March 4.

Bhatta M, Johnson DC, Aryal S, Regmi K, Lhaki P, Shrestha S. Human Papillomavirus Infection and Abnormal Cervical Cytology among Nepali and Nepali-Bhutanese Refugee women in Eastern Nepal. International Papillomavirus Conference IPV 2015, Lisbon August 17-21.

Lhaki P, Bhatta M, Pradhan K, Regmi K, Johnson DC, Aryal S, Shrestha S. Adherence Challenges Associated with Recommended Follow-up Testing and Care after a Positive High Risk Human Papillomavirus Screening Test in Nepal. International Papillomavirus Conference IPV 2015, Lisbon August 17-21.

Shrestha S, Wiener HW, Bhatta MP, Cullen M, Johnson DC, Zhang X, Perry RT, Boland JF, Aryal A, Yeager M, Lhaki P, Broker TR. Genomic Diversity and phylogenetic relationships of human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) in Nepal. International Papillomavirus Conference IPV 2015, Lisbon August 17-21.

Johnson DC, Bhatta MP, Aryal S, Smith JS, Kempf MC, Broker T, Vermund S, Chamot E, Lhaki P, Shrestha S. The Distribution of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Virus (HR-HPV) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in a Rural Far Western Region in Nepal(International Papillomavirus Conference IPV 2014, August 21-25, Seattle)

Johnson DC, Lhaki P, Bhatta MP, Kempf MC, Vermund S, Aryal S, Chamot E, Smith JS, Shrestha S. Assessment of self-collected sampling for HPV screening in a rural setting in Far Western region in Nepal(International Papillomavirus Conference IPV 2014, August 21-25, Seattle)

Johnson DC, Bhatta MP, Aryal S, Smith JS, Kempf MC, Broker T, Vermund S, Chamot E, Lhaki P, Shrestha S. Risk Factors Associated with Testing Positive for High-risk HPV and Increasing Cervical Cytology Severity (International Papillomavirus Conference IPV 2014, August 21-25, Seattle

Johnson DC, Lhaki P, Bhatta MP, Steben M, Aryal S, Shrestha S.Knowledge of HPV, Cervical Cancer, and HPV Vaccine Among Women in Two Distinct Nepali Sub-populations (International Papillomavirus Conference IPV 2014, August 21-25, Seattle)

Lhaki P, Chamot E, Johnson D, Steben M, Broker TR, Shrestha S. Evidence of a Hidden Epidemic of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Unknown Risk Factors among Married Women in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Poster Presentation - International Papillomavirus Conference, Puerto Rico, Nov 30th – Dec 6th 2012)

CONFERENCE ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Lhaki P - Innovations, Successes and Challenges to Vaccination Programs in Indigenous Population: A potential path for HPV vaccination in Nepal(Oral Presentation - International Papillomavirus Conference, Puerto Rico, USA. December 2-6, 2012)

Lhaki P - Nothing is free! Community Women who pay for Cervical Cancer Screening in Nepal (Poster Presentation - World Cancer Congress, Montreal. Canada. August 27-30, 2012)

Lhaki P - Challenges to Immunization in Nepal (Oral Presentation - International Papillomavirus Conference, Berlin, Germany. Sept 17-22, 2011)

Shrestha S “Strategies to introduce HPV screening in the diverse population of Nepal” Indigenous HPV Symposium (Satellite session – Invited speaker) - International Papillomavirus Conference IPV, Seattle, August 21-25, 2014

Shrestha S “Cervical Cancer Screening in Nepal: Challenges of Incorporating HPV and Genomics-Driven Screening” International Issues in Cancer Special Interest Group, American Society of Preventative Oncology, Seattle (March 11-14, 2017)