Paul Newton, BSc, BM BCh, D.Phil, MRCP, DTM&H
Adjunct Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Paul Newton is an infectious disease doctor and Director of the Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane, Laos, within the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Health Network, core funded by the Wellcome Trust. He is also head of the Medicine Quality Scientific Group of the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory. After a DPhil in field zoology research he read clinical medicine and qualified in 1989 and MRCP in 1992 and DTM&H in 1996. He was lecturer to Professor Sir Nicholas White 1996-2001 in Mahidol University, Bangkok, and moved to Laos in 2002.
His main research interests are on the epidemiology and detection of substandard and falsified medical products and on the diversify of fevers, especially rickettsial pathogens, in rural Asia and their epidemiology and how they can be diagnosed and managed.
Other Positions
- Professor of Tropical Medicine & Honorary Consultant Physician, Churchill Hospital - University of Oxford
- Honorary Professor of Tropical Medicine - National University of Laos
- Honorary Professor, Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Education
- Oxford University, DPhil Field of Study: Zoology
- University of East Anglia, BSc Field of Study: Biology
- Oxford University, BMBCh Field of Study: Medicine-Surgery
Publications
- Published on 5/16/2026
Hagedoorn NN, Murthy S, Marchello CS, Williman J, Ahmmed F, Andrews JR, Basnyat B, Carter AS, Datta S, Dehraj IF, Doyle K, Garrett DO, Jacob J, Jeon H, John J, Khanam F, Lee J, Liu X, Marks F, Naga SR, Neuzil KM, Newton PN, Patel PD, Pollard AJ, Qadri F, Qamar FN, Roberts T, Seidman JC, Shakya M, Shrestha S, Tadesse BT, Tamrakar D, Vongsouvath M, Voysey M, Yousafzai MT, Crump JA. Predicting Salmonella Typhi incidence using prevalence metrics from sentinel studies of community-onset bloodstream infections: a secondary analysis of observational data. Vaccine. 2026 May 16; 85:128691. PMID: 42142522.
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- Published on 4/27/2026
Phuklia W, Chowongkomon K, Padith K, Phommasone K, Mayxay M, Richards AL, Batty EM, Robinson MT, Newton PN, White NJ, Day NPJ, Ashley EA. A repetitive nucleotide insertion in the rplV gene is associated with in vitro resistance to azithromycin in Rickettsia typhi. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026 Apr; 20(4):e0014249. PMID: 42044123.
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- Published on 4/21/2026
Phuklia W, Padith K, Farris CM, Richards AL, Phommasone K, Mayxay M, Mukaka M, Robinson MT, Newton PN, Day NPJ, Ashley EA. Comparison of in vitro antibiotic susceptibility testing of R. typhi using plaque assay and quantitative real-time PCR. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Apr 21; e0359525. PMID: 42012166.
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- Published on 3/9/2026
Crump JA, Picardeau M, Ajanovic SA, Bradley J, Bramugy JM, Chimenya M, Green EW, Lal S, Mabey DCW, Mayxay M, Newton PN, Olaru ID, Hopkins H, Bottomley C. Leptospirosis Incidence at Four Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia: An International Multi-Site Hybrid Surveillance Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Mar; 13(3):ofag021. PMID: 41809242.
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- Published on 3/1/2026
Hart JD, Dance DAB, Vilivong K, Bounkhoun T, Phommachan S, Lim R, Lai J, Morpeth M, Satzke C, Mayxay M, de Lamballerie X, Newton PN, Russell FM, Dubot-Pérès A. Aetiology of acute respiratory infection in Vientiane, Lao PDR, from a case-control study. Sci Rep. 2026 Mar 01; 16(1). PMID: 41766045.
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- Published on 2/19/2026
Phuklia W, Padith K, Phommasone K, Chansamouth V, Mayxay M, Vongphachanh S, Newton PN, Robinson MT, Ashley EA. Targeting surface cell antigen 2 increases sensitivity of Rickettsia typhi detection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026 Feb; 20(2):e0014004. PMID: 41712622.
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- Published on 2/17/2026
Srisutham S, Suwannasin K, Saejeng A, Khantikul N, Sugaram R, Phyo AP, Proux S, Pongvongsa T, Nguon C, Tripura R, Chau NH, Lek D, Dang Trung NH, Peto TJ, Callery JJ, van der Pluijm RW, Amaratunga C, Dhorda M, von Seidlein L, Mayxay M, Thuy-Nhien NT, Newton PN, Day NPJ, Ashley EA, Nosten FH, Smithuis FM, White NJ, Dondorp AM, Imwong M. Changing genetic profiles of Plasmodium falciparum piperaquine resistance in Southeast Asia over 25 years. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026 Apr; 70(4):e0111725. PMID: 41700869.
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- Published on 2/16/2026
Brook J, Bharucha T, Arman BY, Caillet C, Morris S, Taylor-Siddons M, Fernandez LG, Walsby-Tickle J, Legge I, Banerjee S, Deats M, Jena R, Ranade DS, Chunekar SR, Patil KD, Gairola S, Dunachie S, Merchant HA, Stokes R, Kuwana R, Maes A, Gilbert S, McCullagh J, Matousek P, Zitzmann N, Newton PN, Gangadharan B, James T. Biochemical profiling provides a low-cost and globally accessible method to detect falsified vaccines and insulin. Sci Rep. 2026 Feb 16; 16(1):6581. PMID: 41699379.
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- Published on 1/17/2026
Crump JA, Mogeni P, Ajanovic SA, Bramugy JM, Chimenya M, Green EW, Lal S, Mabey DCW, Mayxay M, Newton PN, Olaru ID, Hopkins H, Picardeau M. Leptospirosis Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Patients Presenting With Fever to 4 Healthcare Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia: An International Multisite Observational and Nested Case-Control Study. J Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 17; 233(1):e259-e270. PMID: 41099521.
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- Published on 12/29/2025
Keeratipusana C, Phuklia W, Phommadeechack V, Thaipadungpanit J, Chansamouth V, Phommasone K, Rattanavong S, Moore CE, Robinson MT, Richards AL, Newton PN, Batty EM. Complete genomes of Rickettsia typhi reveal a clonal population. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Dec; 19(12):e0013828. PMID: 41460881.
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