Publications
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
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
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
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
Duthaler U, Weber M, Hofer L, Chaccour C, Maia M, Müller P, Krähenbühl S, Hammann F. The pharmacokinetics and drug-drug interactions of ivermectin in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Pathog. 2021;17(3):e1009382. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009382
Msellemu D, Ross A, Temu L, Moshi I, Hofer L, Mwanziva C, Kohi Y.M, Moore S.J. Effect of interventions to reduce malaria incidence among military personnel on active duty: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of the impact of etofenprox-treated uniforms, permethrin-treated uniforms and DEET insect repellent. Trials. 2021;22:825. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05801-9
Tambwe M.M, Moore S, Hofer L, Kibondo U.A, Saddler A. Transfluthrin eave-positioned targeted insecticide (EPTI) reduces human landing rate (HLR) of pyrethroid resistant and susceptible malaria vectors in a semi-field simulated peridomestic space. Malar J. 2021;20:357. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03880-2