2025

Mwinyi, S. H. et al. (2025) Genomic analysis reveals a new cryptic taxon within the Anopheles gambiae complex with a distinct insecticide resistance profile in the coast of East Africa. Molecular Ecology, (doi: 10.1111/mec.17762) (Early Online Publication)

Pazmino Betancourth, M. , Boldin, A., Ochoa-Gutierrez, V., Hogg, R. A., Baldini, F. , González-Jiménez, M. , Wynne, K. and Childs, D. (2025) Towards fast quantum cascade laser spectrometers for high-throughput and cost-effective disease surveillance. Spectroscopy Journal, 3(1), 8. (doi: 10.3390/spectroscj3010008)

Laidlow, T. A. et al. (2025) Scoping review of Japanese encephalitis virus transmission models. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, (doi: 10.1155/tbed/9880670) (Early Online Publication)

2024

Dalal, N., Sáiz, M. J., Caporale, A. G., Baldini, F. , Babayan, S. A. and Adamo, P. (2024) Fishy forensics: FT-NIR and machine learning based authentication of Mediterranean anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 136, 106847. (doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106847)

Kahamba, N. F. et al. (2024) Societal uses of the main water bodies inhabited by malaria vectors and implications for larval source management. Malaria Journal, 23(1), 336. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-05154-z) (PMID:39521968) (PMCID:PMC11550540)

Odero, J. O. et al. (2024) Discovery of knock-down resistance in the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus. Molecular Ecology, 33(22), e17542. (doi: 10.1111/mec.17542) (PMID:39374937) (PMCID:PMC11537839)

Kataki, A. S., Baldini, F. and Naorem, A. S. (2024) Evaluation of synergistic effect of entomopathogenic fungi beauveria bassiana and lecanicillium lecacii on the mosquito culex quinquefaciatus. PLoS ONE, 19(9), e0308707. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308707) (PMID:39240894) (PMCID:PMC11379303)

Mshani, I. H. et al. (2024) Screening of malaria infections in human blood samples with varying parasite densities and anaemic conditions using AI-Powered mid-infrared spectroscopy. Malaria Journal, 23(1), 188. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-05011-z) (PMID:38880870) (PMCID:PMC11181574)

Wangrawa, D. W., Odero, J. O., Baldini, F. , Okumu, F. and Badolo, A. (2024) Distribution and insecticide resistance profile of the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus group across the African continent. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 38(2), pp. 119-137. (doi: 10.1111/mve.12706) (PMID:38303659)

Mwanga, E. P. et al. (2024) Reagent-free detection of Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections in field-collected mosquitoes using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning. Scientific Reports, 14, 12100. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63082-z)

Lamy, D. L., Gnambani, E. J., Sare, I., Millogo, S. A., Sodre, F. A., Namountougou, M., Viana, M. , Baldini, F. , Diabaté, A. and Bilgo, E. (2024) Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii. Wellcome Open Research, 9, 290. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21238.1)

Odero, J. et al. (2024) Genetic markers associated with the widespread insecticide resistance in malaria vector Anopheles funestus populations across Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 17(1), 230. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06315-4) (PMID:38760849)

Mwanga, E. P., Siria, D. J., Mshani, I. H., Mwinyi, S. H., Abbas, S., Gonzalez Jimenez, M. , Wynne, K. , Baldini, F. , Babayan, S. A. and Okumu, F. O. (2024) Rapid classification of epidemiologically relevant age categories of the malaria vector, Anopheles funestus. Parasites and Vectors, 17, 143. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06209-5) (PMID:38500231)

Mwanga, E. P. et al. (2024) Rapid assessment of the blood-feeding histories of wild-caught malaria mosquitoes using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning. Malaria Journal, 23(1), 86. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-04915-0) (PMID:38532415) (PMCID:PMC10964711)

Kahamba, N. F., Okumu, F. O. , Jumanne, M., Kifungo, K., Odero, J., Baldini, F. , Ferguson, H. and Nelli, L. (2024) Geospatial modelling of dry season habitats of the malaria vector, Anopheles funestus, in south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 17, 38. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06119-6)

Pazmiño-Betancourth, M. , Casas Gómez-Uribarri, I., Mondragon-Shem, K., Babayan, S. A. , Baldini, F. and Haines, L. R. (2024) Advancing age grading techniques for Glossina morsitans morsitans, vectors of african trypanosomiasis, through mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning. Biology Methods and Protocols, 9(1), bpae058. (doi: 10.1093/biomethods/bpae058) (PMID:39290986) (PMCID:PMC11407438)

2023

Mshani, I. H. et al. (2023) Key considerations, target product profiles, and research gaps in the application of infrared spectroscopy and artificial intelligence for malaria surveillance and diagnosis. Malaria Journal, 22(1), 346. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-023-04780-3) (PMID:37950315) (PMCID:PMC10638832)

Sare, I., Baldini, F. , Viana, M. , Badolo, A., Djigma, F., Diabate, A. and Bilgo, E. (2023) Adhesion and virulence properties of native Metarhizium fungal strains from Burkina Faso for the control of malaria vectors. Parasites and Vectors, 16, 406. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-05831-z)

Pazmiño Betancourth, M. , Ochoa-Gutiérrez, V. , Ferguson, H. M. , González-Jiménez, M. , Wynne, K. , Baldini, F. and Childs, D. (2023) Evaluation of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for predicting age, species, and cuticular resistance of Anopheles gambiae s.l under laboratory conditions. Scientific Reports, 13, 18499. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45696-x) (PMID:37898634) (PMCID:PMC10613238)

Odero, J. O., Nambunga, I. H., Wangrawa, D. W., Badolo, A., Weetman, D., Koekemoer, L. L., Ferguson, H. M. , Okumu, F. O. and Baldini, F. (2023) Advances in the genetic characterization of the malaria vector, Anopheles funestus, and implications for improved surveillance and control. Malaria Journal, 22(1), 230. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-023-04662-8) (PMID:37553665) (PMCID:PMC10410966)

Mwanga, E. P., Siria, D. J., Mitton, J., Mshani, I. H., González-Jiménez, M. , Selvarajah, P., Wynne, K. , Baldini, F. , Okumu, F. O. and Babayan, S. A. (2023) Using transfer learning and dimensionality reduction techniques to improve generalisability of machine-learning predictions of mosquito ages from mid-infrared spectra. BMC Bioinformatics, 24, 11. (doi: 10.1186/s12859-022-05128-5) (PMID:36624386) (PMCID:PMC9830685)

Baldini, F. and Viana, M. (2023) Dried out but alive: how mosquitoes survive 8 months. Trends in Parasitology, 39(1), pp. 1-3. (doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.11.006) (PMID:36470782)

2022

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)

Siria, D. J. et al. (2022) Rapid age-grading and species identification of natural mosquitoes for malaria surveillance. Nature Communications, 13, 1501. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28980-8) (PMID:35314683) (PMCID:PMC8938457)

2019

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)

González Jiménez, M. et al. (2019) Prediction of mosquito species and population age structure using mid-infrared spectroscopy and supervised machine learning. Wellcome Open Research, 4, 76. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15201.3) (PMID:31544155) (PMCID:PMC6753605)

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)

Maia, M. F., Kapulu, M., Muthui, M., Wagah, M. G., Ferguson, H. M. , Dowell, F. E., Baldini, F. and Ranford-Cartwright, L. (2019) Detection of Plasmodium falciparum infected Anopheles gambiae using near-infrared spectroscopy. Malaria Journal, 18, 85. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2719-9) (PMID:30890179) (PMCID:PMC6423776)

2018

Baldini, F. , Rougé, J., Kreppel, K., Mkandawile, G., Mapua, S. A., Sikulu-Lord, M., Ferguson, H. , Govella, N. and Okumu, F. O. (2018) First report of natural Wolbachia infection in the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis in Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 11, 635. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3249-y) (PMID:30545384) (PMCID:PMC6293665)

Ohm, J. R., Baldini, F. , Barreaux, P., Lefevre, T., Lynch, P. A., Suh, E., Whitehead, S. A. and Thomas, M. B. (2018) Rethinking the extrinsic incubation period of malaria parasites. Parasites and Vectors, 11, 178. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-2761-4) (PMID:29530073) (PMCID:PMC5848458)

Woodford, L., Bianco, G., Ivanova, Y., Dale, M., Elmer, K. , Rae, F., Larcombe, S. D., Helm, B., Ferguson, H. M. and Baldini, F. (2018) Vector species-specific association between natural Wolbachia infections and avian malaria in black fly populations. Scientific Reports, 8, 4188. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22550-z) (PMID:29520067) (PMCID:PMC5843599)

2017

Capilla-Lasheras, P. , Dominoni, D. M. , Babayan, S. A. , O'Shaughnessy, P. J. , Mladenova, M., Woodford, L., Pollock, C. J., Barr, T., Baldini, F. and Helm, B. (2017) Elevated immune gene expression is associated with poor reproductive success of urban blue tits. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 5, 64. (doi: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00064)

2016

Shaw, W. R., Marcenac, P., Childs, L. M., Buckee, C. O., Baldini, F. , Sawadogo, S. P., Dabire, R. K., Diabaté, A. and Catteruccia, F. (2016) Wolbachia infections in natural Anopheles populations affect egg laying and negatively correlate with Plasmodium development. Nature Communications, 7, 11772. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms11772) (PMID:27243367) (PMCID:PMC4895022)

Segata, N., Baldini, F. , Pompon, J., Garrett, W. S., TinTruong, D., Dabiré, R. K., Diabaté, A., Levashina, E. and Catteruccia, F. (2016) The reproductive tracts of two malaria vectors are populated by a core microbiome and by gender- and swarm-enriched microbial biomarkers. Scientific Reports, 6, 24207. (doi: 10.1038/srep24207) (PMID:27086581) (PMCID:PMC4834568)

2014

Gabrieli, P., Kakani, E. G., Mitchell, S. N., Mameli, E., Want, E. J., Mariezcurrena Anton, A., Serrao, A., Baldini, F. and Catteruccia, F. (2014) Sexual transfer of the steroid hormone 20E induces the postmating switch inAnopheles gambiae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(46), pp. 16353-16358. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1410488111) (PMID:25368171) (PMCID:PMC4246312)

Baldini, F. , Segata, N., Pompon, J., Marcenac, P., Shaw, W. R., Dabiré, R. K., Diabaté, A., Levashina, E. A. and Catteruccia, F. (2014) Evidence of natural Wolbachia infections in field populations of Anopheles gambiae. Nature Communications, 5, 3985. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms4985) (PMID:24905191) (PMCID:PMC4059924)

Shaw, W. R., Teodori, E., Mitchell, S. N., Baldini, F. , Gabrieli, P., Rogers, D. W. and Catteruccia, F. (2014) Mating activates the heme peroxidase HPX15 in the sperm storage organ to ensure fertility in Anopheles gambiae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(16), pp. 5854-5859. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1401715111) (PMID:24711401) (PMCID:PMC4000814)

2013

Baldini, F. , Gabrieli, P., South, A., Valim, C., Mancini, F. and Catteruccia, F. (2013) The interaction between a sexually transferred steroid hormone and a female protein regulates oogenesis in the malaria mosquito anopheles gambiae. PLoS Biology, 11(10), e1001695. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001695)

2012

Baldini, F. , Gabrieli, P., Rogers, D. W. and Catteruccia, F. (2012) Function and composition of male accessory gland secretions in Anopheles gambiae: a comparison with other insect vectors of infectious diseases. Pathogens and Global Health, 106(2), pp. 82-93. (doi: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000016) (PMID:22943543)

2011

Mancini, E. et al. (2011) Molecular characterization and evolution of a gene family encoding male-specific reproductive proteins in the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11(292), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-292)

Mancini, E. et al. (2011) Molecular evolution of a gene cluster of serine proteases expressed in the Anopheles gambiae female reproductive tract. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11(72), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-72)

2009

Biocca, S., Falconi, M., Filesi, I., Baldini, F. , Vecchione, L., Mango, R., Romeo, F., Federici, G., Desideri, A. and Novelli, G. (2009) Functional analysis and molecular dynamics simulation of LOX-1 K167N polymorphism reveal alteration of receptor activity. PLoS ONE, 4(2), e4648. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004648) (PMID:19247493) (PMCID:PMC2645694)

Rogers, D.W., Baldini, F. , Battaglia, F., Panico, M., Dell, A., Morris, H.R. and Catteruccia, F. (2009) Transglutaminase-mediated semen coagulation controls sperm storage in the malaria mosquito. PLoS Biology, 7(12), e1000272. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000272)

2008

Biocca, S. et al. (2008) The splice variant LOXIN inhibits LOX-1 receptor function through hetero-oligomerization. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 44(3), pp. 561-570. (doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.11.017)

Articles

Mwinyi, S. H. et al. (2025) Genomic analysis reveals a new cryptic taxon within the Anopheles gambiae complex with a distinct insecticide resistance profile in the coast of East Africa. Molecular Ecology, (doi: 10.1111/mec.17762) (Early Online Publication)

Pazmino Betancourth, M. , Boldin, A., Ochoa-Gutierrez, V., Hogg, R. A., Baldini, F. , González-Jiménez, M. , Wynne, K. and Childs, D. (2025) Towards fast quantum cascade laser spectrometers for high-throughput and cost-effective disease surveillance. Spectroscopy Journal, 3(1), 8. (doi: 10.3390/spectroscj3010008)

Laidlow, T. A. et al. (2025) Scoping review of Japanese encephalitis virus transmission models. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, (doi: 10.1155/tbed/9880670) (Early Online Publication)

Dalal, N., Sáiz, M. J., Caporale, A. G., Baldini, F. , Babayan, S. A. and Adamo, P. (2024) Fishy forensics: FT-NIR and machine learning based authentication of Mediterranean anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 136, 106847. (doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106847)

Kahamba, N. F. et al. (2024) Societal uses of the main water bodies inhabited by malaria vectors and implications for larval source management. Malaria Journal, 23(1), 336. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-05154-z) (PMID:39521968) (PMCID:PMC11550540)

Odero, J. O. et al. (2024) Discovery of knock-down resistance in the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus. Molecular Ecology, 33(22), e17542. (doi: 10.1111/mec.17542) (PMID:39374937) (PMCID:PMC11537839)

Kataki, A. S., Baldini, F. and Naorem, A. S. (2024) Evaluation of synergistic effect of entomopathogenic fungi beauveria bassiana and lecanicillium lecacii on the mosquito culex quinquefaciatus. PLoS ONE, 19(9), e0308707. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308707) (PMID:39240894) (PMCID:PMC11379303)

Mshani, I. H. et al. (2024) Screening of malaria infections in human blood samples with varying parasite densities and anaemic conditions using AI-Powered mid-infrared spectroscopy. Malaria Journal, 23(1), 188. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-05011-z) (PMID:38880870) (PMCID:PMC11181574)

Wangrawa, D. W., Odero, J. O., Baldini, F. , Okumu, F. and Badolo, A. (2024) Distribution and insecticide resistance profile of the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus group across the African continent. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 38(2), pp. 119-137. (doi: 10.1111/mve.12706) (PMID:38303659)

Mwanga, E. P. et al. (2024) Reagent-free detection of Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections in field-collected mosquitoes using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning. Scientific Reports, 14, 12100. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63082-z)

Lamy, D. L., Gnambani, E. J., Sare, I., Millogo, S. A., Sodre, F. A., Namountougou, M., Viana, M. , Baldini, F. , Diabaté, A. and Bilgo, E. (2024) Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii. Wellcome Open Research, 9, 290. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21238.1)

Odero, J. et al. (2024) Genetic markers associated with the widespread insecticide resistance in malaria vector Anopheles funestus populations across Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 17(1), 230. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06315-4) (PMID:38760849)

Mwanga, E. P., Siria, D. J., Mshani, I. H., Mwinyi, S. H., Abbas, S., Gonzalez Jimenez, M. , Wynne, K. , Baldini, F. , Babayan, S. A. and Okumu, F. O. (2024) Rapid classification of epidemiologically relevant age categories of the malaria vector, Anopheles funestus. Parasites and Vectors, 17, 143. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06209-5) (PMID:38500231)

Mwanga, E. P. et al. (2024) Rapid assessment of the blood-feeding histories of wild-caught malaria mosquitoes using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning. Malaria Journal, 23(1), 86. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-04915-0) (PMID:38532415) (PMCID:PMC10964711)

Kahamba, N. F., Okumu, F. O. , Jumanne, M., Kifungo, K., Odero, J., Baldini, F. , Ferguson, H. and Nelli, L. (2024) Geospatial modelling of dry season habitats of the malaria vector, Anopheles funestus, in south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 17, 38. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06119-6)

Pazmiño-Betancourth, M. , Casas Gómez-Uribarri, I., Mondragon-Shem, K., Babayan, S. A. , Baldini, F. and Haines, L. R. (2024) Advancing age grading techniques for Glossina morsitans morsitans, vectors of african trypanosomiasis, through mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning. Biology Methods and Protocols, 9(1), bpae058. (doi: 10.1093/biomethods/bpae058) (PMID:39290986) (PMCID:PMC11407438)

Mshani, I. H. et al. (2023) Key considerations, target product profiles, and research gaps in the application of infrared spectroscopy and artificial intelligence for malaria surveillance and diagnosis. Malaria Journal, 22(1), 346. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-023-04780-3) (PMID:37950315) (PMCID:PMC10638832)

Sare, I., Baldini, F. , Viana, M. , Badolo, A., Djigma, F., Diabate, A. and Bilgo, E. (2023) Adhesion and virulence properties of native Metarhizium fungal strains from Burkina Faso for the control of malaria vectors. Parasites and Vectors, 16, 406. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-05831-z)

Pazmiño Betancourth, M. , Ochoa-Gutiérrez, V. , Ferguson, H. M. , González-Jiménez, M. , Wynne, K. , Baldini, F. and Childs, D. (2023) Evaluation of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for predicting age, species, and cuticular resistance of Anopheles gambiae s.l under laboratory conditions. Scientific Reports, 13, 18499. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45696-x) (PMID:37898634) (PMCID:PMC10613238)

Odero, J. O., Nambunga, I. H., Wangrawa, D. W., Badolo, A., Weetman, D., Koekemoer, L. L., Ferguson, H. M. , Okumu, F. O. and Baldini, F. (2023) Advances in the genetic characterization of the malaria vector, Anopheles funestus, and implications for improved surveillance and control. Malaria Journal, 22(1), 230. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-023-04662-8) (PMID:37553665) (PMCID:PMC10410966)

Mwanga, E. P., Siria, D. J., Mitton, J., Mshani, I. H., González-Jiménez, M. , Selvarajah, P., Wynne, K. , Baldini, F. , Okumu, F. O. and Babayan, S. A. (2023) Using transfer learning and dimensionality reduction techniques to improve generalisability of machine-learning predictions of mosquito ages from mid-infrared spectra. BMC Bioinformatics, 24, 11. (doi: 10.1186/s12859-022-05128-5) (PMID:36624386) (PMCID:PMC9830685)

Baldini, F. and Viana, M. (2023) Dried out but alive: how mosquitoes survive 8 months. Trends in Parasitology, 39(1), pp. 1-3. (doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.11.006) (PMID:36470782)

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)

Siria, D. J. et al. (2022) Rapid age-grading and species identification of natural mosquitoes for malaria surveillance. Nature Communications, 13, 1501. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28980-8) (PMID:35314683) (PMCID:PMC8938457)

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)

González Jiménez, M. et al. (2019) Prediction of mosquito species and population age structure using mid-infrared spectroscopy and supervised machine learning. Wellcome Open Research, 4, 76. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15201.3) (PMID:31544155) (PMCID:PMC6753605)

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)

Maia, M. F., Kapulu, M., Muthui, M., Wagah, M. G., Ferguson, H. M. , Dowell, F. E., Baldini, F. and Ranford-Cartwright, L. (2019) Detection of Plasmodium falciparum infected Anopheles gambiae using near-infrared spectroscopy. Malaria Journal, 18, 85. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2719-9) (PMID:30890179) (PMCID:PMC6423776)

Baldini, F. , Rougé, J., Kreppel, K., Mkandawile, G., Mapua, S. A., Sikulu-Lord, M., Ferguson, H. , Govella, N. and Okumu, F. O. (2018) First report of natural Wolbachia infection in the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis in Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 11, 635. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3249-y) (PMID:30545384) (PMCID:PMC6293665)

Ohm, J. R., Baldini, F. , Barreaux, P., Lefevre, T., Lynch, P. A., Suh, E., Whitehead, S. A. and Thomas, M. B. (2018) Rethinking the extrinsic incubation period of malaria parasites. Parasites and Vectors, 11, 178. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-2761-4) (PMID:29530073) (PMCID:PMC5848458)

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