Publications

Awor P, Coppée R, Khim N, Rondepierre L, Roesch C, Khean C, Kul C, Eam R, Lorn T, Athieno P, Kimera J, Balikagala B, Odongo-Aginya E.I, Anywar D.A, Mita T, Clain J, Ringwald P, Signorell A, Lengeler C, Burri C, Ariey F, Hetzel M.W, Witkowski B. Indigenous emergence and spread of kelch13 C469Y artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Uganda. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024;68(8):e0165923. DOI: 10.1128/aac.01659-23

Brunner N.C, Karim A, Athieno P, Kimera J, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Signorell A, Delvento G, Lee T.T, Lambiris M, Ogwal A, Nakiganda J, Mpanga F, Kagwire F, Amutuhaire M, Burri C, Lengeler C, Awor P, Hetzel M.W. Starting at the community: treatment-seeking pathways of children with suspected severe malaria in Uganda. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(7):e0001949. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001949

Hetzel M.W, Awor P, Tshefu A, Omoluabi E, Burri C, Signorell A, Lambiris M.J, Visser T, Cohen J.M, Buj V, Lengeler C. Pre-referral rectal artesunate: no cure for unhealthy systems. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023;23(6):e213-e217. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00762-9

Hetzel M.W, Okitawutshu J, Tshefu A, Omoluabi E, Awor P, Signorell A, Kwiatkowski M, Lambiris M.J, Visser T, Cohen J.M, Buj V, Burri C, Lengeler C. Pre-referral rectal artesunate is no "magic bullet" in weak health systems. BMC Med. 2023;21:119. DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-02777-y

Lambiris M.J, Venga G.N, Ssempala R, Balogun V, Galactionova K, Musiitwa M, Kagwire F, Olosunde O, Emedo E, Luketa S, Sangare M, Buj V, Delvento G, Tshefu A, Okitawutshu J, Omoluabi E, Awor P, Signorell A, Hetzel M.W, Lee T.T, Brunner N.C, Cereghetti N, Visser T, Napier H.G, Burri C, Lengeler C. Health system readiness and the implementation of rectal artesunate for severe malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of real-world costs and constraints. Lancet Glob Health. 2023;11(2):e256-e264. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00507-1

Mäser P, Bernhard S, Brun R, Burri C, Gagneux S, Hetzel M.W, Kaiser M, Lengeler C, Pluschke G, Reus E, Rottmann M, Utzinger J, Warryn L, Wittlin S, Keiser J. Key contributions by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute towards new and better drugs for tropical diseases. Chimia (Aarau). 2023;77(9):593-606. DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.593

Okitawutshu J, Tshefu A, Kalenga J.C, Delvento G, Burri C, Hetzel M.W, Lengeler C, Signorell A. Assessing caregivers' perceptions of treatment-seeking for suspected severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Malar J. 2023;22:308. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04737-6

Signorell A, Awor P, Okitawutshu J, Tshefu A, Omoluabi E, Hetzel M.W, Athieno P, Kimera J, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Kalenga J.C, Akano B.K, Ayodeji K, Okon C, Yusuf O, Delvento G, Lee T.T, Brunner N.C, Lambiris M.J, Okuma J, Cereghetti N, Buj V, Visser T, Napier H.G, Lengeler C, Burri C. Health worker compliance with severe malaria treatment guidelines in the context of implementing pre-referral rectal artesunate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Uganda: an operational study. PLoS Med. 2023;20(2):e1004189. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004189

Thawer S.G, Golumbeanu M, Lazaro S, Chacky F, Munisi K, Aaron S, Molteni F, Lengeler C, Pothin E, Snow R.W, Alegana V.A. Spatio-temporal modelling of routine health facility data for malaria risk micro-stratification in mainland Tanzania. Sci Rep. 2023;13:10600. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37669-x

Awor P, Kimera J, Athieno P, Tumukunde G, Okitawutshu J, Tshefu A, Omoluabi E, Signorell A, Brunner N, Kalenga J.C, Akano B, Ayodeji K, Okon C, Yusuf O, Delvento G, Lee T, Burri C, Lengeler C, Hetzel M.W. Acceptability of pre-referral rectal artesunate for severe malaria in children under 5 years by health workers and caregivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Uganda. Malar J. 2022;21:322. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04348-7

Awor P, Kimera J, Brunner N.C, Athieno P, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Signorell A, Delvento G, Lee T, Amutuhaire M, Opigo J, Kaggwa F.M, Kagwire F, Nakiganda J, Burri C, Lengeler C, Hetzel M.W. Care seeking and treatment of febrile children with and without danger signs of severe disease in northern Uganda: results from three household surveys (2018-2020). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022;107(4):934–938. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1132

Brunner N.C, Omoluabi E, Awor P, Okitawutshu J, Tshefu Kitoto A, Signorell A, Akano B, Ayodeji K, Okon C, Yusuf O, Athieno P, Kimera J, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Kalenga J.C, Delvento G, Lee T.T, Lambiris M.J, Ross A, Cereghetti N, Visser T, Napier H.G, Buj V, Burri C, Lengeler C, Hetzel M.W. Prereferral rectal artesunate and referral completion among children with suspected severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Uganda. BMJ Glob Health. 2022;7(5):e008346. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008346

Fink G, Mrema S, Abdulla S, Kachur P, Khatib R, Lengeler C, Masanja H, Okumu F, Schellenberg D. Mosquito net use in early childhood and survival to adulthood in Tanzania. N Engl J Med. 2022;386:428-436. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2112524

Hetzel M.W, Okitawutshu J, Tshefu A, Omoluabi E, Awor P, Signorell A, Brunner N.C, Kalenga J.C, Akano B.K, Ayodeji K, Okon C, Yusuf O, Athieno P, Kimera J, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Delvento G, Lee T.T, Lambiris M.J, Kwiatkowski M, Cereghetti N, Visser T, Napier H.G, Cohen J.M, Buj V, Burri C, Lengeler C. Effectiveness of rectal artesunate as pre-referral treatment for severe malaria in children under 5 years of age: a multi-country observational study. BMC Med. 2022;20:343. DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02541-8

Lengeler C, Burri C, Awor P, Athieno P, Kimera J, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Tshefu A, Okitawutshu J, Kalenga J.-C, Omoluabi E, Akano B, Ayodeji K, Okon C, Yusuf O, Brunner N.C, Delvento G, Lee T, Lambiris M.J, Visser T, Napier H.G, Cohen J.M, Buj V, Signorell A, Hetzel Manuel W, Caramal Consortium. Community access to rectal artesunate for malaria (CARAMAL): a large-scale observational implementation study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Uganda. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022;2(9):e0000464. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000464

Okitawutshu J, Signorell A, Kalenga J.C, Mukomena E, Delvento G, Burri C, Mwaluke F, Buj V, Sangare M, Luketa S, Brunner N, Lee T, Hetzel M, Lengeler C, Tshefu A. Key factors predicting suspected severe malaria case management and health outcomes: an operational study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Malar J. 2022;21:274. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04296-2

Polonsky J.A, Bhatia S, Fraser K, Hamlet A, Skarp J, Stopard I.J, Hugonnet S, Kaiser L, Lengeler C, Blanchet K, Spiegel P. Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against infectious diseases among crisis-affected populations: a scoping review. Infect Dis Poverty. 2022;11:14. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-022-00935-7

Runge M, Thawer S.G, Molteni F, Chacky F, Mkude S, Mandike R, Snow R.W, Lengeler C, Mohamed A, Pothin E. Sub-national tailoring of malaria interventions in mainland Tanzania: simulation of the impact of strata-specific intervention combinations using modelling. Malar J. 2022;21:92. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04099-5

Thawer S.G, Golumbeanu M, Munisi K, Aaron S, Chacky F, Lazaro S, Mohamed A, Kisoka N, Lengeler C, Molteni F, Ross A, Snow R.W, Pothin E. The use of routine health facility data for micro-stratification of malaria risk in mainland Tanzania. Malar J. 2022;21:345. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04364-7

Yin J.H, Lengeler C, Tanner M, Zhou X.N. A malaria-free China: global importance and key experience. Adv Parasitol. 2022;116:xv-xix. DOI: 10.1016/S0065-308X(22)00027-6

Arn Karoline. Christian Lengeler: Malaria breitet sich wieder aus [Radio Broadcast] [Internet]. Zürich: SRF, 2021. [Date Accessed: 21.04.2021]. Available from: https://podcasts.srf.ch/world/audio/Tagesgespraech_21-04-2021-1300.1619006356184.mp3

Awor P, Khim N, Coppée R, Rondepierre L, Roesch C, Khean C, Kul C, Eam R, Lorn T, Athieno P, Kimera J, Clain J, Ringwald P, Signorell A, Lengeler C, Burri C, Ariey F, Hetzel M.W, Witkowski B. [Preprint] Clonal expansion of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Uganda is associated with substandard treatment practices. SSRN. 2021. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3974542

Lee T.T, Omoluabi E, Ayodeji K, Yusuf O, Okon C, Brunner N.C, Delvento G, Signorell A, Lambiris M, Kwiatkowski M, Burri C, Lengeler C, Emedo E, Cheshi F, Hetzel M.W. Treatment-seeking for children with suspected severe malaria attending community health workers and primary health centres in Adamawa State, Nigeria. medRxiv. 2021(in press). DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.01.21267130

Mudji J, Yaka K, Olarewaju V, Lengeler C. Prevalence and risk factors for malaria in pregnancy in Vanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Afr J Reprod Health. 2021;25(5):14-24. DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2021/v25i5.2

Runge M, Molteni F, Mandike R, Snow R.W, Lengeler C, Mohamed A, Pothin E. Applied mathematical modelling to inform national malaria policies, strategies and operations in Tanzania. Malar J. 2020;19:101. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-020-03173-0

Runge M, Snow R.W, Molteni F, Thawer S, Mohamed A, Mandike R, Giorgi E, Macharia P.M, Smith T.A, Lengeler C, Pothin E. Simulating the council-specific impact of anti-malaria interventions: a tool to support malaria strategic planning in Tanzania. PLoS One. 2020;15(2):e0228469. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228469

Thawer S.G, Chacky F, Runge M, Reaves E, Mandike R, Lazaro S, Mkude S, Rumisha S.F, Kumalija C, Lengeler C, Mohamed A, Pothin E, Snow R.W, Molteni F. Sub-national stratification of malaria risk in mainland Tanzania: a simplified assembly of survey and routine data. Malar J. 2020;19:177. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-020-03250-4

Yukich J, Stuck L, Scates S, Wisniewski J, Chacky F, Festo C, Kabulika G, Dimoso K, Mandike R, Greer G, Serbantez N, Elisaria E, Nyoni W, Dadi D, Akim I, Lengeler C, Brown N, Koenker H. Sustaining LLIN coverage with continuous distribution: the school net programme in Tanzania. Malar J. 2020;19:158. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-020-03222-8

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

Lechthaler F, Matthys B, Lechthaler-Felber G, Likwela J.L, Mavoko H.M, Rika J.M, Mutombo M.M, Ruckstuhl L, Barczyk J, Shargie E, Prytherch H, Lengeler C. Trends in reported malaria cases and the effects of malaria control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS One. 2019;14(7):e0219853. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219853

Renggli S, Mayumana I, Mboya D, Charles C, Mshana C, Kessy F, Glass T.R, Lengeler C, Schulze A, Aerts A, Pfeiffer C. Towards improved health service quality in Tanzania: contribution of a supportive supervision approach to increased quality of primary healthcare. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19:848. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4648-2

Renggli S, Mayumana I, Mboya D, Charles C, Mshana C, Kessy F, Glass T.R, Pfeiffer C, Schulze A, Aerts A, Lengeler C. Towards improved health service quality in Tanzania: appropriateness of an electronic tool to assess quality of primary healthcare. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19:55. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-3908-5

Renggli S, Mayumana I, Mshana C, Mboya D, Kessy F, Tediosi F, Pfeiffer C, Aerts A, Lengeler C. Looking at the bigger picture: how the wider health financing context affects the implementation of the Tanzanian Community Health Funds. Health Policy Plan. 2019;34(1):12-23. DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy091

Chacky F, Runge M, Rumisha S.F, Machafuko P, Chaki P, Massaga J.J, Mohamed A, Pothin E, Molteni F, Snow R.W, Lengeler C, Mandike R. Nationwide school malaria parasitaemia survey in public primary schools, the United Republic of Tanzania. Malar J. 2018;17:452. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2601-1

Koenker H, Arnold F, Ba F, Cissé M, Diouf L, Eckert E, Erskine M, Florey L, Fotheringham M, Gerberg L, Lengeler C, Lynch M, Mnzava A, Nasr S, Ndiop M, Poyer S, Renshaw M, Shargie E, Taylor C, Thwing J, Van Hulle S, Ye Y, Yukich J, Kilian A. Assessing whether universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets has been achieved: is the right indicator being used?. Malar J. 2018;17:355. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2505-0

Lengeler C, Hetzel M, Signorell A, Awor P, Tshefu A, Okitawutshu J, Omoluabi E, Nepomnyashchiy L, Fast J, Ramachandra S, Goldstein R, Buj V, Burri C. Introducing rectal artesunate in community settings and evaluating its impact. 7th MIM Pan African Malaria Conference. Dakar, Senegal, 2018

Maia M.F, Kliner M, Richardson M, Lengeler C, Moore S.J. Mosquito repellents for malaria prevention (Review). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018(2):CD011595. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011595.pub2

Pryce J, Richardson M, Lengeler C. Insecticide-treated nets for preventing malaria. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;11:CD000363. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000363.pub3

Renggli S, Mayumana I, Mboya D, Charles C, Maeda J, Mshana C, Kessy F, Tediosi F, Pfeiffer C, Schulze A, Aerts A, Lengeler C. Towards improved health service quality in Tanzania: An approach to increase efficiency and effectiveness of routine supportive supervision. PLoS One. 2018;13(9):e0202735. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202735

Signorell A, Hetzel M, Awor P, Tshefu A, Okitawutshu J, Omoluabi E, Nepomnyashchiy L, Burri C, Lengeler C. CARAMAL: addressing the remaining burden of malaria deaths by optimizing the use of rectla artesunate. 7th MIM Pan African Malaria Conference. Dakar, Senegal, 2018

Délétroz Stéphane, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse. L'OMS s'allie à Swiss TPH contre le paludisme [Radio Broadcast] [Internet]: RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, 2017. [Date Accessed: 10.08.2017]. Available from: https://www.rts.ch/play/radio/cqfd/audio/loms-sallie-a-swiss-tph-contre-le-paludisme?id=8534270#?station=a9e7621504c6959e35c3ecbe7f6bed0446cdf8da

Kramer K, Mandike R, Nathan R, Mohamed A, Lynch M, Brown N, Mnzava A, Rimisho W, Lengeler C. Effectiveness and equity of the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme for mosquito nets over 10 years of implementation. Malar J. 2017;16:255. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1902-0

Ntuku H.M, Ruckstuhl L, Julo-Reminiac J.E, Umesumbu S.E, Bokota A, Tshefu A.K, Lengeler C. Long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) ownership, use and cost of implementation after a mass distribution campaign in Kasai Occidental Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Malar J. 2017;16:22. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1671-1

Ruckstuhl L, Lengeler C, Moyen J.M, Garro H, Allan R. Malaria case management by community health workers in the Central African Republic from 2009-2014: overcoming challenges of access and instability due to conflict. Malar J. 2017;16:388. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-2005-7

Tediosi F, Lengeler C, Castro M, Shretta R, Levin C, Wells T, Tanner M. Malaria control. In: Holmes K.K,Bertozzi S,Bloom R,Jha P, eds. Diseases control priorities, 347-364. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2017

Ferrari G, Ntuku H.M, Ross A, Schmidlin S, Kalemwa D.M, Tshefu A.K, Lengeler C. Identifying risk factors for Plasmodium infection and anaemia in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Malar J. 2016;15:362. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1412-5

Ferrari G, Ntuku H.M, Schmidlin S, Diboulo E, Tshefu A.K, Lengeler C. A malaria risk map of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Malar J. 2016;15:27. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-1074-8

Mboya D, Mshana C, Kessy F, Alba S, Lengeler C, Renggli S, Vander Plaetse B, Mohamed M.A, Schulze A. Embedding systematic quality assessments in supportive supervision at primary healthcare level: application of an electronic tool to improve quality of healthcare in Tanzania. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016;16:578. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1809-4

Ntuku H.M, Ferrari G, Burri C, Tshefu A.K, Kalemwa D.M, Lengeler C. Feasibility and acceptability of injectable artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Malar J. 2016;15:18. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-1072-x

Ferrari G, Ntuku H.M, Burri C, Kitoto A.T, Duparc S, Hugo P, Mitembo D.K, Ross A, Ngwala P.L, Luwawu J.N, Musafiri P.N, Ngoie S.E, Lengeler C. An operational comparative study of quinine and artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in hospitals and health centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the MATIAS study. Malar J. 2015;14:226. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0732-1

Ferrari G, Ntuku H.M, Burri C, Kitoto A.T, Duparc S, Hugo P, Mitembo D.K, Ross A, Ngwala P.L, Luwawu N, Musafiri P.N, Ngoie S.E, Lengeler C. An operational comparative study of quinine and artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in hospitals and health centres in The Democratic Republic of Congo: the MATIAS study. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):91. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Maia M.F, Kliner M, Richardson M, Lengeler C, Moore S.J. Mosquito repellents for malaria prevention (Protocol). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015(4):CD011595. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011595

Mboya D.M, Kessy F.L, Mshana C.E, Schulze A, Lengeler C, Vander Plaetse B. Identifying and addressing structural quality gaps in primary health care in Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):85

Ntuku H.M, Ferrari G, Schmidlin S, Kitoto A.T, Lengeler C. A comprehensive malaria risk map in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):165. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Roll Back Malaria Partnership. Action and investment to defeat malaria 2016-2030: for a malaria-free world. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2015

Alba S, Nathan R, Schulze A, Mshinda H, Lengeler C. Child mortality patterns in rural Tanzania: an observational study on the impact of malaria control interventions. Int J Epidemiol. 2014;43(1):204-215. DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt231

Burri C, Ferrari G, Ntuku H.M, Kitoto A.T, Duparc S, Hugo P, Mitembo D.K, Lengeler C. Delayed anemia after treatment with injectable artesunate in the democratic republic of the Congo: a manageable issue. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;91(4):821-823. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0149

D'Acremont V, Kilowoko M, Kyungu E, Philipina S, Sangu W, Kahama-Maro J, Alamo L, Cherpillod P, Lengeler C, Kaiser L, Genton B. Beyond malaria: causes of fever in outpatient Tanzanian children. N Engl J Med. 2014;370(9):809-817. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1214482

Eze I.C, Kramer K, Msengwa A, Mandike R, Lengeler C. Mass distribution of free insecticide-treated nets do not interfere with continuous net distribution in Tanzania. Malar J. 2014;13:196. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-196

Vontas J, Moore S, Kleinschmidt I, Ranson H, Lindsay S, Lengeler C, Hamon N, McLean T, Hemingway J. Framework for rapid assessment and adoption of new vector control tools. Trends Parasitol. 2014;30(4):191-204. DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2014.02.005

Burri C, Ferrari G, Ntuku H.M, Mitembo D.K, Ngwala P.L, Luwawu J.J.N, Musafiri P.N, Ngoie S.E, Hugo P, Kitoto A.T, Lengeler C. Treatment of severe malaria: an operational comparison between quinine and artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in seven health facilities in the democratic republic of the Congo - "Matias". Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2013;89(5 Suppl.):199

Koenker H.M, Yukich J.O, Mkindi A, Mandike R, Brown N, Kilian A, Lengeler C. Analysing and recommending options for maintaining universal coverage with long-lasting insecticidal nets: the case of Tanzania in 2011. Malar J. 2013;12:150. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-150

Müller P, Pflüger V, Wittwer M, Ziegler D, Chandre F, Simard F, Lengeler C. Identification of cryptic Anopheles mosquito species by molecular protein profiling. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e57486. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057486

Renggli S, Mandike R, Kramer K, Patrick F, Brown N.J, McElroy P.D, Rimisho W, Msengwa A, Mnzava A, Nathan R, Mtung'e R, Mgullo R, Lweikiza J, Lengeler C. Design, implementation and evaluation of a national campaign to deliver 18 million free long-lasting insecticidal nets to uncovered sleeping spaces in Tanzania. Malar J. 2013;12:85. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-85

Brooks A, Smith T.A, de Savigny D, Lengeler C. Implementing new health interventions in developing countries: why do we lose a decade or more?. BMC Public Health. 2012;12:683. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-683

de Savigny D, Webster J, Agyepong I, Mwita A, Bart-Plange C, Baffoe-Wilmot A, Koenker H, Kramer K, Brown N, Lengeler C. Introducing vouchers for malaria prevention in Ghana and Tanzania: context and adoption of innovation in health systems. Health Policy Plan. 2012;27(Suppl. 4):iv32-iv43. DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs087

Dillip A, Alba S, Mshana C, Hetzel M, Lengeler C, Mayumana I, Schulze A, Mshinda H, Weiss M.G, Obrist B. Acceptability - a neglected dimension of access to health care: findings from a study on childhood convulsions in rural Tanzania. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012;12:113. DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-113

Dillip A, Alba S, Mshana C, Hetzel M, Liana J, Lengeler C, Mayumana I, Schulze A, Mshinda H, Obrist B. Mystery shopping in community drug shops: research as development in rural Tanzania. Malar J, 2012;11(Suppl. 1):S7

Ferrari G, Ntuku H, Lengeler C, Tshefu A. A comprehensive risk map for malaria in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Malar J, 2012;11(Suppl 1):S2-S3

Gosoniu L, Msengwa A, Lengeler C, Vounatsou P. Spatially explicit burden estimates of malaria in Tanzania: Bayesian geostatistical modeling of the malaria indicator survey data. PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e23966. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023966

Huho B.J, Killeen G.F, Ferguson H.M, Tami A, Lengeler C, Charlwood J.D, Kihonda A, Kihonda J, Kachur S.P, Smith T.A, Abdulla S.M. Artemisinin-based combination therapy does not measurably reduce human infectiousness to vectors in a setting of intense malaria transmission. Malar J. 2012;11:118. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-118

Schaffner F, Thiery I, Kaufmann C, Zettor A, Lengeler C, Mathis A, Bourgouin C. Anopheles plumbeus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Europe: a mere nuisance mosquito or potential malaria vector?. Malar J. 2012;11:393. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-393

Senn N, Lengeler C, Cornuz J, Genton B. L'efficacité c'est bien, l'impact c'est top!. Rev Méd Suisse. 2012;8(364):2260-2265

World Health Organization. Global plan for insecticide resistance management in malaria vectors. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2012

Alba S, Hetzel M.W, Nathan R, Alexander M, Lengeler C. Assessing the impact of malaria interventions on morbidity through a community-based surveillance system. Int J Epidemiol. 2011;40(2):405-416. DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq240

Bonner K, Mwita A, McElroy P.D, Omari S, Mzava A, Lengeler C, Kaspar N, Nathan R, Ngegba J, Mtung'e R, Brown N. Design, implementation and evaluation of a national campaign to distribute nine million free LLINs to children under five years of age in Tanzania. Malar J. 2011;10:73. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-73

D'Acremont V, Cherpillod P, Kilowoko M, Kyungu E, Philip-Pina X.X.X, Sangu W, Kahama-Maro J, Thomas Y, Alamo L, Lengeler C, Kaiser L, Genton B. Prevalence of respiratory viruses among febrile children with or without acute respiratory symptoms in Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health, 2011;16(Suppl. 1):77-77

D'Acremont V, Kahama-Maro J, Swai N, Mtasiwa D, Genton B, Lengeler C. Reduction of anti-malarial consumption after rapid diagnostic tests implementation in Dar es Salaam: a before-after and cluster randomized controlled study. Malar J. 2011;10:107. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-107

Kahama-Maro J, D'Acremont V, Mtasiwa D, Genton B, Lengeler C. Low quality of routine microscopy for malaria at different levels of the health system in Dar es Salaam. Malar J. 2011;10:332. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-332

The malERA Consultative Group on Vector Control. A research agenda for malaria eradication: vector control. PLoS Med. 2011;8:e1000401. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000401

Alba S, Dillip A, Hetzel M.W, Mayumana I, Mshana C, Makemba A, Alexander M, Obrist B, Schulze A, Kessy F, Mshinda H, Lengeler C. Improvements in access to malaria treatment in Tanzania following community, retail sector and health facility interventions - a user perspective. Malar J. 2010;9:163. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-163

Alba S, Hetzel M.W, Goodman C, Dillip A, Liana J, Mshinda H, Lengeler C. Improvements in access to malaria treatment in Tanzania after switch to artemisinin combination therapy and the introduction of accredited drug dispensing outlets - a provider perspective. Malar J. 2010;9:164. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-164

D'Acremont V, Kilowoko M, Kyungu E, Philipina S, Sangu W, Kahama-Maro J, Lengeler C, Genton B. Etiology of fever in children from urban and rural Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2010;83(5 Suppl. 1):16-17

D'Acremont V, Lengeler C, Genton B. Reduction in the proportion of fevers associated with Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in Africa: a systematic review. Malar J. 2010;9:240. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-240

D'Acremont V, Malila A, Swai N, Tillya R, Kahama-Maro J, Lengeler C, Genton B. Withholding antimalarials in febrile children who have a negative result for a rapid diagnostic test. Clin Infect Dis. 2010;51(5):506-511. DOI: 10.1086/655688

Kabanywanyi A.M, Alexander M.M, Malila A, Schlienger R, Lengeler C, Genton B. Impact of artemether-lumefantrine on malaria transmission and under five mortality in two rural districts of Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2010;83(5 Suppl. 1):222-222

Kabanywanyi A.M, Lengeler C, Kasim P, King'eng'ena S, Schlienger R, Mulure N, Genton B. Adherence to and acceptability of artemether-lumefantrine as first-line anti-malarial treatment: evidence from a rural community in Tanzania. Malar J. 2010;9:48. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-48

Kabanywanyi A.M, Mulure N, Migoha C, Malila A, Lengeler C, Schlienger R, Genton B. Experience of safety monitoring in the context of a prospective observational study of artemether-lumefantrine in rural Tanzania: lessons learned for pharmacovigilance reporting. Malar J. 2010;9:205. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-205

Lengeler C, Yukich J. Cost and effects of large-scale vector control. Public Health J. 2010(21):48-52

Pluess B, Tanser F.C, Lengeler C, Sharp B.L. Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;4:CD006657. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006657.pub2

Russell T.L, Lwetoijera D.W, Maliti D, Chipwaza B, Kihonda J, Charlwood J.D, Smith T.A, Lengeler C, Mwanyangala M.A, Nathan R, Knols B.G, Takken W, Killeen G.F. Impact of promoting longer-lasting insecticide treatment of bed nets upon malaria transmission in a rural Tanzanian setting with pre-existing high coverage of untreated nets. Malar J. 2010;9:187. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-187

Yukich J, D'Acremont V, Kahama J, Swai N, Lengeler C. Cost savings with rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in low-transmission areas: evidence from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010;83(1):61-68. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0632

D'Acremont V, Lengeler C, Mshinda H, Mtasiwa D, Tanner M, Genton B. Time to move from presumptive malaria treatment to laboratory-confirmed diagnosis and treatment in African children with fever. PLoS Med. 2009;6(1):e252. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050252

Dillip A, Hetzel M.W, Gosoniu D, Kessy F, Lengeler C, Mayumana I, Mshana C, Mshinda H, Schulze A, Makemba A, Pfeiffer C, Weiss M.G, Obrist B. Socio-cultural factors explaining timely and appropriate use of health facilities for degedege in south-eastern Tanzania. Malar J. 2009;8:144. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-144

Lengeler C, Abdulla S, Mshinda H, Tanner M. Des moustiquaires sauvent des milliers de vies. Gemeinsam zum Erfolg : was Forschungspartnerschaften mit Entwicklungsländern bewirken = Ensemble vers le succès : l'impact des partenariats scientifiques avec les pays en développment, 26-27. Bern: scnat, Akademie der Naturwissenschaften Schweiz : Kommission für Forschungspartnerschaften mit Entwicklungsländern (KFPE), 2009

Lengeler C, Hanson K. Establishment of a sustainable system of net distribution. Bull Medicus Mundi. 2009(112):49-53

Pluess B, Müller I, Levi D, King G, Smith T.A, Lengeler C. Malaria: a major health problem within an oil palm plantation around Popondetta, Papua New Guinea. Malar J. 2009;8:56. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-56

Yukich J.O, Zerom M, Ghebremeskel T, Tediosi F, Lengeler C. Costs and cost-effectiveness of vector control in Eritrea using insecticide-treated bed nets. Malar J. 2009;8:51. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-51

Bovet P, Gervasoni J.P, Mkamba M, Balampama M, Lengeler C, Paccaud F. Low utilization of health care services following screening for hypertension in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania): a prospective population-based study. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:407

Brun R, Smith T, Maire N, Vounatsou P, Beck H.P, Lengeler C, Obrist B, Tanner M, Pluschke G, Burri C, Rudin W, Wyss K, Clary B, Hatz C, Marti H.P. Malaria Projektinformationen: Forschung und Dienstleistungen am Schweizerischen Tropeninstitut: Innovation - Validierung - Umsetzung. Basel: Schweiz. Tropeninstitut, 2008

Gosoniu L, Vounatsou P, Tami A, Nathan R, Grundmann H, Lengeler C. Spatial effects of mosquito bednets on child mortality. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:356

Heierli U, Lengeler C. Should bednets be sold, or given free? : the role of the private sector in malaria control. Berne: SDC, Employment and income division, 2008

Hetzel M.W, Alba S, Fankhauser M, Mayumana I, Lengeler C, Obrist B, Nathan R, Makemba A.M, Mshana C, Schulze A, Mshinda H. Malaria risk and access to prevention and treatment in the paddies of the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. Malar J. 2008;7:7. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-7

Hetzel M.W, Dillip A, Lengeler C, Obrist B, Msechu J.J, Makemba A.M, Mshana C, Schulze A, Mshinda H. Malaria treatment in the retail sector: knowledge and practices of drug sellers in rural Tanzania. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:157

Hetzel M.W, Obrist B, Lengeler C, Msechu J.J, Nathan R, Dillip A, Makemba A.M, Mshana C, Schulze A, Mshinda H. Obstacles to prompt and effective malaria treatment lead to low community-coverage in two rural districts of Tanzania. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:317

Smith T, Maire N, Ross A, Penny M, Chitnis N, Schapira A, Studer A, Genton B, Lengeler C, Tediosi F, de Savigny D, Tanner M. Towards a comprehensive simulation model of malaria epidemiology and control. Parasitology. 2008;135(13):1507-1516

Yukich J.O, Lengeler C, Tediosi F, Brown N, Mulligan J.A, Chavasse D, Stevens W, Justino J, Conteh L, Maharaj R, Erskine M, Mueller D.H, Wiseman V, Ghebremeskel T, Zerom M, Goodman C, McGuire D, Urrutia J.M, Sakho F, Hanson K, Sharp B. Costs and consequences of large-scale vector control for malaria. Malar J. 2008;7:258

D'Acremont V, Lengeler C, Genton B. Stop ambiguous messages on malaria diagnosis [Letters]. British Medical Journal. 2007;334(7592):489

Hetzel M.W, Iteba N, Makemba A, Mshana C, Lengeler C, Obrist B, Schulze A, Nathan R, Dillip A, Alba S, Mayumana I, Khatib R.A, Njau J.D, Mshinda H. Understanding and improving access to prompt and effective malaria treatment and care in rural Tanzania: the ACCESS Programme. Malar J. 2007;6:83

Killeen G.F, Smith T.A, Ferguson H.M, Mshinda H, Abdulla S, Lengeler C, Kachur S.P. Preventing childhood malaria in Africa by protecting adults from mosquitoes with insecticide-treated nets. PLoS Med. 2007;4(7):e229

Killeen G.F, Tami A, Kihonda J, Okumu F.O, Kotas M.E, Grundmann H, Kasigudi N, Ngonyani H, Mayagaya V, Nathan R, Abdulla S, Charlwood J.D, Smith T.A, Lengeler C. Cost-sharing strategies combining targeted public subsidies with private-sector delivery achieve high bednet coverage and reduced malaria transmission in Kilombero Valley, southern Tanzania. BMC Infect Dis. 2007;7:121

Lengeler C, de Savigny D. Programme diversity is key to the success of insecticide-treated bednets. Lancet. 2007;370(9592):1009-1010

Lengeler C, Grabowsky M, McGuire D, de Savigny D. Quick wins versus sustainability: options for the up scaling of insecticide-treated nets. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007;77(Suppl. 6):222-226

Obrist B, Iteba N, Lengeler C, Makemba A, Mshana C, Nathan R, Alba S, Dillip A, Hetzel M.W, Mayumana I, Schulze A, Mshinda H. Access to health care in contexts of livelihood insecurity: a framework for analysis and action. PLoS Med. 2007;4(10):e308. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040308

Yukich J, Tediosi F, Lengeler C. Operations, costs and cost-effectiveness of five insecticide-treated net programs (Eritrea, Malawi, Tanzania, Togo, Senegal) and two indoor residual spraying programs (Kwa-Zulu-Natal, Mozambique). Basel: Swiss Tropical Institute, 2007

Yukich J, Tediosi F, Lengeler C. Comparative cost-effectiveness of ITNs or IRS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria matters. 2007(18):2-4

Breman J.G, Mills A, Snow R.W, Mulligan J.A, Lengeler C, Mendis K, Sharp B, Morel C, Marchesini P, White N.J, Steketee R.W, Doumbo O.K. Conquering malaria. In: Jamison D,Breman J.G,Measham A.R, eds. Disease control priorities in developing countries, 413-431. Washington: World Bank, 2006

Hetzel M.W, Msechu J.J, Goodman C, Lengeler C, Obrist B, Kachur S.P, Makemba A, Nathan R, Schulze A, Mshinda H. Decreased availability of antimalarials in the private sector following the policy change from chloroquine to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. Malar J. 2006;5:109

Killeen G.F, Kihonda J, Lyimo E, Oketch F.R, Kotas M.E, Mathenge E, Schellenberg J.A, Lengeler C, Smith T.A, Drakeley C.J. Quantifying behavioural interactions between humans and mosquitoes: Evaluating the protective efficacy of insecticidal nets against malaria transmission in rural Tanzania. BMC Infect Dis. 2006;6:161

Tami A, Mbati J, Nathan R, Mponda H, Lengeler C, Armstrong Schellenberg Jr. Use and misuse of a discount voucher scheme as a subsidy for insecticide-treated nets for malaria control in southern Tanzania. Health Policy Plan. 2006;21(1):1-9

Wang S.J, Lengeler C, Mtasiwa D, Mshana T, Manane L, Maro G, Tanner M. Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) II: epidemiology of urban malaria in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). Malar J. 2006;5:28. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-28

Wang S.J, Lengeler C, Smith T, Vounatsou P, Akogbeto M, Tanner M. Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) IV: epidemiology of urban malaria in Cotonou (Benin). Malar J. 2006;5:45

Wang S.J, Lengeler C, Smith T.A, Vounatsou P, Cissé G, Tanner M. Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) III: epidemiology of urban malaria in the municipality of Yopougon (Abidjan). Malar J. 2006;5:29. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-28

Abdulla S, Gemperli A, Mukasa O, Armstrong Schellenberg J, Lengeler C, Vounatsou P, Smith T. Spatial effects of the social marketing of insecticide-treated nets on malaria morbidity. Trop Med Int Health. 2005;10(1):11-18

Altpeter E, Burnand B, Capkun G, Carrel R, Cerutti B, Feuz M, Gassner M, Junker C, Künzli N, Lengeler C, Minder C, Rickenbach M, Schorr D, Vader J.P, de Weck D, Zemp E. Raccomandazioni di buona pratica epidemiologica : un contributo al miglioramento della ricerca epidemiologica in Svizzera. Soz Präventivmed. 2005;50(1):24-27

Altpeter E, Burnand B, Capkun G, Carrel R, Cerutti B, Feuz M, Gassner M, Junker C, Künzli N, Lengeler C, Minder C, Rickenbach M, Schorr D, Vader J.P, de Weck D, Zemp E. Bonnes pratiques en épidémiologie: recommandations fondamentales : une contribution à l’amélioration de la pratique des études épidémiologiques en Suisse. Soz Präventivmed. 2005;50(1):20-23

Altpeter E, Burnand B, Capkun G, Carrel R, Cerutti B, Feuz M, Gassner M, Junker C, Künzli N, Lengeler C, Minder C, Rickenbach M, Schorr D, Vader J.P, de Weck D, Zemp E. Grundzüge guter epidemiologischer Praxis : ein Beitrag zur Föderung der Qualität der epidemiologischen Forschung in der Schweiz. Soz Präventivmed. 2005;50(1):16-19

Altpeter E, Burnand B, Capkun G, Carrel R, Cerutti B, Mäusezahl-Feuz M, Gassner M, Junker C, Künzli N, Lengeler C, Minder C, Rickenbach M, Schorr D, Vader J.P, Zemp E. Essentials of good epidemiological practice : written in good faith for the betterment of epidemiology in Switzerland. Soz Präventivmed. 2005;50(1):12-15

Donnelly M.J, McCall P.J, Lengeler C, Bates I, D'Alessandro U, Barnish G, Konradsen F, Klinkenberg E, Townson H, Trape J.F, Hastings I.M, Mutero C. Malaria and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa. Malar J. 2005;4:12

Enayati A.A, Lengeler C, Erlanger T, Hemingway J. Field evaluation of a recombinant glutathione S-transferase-based pyrethroid quantification assay. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2005;99(5):369-378

Magesa S.M, Lengeler C, de Savigny D, Miller J.E, Njau R.J, Kramer K, Kitua A, Mwita A. Creating an "enabling environment" for taking insecticide treated nets to national scale: the Tanzanian experience. Malar J. 2005;4:34. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-4-34

Sattler M.A, Mtasiwa D, Kiama M, Premji Z, Tanner M, Killeen G.F, Lengeler C. Habitat characterization and spatial distribution of Anopheles sp. mosquito larvae in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) during an extended dry period. Malar J. 2005;4:4

Wang S.J, Lengeler C, Smith T.A, Vounatsou P, Cissé G, Diallo D.A, Akogbeto M, Mtasiwa D, Teklehaimanot A, Tanner M. Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) in sub-Saharan Africa. Malar J. 2005;4:40. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-4-40

Wang S.J, Lengeler C, Smith T.A, Vounatsou P, Diadie D.A, Pritroipa X, Convelbo N, Kientga M, Tanner M. Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) I: Epidemiology of urban malaria in Ouagadougou. Malar J. 2005;4:43. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-4-43

Erlanger T.E, Enayati A.A, Hemingway J, Mshinda H, Tami A, Lengeler C. Field issues related to effectiveness of insecticide-treated nets in Tanzania. Med Vet Entomol. 2004;18(2):153-160

Gemperli A, Vounatsou P, Kleinschmidt I, Bagayoko M, Lengeler C, Smith T. Spatial patterns of infant mortality in Mali: the effect of malaria endemicity. Am J Epidemiol. 2004;159(1):64-72

Lengeler C. Insecticide-treated nets for malaria control: real gains [Editorial]. Bull World Health Organ. 2004;82(2):84-84

Lengeler C. Insecticide-treated bednets and curtains for preventing malaria. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;2:CD000363

Mabaso M.L.H, Sharp B, Lengeler C. Historical review of malarial control in southern African with emphasis on the use of indoor residual house-spraying. Trop Med Int Health. 2004;9(8):846-856

Marchant T, Armstrong Schellenberg J.R.M, Nathan R, Abdulla S, Mukasa O, Mshinda H, Lengeler C. Anaemia in pregnancy and infant mortality in Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health. 2004;9(2):262-266

Marchant T, Mushi A.K, Nathan R, Mukasa O, Abdulla S, Lengeler C, Schellenberg J.R. Planning a family: priorities and concerns in rural Tanzania. Afr J Reprod Health. 2004;8(2):111-123

Nathan R, Masanja H, Mshinda H, Schellenberg J.A, de Savigny D, Lengeler C, Tanner M, Victora C.G. Mosquito nets and the poor: can social marketing redress inequities in access?. Trop Med Int Health. 2004;9(10):1121-1126

Smith T, Killeen G, Lengeler C, Tanner M. Relationships between the outcome of Plasmodium falciparum infection and the intensity of transmission in Africa. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004;71(2 Suppl.):80-86

Tami A, Mubyazi G, Talbert A, Mshinda H, Duchon S, Lengeler C. Evaluation of Olyset trade mark insecticide-treated nets distributed seven years previously in Tanzania. Malar J. 2004;3:19

Drakeley C, Schellenberg D, Kihonda J, Sousa C.A, Arez A.P, Lopes D, Lines J, Mshinda H, Lengeler C, Schellenberg J.A, Tanner M, Alonso P. An estimation of the entomological inoculation rate for Ifakara: a semi-urban area in a region of intense malaria transmission in Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health. 2003;8(9):767-774

Hanson K, Kikumbih N, Armstrong Schellenberg J, Mponda H, Nathan R, Lake S, Mills A, Tanner M, Lengeler C. Cost-effectiveness of social marketing of insecticide-treated nets for malaria control in the United Republic of Tanzania. Bull World Health Organ. 2003;81(4):269-276

Heckendorn F, N'Goran E.K, Felger I, Vounatsou P, Yapi A, Oettli A, Marti H, Dobler M, Traore M, Lohourignon K.L, Lengeler C. Species-specific field testing of Entamoeba spp. in an area of high endemicity. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2003;96:521-528

Lengeler C, Sharp B. Indoor residual spraying and insecticide-treated nets. In: Murphy C,Ringheim K,Woldehanna S,Volmink J, eds. Reducing Malaria's Burden, 17-24. Washington: Global Health Council, 2003

Lines J, Lengeler C, Cham K, de Savigny D, Chimumbwa J, Langi P, Carroll D, Mills A, Hanson K, Webster J, Lynch M, Addington W, Hill J, Rowland M, Worrall E, MacDonald M, Kilian A. Scaling-up and sustaining insecticide-treated net coverage. Lancet Infect Dis. 2003;3(8):465-466

Moerman F, Lengeler C, Chimumbwa J, Talisuna A, Erhart A, Coosemans M, D'Alessandro U. The contribution of health-care services to a sound and sustainable malaria-control policy. Lancet Infect Dis. 2003;3(2):99-102

Mushi A.K, Schellenberg J.R, Mponda H, Lengeler C. Targeted subsidy for malaria control with treated nets using a discount voucher system in Tanzania. Health Policy Plan. 2003;18(2):163-171

N'Goran E.K, Utzinger J, Gnaka H.N, Yapi A, N'Guessan N.A, Kigbafori S.D, Lengeler C, Chollet J, Xiao S.H, Tanner M. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral artemether for the prevention of patent Schistosoma haematobium infections. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2003;68(1):24-32

Abdulla S, Schellenberg J.A, Mukasa O, Lengeler C. Usefulness of a dispensary-based case-control study for assessing morbidity impact of a treated net programme. Int J Epidemiol. 2002;31(1):175-180

Armstrong Schellenberg J, Minja H, Mponda H, Kikumbih N, Mushi A.K, Nathan R, Abdulla S, Mukasa O, Marchant T, Tanner M, Lengeler C. Re-treatment of mosquito nets with insecticide. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002;96(4):368-369

Armstrong Schellenberg J, Nathan R, Abdulla S, Mukasa O, Marchant T, Tanner M, Lengeler C. Risk factors for child mortality in rural Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health. 2002;7:506-511

Armstrong Schellenberg J.R.M, Mukasa O, Abdulla S, Marchant T, Lengeler C, Kikumbih N, Mshinda H, Nathan R. Ifakara DSS, Tanzania. Population and health in developing countries, 159-164. Ottawa: INDEPTH Network, 2002

Bovet P, Ross A.G, Gervasoni J.P, Mkamba M, Mtasiwa D.M, Lengeler C, Whiting D, Paccaud F. Distribution of blood pressure, body mass index and smoking habits in the urban population of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and associations with socioeconomic status. Int J Epidemiol. 2002;31(1):240-247

Keiser J, N'Goran E.K, Singer B.H, Lengeler C, Tanner M, Utzinger J. Association between Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm infections among schoolchildren in Côte d'Ivoire. Acta Trop. 2002;84(1):31-41

Keiser J, N'Goran E.K, Traore M, Lohourignon K.L, Singer B.H, Lengeler C, Tanner M, Utzinger J. Polyparasitism with Schistosoma mansoni, geohelminths, and intestinal protozoa in rural Côte d'Ivoire. J Parasitol. 2002;88(3):461-466

Lengeler C, Utzinger J, Tanner M. Questionnaires for rapid screening of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and their constribution to control. Bull World Health Organ. 2002;80(3):235-242

Lengeler C, Utzinger J, Tanner M. Screening for schistosomiasis with questionnaires. Trends Parasitol. 2002;18(9):375-377

Marchant T, Armstrong Schellenberg J.R.M, Edgar T, Ronsmans C, Nathan R, Abdulla S, Mukasa O, Urassa H, Lengeler C. Anaemia during pregnancy in southern Tanzania. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2002;96(5):477-487

Marchant T, Schellenberg J.A, Edgar T, Nathan R, Abdulla S, Mukasa O, Mponda H, Lengeler C. Socially marketed insecticide-treated nets improve malaria and anaemia in pregnancy in southern Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health. 2002;7(2):149-158

Abdulla S, Schellenberg J.A, Nathan R, Mukasa O, Marchant T, Smith T, Tanner M, Lengeler C. Impact on malaria morbidity of a programme supplying insecticide treated nets in children aged under 2 years in Tanzania: community cross sectional study. British Medical Journal. 2001;322(7281):270-273

Armstrong Schellenberg J, Mponda H, Abdulla S, Nathan R, Minja H, Kikumbih N, Marchant T, Mukasa O, Mshinda H, Lengeler C, Tanner M. The KINET project, an overview : improving child survival in rural Tanzania: insecticide treated nets for malaria control in the Kilombero Valley. Ifakara: IHRDC [etc.], 2001

Armstrong Schellenberg J.R.M, Abdulla S, Nathan R, Mukasa O, Marchant T, Kikumbih N, Mushi A.K, Mponda H, Minja H, Mshinda H, Tanner M, Lengeler C. Effect of large-scale social marketing of insecticide-treated nets on child survival in rural Tanzania. Lancet. 2001;357(9264):1241-1247

Jemaneh L, Lengeler C. The use of morbidity questionnaires to identify communities with high prevalence of geohelminth infections in Gondar region, Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 2001;39(3):213-228

Lengeler C. Comparison of malaria control interventions [Letter]. Bull World Health Organ. 2001;79(1):77-77

Minja H, Schellenberg J.A, Mukasa O, Nathan R, Abdulla S, Mponda H, Tanner M, Lengeler C, Obrist B. Introducing insecticide-treated nets in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania: the relevance of local knowledge and practice for an information, education and communication (IEC) campaign. Trop Med Int Health. 2001;6(8):614-623

N'Goran E.K, Utzinger J, N'Guessan A.N, Müller I, Zamble K, Lohourignon K.L, Traoré M, Sosthene B.A, Lengeler C, Tanner M. Reinfection with Schistosoma haematobium following school-based chemotherapy with praziquantel in four highly endemic villages in Côte d'Ivoire. Trop Med Int Health. 2001;6(10):817-825

Smith T, Leuenberger R, Lengeler C. Child mortality and malaria transmission in Africa. Parasitol Today. 2001;17(3):145-149

Utzinger J, Booth M, N'Goran E.K, Mueller I, Tanner M, Lengeler C. Relative contribution of day-to-day and intra-specimen variation in faecal egg counts of Schistosoma mansoni before and after treatment with praziquantel. Parasitology. 2001;122(Pt 5):537-544

Lengeler C, Genton B. Cartographie du paludisme : les nouveaux outils et leur utilisation. Méd Hyg. 2000;58:1094-1097

Lengeler C, Makwala J, Ngimbi D, Utzinger J. Simple school questionnaires can map both Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Acta Trop. 2000;74(1):77-87

Lengeler C. Insecticide-treated nets: from social marketing to national programms. Bull Medicus Mundi. 2000(78):20-22

Utzinger J, N'Goran E.K, N'Dri A, Lengeler C, Tanner M. Efficacy of praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni with particular consideration for intensity of infection. Trop Med Int Health. 2000;5(11):771-778

Utzinger J, N'Goran E.K, N'Dri A, Lengeler C, Xiao S.H, Tanner M. Oral artemether for prevention of Schistosoma mansoni infection: randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2000;355(9212):1320-1325

Utzinger J, N'Goran E.K, Ossey Y.A, Booth M, Traoré M, Lohourignon K.L, Allangba A, Ahiba L.A, Tanner M, Lengeler C. Rapid screening for Schistosoma mansoni in western Côte d'Ivoire by a simple school questionnaire. Bull World Health Organ. 2000;78(3):389-398

Utzinger J, N'Goran E.K, Tanner M, Lengeler C. Simple anamnestic questions and recalled water-contact patterns for self-diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infection among schoolchildren in western Côte d'Ivoire. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2000;62(5):649-655

Armstrong Schellenberg J.R.M, Abdulla S, Minja H, Nathan R, Mukasa O, Marchant T, Mponda H, Kikumbih N, Lymo E, Manchester T, Tanner M, Lengeler C. KINET: a social marketing programme of treated nets and net treatment for malaria control in Tanzania, with evaluation of child health and long-term survival. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1999;93(3):225-231

Drakeley C.J, Armstrong Schellenberg J, Abdulla S, Lengeler C. Short report: lack of specificity of Beilstein test in detecting pyrtethroid insecticide on coloured mosquito nets. Trop Med Int Health. 1999;4(10):639-640

Lengeler C. Review: Insecticide-treated bednets and curtains reduce overall mortality and incidence of malaria. Evid Based Med. 1999;4(3):78

Lengeler C. From Rio to Iragua: sustainability versus efficiency and equity for preventive health inerventions [Editorial]. Trop Med Int Health. 1999;4(6):409-411

Utzinger J, N'Goran E.K, Marti H.P, Tanner M, Lengeler C. Intestinal amoebiasis, giardiasis and geohelminthiases: their association with other intestinal parasites and reported intestinal symptoms. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1999;93(2):137-141

Adjuik M, Bagayoko M, Binka F.N, Coetzee M, Cox J, Craig M, Deichman U, de Savigny D, Fondjo E, Fraser C, Gouws E, Kleinschmidt I, Lemardeley P, Lengeler C, leSueur D, Omumbo J, Snow B, Sharp B, Tanser F, Teuscher T, Touré Y. Towards an atlas of malaria risk in Africa: first technical report of the MARA/ARMA collaboration. Durban: MARA/ARMA, 1998

Cattani J, Lengeler C, David D.J. Insecticide-treated bednets and the prevention of malaria. Recent Adv Paediatr. 1998;16(7):105-119

Lengeler C, Armstrong Schellenberg J.R.M, D'Alessandro U, Binka F.N, Cattani J. Relative versus absolute risk of dying reduction after using insecticide-treated nets for malaria control in Africa. Trop Med Int Health. 1998;3(4):286-290

Lengeler C. Insecticide treated bednets and curtains for malaria control : a Cochrane review. Oxford: Cochrane Library, 1998

N'Goran E.K, Utzinger J, Traoré M, Lengeler C, Tanner M. Identification rapide par questionnaire des principaux foyers de bilharziose urinaire au centre de la Côte d'Ivoire. Méd Trop (Mars. ). 1998;58(3):253-260

Utzinger J, NGoran E.K, Esse Aya C.M, Acka Adjoua C, Lohourignon K.L, Tanner M, Lengeler C. Schistosoma mansoni, intestinal parasites and perceived morbidity indicators in schoolchildren in rural endemic area of western Côte d'Ivoire. Trop Med Int Health. 1998;3(9):711-720

Egger M, Zellweger-Zähner T, Schneider M, Junker C, Lengeler C, Antes G. Language bias in randomised controlled trials published in English and German. Lancet. 1997;350(9074):326-329

Habluetzel A, Diallo D.A, Esposito F, Lamizana L, Pagnoni F, Lengeler C, Traoré C, Cousens S.N. Do insecticide-treated curtains reduce all-cause child mortality in Burkina Faso?. Trop Med Int Health. 1997;2(9):855-862

Le Sueur D, Binka F.N, Lengeler C, de Savigny D, Snow B, Teuscher T, Touré Y. An atlas of malaria in Africa. Afr Health. 1997;19(2):23-24

Lengeler C,Cattani J,de Savigny D, eds. Un mur contre la malaria: du nouveau dans la prévention des décès dûs au paludisme. Ottawa: Centre de recherches pour le développement international, 1997

Lengeler C, Smith T.A, Armstrong Schellenberg J.R.M. Focus on the effect of bednets on malaria morbidity and mortality [Letters]. Parasitol Today. 1997;13(3):123-124

Binka F.N, Kubaje A, Adjuik M, Williams L.A, Lengeler C, Maude G.E, Armah G.E, Kajihara B, Adiamah J.H, Smith P.G. Impact of permethrin impregnated bednets on child mortality in Kassena-Nankana district, Ghana: a randomized controlled trial. Trop Med Int Health. 1996;1(2):147-154

Bucher H.C, Egger M, Schmidt J.G, Antes G, Lengeler C, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Cochrane Collaboration Schweiz. Evidence based medicine: ein Ansatz zu einer rationaleren Medizin. Schweiz Ärzteztg. 1996;77(41):1660-1667

Githeko A.K, Mbogo C.N.M, Curtis C.F, Lines J.D, Lengeler C. Entomological monitoring of large-scale vector-control interventions. Parasitol Today. 1996;12(4):127-128

Lengeler C,Cattani J,de Savigny D, eds. Net gain : a new method of preventing malaria deaths. Ottawa [etc.]: International Development Research Centre [etc.], 1996

Lengeler C, Lines J.D, Cattani J, Feilden R, Zimicki S, de Savigny D. Promoting operational research on insecticide-treated netting: a joint TDR/IDRC initiative and call for research proposals. Trop Med Int Health. 1996;1(2):273-276

Lengeler C, Snow R.W. From efficacy to effectiveness: insecticide-treated bednets in Africa. Bull World Health Organ. 1996;74(3):325-332

Nevill C.G, Some E.S, Mung'ala V.O, Mutemi W, New L, Marsh K, Lengeler C, Snow R.W. Insecticide-treated bednets reduce mortality and severe morbidity from malaria among children on the Kenyan coast. Trop Med Int Health. 1996;1(2):139-146

Chitsulo C, Lengeler C, Jenkins J. L'identification rapide de communautés prioritaires pour le contrôle de la schistosomiase urinaire. Geneva: World Health Organization, TDR, 1995

Chitsulo L, Lengeler C, Jenkins J. The Schistosomiasis manual. Geneva: Word Health Organization, TDR, 1995

Lengeler C, Kessler W, Daugla D. The 1990 meningococcal meningitis epidemic of Sarh (Chad): how useful was an earlier mass vaccination?. Acta Trop. 1995;59(3):211-222

Guyatt H.L, Evans D, Lengeler C, Tanner M. Controlling schistosomiasis: the cost-effectiveness of alternative delivery strategies. Health Policy Plan. 1994;9(4):385-395

Guyatt H.L, Smith T, Gryseels B, Lengeler C, Mshinda H, Siziya S, Salanave B, Mohome N, Makwala J, Ngimbi K.P, Tanner M. Aggregation in schistosomiasis: comparison of the relationships between prevalence and intensity in different endemic areas. Parasitology. 1994;109(Pt 1):45-55

Lengeler C, Mshinda H, Morona D, de Savigny D. Urinary schistosomiasis: testing with urine filtration and reagent sticks for haematuria provides a comparable prevalence estimate. Acta Trop. 1993;53(1):39-50

Siziya S, Mushanga M, Sichilima W, Sukwa T.Y, Lengeler C, Sala-Diakanda D.M. The distribution of Schistosoma haematobium in the Isoka district, Zambia; and a possible strategy for its control. Cent Afr J Med. 1993;39(2):32-37

Tanner M, Lengeler C, Lorenz N. Case studies from the biomedical and health systems research activities of the Swiss Tropical Institute in Africa. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1993;87(5):518-523

Lengeler C, Sala-Diakanda D.M, Tanner M. Using questionnaires through an existing administrative system: a new approach to health interview surveys. Health Policy Plan. 1992;7(1):10-21

Lengeler C, de Savigny D, Mshinda H, Mayombana C, Tayari S, Hatz C, Degrémont A, Tanner M. Community-based questionnaires and health statistics as tools for the cost-efficient identification of communities at risk of urinary schistosomiasis. Int J Epidemiol. 1991;20(3):796-807

Lengeler C, Kessler W, Daugla D, Litt V. L'épidémie de méningite a méningocoques de 1990 a Sarh (sud du Tchad). Parasitosen des ZNS: Jahrestagung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie, Lausanne, 21. -23. November 1991. Lausanne: Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie, 1991:19-19

Lengeler C, Kilima P, Mshinda H, Morona D, Hatz C, Tanner M. Rapid, low-cost, two-step method to screen for urinary schistosomiasis at the district level: the Kilosa experience. Bull World Health Organ. 1991;69(2):179-189

Lengeler C, Komba S, Morona D. Urinary schistosomiasis: influence of the circadian variation of hematuria and proteinuria on reagent stick testing. Acta Trop. 1991;48(4):313-317

Lengeler C, Mshinda H, de Savigny D, Kilima P, Morona D, Tanner M. The value of questionnaires aimed at key informants and distributed through an existing administrative system for rapid and cost-effective health assessment. World Health Stat Q. 1991;44(3):150-159

Lengeler C, Sala-Diakanda D.M, Tanner M. L'étude multi-pays OMS/TDR pour l'identification de communautés a haut risque de bilharziose. Parasitosen des ZNS: Jahrestagung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie, Lausanne, 21. -23. November 1991. Lausanne: Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie, 1991:33-33

Lengeler Christian. Individual and community diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis and their relevance for disease control: a study in an endemic area of southeastern Tanzania. Basel: Univ. Basel, 1989. Doctoral Thesis, University of Basel, Faculty of Science