Publications

Grolimund C.M, Utzinger J, Coulibaly J.T, Sayasone S, Ali S.M, Keiser J, Vounatsou P. Modeling transmission mechanism to infer treatment efficacy of different drugs and combination therapy against Trichuris trichiura. Sci Rep. 2024;14(1):23543. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-73164-7

Kim J, Vounatsou P, Chun B.C. Changes in seasonality and sex ratio of scrub typhus: a case study of South Korea from 2003 to 2019 based on wavelet transform analysis. BMC Infect Dis. 2024;24:1066. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09858-0

Nyawanda B.O, Kariuki S, Khagayi S, Bigogo G, Danquah I, Munga S, Vounatsou P. Forecasting malaria dynamics based on causal relations between control interventions, climatic factors, and disease incidence in western Kenya. J Glob Health. 2024;14:04208. DOI: 10.7189/jogh.14.04208

Nyawanda B.O, Khagayi S, Obor D, Odhiambo S.B, Beloconi A, Otieno N.A, Bigogo G, Kariuki S, Munga S, Vounatsou P. The effects of climatic and non-climatic factors on malaria mortality at different spatial scales in western Kenya, 2008-2019. BMJ Glob Health. 2024;9(9):e014614. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014614

Nyawanda B.O, Khagayi S, Ochomo E, Bigogo G, Kariuki S, Munga S, Vounatsou P. The influence of malaria control interventions and climate variability on changes in the geographical distribution of parasite prevalence in Kenya between 2015 and 2020. Int J Health Geogr. 2024;23(1):22. DOI: 10.1186/s12942-024-00381-8

Plass D, Kienzler S, Bessems J, Buekers J, Cops J, Purece A, Beloconi A, Vounatsou P, Widmer K. Estimating the burden of disease due to lead, PFAS, phthalates, cadmium, pyrethroids and bisphenol A using HBM4EU data – test of feasibility and first results for selected countries: European Topic Centre on Human Health and the Environment, 2024

Rubuga F.K, Ahmed A, Siddig E, Sera F, Moirano G, Aimable M, Albert T, Gallican N.R, Nebié E.I, Kitema G.F, Vounatsou P, Utzinger J, Cissé G. Potential impact of climatic factors on malaria in Rwanda between 2012 and 2021: a time-series analysis. Malar J. 2024;23:274. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-05097-5

Traoré N, Singhal T, Millogo O, Sié A, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P. Relative effects of climate factors and malaria control interventions on changes of parasitaemia risk in Burkina Faso from 2014 to 2017/2018. BMC Infect Dis. 2024;24:166. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-08981-2

Beloconi A, Nyawanda B.O, Bigogo G, Khagayi S, Obor D, Danquah I, Kariuki S, Munga S, Vounatsou P. Malaria, climate variability, and interventions: modelling transmission dynamics. Sci Rep. 2023;13(1):7367. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33868-8

Beloconi A, Vounatsou P. Long-term air pollution exposure and COVID-19 case-severity: an analysis of individual-level data from Switzerland. Environ Res. 2023;216(Pt 1):114481. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114481

Beloconi A, Vounatsou P. Revised EU and WHO air quality thresholds: where does Europe stand?. Atmos Environ (1994). 2023;314:120110. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120110

Gerber D.J.F, Dhakal S, Islam M.N, Al Kawsar A, Khair M.A, Rahman M.M, Karim M.J, Rahman M.S, Aktaruzzaman M.M, Tupps C, Stephens M, Emerson P.M, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P. Distribution and treatment needs of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bangladesh: a Bayesian geostatistical analysis of 2017-2020 national survey data. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023;17(11):e0011656. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011656

Nyawanda B.O, Beloconi A, Khagayi S, Bigogo G, Obor D, Otieno N.A, Lange S, Franke J, Sauerborn R, Utzinger J, Kariuki S, Munga S, Vounatsou P. The relative effect of climate variability on malaria incidence after scale-up of interventions in western Kenya: a time-series analysis of monthly incidence data from 2008 to 2019. Parasite Epidemiol Control. 2023;21:e00297. DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2023.e00297

Phonekeo S, Kounnavong S, Vonglokham M, Siengsounthone L, Homsana A, Gummin S, Vounatsou P, Nittiyanant P, Worawichawong S, Aekplakorn W, Odermatt P, Sayasone S. Intestinal helminth infections and associated risk factors among adults in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Infect Dis Poverty. 2023;12:61. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-023-01112-0

Grolimund C.M, Bärenbold O, Hatz C.F, Vennervald B.J, Mayombana C, Mshinda H, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P. Infection intensity-dependent accuracy of reagent strip for the diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium and estimation of treatment prevalence thresholds. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022;16(4):e0010332. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010332

Grolimund C.M, Bärenbold O, Utzinger J, Keiser J, Vounatsou P. Modeling the effect of different drugs and treatment regimen for hookworm on cure and egg reduction rates taking into account diagnostic error. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022;16(10):e0010810. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010810

Kokaliaris C, Garba A, Matuska M, Bronzan R.N, Colley D.G, Dorkenoo A.M, Ekpo U.F, Fleming F.M, French M.D, Kabore A, Mbonigaba J.B, Midzi N, Mwinzi P.N.M, N'Goran E.K, Polo M.R, Sacko M, Tchuem Tchuenté L.A, Tukahebwa E.M, Uvon P.A, Yang G, Wiesner L, Zhang Y, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P. Effect of preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel on schistosomiasis among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a spatiotemporal modelling study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022;22(1):136-149. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00090-6

Wiegand R.E, Fleming F.M, de Vlas S.J, Odiere M.R, Kinung'hi S, King C.H, Evans D, French M.D, Montgomery S.P, Straily A, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P, Secor W.E. Defining elimination as a public health problem for schistosomiasis control programmes: beyond prevalence of heavy-intensity infections. Lancet Glob Health. 2022;10(9):e1355-e1359. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00287-X

Bärenbold O, Garba A, Colley D.G, Fleming F.M, Assaré R.K, Tukahebwa E.M, Kebede B, Coulibaly J.T, N'Goran E.K, Tchuem Tchuenté L.A, Mwinzi P, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P. Estimating true prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni from population summary measures based on the Kato-Katz diagnostic technique. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(4):e0009310. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009310

Beloconi A, Probst-Hensch N, Vounatsou P. Spatio-temporal modelling of changes in air pollution exposure associated to the COVID-19 lockdown measures across Europe. Sci Total Environ. 2021;787:147607. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147607

Beloconi A, Vounatsou P. Substantial reduction in particulate matter air pollution across Europe during 2006-2019: a spatiotemporal modeling analysis. Environ Sci Technol. 2021;55(22):15505-15518. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03748

Klohe K, Koudou B.G, Fenwick A, Fleming F, Garba A, Gouvras A, Harding-Esch E.M, Knopp S, Molyneux D, D'Souza S, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P, Waltz J, Zhang Y, Rollinson D. A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(2):e0008995. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008995

Millogo O, Doamba J.E.O, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P. Constructing a malaria-related health service readiness index and assessing its association with child malaria mortality: an analysis of the Burkina Faso 2014 SARA data. BMC Public Health. 2021;21:20. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09994-7

Rinaldo D, Perez-Saez J, Vounatsou P, Utzinger J, Arcand J.L. The economic impact of schistosomiasis. Infect Dis Poverty. 2021;10:134. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-021-00919-z

Siqeca F, Obas K, Yip O, Stenz S, Vounatsou P, Briel M, Schwenkglenks M, Quinto C, Blozik E, Zeller A, Zullig L.L, De Geest S, Deschodt M. The INSPIRE population survey: development, dissemination and respondent characteristics. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021;21:131. DOI: 10.1186/s12874-021-01329-3

Wiegand R.E, Fleming F.M, Straily A, Montgomery S.P, de Vlas S.J, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P, Secor W.E. Urogenital schistosomiasis infection prevalence targets to determine elimination as a public health problem based on microhematuria prevalence in school-age children. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(6):e0009451. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009451

Wiegand R.E, Secor W.E, Fleming F.M, French M.D, King C.H, Deol A.K, Montgomery S.P, Evans D, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P, de Vlas S.J. Associations between infection intensity categories and morbidity prevalence in school-age children are much stronger for Schistosoma haematobium than for S. mansoni. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(5):e0009444

Wiegand R.E, Secor W.E, Fleming F.M, French M.D, King C.H, Montgomery S.P, Evans D, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P, de Vlas S.J. Control and elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem: thresholds fail to differentiate schistosomiasis morbidity prevalence in children. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021;8(7):ofab179. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab179

Beloconi A, Vounatsou P. Bayesian geostatistical modelling of high-resolution NO2 exposure in Europe combining data from monitors, satellites and chemical transport models. Environ Int. 2020;138:105578. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105578

Deschodt M, Laurent G, Cornelissen L, Yip O, Zúñiga F, Denhaerynck K, Briel M, Karabegovic A, De Geest S, INSPIRE consortium. Core components and impact of nurse-led integrated care models for home-dwelling older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Stud. 2020;105:103552. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103552

Fornace K.M, Fronterre C, Fleming F.M, Simpson H, Zoure H, Rebollo M, Mwinzi P, Vounatsou P, Pullan R.L. Evaluating survey designs for targeting preventive chemotherapy against Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni across sub-Saharan Africa: a geostatistical analysis and modelling study. Parasit Vectors. 2020;13:555. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04413-7

Herrmann C, Ess S, Walser E, Frick H, Thürlimann B, Probst-Hensch N, Rothermundt C, Vounatsou P. Regional differences and trends in breast cancer surgical procedures and their relation to socioeconomic disparities and screening patterns. J Publ Health. 2020;28(1):71-80. DOI: 10.1007/s10389-018-01007-7

Midzi N, Bärenbold O, Manangazira P, Phiri I, Mutsaka-Makuvaza M.J, Mhlanga G, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P. Accuracy of different diagnostic techniques for Schistosoma haematobium to estimate treatment needs in Zimbabwe: application of a hierarchical Bayesian egg count model. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020;14(8):e0008451. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008451

Mlacha Y.P, Wang D, Chaki P.P, Gavana T, Zhou Z, Michael M.G, Khatib R, Chila G, Msuya H.M, Chaki E, Makungu C, Lin K, Tambo E, Rumisha S.F, Mkude S, Mahende M.K, Chacky F, Vounatsou P, Tanner M, Masanja H, Aregawi M, Hertzmark E, Xiao N, Abdulla S, Zhou X.N. Effectiveness of the innovative 1,7-malaria reactive community-based testing and response (1, 7-mRCTR) approach on malaria burden reduction in Southeastern Tanzania. Malar J. 2020;19:292. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-020-03363-w

Brunner N.C, Chacky F, Mandike R, Mohamed A, Runge M, Thawer S.G, Ross A, Vounatsou P, Lengeler C, Molteni F, Hetzel M.W. The potential of pregnant women as a sentinel population for malaria surveillance. Malar J. 2019;18:370. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-2999-0

Dekker-Boersema J, Hector J, Frances Jefferys L, Binamo J, Camilo D, Muganga G, Aly M.M, Langa E.B.R, Vounatsou P, Hobbins M.A. Triage conducted by lay-staff and emergency training reduces paediatric mortality in the emergency department of a rural hospital in Northern Mozambique. Afr J Emerg Med. 2019;9(4):172-176. DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2019.05.005

Dietler D, Leuenberger A, Bempong N.E, Campbell-Lendrum D, Cramer C, Eggen R.I.L, Erismann S, Ferazzi S, Flahault A, Fletcher H.A, Fuhrer B, Fuhrimann S, Greter H, Heerdegen A.C, Leach M, Leissing A, Lilje J, Penny M.A, Prytherch H, Staudacher P, Vounatsou P, Weiss F, Wiedermann R, Winkler M.S, Zhou X.N, Utzinger J. Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: from framework to action, transforming challenges into opportunities. J Glob Health. 2019;9(2):020201. DOI: 10.7189/jogh.09.020201

Dlamini S.N, Beloconi A, Mabaso S, Vounatsou P, Impouma B, Fall I.S. Review of remotely sensed data products for disease mapping and epidemiology. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. 2019;14:108-118. DOI: 10.1016/j.rsase.2019.02.005

Forrer A, Khieu V, Vounatsou P, Sithithaworn P, Ruantip S, Huy R, Muth S, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis: spatial distribution of a highly prevalent and ubiquitous soil-transmitted helminth in Cambodia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019;13(6):e0006943. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006943

Herrmann C, Ess S, Walser E, Frick H, Thurlimann B, Probst-Hensch N, Rothermundt C, Mousavi M, Morant R, Vounatsou P. Screening is associated with lower mastectomy rates in Switzerland. Breast, 2019;44(Suppl. 1):S47