Publication List: 2021

  • Feng G, Wines BD, Kurtovic L, Chan JA, Boeuf P, Mollard V, Cozijnsen A, Drew DR, Center RJ, Marshall DL, Chishimba S, McFadden GI, Dent AE, Chelimo K, Boyle MJ, Kazura JW, Hogarth PM, Beeson JG. Mechanisms and targets of Fcγ-receptor mediated immunity to malaria sporozoites. Nat Commun. 2021 Mar 19;12(1):1742. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21998-4. PMID:33741975; PMCID:PMC7979888.
  • Kepple D, Hubbard A, Ali MM, Abargero BR, Lopez K, Pestana K, Janies DA, Yan G, Hamid MM, Yewhalaw D, Lo E. Plasmodium vivax From Duffy-Negative and Duffy-Positive Individuals Share Similar Gene Pools in East Africa. J Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 28;224(8):1422-1431. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiab063. PMID:33534886; PMCID:PMC8557672.
  • Zhou G, Zhong D, Lee MC, Wang X, Atieli HE, Githure JI, Githeko AK, Kazura J, Yan G. Multi-Indicator and Multistep Assessment of Malaria Transmission Risks in Western Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Feb 8;104(4):1359-1370. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-1211. PMID:33556042; PMCID:PMC8045647.
  • He X, Zhong D, Zou C, Pi L, Zhao L, Qin Y, Pan M, Wang S, Zeng W, Xiang Z, Chen X, Wu Y, Si Y, Cui L, Huang Y, Yan G, Yang Z. Unraveling the Complexity of Imported Malaria Infections by Amplicon Deep Sequencing. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021 Sep 14;11:725859. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2021.725859. PMID:34595134; PMCID:PMC8477663.
  • Kurtovic L, Drew DR, Dent AE, Kazura JW, Beeson JG. Antibody Targets and Properties for Complement-Fixation Against the Circumsporozoite Protein in Malaria Immunity. Front Immunol. 2021 Dec 1;12:775659. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.775659. PMID:34925347; PMCID:PMC8671933.
  • Kibret S, McCartney M, Lautze J, Nhamo L, Yan G. The impact of large and small dams on malaria transmission in four basins in Africa. Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 25;11(1):13355. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92924-3. PMID:34172779; PMCID:PMC8233325.
  • Hawaria D, Kibret S, Demissew A, Tsegaye A, Bitew D, Yan G, Yewhalaw D. Survivorship of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato in irrigated sugarcane plantation scheme in Ethiopia. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Mar 6;14(1):142. doi:10.1186/s13071-021-04630-8. PMID:33676562; PMCID:PMC7936430.
  • Hemming-Schroeder E, Zhong D, Kibret S, Chie A, Lee MC, Zhou G, Atieli H, Githeko A, Kazura JW, Yan G. Microgeographic Epidemiology of Malaria Parasites in an Irrigated Area of Western Kenya by Deep Amplicon Sequencing. J Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 23;223(8):1456-1465. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaa520. PMID:32803223; PMCID:PMC8064042.
  • Oduma CO, Ogolla S, Atieli H, Ondigo BN, Lee MC, Githeko AK, Dent AE, Kazura JW, Yan G, Koepfli C. Increased investment in gametocytes in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in the wet season. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 9;21(1):44. doi:10.1186/s12879-020-05761-6. PMID:33422001; PMCID:PMC7797145.
  • Debrah I, Afrane YA, Amoah LE, Ochwedo KO, Mukabana WR, Zhong D, Zhou G, Lee MC, Onyango SA, Magomere EO, Atieli H, Githeko AK, Yan G. Larval ecology and bionomics of Anopheles funestus in highland and lowland sites in western Kenya. PLoS One. 2021 Oct 11;16(10):e0255321. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0255321. PMID:34634069; PMCID:PMC8504749.
  • Osoro JK, Machani MG, Ochomo E, Wanjala C, Omukunda E, Munga S, Githeko AK, Yan G, Afrane YA. Insecticide resistance exerts significant fitness costs in immature stages of Anopheles gambiae in western Kenya. Malar J. 2021 Jun 9;20(1):259. doi:10.1186/s12936-021-03798-9. PMID:34107949; PMCID:PMC8188659.
  • Orondo PW, Nyanjom SG, Atieli H, Githure J, Ondeto BM, Ochwedo KO, Omondi CJ, Kazura JW, Lee MC, Zhou G, Zhong D, Githeko AK, Yan G. Insecticide resistance status of Anopheles arabiensis in irrigated and non-irrigated areas in western Kenya. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Jun 26;14(1):335. doi:10.1186/s13071-021-04833-z. PMID:34174946; PMCID:PMC8235622.
  • Jiang AL, Lee MC, Zhou G, Zhong D, Hawaria D, Kibret S, Yewhalaw D, Sanders BF, Yan G, Hsu K. Predicting distribution of malaria vector larval habitats in Ethiopia by integrating distributed hydrologic modeling with remotely sensed data. Sci Rep. 2021 May 12;11(1):10150. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-89576-8. PMID:33980945; PMCID:PMC8115507.
  • Zemene E, Belay DB, Tiruneh A, Lee MC, Yewhalaw D, Yan G. Malaria vector dynamics and utilization of insecticide-treated nets in low-transmission setting in Southwest Ethiopia: implications for residual transmission. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 28;21(1):882. doi:10.1186/s12879-021-06592-9. PMID:34454443; PMCID:PMC8403392.
  • Watts C, Atieli H, Alacapa J, Lee MC, Zhou G, Githeko A, Yan G, Wiseman V. Rethinking the economic costs of hospitalization for malaria: accounting for the comorbidities of malaria patients in western Kenya. Malar J. 2021 Oct 30;20(1):429. doi:10.1186/s12936-021-03958-x. PMID:34717637; PMCID:PMC8557520.
  • Degefa T, Githeko AK, Lee MC, Yan G, Yewhalaw D. Patterns of human exposure to early evening and outdoor biting mosquitoes and residual malaria transmission in Ethiopia. Acta Trop. 2021 Apr;216:105837. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105837. Epub 2021 Jan 22. PMID:33485868; PMCID:PMC8682696.
  • Zhou G, Lee MC, Wang X, Zhong D, Hemming-Schroeder E, Yan G. An Adaptive Intervention Trial Design for Finding the Optimal Integrated Strategies for Malaria Control and Elimination in Africa: A Model Simulation Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Sep 7;105(5):1173-1183. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0254. PMID:34491227; PMCID:PMC8592185.
  • Ochwedo KO, Omondi CJ, Magomere EO, Olumeh JO, Debrah I, Onyango SA, Orondo PW, Ondeto BM, Atieli HE, Ogolla SO, Githure J, Otieno ACA, Githeko AK, Kazura JW, Mukabana WR, Guiyan Y. Hyper-prevalence of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections in a rural area of western Kenya with declining malaria cases. Malar J. 2021 Dec 20;20(1):472. doi:10.1186/s12936-021-04012-6. PMID:34930283; PMCID:PMC8685826.
  • Onyango SA, Ochwedo KO, Machani MG, Omondi CJ, Debrah I, Ogolla SO, Lee MC, Zhou G, Kokwaro E, Kazura JW, Afrane YA, Githeko AK, Zhong D, Yan G. Genetic diversity and population structure of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum surface protein Pfs47 in isolates from the lowlands in Western Kenya. PLoS One. 2021 Nov 29;16(11):e0260434. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0260434. PMID:34843560; PMCID:PMC8629314.
  • Owuor KO, Machani MG, Mukabana WR, Munga SO, Yan G, Ochomo E, Afrane YA. Insecticide resistance status of indoor and outdoor resting malaria vectors in a highland and lowland site in Western Kenya. PLoS One. 2021 Mar 1;16(3):e0240771. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0240771. PMID:33647049; PMCID:PMC7920366.