Postgraduate research students

2022

Ngowo, H. , Limwagu, A. J., Ferguson, H. M. , Matthiopoulos, J. , Okumu, F. O. and Nelli, L. (2022) A statistical calibration tool for methods used to sample outdoor-biting mosquitoes. Parasites and Vectors, 15, 293. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05403-7)

Mapua, S. A., Hape, E. E., Kihonda, J., Bwanary, H., Kifungo, K., Kilalangongono, M., Kaindoa, E. W., Ngowo, H. S. and Okumu, F. O. (2022) Persistently high proportions of plasmodium-infected Anopheles funestus mosquitoes in two villages in the Kilombero valley, South-Eastern Tanzania. Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 18, e00264. (doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2022.e00264) (PMID:35959316) (PMCID:PMC9357827)

Mponzi, W. P. et al. (2022) Observing the distribution of mosquito bites on humans to inform personal protection measures against malaria and dengue vectors. PLoS ONE, 17(7), e0271833. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271833) (PMID:35877666) (PMCID:PMC9312397)

Urio, N. H. et al. (2022) Effects of agricultural pesticides on the susceptibility and fitness of malaria vectors in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1), 213. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05318-3) (PMID:35710443) (PMCID:PMC9204902)

Ngowo, H. S. , Okumu, F. O., Hape, E. E., Mshani, I. H., Ferguson, H. M. and Matthiopoulos, J. (2022) Using Bayesian state-space models to understand the population dynamics of the dominant malaria vector, Anopheles funestus in rural Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 21(1), 161. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04189-4) (PMID:35658961) (PMCID:PMC9166306)

Kahamba, N. F., Finda, M., Ngowo, H. , Msugupakulya, B. J., Baldini, F. , Koekemoer, L. L., Ferguson, H. M. and Okumu, F. O. (2022) Using ecological observations to improve malaria control in areas where Anopheles funestus is the dominant vector. Malaria Journal, 21(1), 158. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04198-3) (PMID:35655190) (PMCID:PMC9161514)

2021

Nambunga, I. H. et al. (2021) Wild populations of malaria vectors can mate both inside and outside of human buildings. Parasites and Vectors, 14, 514. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04989-8) (PMID:34620227) (PMCID:PMC8499572)

Lupenza, E. T., Kihonda, J., Limwagu, A. J., Ngowo, H. S. , Sumaye, R. D. and Lwetoijera, D. W. (2021) Using pastoralist community knowledge to locate and treat dry-season mosquito breeding habitats with pyriproxyfen to control Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus s.l. in rural Tanzania. Parasitology Research, 120(4), pp. 1193-1202. (doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-07040-4) (PMID:33409645)

Opiyo, M. A., Ngowo, H. S. , Mapua, S. A., Mpingwa, M., Nchimbi, N., Matowo, N. S., Majambere, S. and Okumu, F. O. (2021) Sub-lethal aquatic doses of pyriproxyfen may increase pyrethroid resistance in malaria mosquitoes. PLoS ONE, 16(3), e0248538. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248538) (PMID:33735241) (PMCID:PMC7971891)

Ngowo, H. S. , Hape, E. E., Matthiopoulos, J. , Ferguson, H. M. and Okumu, F. O. (2021) Fitness characteristics of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus during an attempted laboratory colonization. Malaria Journal, 20, 148. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-021-03677-3) (PMID:33712003) (PMCID:PMC7955623)

Mmbando, A. S. et al. (2021) Fine-scale distribution of malaria mosquitoes biting or resting outside human dwellings in three low-altitude Tanzanian villages. PLoS ONE, 16(1), e0245750. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245750) (PMID:33507908) (PMCID:PMC7842886)

Minja, E. G. et al. (2021) Dietary diversity among households living in Kilombero district, in Morogoro region, South-Eastern Tanzania. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 5, 100171. (doi: 10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100171)

2020

Pinda, P. G., Eichenberger, C., Ngowo, H. S. , Msaky, D. S., Abbasi, S., Kihonda, J., Bwanaly, H. and Okumu, F. O. (2020) Comparative assessment of insecticide resistance phenotypes in two major malaria vectors, Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis in south-eastern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 19, 408. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03483-3) (PMID:33176805) (PMCID:PMC7661194)

Nambunga, I. H. et al. (2020) Aquatic habitats of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 19, 219. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03295-5) (PMID:32576200) (PMCID:PMC7310514)

Monroe, A. et al. (2020) Patterns of human exposure to malaria vectors in Zanzibar and implications for malaria elimination efforts. Malaria Journal, 19, 212. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03266-w) (PMID:32571338) (PMCID:PMC7310102)

Masalu, J. P., Finda, M., Killeen, G. F., Ngowo, H. S. , Pinda, P. G. and Okumu, F. O. (2020) Creating mosquito-free outdoor spaces using transfluthrin-treated chairs and ribbons. Malaria Journal, 19, 109. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03180-1) (PMID:32156280) (PMCID:PMC7063784)

Kahamba, N. F., Limwagu, A. J., Mapua, S. A., Msugupakulya, B. J., Msaky, D. S., Kaindoa, E. W., Ngowo, H. S. and Okumu, F. O. (2020) Habitat characteristics and insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti in the Ifakara area, south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 13, 53. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-3920-y) (PMID:32033619) (PMCID:PMC7006121)

Msugupakulya, B. J., Kaindoa, E. W., Ngowo, H. S. , Kihonda, J. M., Kahamba, N. F., Msaky, D. S., Matoke-Muhia, D., Tungu, P. K. and Okumu, F. O. (2020) Preferred resting surfaces of dominant malaria vectors inside different house types in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 19, 22. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-3108-0) (PMID:31941508) (PMCID:PMC6964015)

2019

Swai, J. K. et al. (2019) Protecting migratory farmers in rural Tanzania using eave ribbons treated with the spatial mosquito repellent, transfluthrin. Malaria Journal, 18, 414. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-3048-8) (PMID:31823783) (PMCID:PMC6905030)

Mwanga, E. P. et al. (2019) Detection of malaria parasites in dried human blood spots using mid-infrared spectroscopy and logistic regression analysis. Malaria Journal, 18, 341. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2982-9) (PMID:31590669) (PMCID:PMC6781347)

Mwanga, E. P. et al. (2019) Eave ribbons treated with transfluthrin can protect both users and non-users against malaria vectors. Malaria Journal, 18, 314. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2958-9) (PMID:31533739) (PMCID:PMC6751741)

Mwanga, E. P., Ngowo, H. S. , Mapua, S. A., Mmbando, A. S., Kaindoa, E. W., Kifungo, K. and Okumu, F. O. (2019) Evaluation of an ultraviolet LED trap for catching Anopheles and Culex mosquitoes in south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 12, 418. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3673-7) (PMID:31455370) (PMCID:PMC6712696)

Matowo, N. S. et al. (2019) Fine-scale spatial and temporal variations in insecticide resistance in Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 12, 413. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3676-4) (PMID:31443737) (PMCID:PMC6708135)

Limwagu, A. J. et al. (2019) Using a miniaturized double-net trap (DN-Mini) to assess relationships between indoor–outdoor biting preferences and physiological ages of two malaria vectors, Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus. Malaria Journal, 18, 282. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2913-9) (PMID:31438957) (PMCID:PMC6704488)

Batista, E. P.A., Mapua, S. A., Ngowo, H. , Matowo, N. S., Melo, E. F., Paixão, K. S., Eiras, A. E. and Okumu, F. O. (2019) Videographic analysis of flight behaviours of host-seeking Anopheles arabiensis towards BG-Malaria trap. PLoS ONE, 14(7), e0220563. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220563) (PMID:31365584) (PMCID:PMC6668822)

Finda, M. F. et al. (2019) Linking human behaviours and malaria vector biting risk in south-eastern Tanzania. PLoS ONE, 14(6), e0217414. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217414) (PMID:31158255) (PMCID:PMC6546273)

Mwanga, E. P. et al. (2019) Using mid-infrared spectroscopy and supervised machine-learning to identify vertebrate blood meals in the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis. Malaria Journal, 18, 187. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2822-y) (PMID:31146762) (PMCID:PMC6543689)

Mmbando, A. S. et al. (2019) Evaluation of a push–pull system consisting of transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons and odour-baited traps for control of indoor- and outdoor-biting malaria vectors. Malaria Journal, 18, 87. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2714-1) (PMID:30894185) (PMCID:PMC6427877)

Kaindoa, E. W. et al. (2019) Swarms of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 18, 29. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2660-y) (PMID:30696441) (PMCID:PMC6350364)

2018

Moshi, I. R., Manderson, L., Ngowo, H. S. , Mlacha, Y. P., Okumu, F. O. and Mnyone, L. L. (2018) Outdoor malaria transmission risks and social life: a qualitative study in South-Eastern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 17, 397. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2550-8) (PMID:30373574) (PMCID:PMC6206631)

Mmbando, A. S., Ngowo, H. , Limwagu, A., Kilalangongono, M., Kifungo, K. and Okumu, F. O. (2018) Eave ribbons treated with the spatial repellent, transfluthrin, can effectively protect against indoor-biting and outdoor-biting malaria mosquitoes. Malaria Journal, 17, 368. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2520-1) (PMID:30333015) (PMCID:PMC6192339)

Finda, M. F., Limwagu, A. J., Ngowo, H. S. , Matowo, N. S., Swai, J. K., Kaindoa, E. and Okumu, F. O. (2018) Dramatic decreases of malaria transmission intensities in Ifakara, south-eastern Tanzania since early 2000s. Malaria Journal, 17, 362. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2511-2) (PMID:30326881) (PMCID:PMC6192315)

Batista, E. P.A., Ngowo, H. , Opiyo, M., Shubis, G. K., Meza, F. C., Siria, D. J., Eiras, A. E. and Okumu, F. O. (2018) Field evaluation of the BG-Malaria trap for monitoring malaria vectors in rural Tanzanian villages. PLoS ONE, 13(10), e0205358. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205358) (PMID:30296287) (PMCID:PMC6175526)

Siria, D. J., Batista, E. P.A., Opiyo, M. A., Melo, E. F., Sumaye, R. D., Ngowo, H. S. , Eiras, A. E. and Okumu, F. O. (2018) Evaluation of a simple polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-based membrane for blood-feeding of malaria and dengue fever vectors in the laboratory. Parasites and Vectors, 11, 236. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-2823-7) (PMID:29642937) (PMCID:PMC5896090)

2017

Mmbando, A. S., Ngowo, H. S. , Kilalangongono, M., Abbas, S., Matowo, N. S., Moore, S. J. and Okumu, F. (2017) Small-scale field evaluation of push-pull system against early- and outdoor-biting malaria mosquitoes in an area of high pyrethroid resistance in Tanzania. Wellcome Open Research, 2, 112. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.13006.1) (PMID:29568808) (PMCID:PMC5840620)

Ngowo, H. S. , Kaindoa, E. W., Matthiopoulos, J. , Ferguson, H. M. and Okumu, F. O. (2017) Variations in household microclimate affect outdoor-biting behaviour of malaria vectors. Wellcome Open Research, 2, 102. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12928.1) (PMID:29552642) (PMCID:PMC5829465)

Batista, E. P.A., Ngowo, H. S. , Opiyo, M., Shubis, G. K., Meza, F. C., Okumu, F. O. and Eiras, A. E. (2017) Semi-field assessment of the BG-Malaria trap for monitoring the African malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis. PLoS ONE, 12(10), e0186696. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186696) (PMID:29045484) (PMCID:PMC5646867)

Matowo, N. S., Munhenga, G., Tanner, M., Coetzee, M., Feringa, W. F., Ngowo, H. S. , Koekemoer, L. L. and Okumu, F. O. (2017) Fine-scale spatial and temporal heterogeneities in insecticide resistance profiles of the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Wellcome Open Research, 2, 96. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12617.1) (PMID:29417094) (PMCID:PMC5782413)

Kaindoa, E. W., Ngowo, H. S. , Limwagu, A., Mkandawile, G., Kihonda, J., Masalu, J. P., Bwanary, H., Diabate, A. and Okumu, F. O. (2017) New evidence of mating swarms of the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis in Tanzania. Wellcome Open Research, 2, 88. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12458.1) (PMID:29184918) (PMCID:PMC5691375)

Moshi, I. R., Ngowo, H. , Dillip, A., Msellemu, D., Madumla, E. P., Okumu, F. O., Coetzee, M., Mynone, L. L. and Manderson, L. (2017) Community perceptions on outdoor malaria transmission in Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 16, 274. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-1924-7) (PMID:28676051) (PMCID:PMC5496602)

Kaindoa, E. W., Matowo, N. S., Ngowo, H. S. , Mkandawile, G., Mmbando, A., Finda, M. and Okumu, F. O. (2017) Interventions that effectively target Anopheles funestus mosquitoes could significantly improve control of persistent malaria transmission in south–eastern Tanzania. PLoS ONE, 12(5), e0177807. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177807) (PMID:28542335) (PMCID:PMC5436825)

2015

Nyogea, D. S., Said, H. , Mwaigomole, G., Stoeckle, M., Felger, I., Hatz, C., Henning, L., Franzeck, F., Letang, E. and Guebbels, E. (2015) An assessment of the supply chain management for HIV/AIDS care and treatment in Kilombero and Ulanga districts in Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 17(2),

Articles

Ngowo, H. , Limwagu, A. J., Ferguson, H. M. , Matthiopoulos, J. , Okumu, F. O. and Nelli, L. (2022) A statistical calibration tool for methods used to sample outdoor-biting mosquitoes. Parasites and Vectors, 15, 293. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05403-7)

Mapua, S. A., Hape, E. E., Kihonda, J., Bwanary, H., Kifungo, K., Kilalangongono, M., Kaindoa, E. W., Ngowo, H. S. and Okumu, F. O. (2022) Persistently high proportions of plasmodium-infected Anopheles funestus mosquitoes in two villages in the Kilombero valley, South-Eastern Tanzania. Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 18, e00264. (doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2022.e00264) (PMID:35959316) (PMCID:PMC9357827)

Mponzi, W. P. et al. (2022) Observing the distribution of mosquito bites on humans to inform personal protection measures against malaria and dengue vectors. PLoS ONE, 17(7), e0271833. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271833) (PMID:35877666) (PMCID:PMC9312397)

Urio, N. H. et al. (2022) Effects of agricultural pesticides on the susceptibility and fitness of malaria vectors in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1), 213. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05318-3) (PMID:35710443) (PMCID:PMC9204902)

Ngowo, H. S. , Okumu, F. O., Hape, E. E., Mshani, I. H., Ferguson, H. M. and Matthiopoulos, J. (2022) Using Bayesian state-space models to understand the population dynamics of the dominant malaria vector, Anopheles funestus in rural Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 21(1), 161. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04189-4) (PMID:35658961) (PMCID:PMC9166306)

Kahamba, N. F., Finda, M., Ngowo, H. , Msugupakulya, B. J., Baldini, F. , Koekemoer, L. L., Ferguson, H. M. and Okumu, F. O. (2022) Using ecological observations to improve malaria control in areas where Anopheles funestus is the dominant vector. Malaria Journal, 21(1), 158. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04198-3) (PMID:35655190) (PMCID:PMC9161514)

Nambunga, I. H. et al. (2021) Wild populations of malaria vectors can mate both inside and outside of human buildings. Parasites and Vectors, 14, 514. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04989-8) (PMID:34620227) (PMCID:PMC8499572)

Lupenza, E. T., Kihonda, J., Limwagu, A. J., Ngowo, H. S. , Sumaye, R. D. and Lwetoijera, D. W. (2021) Using pastoralist community knowledge to locate and treat dry-season mosquito breeding habitats with pyriproxyfen to control Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus s.l. in rural Tanzania. Parasitology Research, 120(4), pp. 1193-1202. (doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-07040-4) (PMID:33409645)

Opiyo, M. A., Ngowo, H. S. , Mapua, S. A., Mpingwa, M., Nchimbi, N., Matowo, N. S., Majambere, S. and Okumu, F. O. (2021) Sub-lethal aquatic doses of pyriproxyfen may increase pyrethroid resistance in malaria mosquitoes. PLoS ONE, 16(3), e0248538. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248538) (PMID:33735241) (PMCID:PMC7971891)

Ngowo, H. S. , Hape, E. E., Matthiopoulos, J. , Ferguson, H. M. and Okumu, F. O. (2021) Fitness characteristics of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus during an attempted laboratory colonization. Malaria Journal, 20, 148. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-021-03677-3) (PMID:33712003) (PMCID:PMC7955623)

Mmbando, A. S. et al. (2021) Fine-scale distribution of malaria mosquitoes biting or resting outside human dwellings in three low-altitude Tanzanian villages. PLoS ONE, 16(1), e0245750. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245750) (PMID:33507908) (PMCID:PMC7842886)

Minja, E. G. et al. (2021) Dietary diversity among households living in Kilombero district, in Morogoro region, South-Eastern Tanzania. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 5, 100171. (doi: 10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100171)

Pinda, P. G., Eichenberger, C., Ngowo, H. S. , Msaky, D. S., Abbasi, S., Kihonda, J., Bwanaly, H. and Okumu, F. O. (2020) Comparative assessment of insecticide resistance phenotypes in two major malaria vectors, Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis in south-eastern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 19, 408. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03483-3) (PMID:33176805) (PMCID:PMC7661194)

Nambunga, I. H. et al. (2020) Aquatic habitats of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 19, 219. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03295-5) (PMID:32576200) (PMCID:PMC7310514)

Monroe, A. et al. (2020) Patterns of human exposure to malaria vectors in Zanzibar and implications for malaria elimination efforts. Malaria Journal, 19, 212. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03266-w) (PMID:32571338) (PMCID:PMC7310102)

Masalu, J. P., Finda, M., Killeen, G. F., Ngowo, H. S. , Pinda, P. G. and Okumu, F. O. (2020) Creating mosquito-free outdoor spaces using transfluthrin-treated chairs and ribbons. Malaria Journal, 19, 109. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03180-1) (PMID:32156280) (PMCID:PMC7063784)

Kahamba, N. F., Limwagu, A. J., Mapua, S. A., Msugupakulya, B. J., Msaky, D. S., Kaindoa, E. W., Ngowo, H. S. and Okumu, F. O. (2020) Habitat characteristics and insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti in the Ifakara area, south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 13, 53. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-3920-y) (PMID:32033619) (PMCID:PMC7006121)

Msugupakulya, B. J., Kaindoa, E. W., Ngowo, H. S. , Kihonda, J. M., Kahamba, N. F., Msaky, D. S., Matoke-Muhia, D., Tungu, P. K. and Okumu, F. O. (2020) Preferred resting surfaces of dominant malaria vectors inside different house types in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 19, 22. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-3108-0) (PMID:31941508) (PMCID:PMC6964015)

Swai, J. K. et al. (2019) Protecting migratory farmers in rural Tanzania using eave ribbons treated with the spatial mosquito repellent, transfluthrin. Malaria Journal, 18, 414. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-3048-8) (PMID:31823783) (PMCID:PMC6905030)

Mwanga, E. P. et al. (2019) Detection of malaria parasites in dried human blood spots using mid-infrared spectroscopy and logistic regression analysis. Malaria Journal, 18, 341. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2982-9) (PMID:31590669) (PMCID:PMC6781347)

Mwanga, E. P. et al. (2019) Eave ribbons treated with transfluthrin can protect both users and non-users against malaria vectors. Malaria Journal, 18, 314. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2958-9) (PMID:31533739) (PMCID:PMC6751741)

Mwanga, E. P., Ngowo, H. S. , Mapua, S. A., Mmbando, A. S., Kaindoa, E. W., Kifungo, K. and Okumu, F. O. (2019) Evaluation of an ultraviolet LED trap for catching Anopheles and Culex mosquitoes in south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 12, 418. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3673-7) (PMID:31455370) (PMCID:PMC6712696)

Matowo, N. S. et al. (2019) Fine-scale spatial and temporal variations in insecticide resistance in Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 12, 413. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3676-4) (PMID:31443737) (PMCID:PMC6708135)

Limwagu, A. J. et al. (2019) Using a miniaturized double-net trap (DN-Mini) to assess relationships between indoor–outdoor biting preferences and physiological ages of two malaria vectors, Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus. Malaria Journal, 18, 282. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2913-9) (PMID:31438957) (PMCID:PMC6704488)

Batista, E. P.A., Mapua, S. A., Ngowo, H. , Matowo, N. S., Melo, E. F., Paixão, K. S., Eiras, A. E. and Okumu, F. O. (2019) Videographic analysis of flight behaviours of host-seeking Anopheles arabiensis towards BG-Malaria trap. PLoS ONE, 14(7), e0220563. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220563) (PMID:31365584) (PMCID:PMC6668822)

Finda, M. F. et al. (2019) Linking human behaviours and malaria vector biting risk in south-eastern Tanzania. PLoS ONE, 14(6), e0217414. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217414) (PMID:31158255) (PMCID:PMC6546273)

Mwanga, E. P. et al. (2019) Using mid-infrared spectroscopy and supervised machine-learning to identify vertebrate blood meals in the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis. Malaria Journal, 18, 187. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2822-y) (PMID:31146762) (PMCID:PMC6543689)

Mmbando, A. S. et al. (2019) Evaluation of a push–pull system consisting of transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons and odour-baited traps for control of indoor- and outdoor-biting malaria vectors. Malaria Journal, 18, 87. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2714-1) (PMID:30894185) (PMCID:PMC6427877)

Kaindoa, E. W. et al. (2019) Swarms of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 18, 29. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2660-y) (PMID:30696441) (PMCID:PMC6350364)

Moshi, I. R., Manderson, L., Ngowo, H. S. , Mlacha, Y. P., Okumu, F. O. and Mnyone, L. L. (2018) Outdoor malaria transmission risks and social life: a qualitative study in South-Eastern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 17, 397. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2550-8) (PMID:30373574) (PMCID:PMC6206631)

Mmbando, A. S., Ngowo, H. , Limwagu, A., Kilalangongono, M., Kifungo, K. and Okumu, F. O. (2018) Eave ribbons treated with the spatial repellent, transfluthrin, can effectively protect against indoor-biting and outdoor-biting malaria mosquitoes. Malaria Journal, 17, 368. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2520-1) (PMID:30333015) (PMCID:PMC6192339)

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