A5092486113- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Helminth infection and control
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Malaria Research and Control
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme
2023-2025
University of Liverpool
2023-2025
University of Stirling
2025
Sheffield Hallam University
2023
<title>Abstract</title> This paper presents the first species distribution models (SDMs) for intermediate snail hosts urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis in Lower Shire Valley (LSV), Malawi. The SDMs are specific to <italic>Bulinus africanus</italic> group <italic>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</italic>. former transmits (<italic>Schistosoma haematobium</italic>), latter mansoni</italic>), both of which affect nearly 240 million people globally. study addresses following questions: 1. Where...
Abstract The distribution of certain permissive intermediate snail host species in freshwater is a crucial factor shaping transmission intestinal schistosomiasis, neglected tropical disease that causes much human suffering Africa. To shed new light on southern Malawi, where cases schistosomiasis have been found, repeated malacological surveys were conducted Chikwawa and Nsanje Districts the Lower Shire Valley, to detect characterize populations Biomphalaria , for schistosomiasis. Sampling...
State of the Map (SotM) conferences are important events that enable OpenStreetMap (OSM) contributors and users to present discuss their work. However, when international SotM held in Global North countries, participation by African geoscientists is not guaranteed due various barriers, including travel costs visa restrictions. Conversely, locally within Africa mitigate these barriers. Such have been different countries. Malawi hosted its first conference 2024 at University Business Applied...
The freshwater amphibious snail
Starting in October 2021, quarterly malacological surveys have been undertaken Malawi, with the sampling of 12 specified freshwater habitats throughout a calendar year. Each survey monitors presence aquatic intermediate snail hosts medical and veterinary importance. In March 2023, alien lymnaeid species Pseudosuccinea columella was encountered for first time surveys, Nsanje District. This identity later confirmed upon DNA analysis mitochondrial ribosomal 16S sequences. July P. also noted at...
Abstract We set out to reveal the effects of long-term changes in land use and average climate on regional biophysical environment southern Malawi. Object-oriented supervised image classification was performed Landsat 5 8 satellite images from 1990 2020 identify quantify past present use-land cover using a support vector machine classifier. Subsequently, 2000 2010 an artificial neural network, for driven by elevation, slope, precipitation temperature, population density, poverty, distance...
Abstract This study explores the influence of small dams on exposure to malaria vectors during dry season in Kasungu district, Malawi, an area recently identified as high priority for interventions by National Malaria Control Programme. Small dam impoundments provide communities with a continuous supply water domestic and agricultural activities across sub‐Saharan Africa are considered vital food security climate change resilience. However, these permanent bodies also create ideal breeding...
Abstract This study explores the influence of small dams on exposure to malaria vectors during dry season in Kasungu district, Malawi, an area recently identified as high priority for interventions by National Malaria Control Programme. Small dam impoundments provide communities with a continuous supply water domestic and agricultural activities across sub-Saharan Africa are considered vital food security climate change resilience. However, these permanent bodies also create ideal breeding...
Abstract Starting in October 2021, quarterly malacological surveys have been undertaken Malawi, sampling 12 specified freshwater habitats throughout a calendar year. Each survey monitors the presence of aquatic intermediate snail hosts medical and veterinary importance; March 2023, alien lymnaeid species Pseudosuccinea columella was first encountered Nsanje District. This identity later confirmed upon DNA analysis mitochondrial ribosomal 16S sequences. In July P. also noted at single sites...
Abstract We set out to reveal the effects of long-term changes in land use and climate on regional biophysical environment southern Malawi. Object oriented supervised image classification was performed Landsat 5 8 satellite images from 1990 2020 identify quantify past present use-land cover using a Support Vector Machine classifier. Subsequently, 2000 2010 an artificial neural network, for driven by elevation, slope, precipitation temperature, population density, poverty, distance major...
Abstract Mapping health facility catchment areas is important for estimating the population that uses facility, as a denominator capturing spatial patterns of disease burden across space. activities to generate are expensive exercises and often not repeated on regular basis. In this work, we demonstrated generation in Blantyre, Malawi using crowdsourced road data open-source mapping tools. We also observed travel speeds associated with different means transportation were made five randomly...
<title>Abstract</title> Repeated malacological surveys were conducted in Chikwawa and Nsanje Districts the Lower Shire River, Southern Region of Malawi to alert characterize populations of<italic>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</italic>. Sampling took place across a total 45 sites, noting water conductivity, pH, temperature, dissolved salts (TDS) geographical elevation. Subsequently, presence or absence snails was predicted upon physiochemical environmental conditions Random Forest modelling. A...