Publications

Lushasi S.C, Mwalugelo Y.A, Swai J.K, Mmbando A.S, Muyaga L.L, Nyolobi N.K, Mutashobya A, Mmbaga A.T, Kunambi H.J, Twaha S, Mwema M.F, Lwetoijera D.W. The interspecific competition between larvae of Aedes aegypti and major african malaria vectors in a semi-field system in Tanzania. Insects. 2025;16(1):34. DOI: 10.3390/insects16010034

Swai J.K, Moore S.J. Beyond repellents: spatial emanators for the control of malaria in Africa. Lancet. 2025;405(10473):101-103. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)02754-5

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, Mbuba E, Irish S.R, Swai J.K, Ntabaliba W, Makungwa N.O, Ngonyani S, Mpelepele A.B, Kibondo U.A, Odufuwa O.G, Moore S.J. Comparative efficacy of Vector Guard® to Olyset® Plus insecticide-treated nets against strongly pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles arabiensis in experimental huts in Tanzania. Front Malar. 2024;2:1507392. DOI: 10.3389/fmala.2024.1507392

Mosi F.A, Rutha I, Velez R, Swai J.K, Mlacha Y.P, Marques J, Silveira H, Tarimo B.B. Effects of a blood-free mosquito diet on fitness and gonotrophic cycle parameters of laboratory reared Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto. Parasit Vectors. 2024;17:289. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06345-y

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

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

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