2018 WRIM Publications

Anders, K.L., Cutcher, Z., Kleinschmidt, I., Donnelly, C.A., Ferguson, N.M., Indriani, C., Ryan, P.A., O'Neill, S.L., Jewell, N.P. & Simmons, C.P. 2018. Cluster-randomized test-negative design trials: a novel and efficient method to assess the efficacy of community-level dengue interventions. American Journal of Epidemiology 187(9): 2021-2028. (doi: 10.1093/aje/kwj099)

Awandu, S.S., Raman, J., Makhanthisa, T.I., Kruger, P., Frean, J., Bousema, T., Niemand, J. & Birkholtz, L.M. (2018). Understanding human genetic factors influencing primaquine safety and efficacy to guide primaquine roll‐out in a pre‐elimination setting in southern Africa. Malaria Journal 17:120.

Basson, L., Hassim, A., Dekker, A., Gilbert, A., Beyer, W., Rossouw, J. & Van Heerden, H. 2018. Blowflies as vectors of Bacillus anthracis in the Kruger National Park. Koedoe 60(1): a1468. (doi: 10.4102/koedoe.v60i1.1468)

Brooke, B.D. 2018. Editorial. Malaria control is not simply a matter of killing mosquitoes. South African Journal of Infectious Diseases 33(4):3-4.

Brunschwig, C., Lawrence, N., Taylor, D.,  Abay, E., Njoroge, M., Basarab, G.S., Le Manach, C., Paquet, T., Gonzàlez Cabrera, D., Nchinda, A.T., de Kock, C., Wiesner, L., Denti, P., Waterson, D., Blasco, B., Leroy, D., Witty, M.J., Donini, C., Duffy, J., Wittlin, S., White, K.L., Charman, S.A., Belén Jiménez-Díaz, M., Angulo-Barturen, I., Herreros, E., Javier Gamo, F., Rochford, R., Mancama, D., Coetzer, T.L., van der Watt, M.E., Reader, J., Birkholtz, L., Marsh, K.C., Solapure, S.M., Burke, J.E., McPhail, J.A., Vanaerschot, M., Fidock, D.A., Fish, P.V., Siegl, P., Smith, D.A., Wirjanata, G., Noviyanti, R., Price, R.N., Marfurt, J., Silue, K.D., Street, L.J. & Chibale, K. 2018. UCT943, a next-generation Plasmodium falciparum PI4K inhibitor preclinical candidate for the treatment of malaria. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00012-18

Cook, J., Hergott, D., Phiri, W., Rivas, M.R., Bradley, J., Segura, L., Garcia, G., Schwabe, C. & Kleinschmidt, I. 2018. Trends in parasite prevalence following 13 years of malaria interventions on Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea: 2004-2016. Malaria Journal 17:62. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2213-9)

Christopher, R., Mgani, Q.A., Nyandoro, S.S., Rousseau, A.L., van Vuuren, S.F., Isaacs, M.  & Hoppe, H.C. 2018. Antitrypanosomal, antiplasmodial and antibacterial activities of extracts from selected Diospyros and some Annonaceae species. Journal of Complementary Medicine Research 7: 161-170.

Dandalo, L.C., Munhenga, G., Kaiser, M.L. & Koekemoer, L.L. 2018. Development of a genetic sexing strain of Anopheles arabiensis for KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Medical & Veterinary Entomology 32:61-69. (doi: 10.1111/mve.12264)

Dlamini, N., Mbianda, X.Y., Mukaya, H.E., Van Zyl, R.L.& Jansen van Vuuren, N.C. Carbon nanospheres conjugated bisphosphonates synthesis, characterization and in vitro antimalarial activity.  Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology 2018, DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2018.1491481.

Erlank, E., Koekemoer, L.L. & Coetzee, M. 2018. The importance of morphological identification of African anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for malaria control programmes. Malaria Journal 17:43. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2189-5)

Glunt, K.D., Coetzee, M., Huijben, S., Koffi, A., Lynch, P.A., N’Guessan, R., Oumbouke, A., Sternberg, E.D. & Thomas, M.B. 2018. Empirical and theoretical investigation into the potential impacts of insecticide resistance on the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bed nets. Evolutionary Applications 11:431-441. (doi: 10.1111/eva.12574)

Glunt, K.D., Oliver, S.V., Hunt, R.H. & Paaijmans, K.P. 2018. The impact of temperature on insecticide toxicity against the malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus. Malaria Journal 17:131. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2250-4)

Jones, C.M., Lee, Y., Kitchen, A., Collier, T., Pringle, J.C., Muleba, M., Irish, S., Stevenson, J.C., Coetzee, M., Cornel, A.J., Norris, D.E. & Carpi, G. 2018. Complete Anopheles funestus mitogenomes reveal an ancient history of mitochondrial lineages and their distribution in southern and central Africa. Scientific Reports 8: 9054. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27092-y)

Kaindoa, E.W., Finda, M., Kiplagat, J., Mkandawile, G., A., Nyoni, A., Coetzee, M. & Okumu, F.O. 2018. Housing gaps, mosquitoes and public viewpoints: a mixed methods assessment of relationships between house characteristics, malaria vector biting risk and community perspectives in rural Tanzania. Malaria Journal 17:298. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2450-y)

Kleinschmidt, I., Bradley, J., Knox, T.B., Mnzava, A.P., Kafy, H.T., Mbogo, C., Ismail, B.A., Bigoga, J.D., Adechoubou, A., Raghavendra, K., Cook, J., Malik, E.M., Nkuni, Z.J., Macdonald, M., Bayoh, N., Ochomo, E., Fondjo, E., Awono-Ambene, H.P., Etang, J., Akogbeto, M., Bhatt, R.M., Chourasia, M.K., Swain, D.K., Kinyari, T., Subramaniam, K., Massougbodji, A., Oke-Sopoh, M., Ogouyemi-Hounto, A., Kouambeng, C., Abdin, M.S., West, P., Elmardi, K., Cornelie, S., Corbel, V., Valecha, N., Mathenge, E., Kamau, L., Lines, J. & Donnelly, M.J. 2018. Implications of insecticide resistance for malaria vector control with long-lasting insecticidal nets: a WHO-coordinated, prospective, international, observational cohort study. Lancet Infectious Diseases 18(6): 640-649. (doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30172-5)

Kweka, E.J., Mausa, E.A., Venter, N., Derua, Y.A., Kimaro, E.E. & Coetzee, M. 2018. Application of hydrolysis probe analysis to identify clade types of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus sensu stricto from Muheza, north-eastern Tanzania. Medical & Veterinary Entomology 32: 125-128. (doi: 10.1111/mve.12274)

Letinic, B.D., Kemp, A., Christian, R.N. & Koekemoer, L.L. 2018. Inoculation protocol for the African malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis, by means of nano-injection. African Entomology 26(2): 422-428. (doi: 10.4001/003.026.0422)

Mamai, W., Lobb, L.N., Somda, N.S.B., Maiga, H., Yamada, H., Lees, R.S., Bouyer, J. & Gilles, J.R. 2018. Optimization of Mass-Rearing Methods for Anopheles arabiensis larval stages: Effects of rearing water temperature and larval density on mosquito Life-History Traits. Journal of Economic Entomology 111(5): 2383-2390. (doi: 10.1093/jee/toy213)

Markus, M.B. 2018. Biological Concepts in Recurrent Plasmodium vivax Malaria. Parasitology 145 (13; Special Issue): 1765–1771. (doi: 10.1017/S003118201800032X)

Markus, M.B. 2018. New evidence for hypnozoite-independent Plasmodium vivax malarial recurrences. Trends in Parasitology 34: 1015-1016.

Markus, M.B. 2018. Plasmodium: yet more don’ts. Trends in Parasitology 35 (2): 101–102. (doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2018.11.006)

Mashatola, T., Ndo, C., Koekemoer, L.L., Dandalo, L.C., Wood, O.R., Malakoane, L., Poumachu, Y., Lobb, L.N., Kaiser, M., Bourtzis, K., Munhenga, G. 2018. A review on the progress of sex-separation techniques for sterile insect technique applications against Anopheles arabiensis. Malaria Journal 24;11(Suppl 2):646. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3219-4).

Mbokazi, F., Coetzee, M., Brooke, B., Govere, J., Reid, A., Owiti, P., Kosgei, R., Zhou, S., Magagula, R., Kok, G., Namboze, J., Tweya, H. & Mabuza, A. 2018. Changing distribution and abundance of the malaria vector Anopheles merus in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Public Health Action 8(S1): S39-S43. (doi: 10.5588/pha.17.0034)

Medzihradsky, O.F., Kleinschmidt, I., Mumbengegwi, D., Roberts, K.W., McCreesh, P., Dufour, M-S.K., Uusiku, P., Katokele, S., Bennett, A., Smith, J., Sturrock, H., Prach, L.M., Ntuku, H., Tambo, M., Didier, B., Greenhouse, B., Gani, Z., Aerts, A., Gosling, R. & Hsiang, M.S. 2018. Study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled factorial design trial to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of reactive focal mass drug administration and vector control to reduce malaria transmission in the low endemic setting of Namibia. BMJ Open 8: e019294. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019294)

Mouatcho, J., Cornel, A.J., Dahan-Moss, Y., Koekemoer, L.L., Coetzee, M. & Braack, L. 2018. Detection of Anopheles rivulorum-like, a member of the Anopheles funestus group, in South Africa. Malaria Journal 17:195. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2353-y)

Mukaya HE, van Zyl RL, Jansen van Vuuren NC, Chen C-T, Mbianda XY. Synthesis, characterization, biological evaluation and drug release study of polyamidoamine containing neridronate. International Journal Of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials.2018: 1-10 (doi: 10.1080/00914037.2018.1466135)

Mukaya EH, van Zyl R, Jansen van Vuuren N, Mbianda XY. Polymeric prodrugs containing neridronate and ferrocene: Synthesis, characterization and antimalarial activity. International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials 2018, 67(7):401-409. [DOI 10.1080/00914037.2017.1342248]

Mumbengegwi, D.R., Sturrock, H., Hsiang, M., Roberts, K., Kleinschmidt, I., Nghipumbwa, M., Uusiku, P., Smith, J., Bennet, A., Kizito, W., Takarinda, K., Ade, S. & Gosling, R. 2018. Is there a correlation between malaria incidence and IRS coverage in western Zambezi region, Namibia? Public Health Action 8(S1): S44-S49. (doi: 10.5588/pha.17.0077)

Mwakalinga, V.M., Sartorius, B.K.D., Limwagu, A.J., Mlacha, Y.P., Msellemu, D.F., Chaki, P.P., Govella, N.J., Coetzee, M., Dongus, S. & Killeen, G.F. 2018. Topographic mapping of the interfaces between settled human habitats and aquatic immature mosquito habitats, to enable barrier-targeting of interventions against adult malaria vectors in a typical African city. Royal Society Open Science 5: 161055. (doi: 10.1098/rsos.161055)

Okia, M., Hoel, D.F., Kirunda, J., Rwakimari, J.B., Mpeka, B., Ambayo, D., Price, A., Oguttu, D.W., Okui, A.P. & Govere, J. 2018. Insecticide resistance status of the malaria mosquitoes: Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus in eastern and northern Uganda. Malaria Journal 17:157. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2293-6)

Oliver, S.V. & Brooke, B.D. 2018. The effect of metal pollution on the life history and insecticide resistance phenotype of the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae). PLoS ONE 13(2): e0192551. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192251

Oliver, S.V. & Brooke, B.D. 2018. The effect of commercial herbicide exposure on the life history and insecticide resistance phenotypes of the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae). Acta Tropica 188: 152-160. (doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.08.030)

Protopopoff, N., Mosha, J.F., Lukole, E., Charlwood, J.D., Wright, A., Mwalimu, C.D., Manjurano, A., Mosha, F.W., Kisinza, W., Kleinschmidt, I. & Rowland, M. 2018. Effectiveness of a long-lasting piperonyl butoxide-treated insecticidal net and indoor residual spray interventions, separately and together, against malaria transmitted by pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes: a cluster, randomised controlled, two-by-two factorial design trial. Lancet 391: 1577-1588. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30427-6)

Sternberg, E.D., Cook, J., Ahoua Alou, L.P., Aoura, C.J., Assi, S.B., Doudou, D.T., Koffi, A.A., N'Guessan, R., Oumbouke, W.A., Smith, R.A., Worrall, E., Kleinschmidt, I. & Thomas, M.B. 2018. Evaluating the impact of screening plus eave tubes on malaria transmission compared to current best practice in central Cote d'Ivoire: a two armed cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health 18:894. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5746-5)

Van der Watt, M., Reader, J., Churchyard, A., Nondaba, S.H., Lauterbach, S.B., Niemand, J., Abayomi, S., van Biljon, R., Connacher, J.I., van Wyk, R.D.J., Le Manach, C., Paquet, T., Gonzales Cabrera, D., Brunschwig, C., Theron, A., Lozano-Arias, S., Rodrigues, J.F.I., Herreros, E., Leroy, D., Duffy, J., Street, L.J., Chibale, K., Mancama, D., Coetzer, T.L. & Birkholtz, L. (2018). Potent Plasmodium falciparum gametocytocidal compounds identified by exploring the kinase inhibitor chemical space for dual active antimalarials. Journal of  Antimicrob Chemotherapy Feb 6. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky008.

van Zyl, RL. 2018.Prophylaxis - A key component in malaria control. South African Family Practice; 60(6):14-16

Williams, Y.S., Tusting, L.S., Hocini, S., Graves, P.M., Killeen, G.F., Kleinschmidt, I., Okumu, F.O., Feachem, R.G.A., Tatarsky, A. & Gosling, R.D. 2018. Expanding the vector control toolbox for malaria elimination: a systematic review of the evidence. Advances in Parasitology 99: chapter 6: 345-379. (doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2018.01.003)

Zawada, J.W., Dahan-Moss, Y.L., Muleba, M., Dabire, R.K., Maïga, H., Venter, N., Davies, C., Hunt, R.H., Coetzee, M. & Koekemoer, L.L. (2018). Molecular and physiological analysis of Anopheles funestus swarms in Nchelenge, Zambia. Malaria Journal 17:49.