Publications

Bellai L.G, Koudou B.G, Utzinger J, Müller P, Edi C.A.V. Characterization and abundance of malaria vectors in Sakassou, Central Côte d'Ivoire. Malar J. 2025;24:198. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05451-1

Bredt B.H, Tripet F, Müller P. Revealing complex mosquito behaviour: a review of current automated video tracking systems suitable for tracking mosquitoes in the field. Parasit Vectors. 2025;18:66. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-025-06666-6

Tenywa F.S.C, Hälg S, Makame H, Moore J, Dogan O, Mapipi H.I, Machange J.J, Lilolime N.S, Hofer L.M, Batao L.D, Mwamlima T.G, Müller P, Moore S.J. DENV-2 circulation and host preference among highly anthropophilic, outdoor-biting Aedes aegypti in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Viruses. 2025;17(6):818. DOI: 10.3390/v17060818

Tenywa F.S.C, Kibondo U.A, Entwistle J, Dogan O, Haruna M, Phisoo R.P, Moore J, Machange J.J, Makame H, Tripet F, Müller P, Mondy M, Nimmo D, Stevenson J.C, Moore S.J. Bioassays for the evaluation of the attractiveness of attractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) against Anopheles mosquitoes in controlled semi-field systems. Parasit Vectors. 2025;18:38. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06653-3

Fatou M, Müller P. 3D video tracking analysis reveals that mosquitoes pass more likely through holes in permethrin-treated than in untreated nets. Sci Rep. 2024;14:13598. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63968-y

Fatou M, Müller P. In the arm-in-cage test, topical repellents activate mosquitoes to disengage upon contact instead of repelling them at distance. Sci Rep. 2024;14:24745. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-74518-x

Irish S.R, Nimmo D, Bharmel J, Tripet F, Müller P, Manrique-Saide P, Moore S.J. A review of selective indoor residual spraying for malaria control. Malar J. 2024;23:252. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-05053-3

Poda B.S, Cribellier A, Feugère L, Fatou M, Nignan C, Hien D.F.D.S, Müller P, Gnankiné O, Dabiré R.K, Diabaté A, Muijres F.T, Roux O. Spatial and temporal characteristics of laboratory-induced Anopheles coluzzii swarms: shape, structure, and flight kinematics. iScience. 2024;27(11):111164. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111164

Corbel V, Kont M.D, Ahumada M.L, Andreo L, Bayili B, Bayili K, Brooke B, Pinto Caballero J.A, Lambert B, Churcher T.S, Duchon S, Etang J, Flores A.E, Gunasekaran K, Juntarajumnong W, Kirby M, Davies R, Lees R.S, Lenhart A, Lima J.B.P, Martins A.J, Müller P, N'Guessan R, Ngufor C, Praulins G, Quinones M, Raghavendra K, Verma V, Rus A.C, Samuel M, Ying K.S, Sungvornyothin S, Uragayala S, Velayudhan R, Yadav R.S. A new WHO bottle bioassay method to assess the susceptibility of mosquito vectors to public health insecticides: results from a WHO-coordinated multi-centre study. Parasit Vectors. 2023;16:21. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05554-7

Kaiser C.R, Müller P, Zinsstag J. Vorkommen des Hautwurms Dirofilaria repens bei Hunden in der Schweiz. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2023;165(5):321-331. DOI: 10.17236/sat00395

Kern C, Müller P, Chaccour C, Liechti M.E, Hammann F, Duthaler U. Pharmacokinetics of ivermectin metabolites and their activity against Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes. Malar J. 2023;22:194. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04624-0

Kouadio F.A, Wipf N.C, Nygble A.S, Fodjo B.K, Sadia C.G, Vontas J, Mavridis K, Müller P, Mouhamadou C.S. Relationship between insecticide resistance profiles in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato and agricultural practices in Côte d'Ivoire. Parasit Vectors. 2023;16:270. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05876-0

Kweyamba P.A, Hofer L.M, Kibondo U.A, Mwanga R.Y, Sayi R.M, Matwewe F, Austin J.W, Stutz S, Moore S.J, Müller P, Tambwe M.M. Sub-lethal exposure to chlorfenapyr reduces the probability of developing Plasmodium falciparum parasites in surviving Anopheles mosquitoes. Parasit Vectors. 2023;16:342. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05963-2

Meier L, Antillón M, Burri C, Chitnis N, Endriss Y, Keiser J, Moore S, Müller P, Penny M, Voss T.S, Mäser P, Utzinger J. Repurposing know-how for drug development: case studies from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Chimia (Aarau). 2023;77(9):582-592. DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.582

N'Dri B.P, Wipf N.C, Saric J, Fodjo B.K, Raso G, Utzinger J, Müller P, Mouhamadou C.S. Species composition and insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Ellibou, southern Côte d’Ivoire and first finding of Anopheles arabiensis in Côte d’Ivoire. Malar J. 2023;22:93. DOI: 0.1186/s12936-023-04456-y

Green N, Agossa F, Yovogan B, Oxborough R, Kitau J, Müller P, Constant E, Rowland M, Tchacaya E.F.S, Benjamin K.G, Churcher T.S, Betancourt M, Sherrard-Smith E. An evidence synthesis approach for combining different data sources illustrated using entomological efficacy of insecticides for indoor residual spraying. PLoS One. 2022;17(3):e0263446. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263446

Pichler V, Caputo B, Valadas V, Micocci M, Horvath C, Virgillito C, Akiner M, Balatsos G, Bender C, Besnard G, Bravo-Barriga D, Bueno-Mari R, Collantes F, Delacour-Estrella S, Dikolli E, Falcuta E, Flacio E, García-Pérez A.L, Kalan K, Kavran M, L'Ambert G, Lia R.P, Marabuto E, Medialdea R, Melero-Alcibar R, Michaelakis A, Mihalca A, Mikov O, Miranda M.A, Müller P, Otranto D, Pajovic I, Petric D, Rebelo M.T, Robert V, Rogozi E, Tello A, Zitko T, Schaffner F, Pinto J, Della Torre A. Geographic distribution of the V1016G knockdown resistance mutation in Aedes albopictus: a warning bell for Europe. Parasit Vectors. 2022;15:280. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05407-3

Vavassori L, Honnen A.C, Saarman N, Caccone A, Müller P. Multiple introductions and overwintering shape the progressive invasion of Aedes albopictus beyond the Alps. Ecol Evol. 2022;12(7):e9138. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9138

Wipf N.C, Duchemin W, Kouadio F.A, Fodjo B.K, Sadia C.G, Mouhamadou C.S, Vavassori L, Mäser P, Mavridis K, Vontas J, Müller P. Multi-insecticide resistant malaria vectors in the field remain susceptible to malathion, despite the presence of Ace1 point mutations. PLoS Genet. 2022;18(2):e1009963. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009963

De Borre E, Joseph W, Aminzadeh R, Müller P, Boone M.N, Josipovic I, Hashemizadeh S, Kuster N, Kuhn S, Thielens A. Radio-frequency exposure of the yellow fever mosquito (A. aegypti) from 2 to 240 GHz. PLoS Comput Biol. 2021;17(10):e1009460. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009460

Duthaler U, Weber M, Hofer L, Chaccour C, Maia M, Müller P, Krähenbühl S, Hammann F. The pharmacokinetics and drug-drug interactions of ivermectin in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Pathog. 2021;17(3):e1009382. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009382

Piameu M, Nwane P, Toussile W, Mavridis K, Wipf N.C, Kouadio P.F, Mbakop L.R, Mandeng S, Ekoko W.E, Toto J.C, Ngaffo K.L, Ngo Etounde P.K, Ngantchou A.T, Chouaibou M, Müller P, Awono-Ambene P, Vontas J, Etang J. Pyrethroid and etofenprox resistance in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii from vegetable farms in Yaounde, Cameroon: dynamics, intensity and molecular basis. Molecules. 2021;26(18):5543. DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185543

Hin S, Baumgartner D, Specht M, Lüddecke J, Mahmodi Arjmand E, Johannsen B, Schiedel L, Rombach M, Paust N, Von Stetten F, Zengerle R, Wipf N, Müller P, Mavridis K, Vontas J, Mitsakakis K. VectorDisk: a microfluidic platform integrating diagnostic markers for evidence-based mosquito control. Processes. 2020;8(12):1677. DOI: 10.3390/pr8121677

Müller P, Engeler L, Vavassori L, Suter T, Guidi V, Gschwind M, Tonolla M, Flacio E. Surveillance of invasive Aedes mosquitoes along Swiss traffic axes reveals different dispersal modes for Aedes albopictus and Ae. japonicus. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020;14(9):e0008705. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008705

N'Dri B.P, Heitz-Tokpa K, Chouaibou M, Raso G, Koffi A.J, Coulibaly J.T, Yapi R.B, Müller P, Utzinger J. Use of insecticides in agriculture and the prevention of vector-borne diseases: population knowledge, attitudes, practices and beliefs in Elibou, South Côte d'Ivoire. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2020;5:36. DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed5010036

Corbel V, Durot C, Achee N.L, Chandre F, Coulibaly M.B, David J.P, Devine G.J, Dusfour I, Fonseca D.M, Griego J, Juntarajumnong W, Lenhart A, Kasai S, Martins A.J, Moyes C, Ng L.C, Pinto J, Pompon J.F, Müller P, Raghavendra K, Roiz D, Vatandoost H, Vontas J, Weetman D. Second WIN International Conference on "Integrated approaches and innovative tools for combating insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses", October 2018, Singapore. Parasit Vectors. 2019;12:331. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3591-8

Mavridis K, Wipf N, Medves S, Erquiaga I, Müller P, Vontas J. Rapid multiplex gene expression assays for monitoring metabolic resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Parasit Vectors. 2019;12:9. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-3253-2

Tayyrov A, Azevedo S, Herzog R, Vogt E, Arzt S, Luthy P, Müller P, Ruhl M, Hennicke F, Künzler M. Heterologous production and functional characterization of ageritin, a novel type of ribotoxin highly expressed during fruiting of the edible mushroom Agrocybe aegerita. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2019;85(21):e01549-19. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01549-19

Vavassori L, Saddler A, Müller P. Active dispersal of Aedes albopictus: a mark-release-recapture study using self-marking units. Parasit Vectors. 2019;12:583. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3837-5

Wipf N.C, Guidi V, Tonolla M, Ruinelli M, Müller P, Engler O. Evaluation of honey-baited FTA cards in combination with different mosquito traps in an area of low arbovirus prevalence. Parasit Vectors. 2019;12:554. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3798-8

Blaser S, Diem H, von Felten A, Gueuning M, Andreou M, Boonham N, Tomlinson J, Müller P, Utzinger J, Frey B, Frey J.E, Bühlmann A. A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid identification of Bemisia tabaci. J Vis Exp. 2018(140):e58502. DOI: 10.3791/58502

Blaser S, Diem H, von Felten A, Gueuning M, Andreou M, Boonham N, Tomlinson J, Müller P, Utzinger J, Frey J.E, Bühlmann A. From laboratory to point-of-entry: development and implementation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification of a LAMP-based genetic identification system to prevent introduction of quarantine insect species. Pest Manag Sci. 2018;74(6):1504-1512. DOI: 10.1002/ps.4866

Blaser S, Heusser C, Diem H, Von Felten A, Morgan G, Andreou M, Neil B, Tomlinson J, Müller P, Utzinger J, Frey J.E, Frey B, Bühlmann A. Dispersal of harmful fruit fly pests by international trade and a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay to prevent their introduction. Geospat Health. 2018;13:726. DOI: 10.4081/gh.2018.726

Colucci B, Müller P. Evaluation of standard field and laboratory methods to compare protection times of the topical repellents PMD and DEET. Sci Rep. 2018;8(1):12578. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30998-2

Mavridis K, Wipf N, Müller P, Traoré M.M, Muller G, Vontas J. Detection and monitoring of insecticide resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae: individual vs pooled specimens. Genes (Basel). 2018;9(10):E479. DOI: 10.3390/genes9100479

Mitsakakis K, Hin S, Müller P, Wipf N, Thomsen E, Coleman M, Zengerle R, Vontas J, Mavridis K. Converging human and malaria vector diagnostics with data management towards an integrated holistic One Health approach. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;15(2):259. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15020259

Roiz D, Wilson A.L, Scott T.W, Fonseca D.M, Jourdain F, Müller P, Velayudhan R, Corbel V. Integrated Aedes management for the control of Aedes-borne diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018;12(12):e0006845. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006845

Sherrard-Smith E, Griffin J.T, Winskill P, Corbel V, Pennetier C, Djenontin A, Moore S, Richardson J.H, Müller P, Edi C, Protopopoff N, Oxborough R, Agossa F, N'Guessan R, Rowland M, Churcher T.S. Systematic review of indoor residual spray efficacy and effectiveness against Plasmodium falciparum in Africa. Nat Commun. 2018;9(1):4982. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07357-w

Toe K.H, Muller P, Badolo A, Traore A, Sagnon N, Dabire R.K, Ranson H. Do bednets including piperonyl butoxide offer additional protection against populations of Anopheles gambiae s.l. that are highly resistant to pyrethroids? An experimental hut evaluation in Burkina Fasov. Med Vet Entomol. 2018;32(4):407-416. DOI: 10.1111/mve.12316

Weetman D, Wilding C.S, Neafsey D.E, Müller P, Ochomo E, Isaacs A.T, Steen K, Rippon E.J, Morgan J.C, Mawejje H.D, Rigden D.J, Okedi L.M, Donnelly M.J. Candidate-gene based GWAS identifies reproducible DNA markers for metabolic pyrethroid resistance from standing genetic variation in East African Anopheles gambiae. Sci Rep. 2018;8:2920. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21265-5