Publications

Fairbanks E.L, Saeung M, Pongsiri A, Vajda E, Wang Y, McIver D.J, Richardson J.H, Tatarsky A, Lobo N.F, Moore S.J, Ponlawat A, Chareonviriyaphap T, Ross A, Chitnis N. Inference for entomological semi-field experiments: fitting a mathematical model assessing personal and community protection of vector-control interventions. Comput Biol Med. 2024;168:107716. DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107716

Fairbanks E.L, Tambwe M.M, Moore J, Mpelepele A, Lobo N.F, Mashauri R, Chitnis N, Moore S.J. Evaluating human landing catches as a measure of mosquito biting and the importance of considering additional modes of action. Sci Rep. 2024;14:11476. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61116-0

Hofer L.M, Kweyamba P.A, Sayi R.M, Chabo M.S, Mwanga R, Maitra S.L, Somboka M.M, Schnoz A, Golumbeanu M, Schneeberger P.H.H, Ross A, Habtewold T, Nsanzabana C, Moore S.J, Tambwe M.M. Additional blood meals increase sporozoite infection in Anopheles mosquitoes but not Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity. Sci Rep. 2024;14:17467. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67990-y

Irish S.R, Nimmo D, Bharmel J, Tripet F, Müller P, Manrique-Saide P, Moore S.J. A review of selective indoor residual spraying for malaria control. Malar J. 2024;23:252. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-05053-3

Lugenge A.G, Odufuwa O.G, Mseti J.J, Swai J.K, Skovmand O, Moore S.J. Complete series method (CSM): a convenient method to reduce daily heterogeneity when evaluating the regeneration time (RT) of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). Parasit Vectors. 2024;17:235. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06323-4

Machange J.J, Maasayi M.S, Mundi J, Moore J, Muganga J.B, Odufuwa O.G, Moore S.J, Tenywa F.C. Comparison of the trapping efficacy of locally modified gravid Aedes trap and autocidal gravid ovitrap for the monitoring and surveillance of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Tanzania. Insects. 2024;15(6):401. DOI: 10.3390/insects15060401

Moore S, Karl S. Is the next generation of mosquito nets surviving expectations?. Lancet Infect Dis. 2024;24(6):564-565. DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(24)00073-2

Msellemu D, Tanner M, Yadav R.S, Moore S.J. Occupational exposure to malaria, leishmaniasis and arbovirus vectors in endemic regions: a systematic review. Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis. 2024;6:100185. DOI: 10.1016/j.crpvbd.2024.100185

Mshani I.H, Jackson F.M, Mwanga R.Y, Kweyamba P.A, Mwanga E.P, Tambwe M.M, Hofer L.M, Siria D.J, González-Jiménez M, Wynne K, Moore S.J, Okumu F, Babayan S.A, Baldini F. Screening of malaria infections in human blood samples with varying parasite densities and anaemic conditions using AI-Powered mid-infrared spectroscopy. Malar J. 2024;23:188. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-05011-z

Odufuwa O.G, Bradley J, Ngonyani S, Mpelepele A.B, Matanila I, Muganga J.B, Bosselmann R, Skovmand O, Mboma Z.M, Moore S.J. Time of exposure and assessment influence the mortality induced by insecticides against metabolic resistant mosquitoes. Parasit Vectors. 2024;17:103. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06190-z

Odufuwa O.G, Maasayi M.S, Mbuba E, Ntabaliba W, Philipo R, Ngonyani S, Mpelepele A.B, Matanila I, Ngonyani H, Moore J, Mlacha Y.P, Stevenson J.C, Moore S.J. The non-inferiority of piperonyl-butoxide Yorkool(®) G3 insecticide-treated nets compared to Olyset®Plus measured by Anopheles arabiensis mortality in experimental huts in Tanzania. Malar J. 2024;23:309. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-05130-7

Vajda É A, Ross A, Doum D, Fairbanks E.L, Chitnis N, Hii J, Moore S.J, Richardson J.H, Macdonald M, Sovannaroth S, Kimheng P, McIver D.J, Tatarsky A, Lobo N.F. Field evaluation of a volatile pyrethroid spatial repellent and etofenprox treated clothing for outdoor protection against forest malaria vectors in Cambodia. Sci Rep. 2024;14:17348. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67470-3

Burton T.A, Kabinga L.H, Simubali L, Hayre Q, Moore S.J, Stevenson J.C, Lobo N.F. Semi-field evaluation of a volatile transfluthrin-based intervention reveals efficacy as a spatial repellent and evidence of other modes of action. PLoS One. 2023;18(5):e0285501. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285501

Challenger J.D, Nash R.K, Ngufor C, Sanou A, Toé K.H, Moore S, Tungu P.K, Rowland M, Foster G.M, N'Guessan R, Sherrard-Smith E, Churcher T.S. Assessing the variability in experimental hut trials evaluating insecticide-treated nets against malaria vectors. Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis. 2023;3:100115. DOI: 10.1016/j.crpvbd.2023.100115

Fillinger U, Denz A, Njoroge M.M, Tambwe M.M, Takken W, van Loon J.J.A, Moore S.J, Saddler A, Chitnis N, Hiscox A. A randomized, double-blind placebo-control study assessing the protective efficacy of an odour-based 'push-pull' malaria vector control strategy in reducing human-vector contact. Sci Rep. 2023;13:11197. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38463-5

Georgiades M, Alampounti A, Somers J, Su M.P, Ellis D.A, Bagi J, Terrazas-Duque D, Tytheridge S, Ntabaliba W, Moore S, Albert J.T, Andrés M. Hearing of malaria mosquitoes is modulated by a beta-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor which serves as insecticide target. Nat Commun. 2023;14:4338. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40029-y

Habtewold T, Wagah M, Tambwe M.M, Moore S, Windbichler N, Christophides G, Johnson H, Heaton H, Collins J, Krasheninnikova K, Pelan S.E, Pointon D.-L.B, Sims Y, Torrance J.W, Tracey A, Uliano Da Silva M, Wood J.M, von Wyschetzki K, Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations- D.N.A, McCarthy S.A, Neafsey D.E, Makunin A, Lawniczak M. A chromosomal reference genome sequence for the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambia, Giles, 1902, Ifakara strain. Wellcome Open Res. 2023;8:74. DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18854.1

Hofer L.M, Kweyamba P.A, Sayi R.M, Chabo M.S, Maitra S.L, Moore S.J, Tambwe M.M. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests reliably detect asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in school-aged children that are infectious to mosquitoes. Parasit Vectors. 2023;16:217. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05761-w

Kweyamba P.A, Hofer L.M, Kibondo U.A, Mwanga R.Y, Sayi R.M, Matwewe F, Austin J.W, Stutz S, Moore S.J, Müller P, Tambwe M.M. Sub-lethal exposure to chlorfenapyr reduces the probability of developing Plasmodium falciparum parasites in surviving Anopheles mosquitoes. Parasit Vectors. 2023;16:342. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05963-2

Maasayi M.S, Machange J.J, Kamande D.S, Kibondo U.A, Odufuwa O.G, Moore S.J, Tambwe M.M. The MTego trap: a potential tool for monitoring malaria and arbovirus vectors. Parasit Vectors. 2023;16:212. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05835-9

Mbuba E, Odufuwa O.G, Moore J, Mmbaga S, Tchicaya E, Edi C, Chalageri V, Uragayala S, Sharma A, Rahi M, Raghavendra K, Eapen A, Koenker H, Ross A, Moore S.J. Multi-country evaluation of the durability of pyrethroid plus piperonyl-butoxide insecticide-treated nets: study protocol. Malar J. 2023;22:30. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04465-x

Meier L, Antillón M, Burri C, Chitnis N, Endriss Y, Keiser J, Moore S, Müller P, Penny M, Voss T.S, Mäser P, Utzinger J. Repurposing know-how for drug development: case studies from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Chimia (Aarau). 2023;77(9):582-592. DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.582

Monroe A, Moore S, Okumu F, Kiware S, Lobo N.F, Koenker H, Sherrard-Smith E, Gimnig J, Killeen G.F. Correction: Methods and indicators for measuring patterns of human exposure to malaria vectors. Malar J. 2023;22:270. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04676-2

Ntabaliba W, Vavassori L, Stica C, Makungwa N, Odufuwa O.G, Swai J.K, Lekundayo R, Moore S. Life expectancy of Anopheles funestus is double that of Anopheles arabiensis in southeast Tanzania based on mark-release-recapture method. Sci Rep. 2023;13:15775. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42761-3

Swai J.K, Kibondo U.A, Ntabaliba W.S, Ngoyani H.A, Makungwa N.O, Mseka A.P, Chura M.R, Mascari T.M, Moore S.J. CDC light traps underestimate the protective efficacy of an indoor spatial repellent against bites from wild Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes in Tanzania. Malar J. 2023;22:141. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04568-5

Swai J.K, Soto A.C, Ntabaliba W.S, Kibondo U.A, Ngonyani H.A, Mseka A.P, Ortiz A, Chura M.R, Mascari T.M, Moore S.J. Efficacy of the spatial repellent product Mosquito Shield™ against wild pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles arabiensis in south-eastern Tanzania. Malar J. 2023;22:249. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04674-4

Tambwe M.M, Kibondo U.A, Odufuwa O.G, Moore J, Mpelepele A, Mashauri R, Saddler A, Moore S.J. Human landing catches provide a useful measure of protective efficacy for the evaluation of volatile pyrethroid spatial repellents. Parasit Vectors. 2023;16:90. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05685-5

Vajda E.A, Saeung M, Ross A, McIver D.J, Tatarsky A, Moore S.J, Lobo N.F, Chareonviriyaphap T. A semi-field evaluation in Thailand of the use of human landing catches (HLC) versus human-baited double net trap (HDN) for assessing the impact of a volatile pyrethroid spatial repellent and pyrethroid-treated clothing on Anopheles minimus landi. Malar J. 2023;22:202. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04619-x

Chen I.T.T, Sawi J.K, Msellemu D, Lobo N, Bradley J, Moore S. Volatile pyrethroid spatial repellents for malaria prevention. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022;11:CD015128. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015128

Kamande D.S, Odufuwa O.G, Mbuba E, Hofer L, Moore S.J. Modified World Health Organization (WHO) tunnel test for higher throughput evaluation of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) considering the effect of alternative hosts, exposure time, and mosquito density. Insects. 2022;13(7):562. DOI: 10.3390/insects13070562

Kibondo U.A, Odufuwa O.G, Ngonyani S.H, Mpelepele A.B, Matanilla I, Ngonyani H, Makungwa N.O, Mseka A.P, Swai K, Ntabaliba W, Stutz S, Austin J.W, Moore S.J. Influence of testing modality on bioefficacy for the evaluation of Interceptor® G2 mosquito nets to combat malaria mosquitoes in Tanzania. Parasit Vectors. 2022;15:124. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05207-9

Lees R.S, Armistead J.S, Azizi S, Constant E, Fornadel C, Gimnig J.E, Hemingway J, Impoinvil D, Irish S.R, Kisinza W, Lissenden N, Mawejje H.D, Messenger L.A, Moore S, Ngufor C, Oxborough R, Protopopoff N, Ranson H, Small G, Wagman J, Weetman D, Zohdy S, Spiers A. Strain characterisation for measuring bioefficacy of itns treated with two active ingredients (Dual-AI ITNs): developing a robust protocol by building consensus. Insects. 2022;13(5):434. DOI: 10.3390/insects13050434

Lissenden N, Armistead J.S, Gleave K, Irish S.R, Martin J.L, Messenger L.A, Moore S.J, Ngufor C, Protopopoff N, Oxborough R, Spiers A, Lees R.S. Developing consensus standard operating procedures (SOPs) to evaluate new types of insecticide-treated nets. Insects. 2022;13(1):7. DOI: 10.3390/insects13010007

Madumla E.P, Moore S.J, Moore J, Mbuba E, Mbeyela E.M, Kibondo U.A, Selemani C, Mmbaga, Kobe D, Baraka J, Msellemu D, Swai J.K, Mboma Z.M, Odufuwa O.G. "In starvation, a bone can also be meat": a mixed methods evaluation of factors associated with discarding of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. Malar J. 2022;21:101. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04126-5

Mbwambo S.G, Bubun N, Mbuba E, Moore J, Mbina K, Kamande D, Laman M, Mpolya E, Odufuwa O.G, Freeman T, Karl S, Moore S.J. Comparison of cone bioassay estimates at two laboratories with different Anopheles mosquitoes for quality assurance of pyrethroid insecticide-treated nets. Malar J. 2022;21:214. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04217-3

Namango I.H, Marshall C, Saddler A, Ross A, Kaftan D, Tenywa F, Makungwa N, Odufuwa O.G, Ligema G, Ngonyani H, Matanila I, Bharmal J, Moore J, Moore S.J, Hetzel M.W. The Centres for Disease Control light trap (CDC-LT) and the human decoy trap (HDT) compared to the human landing catch (HLC) for measuring Anopheles biting in rural Tanzania. Malar J. 2022;21:181. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04192-9

Odufuwa O.G, Moore S.J, Mboma Z.M, Mbuba E, Muganga J.B, Moore J, Philipo R, Rashid M.A, Bosselmann R, Skovmand O, Bradley J. Insecticide-treated eave nets and window screens for malaria control in Chalinze district, Tanzania: a study protocol for a household randomised control trial. Trials. 2022;23:578. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06408-4

Somers J, Georgiades M, Su M.P, Bagi J, Andrés M, Alampounti A, Mills G, Ntabaliba W, Moore S.J, Spaccapelo R, Albert J.T. Hitting the right note at the right time: circadian control of audibility in Anopheles mosquito mating swarms is mediated by flight tones. Sci Adv. 2022;8(2):eabl4844. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl4844

Tambwe M.M, Swai J.K, Moore S.J. Semifield system and experimental huts bioassays for the evaluation of spatial (and topical) repellents for indoor and outdoor use. In: Corona C,Debboun M,Coats J, eds. Advances in arthropod repellents, 163-192. Cambridge: Academic Press, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-85411-5.00011-X

Begg S, Wright A, Small G, Kirby M, Moore S, Koudou B, Kisinza W, Abdoulaye D, Moore J, Malima R, Kija P, Mosha F, Edi C, Bates I. Multi-site comparison of factors influencing progress of African insecticide testing facilities towards an international quality management system certification. PLoS One. 2021;16(11):e0259849. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259849