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

Golumbeanu M, Briët O, Champagne C, Lemant J, Winkel M, Zogo B, Gerhards M, Sinka M, Chitnis N, Penny M, Pothin E, Smith T. AnophelesModel: an R package to interface mosquito bionomics, human exposure and intervention effects with models of malaria intervention impact. PLoS Comput Biol. 2024;20(9):e1011609. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011609

Kamber L, Bürli C, Harbrecht H, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Chitnis N. Modeling the persistence of Opisthorchis viverrini worm burden after mass-drug administration and education campaigns with systematic adherence. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024;18(2):e0011362. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011362

Newby G, Cotter C, Roh M.E, Harvard K, Bennett A, Hwang J, Chitnis N, Fine S, Stresman G, Chen I, Gosling R, Hsiang M.S. Correction: Testing and treatment for malaria elimination: a systematic review. Malar J. 2024;23:63. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-04861-x

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

Vasconcelos A, King J.D, Nunes-Alves C, Anderson R, Argaw D, Basáñez M.G, Bilal S, Blok D.J, Blumberg S, Borlase A, Brady O.J, Browning R, Chitnis N, Coffeng L.E, Crowley E.H, Cucunubá Z.M, Cummings D.A.T, Davis C.N, Davis E.L, Dixon M, Dobson A, Dyson L, French M, Fronterre C, Giorgi E, Huang C.I, Jain S, James A, Kim S.H, Kura K, Lucianez A, Marks M, Mbabazi P.S, Medley G.F, Michael E, Montresor A, Mutono N, Mwangi T.S, Rock K.S, Saboyá-Díaz M.I, Sasanami M, Schwehm M, Spencer S.E.F, Srivathsan A, Stawski R.S, Stolk W.A, Sutherland S.A, Tchuem Tchuenté L.T, de Vlas S.J, Walker M, Brooker S.J, Hollingsworth T.D, Solomon A.W, Socé Fall I. Accelerating progress towards the 2030 neglected tropical diseases targets: How can quantitative modeling support programmatic decisions?. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;78(Suppl. 2):S83-S92. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae082

Wang Y, Chitnis N, Fairbanks E.L. Optimizing malaria vector control in the Greater Mekong Subregion: a systematic review and mathematical modelling study to identify desirable intervention characteristics. Parasit Vectors. 2024;17(1):162. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06234-4

Bucher A, Dimov A, Fink G, Chitnis N, Bonfoh B, Zinsstag J. Benefit-cost analysis of coordinated strategies for control of rabies in Africa. Nat Commun. 2023;14:5370. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41110-2

Charlwood J.D, Smith T.A, Kampango A, Tomas E.V.E, Chitnis N. Time series analysis of survival and oviposition cycle duration of Anopheles funestus (Giles) in Mozambique. PeerJ. 2023;11:e15230. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15230

Cushing J.M, Park J, Farrell A, Chitnis N. Treatment outcome in an SI model with evolutionary resistance: a Darwinian model for the evolution of resistance. J Biol Dyn. 2023;17(1):2255061. DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2023.2255061

Das A.M, Hetzel M.W, Yukich J.O, Stuck L, Fakih B.S, Al-mafazy A.H, Ali A, Chitnis N. Modelling the impact of interventions on imported, introduced and indigenous malaria infections in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Nat Commun. 2023;14:2750. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38379-8

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

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

Newby G, Cotter C, Roh M.E, Harvard K, Bennett A, Hwang J, Chitnis N, Fine S, Stresman G, Chen I, Gosling R, Hsiang M.S. Testing and treatment for malaria elimination: a systematic review. Malar J. 2023;22:254. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04670-8

Sousa F.M, Warembourg C, Abakar M.F, Alvarez D, Berger-González M, Odoch T, Wera E, Chitnis N, Silva L.C, Alobo G, Sikko M.M, Roquel P, Hernández A.L.L, Dürr S. Investigation of optimized observation periods for estimating a representative home range of free-roaming domestic dogs. Sci Rep. 2023;13:22750. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49851-2

Das A.M, Hetzel M.W, Yukich J.O, Stuck L, Fakih B.S, Al-mafazy A.H, Ali A, Chitnis N. The impact of reactive case detection on malaria transmission in Zanzibar in the presence of human mobility. Epidemics. 2022;41:100639. DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100639

Golumbeanu M, Yang G.J, Camponovo F, Stuckey E.M, Hamon N, Mondy M, Rees S, Chitnis N, Cameron E, Penny M.A. Leveraging mathematical models of disease dynamics and machine learning to improve development of novel malaria interventions. Infect Dis Poverty. 2022;11:61. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-022-00981-1

Le Rütte E.A, Shattock A.J, Chitnis N, Kelly S.L, Penny M.A. Modelling the impact of Omicron and emerging variants on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and public health burden. Commun Med (Lond). 2022;2:93. DOI: 10.1038/s43856-022-00154-z

Shattock A.J, Le Rütte E.A, Dünner R.P, Sen S, Kelly S.L, Chitnis N, Penny M.A. Impact of vaccination and non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 dynamics in Switzerland. Epidemics. 2022;38:100535. DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2021.100535

Simakova A.V, Babkina I.B, Chitnis N, Katokhin A.V, Babkin A.M, Fedorova O.S. The role of non-commercial cyprinids in maintenance and spread of the opisthorchiasis focus in the middle Ob River basin (Tomsk region, Russia). Food Waterborne Parasitol. 2022;26:e00146. DOI: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2022.e00146

Aliee M, Castaño S, Davis C.N, Patel S, Miaka E.M, Spencer S.E.F, Keeling M.J, Chitnis N, Rock K.S. Predicting the impact of COVID-19 interruptions on transmission of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in two health zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021;115(3):245-252. DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trab019

Chitnis N, Zinsstag J, Fuhrimann S, Hattendorf J. Animal-human transmission models. In: Zinsstag J,Schelling E,Waltner-Toews D,Whittaker M,Tanner M, eds. One Health: the theory and practice of integrated health approaches, 145-156. Wallingford: CABI, 2021

Das A.M, Chitnis N, Burri C, Paris D.H, Patel S, Spencer S.E.F, Miaka E.M, Castaño M.S. Modelling the impact of fexinidazole use on human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(11):e0009992. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009992

Davis C.N, Castaño M.S, Aliee M, Patel S, Miaka E.M, Keeling M.J, Spencer S.E.F, Chitnis N, Rock K.S. Modelling to quantify the likelihood that local elimination of transmission has occurred using routine gambiense human African trypanosomiasis surveillance data. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;72(Suppl. 3):S146-S151. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab190

Denz A, Njoroge M.M, Tambwe M.M, Champagne C, Okumu F, van Loon J.J.A, Hiscox A, Saddler A, Fillinger U, Moore S.J, Chitnis N. Predicting the impact of outdoor vector control interventions on malaria transmission intensity from semi-field studies. Parasit Vectors. 2021;14:64. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04560-x

Runge M, Mapua S, Nambunga I, Smith T.A, Chitnis N, Okumu F, Pothin E. Evaluation of different deployment strategies for larviciding to control malaria: a simulation study. Malar J. 2021;20:324. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03854-4

Runge M, Mapua S, Nambunga I, Smith T.A, Chitnis N, Okumu F, Pothin E. Correction to: Evaluation of different deployment strategies for larviciding to control malaria: a simulation study. Malar J. 2021;20:350. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03882-0

Simakova A.V, Chitnis N, Babkina I.B, Fedorova O.S, Fedotova M.M, Babkin A.N, Khodkevich N.E. Abundance of Opisthorchis felineus metacercariae in cyprinid fish in the middle Ob river basin (Tomsk region, Russia). Food Waterborne Parasitol. 2021;22:e00113. DOI: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2021.e00113

Smith T, Denz A, Ombok M, Bayoh N, Koenker H, Chitnis N, Briët O, Yukich J, Gimnig J.E. Incidence and consequences of damage to insecticide-treated mosquito nets in Kenya. Malar J. 2021;20:476. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03978-7

Toor J, Adams E.R, Aliee M, Amoah B, Anderson R.M, Ayabina D, Bailey R, Basanez M.G, Blok D.J, Blumberg S, Borlase A, Rivera R.C, Castaño M.S, Chitnis N, Coffeng L.E, Crump R.E, Das A, Davis C.N, Davis E.L, Deiner M.S, Diggle P.J, Fronterre C, Giardina F, Giorgi E, Graham M, Hamley J.I.D, Huang C.I, Kura K, Lietman T.M, Lucas T.C.D, Malizia V, Medley G.F, Meeyai A, Michael E, Porco T.C, Prada J.M, Rock K.S, Le Rütte E.A, Smith M.E, Spencer S.E.F, Stolk W.A, Touloupou P, Vasconcelos A, Vegvari C, de Vlas S.J, Walker M, Hollingsworth T.D. Predicted impact of COVID-19 on neglected tropical disease programs and the opportunity for innovation. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;72(8):1463-1466. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa933

Castaño M.S, Aliee M, Mwamba Miaka E, Keeling M.J, Chitnis N, Rock K.S. Screening strategies for a sustainable endpoint for gambiense sleeping sickness. J Infect Dis. 2020;221(Suppl. 5):S539-S545. DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz588

Castaño M.S, Ndeffo-Mbah M.L, Rock K.S, Palmer C, Knock E, Mwamba Miaka E, Ndung'u J.M, Torr S, Verlé P, Spencer S.E.F, Galvani A, Bever C, Keeling M.J, Chitnis N. Assessing the impact of aggregating disease stage data in model predictions of human African trypanosomiasis transmission and control activities in Bandundu province (DRC). PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020;14:e0007976. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007976

Hetzel M.W, Chitnis N. Reducing malaria transmission with reactive focal interventions. Lancet. 2020;395(10233):1317-1319. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30678-4

NTD Modelling Consortium Discussion Group on Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis. Insights from quantitative and mathematical modelling on the proposed 2030 goal for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT). Gates Open Res. 2020;3:1553. DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13070.1

Penny M.A, Camponovo F, Chitnis N, Smith T.A, Tanner M. Future use-cases of vaccines in malaria control and elimination. Parasite Epidemiol Control. 2020;10:e00145. DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2020.e00145

Zinsstag J, Fuhrimann S, Hattendorf J, Chitnis N. Modèles de transmission animaux-humains. In: Zinsstag J,Schelling E,Waltner-Toews D,Whittaker M,Tanner M, eds. One Health, une seule santé: théorie et pratique des approches intégrées de la santé, 177-190. Versailles: Éditions Quae, 2020. DOI: 10.35690/978-2-7592-3097-6

Briët O.J.T, Impoinvil D.E, Chitnis N, Pothin E, Lemoine J.F, Frederic J, Smith T.A. Models of effectiveness of interventions against malaria transmitted by Anopheles albimanus. Malar J. 2019;18:263. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-2899-3

Chitnis N, Pemberton-Ross P, Yukich J, Hamainza B, Miller J, Reiker T, Eisele T.P, Smith T.A. Theory of reactive interventions in the elimination and control of malaria. Malar J. 2019;18:266. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-2882-z

Fürst T, Yongvanit P, Khuntikeo N, Lun Z.R, Haagsma J.A, Torgerson P.R, Odermatt P, Bürli C, Chitnis N, Sithithaworn P. Food-borne trematodiases in East Asia: epidemiology and burden. In: Utzinger J,Yap P,Bratschi M,Steinmann P, eds. Neglected tropical diseases - East Asia, 13-38. Cham: Springer, 2019. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12008-5_2