Publications

Simakova A.V, Babkina I.B, Chitnis N, Katokhin A.V, Babkin A.M, Fedorova O.S. The role of non-commercial cyprinids in maintenance and spread of the opisthorchiasis focus in the middle Ob River basin (Tomsk region, Russia). Food Waterborne Parasitol. 2022;26:e00146. DOI: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2022.e00146

Aliee M, Castaño S, Davis C.N, Patel S, Miaka E.M, Spencer S.E.F, Keeling M.J, Chitnis N, Rock K.S. Predicting the impact of COVID-19 interruptions on transmission of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in two health zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021;115(3):245-252. DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trab019

Chitnis N, Zinsstag J, Fuhrimann S, Hattendorf J. Animal-human transmission models. In: Zinsstag J,Schelling E,Waltner-Toews D,Whittaker M,Tanner M, eds. One Health: the theory and practice of integrated health approaches, 145-156. Wallingford: CABI, 2021

Das A.M, Chitnis N, Burri C, Paris D.H, Patel S, Spencer S.E.F, Miaka E.M, Castaño M.S. Modelling the impact of fexinidazole use on human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(11):e0009992. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009992

Davis C.N, Castaño M.S, Aliee M, Patel S, Miaka E.M, Keeling M.J, Spencer S.E.F, Chitnis N, Rock K.S. Modelling to quantify the likelihood that local elimination of transmission has occurred using routine gambiense human African trypanosomiasis surveillance data. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;72(Suppl. 3):S146-S151. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab190

Denz A, Njoroge M.M, Tambwe M.M, Champagne C, Okumu F, van Loon J.J.A, Hiscox A, Saddler A, Fillinger U, Moore S.J, Chitnis N. Predicting the impact of outdoor vector control interventions on malaria transmission intensity from semi-field studies. Parasit Vectors. 2021;14:64. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04560-x

Runge M, Mapua S, Nambunga I, Smith T.A, Chitnis N, Okumu F, Pothin E. Evaluation of different deployment strategies for larviciding to control malaria: a simulation study. Malar J. 2021;20:324. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03854-4

Runge M, Mapua S, Nambunga I, Smith T.A, Chitnis N, Okumu F, Pothin E. Correction to: Evaluation of different deployment strategies for larviciding to control malaria: a simulation study. Malar J. 2021;20:350. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03882-0

Shattock A.J, Le Rütte E.A, Dünner R.P, Sen S, Kelly S.L, Chitnis N, Penny M.A. Impact of vaccination and non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 dynamics in Switzerland. Epidemics. 2021;38:100535. DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2021.100535

Simakova A.V, Chitnis N, Babkina I.B, Fedorova O.S, Fedotova M.M, Babkin A.N, Khodkevich N.E. Abundance of Opisthorchis felineus metacercariae in cyprinid fish in the middle Ob river basin (Tomsk region, Russia). Food Waterborne Parasitol. 2021;22:e00113. DOI: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2021.e00113

Smith T, Denz A, Ombok M, Bayoh N, Koenker H, Chitnis N, Briët O, Yukich J, Gimnig J.E. Incidence and consequences of damage to insecticide-treated mosquito nets in Kenya. Malar J. 2021;20:476. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03978-7

Toor J, Adams E.R, Aliee M, Amoah B, Anderson R.M, Ayabina D, Bailey R, Basanez M.G, Blok D.J, Blumberg S, Borlase A, Rivera R.C, Castaño M.S, Chitnis N, Coffeng L.E, Crump R.E, Das A, Davis C.N, Davis E.L, Deiner M.S, Diggle P.J, Fronterre C, Giardina F, Giorgi E, Graham M, Hamley J.I.D, Huang C.I, Kura K, Lietman T.M, Lucas T.C.D, Malizia V, Medley G.F, Meeyai A, Michael E, Porco T.C, Prada J.M, Rock K.S, Le Rutte E.A, Smith M.E, Spencer S.E.F, Stolk W.A, Touloupou P, Vasconcelos A, Vegvari C, de Vlas S.J, Walker M, Hollingsworth T.D. Predicted impact of COVID-19 on neglected tropical disease programs and the opportunity for innovation. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;72(8):1463-1466. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa933

Castaño M.S, Aliee M, Mwamba Miaka E, Keeling M.J, Chitnis N, Rock K.S. Screening strategies for a sustainable endpoint for gambiense sleeping sickness. J Infect Dis. 2020;221(Suppl. 5):S539-S545. DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz588

Castaño M.S, Ndeffo-Mbah M.L, Rock K.S, Palmer C, Knock E, Mwamba Miaka E, Ndung'u J.M, Torr S, Verlé P, Spencer S.E.F, Galvani A, Bever C, Keeling M.J, Chitnis N. Assessing the impact of aggregating disease stage data in model predictions of human African trypanosomiasis transmission and control activities in Bandundu province (DRC). PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020;14:e0007976. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007976

Hetzel M.W, Chitnis N. Reducing malaria transmission with reactive focal interventions. Lancet. 2020;395(10233):1317-1319. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30678-4

NTD Modelling Consortium Discussion Group on Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis. Insights from quantitative and mathematical modelling on the proposed 2030 goal for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT). Gates Open Res. 2020;3:1553. DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13070.1

Penny M.A, Camponovo F, Chitnis N, Smith T.A, Tanner M. Future use-cases of vaccines in malaria control and elimination. Parasite Epidemiol Control. 2020;10:e00145. DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2020.e00145

Zinsstag J, Fuhrimann S, Hattendorf J, Chitnis N. Modèles de transmission animaux-humains. In: Zinsstag J,Schelling E,Waltner-Toews D,Whittaker M,Tanner M, eds. One Health, une seule santé: théorie et pratique des approches intégrées de la santé, 177-190: Éditions Quae, 2020. DOI: 10.35690/978-2-7592-3097-6

Briët O.J.T, Impoinvil D.E, Chitnis N, Pothin E, Lemoine J.F, Frederic J, Smith T.A. Models of effectiveness of interventions against malaria transmitted by Anopheles albimanus. Malar J. 2019;18:263. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-2899-3

Chitnis N, Pemberton-Ross P, Yukich J, Hamainza B, Miller J, Reiker T, Eisele T.P, Smith T.A. Theory of reactive interventions in the elimination and control of malaria. Malar J. 2019;18:266. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-2882-z

Fürst T, Yongvanit P, Khuntikeo N, Lun Z.R, Haagsma J.A, Torgerson P.R, Odermatt P, Bürli C, Chitnis N, Sithithaworn P. Food-borne trematodiases in East Asia: epidemiology and burden. In: Utzinger J,Yap P,Bratschi M,Steinmann P, eds. Neglected tropical diseases - East Asia, 13-38. Cham: Springer, 2019. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12008-5_2

Laager M, Léchenne M, Naissengar K, Mindekem R, Oussiguere A, Zinsstag J, Chitnis N. A metapopulation model of dog rabies transmission in N'Djamena, Chad. J Theor Biol. 2019;462:408-417. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.11.027

Multerer L, Smith T, Chitnis N. Modeling the impact of sterile males on an Aedes aegypti population with optimal control. Math Biosci. 2019;311:91-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2019.03.003

Reiker T, Chitnis N, Smith T. Modelling reactive case detection strategies for interrupting transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Malar J. 2019;18:259. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-2893-9

Saddler A, Kreppel K.S, Chitnis N, Smith T.A, Denz A, Moore J.D, Tambwe M.M, Moore S.J. The development and evaluation of a self-marking unit to estimate malaria vector survival and dispersal distance. Malar J. 2019;18:441. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-3077-3

Smith T.A, Pemberton-Ross P, Penny M.A, Chitnis N. Resurgence of malaria infection after mass treatment: a simulation study. Malar J. 2019;18:409. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-3019-0

Barbosa S, Kay K, Chitnis N, Hastings I.M. Modelling the impact of insecticide-based control interventions on the evolution of insecticide resistance and disease transmission. Parasit Vectors. 2018;11(1):482. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-3025-z

Buonomo B, Chitnis N, D'Onofrio A. Time heterogeneous programs of vaccination awareness: modeling and analysis. Ricerche mat.. 2018;67(1):205-225. DOI: 10.1007/s11587-018-0364-1

Buonomo B, Chitnis N, D'Onofrio A. Preface to the special issue on “Demographic and temporal heterogeneities in infectious disease epidemiology”. Ricerche mat.. 2018;67(1):3-6. DOI: 10.1007/s11587-018-0369-9

Buonomo B, Chitnis N, D'Onofrio A. Seasonality in epidemic models: a literature review. Ricerche mat.. 2018;67(1):7-25. DOI: 10.1007/s11587-017-0348-6

Bürli C, Harbrecht H, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Chitnis N. Mathematical analysis of the transmission dynamics of the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini. J Theor Biol. 2018;439:181-194. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.11.020

Bürli C, Harbrecht H, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Chitnis N. Analysis of interventions against the liver fluke, opisthorchis viverrini. Math Biosci. 2018;303:115-125. DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2018.06.008

Chitnis N, Schapira A, Schindler C, Penny M, Smith T. Mathematical analysis to prioritise strategies for malaria elimination. J Theor Biol. 2018;455:118-130. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.07.007

Informal Expert Group on Gambiense HAT Reservoirs, Büscher P, Bart J-M, Boelaert M, Bucheton B, Cecchi G, Chitnis N, Courtin D, Figueiredo L.M, Franco J.R, Grébaut P, Hasker E, Ilboudo H, Jamonneau V, Koffi M, Lejon V, Macleod A, Masumu J, Matovu E, Mattioli R, Noyes H, Picado A, Rock K.S, Roturea B, Simo G, Thévenon S, Trindade S, Truc P, Van Reet N. Do cryptic reservoirs threaten gambiense-sleeping sickness elimination?. Trends Parasitol. 2018;34(3):197-207. DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.11.008

Laager M, Mbilo C, Madaye E.A, Naminou A, Léchenne M, Tschopp A, Naissengar S.K, Smieszek T, Zinsstag J, Chitnis N. The importance of dog population contact network structures in rabies transmission. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018;12(8):e0006680. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006680

Mbilo C, Léchenne M, Mauti S, Chitnis N, Tschopp R, Zinsstag J. Rabies in dogs, livestock and wildlife: a veterinary perspective. Rev Sci Tech. 2018;37(2):331-340

Rock K.S, Ndeffo-Mbah M.L, Castaño S, Palmer C, Pandey A, Atkins K.E, Ndung'u J.M, Hollingsworth T.D, Galvani A, Bever C, Chitnis N, Keeling M.J. Assessing strategies against gambiense sleeping sickness through mathematical modeling. Clin Infect Dis. 2018;66(Suppl. 4):S286-S292. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy018

Abakar M.F, Yahyaoui Azami H, Bless P.J, Crump L, Lohmann P, Laager M, Chitnis N, Zinsstag J. Transmission dynamics and elimination potential of zoonotic tuberculosis in Morocco. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11(2):e0005214. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005214

Abboubakar H, Buonomo B, Chitnis N. Erratum to: modelling the effects of malaria infection on mosquito biting behaviour and attractiveness of humans. Ricerche mat.. 2017;66(2):647. DOI: 10.1007/s11587-017-0335-y

Brady O, Slater H.C, Pemberton-Ross P, Wenger E, Maude R.J, Ghani A.C, Penny M.A, Gerardin J, White L.J, Chitnis N, Aguas R, Hay S.I, Smith D.L, Stuckey E.M, Okiro E.A, Smith T.A, Okell L.C. Role of mass drug administration in elimination of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a consensus modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2017;5(7):e680-e687. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30220-6