Selected Published Research Articles Edited by Dr. Paul Mireji:

Jeyaprakasam et al., (2023). High transmission efficiency of the simian malaria vectors and population expansion of their parasites Plasmodium cynomolgi and Plasmodium inui. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 17(6):e0011438. 

Mbewe et al., (2023).  A non-inferiority and GLP-compliant study of broflanilide IRS (VECTRON™ T500), a novel meta-diamide insecticide against Anopheles arabiensis. Front. Trop.Dis.3:2022

Shang et al., (2023).  Genome-wide analysis of long noncoding RNAs and their association in regulating the metamorphosis of the Sarcophaga peregrina (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 17(6):e0011411. 

Palasio et al., (2023). Distribution of genetic diversity of neotropical Biomphalaria (Preston 1910) (Basommatophora: Planorbidae) intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis in Southeast Brazil. Front. Trop.Dis. 4:2023 

Tack et al., (2023). Health itinerary-related survival of children under-five with severe malaria or bloodstream infection, DR Congo. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 17(3):e0011156. 

Tebben et al., (2023). Malian children infected with Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium falciparum display very similar gene expression profiles. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 17(1):e0010802. 

Chamchoy et al., (2022). Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) genetic variations in Thai vivax malaria patients: Implications for 8-aminoquinoline radical cure. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 16(12):e0010986. 

Waithaka et al., (2022). Sequences and proteins that influence mRNA processing in Trypanosoma brucei: Evolutionary conservation of SR-domain and PTB protein functions. PLoS Negl Trop Dis.16(10):e0010876.

Marten et al., (2022). Chronic depletion of vertebrate lipids in Aedes aegypti cells dysregulates lipid metabolism and inhibits innate immunity without altering dengue infectivity. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 16(10):e0010890. 

Lee et al., (2022).  Whole-genome sequencing and genetic diversity of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus using multiplex PCR-based nanopore sequencing, Republic of Korea. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 16(9):e0010763. 

Ruberto et al., (2022). Single-cell RNA sequencing of Plasmodium vivax sporozoites reveals stage- and species-specific transcriptomic signatures. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 16(8):e0010633. 

Maffey et al., (2022).  City puzzles: Does urban land scape affect genetic population structure in Aedes aegypti? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 16(7):e0010549. 

Gonçalves et al., (2021). Community deployment of a synthetic pheromone of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis co-located with insecticide reduces vector abundance in treated and neighbouring untreated houses: Implications for control of Leishmania infantum. PLoS Negl Trop Dis.15(2):e0009080. 

Milugo et al., (2021). Naturally Occurring Compounds with Larvicidal Activity Against Malaria Mosquitoes. Front. Trop.Dis. 2:2021.

Ketema et al., (2021). Plasmodium vivax epidemiology in Ethiopia 2000-2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 15(9):e0009781.

Maya-Maldonado et al., (2021). Mosquito metallomics reveal copper and iron as critical factors for Plasmodium infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 15(6):e0009509. 

Cardozo et al., (2021). Effect of habitat fragmentation on rural house invasion by sylvatic triatomines: A multiple landscape-scale approach. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 15(7):e0009579. 

Nnko et al., (2021). Potential impacts of climate change on geographical distribution of three primary vectors of African Trypanosomiasis in Tanzania's Maasai Steppe: G. m. morsitans, G. pallidipes and G. swynnertoni. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 15(2):e0009081. 

Ye et al., (2020). Transmission competence of a new mesonivirus, Yichang virus, in mosquitoes and its interference with representative flaviviruses. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 14(11):e0008920. 

Lord  et al., (2020). Assessing the effect of insecticide-treated cattle on tsetse abundance and trypanosome transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface in Serengeti, Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis.14(8):e0008288. 

Are  and  Hargrove (2020). Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses of extinction probabilities suggest that adult female mortality is the weakest link for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp). PLoS Negl Trop Dis.14(5):e0007854. 

Are  and  Hargrove (2020). Extinction probabilities as a function of temperature for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp.). PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 14(5):e0007769. 

Cunningham et al., (2020). Evidence of the absence of human African trypanosomiasis in two northern districts of Uganda: Analyses of cattle, pigs and tsetse flies for the presence of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 14(4):e0007737. 

Schrama et al., (2018). Eutrophication and predator presence overrule the effects of temperature on mosquito survival and development. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 12(3):e0006354. 

Ferreira  et al, (2018). The small non-coding RNA response to virus infection in the Leishmania vector Lutzomyia longipalpis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 12(6):e0006569.