Publications

Moriarty K, Champetier A, Galli F, Dürr S, Chitnis N. Identifying effective surveillance measures for swine pathogens using contact networks and mathematical modeling. PLoS One. 2025;20(8):e0329714. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329714

Trevisin C, Kamber L, Mari L, Chitnis N, Perez-Saez J, Sayasone S, Odermatt P, Gatto M, Rinaldo A. A spatially explicit model of the dynamics of Opisthorchis viverrini spread. Ecohydrology. 2025;18(2):e2754. DOI: 10.1002/eco.2754

Zhao Z, Wang L, Bergquist R, Liu L, Chitnis N, Kamber L, Cheng G, Zhou X, Yang G. Crafting an innovative one health-aligned machine learning framework for neglected tropical diseases elimination. J Adv Res. 2025(in press). DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2025.07.023

Anyanwu U, Wang Y, Walker A, Dimov A, Zinsstag J, Akladios Y, Chitnis N, Volken S, Li B, Paronyan L, Manukyan A, Simonyan J, Markosian T, Hattendorf J. A mathematical model of animal-human brucellosis transmission in Armenia: implications for prevention and control. CABI One Health. 2024;3(1). DOI: 10.1079/cabionehealth.2024.0020

Fairbanks E.L, Saeung M, Pongsiri A, Vajda E, Wang Y, McIver D.J, Richardson J.H, Tatarsky A, Lobo N.F, Moore S.J, Ponlawat A, Chareonviriyaphap T, Ross A, Chitnis N. Inference for entomological semi-field experiments: fitting a mathematical model assessing personal and community protection of vector-control interventions. Comput Biol Med. 2024;168:107716. DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107716

Fairbanks E.L, Tambwe M.M, Moore J, Mpelepele A, Lobo N.F, Mashauri R, Chitnis N, Moore S.J. Evaluating human landing catches as a measure of mosquito biting and the importance of considering additional modes of action. Sci Rep. 2024;14:11476. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61116-0

Golumbeanu M, Briët O, Champagne C, Lemant J, Winkel M, Zogo B, Gerhards M, Sinka M, Chitnis N, Penny M, Pothin E, Smith T. AnophelesModel: an R package to interface mosquito bionomics, human exposure and intervention effects with models of malaria intervention impact. PLoS Comput Biol. 2024;20(9):e1011609. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011609

Kamber L, Bürli C, Harbrecht H, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Chitnis N. Modeling the persistence of Opisthorchis viverrini worm burden after mass-drug administration and education campaigns with systematic adherence. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024;18(2):e0011362. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011362

Newby G, Cotter C, Roh M.E, Harvard K, Bennett A, Hwang J, Chitnis N, Fine S, Stresman G, Chen I, Gosling R, Hsiang M.S. Correction: Testing and treatment for malaria elimination: a systematic review. Malar J. 2024;23:63. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-04861-x

Vajda E.A, Ross A, Doum D, Fairbanks E.L, Chitnis N, Hii J, Moore S.J, Richardson J.H, Macdonald M, Sovannaroth S, Kimheng P, McIver D.J, Tatarsky A, Lobo N.F. Field evaluation of a volatile pyrethroid spatial repellent and etofenprox treated clothing for outdoor protection against forest malaria vectors in Cambodia. Sci Rep. 2024;14:17348. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67470-3

Vajda E.A, Ross A, Saeung M, Pongsiri A, McIver D.J, Tatarsky A, Chitnis N, Hii J, Richardson J.H, Macdonald M, Moore S.J, Lobo N.F, Chareonviriyaphap T, Ponlawat A. The effect of novel mosquito bite prevention tools on Anopheles minimus landing and key secondary endpoints: semi-field evaluations in Thailand. Malar J. 2024;23:387. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-05188-3

Vasconcelos A, King J.D, Nunes-Alves C, Anderson R, Argaw D, Basáñez M.G, Bilal S, Blok D.J, Blumberg S, Borlase A, Brady O.J, Browning R, Chitnis N, Coffeng L.E, Crowley E.H, Cucunubá Z.M, Cummings D.A.T, Davis C.N, Davis E.L, Dixon M, Dobson A, Dyson L, French M, Fronterre C, Giorgi E, Huang C.I, Jain S, James A, Kim S.H, Kura K, Lucianez A, Marks M, Mbabazi P.S, Medley G.F, Michael E, Montresor A, Mutono N, Mwangi T.S, Rock K.S, Saboyá-Díaz M.I, Sasanami M, Schwehm M, Spencer S.E.F, Srivathsan A, Stawski R.S, Stolk W.A, Sutherland S.A, Tchuem Tchuenté L.T, de Vlas S.J, Walker M, Brooker S.J, Hollingsworth T.D, Solomon A.W, Socé Fall I. Accelerating progress towards the 2030 neglected tropical diseases targets: how can quantitative modeling support programmatic decisions?. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;78(Suppl. 2):S83-S92. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae082

Wang Y, Chitnis N, Fairbanks E.L. Optimizing malaria vector control in the Greater Mekong Subregion: a systematic review and mathematical modelling study to identify desirable intervention characteristics. Parasit Vectors. 2024;17:162. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06234-4

Bucher A, Dimov A, Fink G, Chitnis N, Bonfoh B, Zinsstag J. Benefit-cost analysis of coordinated strategies for control of rabies in Africa. Nat Commun. 2023;14:5370. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41110-2

Charlwood J.D, Smith T.A, Kampango A, Tomas E.V.E, Chitnis N. Time series analysis of survival and oviposition cycle duration of Anopheles funestus (Giles) in Mozambique. PeerJ. 2023;11:e15230. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15230

Cushing J.M, Park J, Farrell A, Chitnis N. Treatment outcome in an SI model with evolutionary resistance: a Darwinian model for the evolution of resistance. J Biol Dyn. 2023;17(1):2255061. DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2023.2255061

Das A.M, Hetzel M.W, Yukich J.O, Stuck L, Fakih B.S, Al-mafazy A.H, Ali A, Chitnis N. Modelling the impact of interventions on imported, introduced and indigenous malaria infections in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Nat Commun. 2023;14:2750. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38379-8

Fillinger U, Denz A, Njoroge M.M, Tambwe M.M, Takken W, van Loon J.J.A, Moore S.J, Saddler A, Chitnis N, Hiscox A. A randomized, double-blind placebo-control study assessing the protective efficacy of an odour-based 'push-pull' malaria vector control strategy in reducing human-vector contact. Sci Rep. 2023;13:11197. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38463-5

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

Newby G, Cotter C, Roh M.E, Harvard K, Bennett A, Hwang J, Chitnis N, Fine S, Stresman G, Chen I, Gosling R, Hsiang M.S. Testing and treatment for malaria elimination: a systematic review. Malar J. 2023;22:254. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04670-8

Sousa F.M, Warembourg C, Abakar M.F, Alvarez D, Berger-González M, Odoch T, Wera E, Chitnis N, Silva L.C, Alobo G, Sikko M.M, Roquel P, Hernández A.L.L, Dürr S. Investigation of optimized observation periods for estimating a representative home range of free-roaming domestic dogs. Sci Rep. 2023;13:22750. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49851-2

Das A.M, Hetzel M.W, Yukich J.O, Stuck L, Fakih B.S, Al-mafazy A.H, Ali A, Chitnis N. The impact of reactive case detection on malaria transmission in Zanzibar in the presence of human mobility. Epidemics. 2022;41:100639. DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100639

Golumbeanu M, Yang G.J, Camponovo F, Stuckey E.M, Hamon N, Mondy M, Rees S, Chitnis N, Cameron E, Penny M.A. Leveraging mathematical models of disease dynamics and machine learning to improve development of novel malaria interventions. Infect Dis Poverty. 2022;11:61. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-022-00981-1

Le Rütte E.A, Shattock A.J, Chitnis N, Kelly S.L, Penny M.A. Modelling the impact of Omicron and emerging variants on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and public health burden. Commun Med (Lond). 2022;2:93. DOI: 10.1038/s43856-022-00154-z

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. 2022;38:100535. DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2021.100535

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

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 Rütte 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. Versailles: 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. 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. 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. 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. Analysis of interventions against the liver fluke, opisthorchis viverrini. Math Biosci. 2018;303:115-125. DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2018.06.008

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

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

Brady O.J, 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, Smith T.A, Okell L.C. Model citizen – Authors' reply. Lancet Glob Health. 2017;5(10):e974. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30338-8

Hella J, Morrow C, Mhimbira F, Ginsberg S, Chitnis N, Gagneux S, Mutayoba B, Wood R, Fenner L. Tuberculosis transmission in public locations in Tanzania: a novel approach to studying airborne disease transmission. J Infect. 2017;75(3):191-197. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.06.009

Kiware S.S, Chitnis N, Tatarsky A, Wu S, Castellanos H.M.S, Gosling R, Smith D, Marshall J.M. Attacking the mosquito on multiple fronts: insights from the vector control optimization model (VCOM) for malaria elimination. PLoS One. 2017;12(12):e0187680. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187680

Owusu H.F, Chitnis N, Müller P. Insecticide susceptibility of Anopheles mosquitoes changes in response to variations in the larval environment. Sci Rep. 2017;7(1):3667. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03918-z

Pemberton-Ross P, Chitnis N, Pothin E, Smith T.A. A stochastic model for the probability of malaria extinction by mass drug administration. Malar J. 2017;16:376. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-2010-x

Smith T, Chitnis N, Penny M. Predictive malaria epidemiology: modeling malaria infection dynamics and impact of control interventions. In: Kremsner P.G,Krishna S, eds. Encyclopedia of malaria, 1-7. New York: Springer, 2017. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8757-9_80-1

Smith T.A, Chitnis N, Penny M, Tanner M. Malaria modeling in the era of eradication. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2017;7(4):a025460. DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a025460

Yukich J, Bennett A, Yukich R, Stuck L, Hamainza B, Silumbe K, Smith T, Chitnis N, Steketee R.W, Finn T, Eisele T.P, Miller J.M. Estimation of malaria parasite reservoir coverage using reactive case detection and active community fever screening from census data with rapid diagnostic tests in southern Zambia: a re-sampling approach. Malar J. 2017;16:317. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1962-1

Yukich J, Chitnis N. Modelling the implications of stopping vector control for malaria control and elimination. Malar J. 2017;16:411. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-2051-1

Zinsstag J, Léchenne M, Laager M, Mindekem R, Naissengar S, Oussiguere A, Bidjeh K, Rives G, Tessier J, Madjaninan S, Ouagal M, Moto D.D, Alfaroukh I.O, Muthiani Y, Traoré A, Hattendorf J, Lepelletier A, Kergoat L, Bourhy H, Dacheux L, Stadler T, Chitnis N. Vaccination of dogs in an African city interrupts rabies transmission and reduces human exposure. Sci Transl Med. 2017;9(421):eaaf6984. DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf6984

Abboubakar H, Buonomo B, Chitnis N. Modelling the effects of malaria infection on mosquito biting behaviour and attractiveness of humans. Ricerche mat.. 2016;65:329-346. DOI: 10.1007/s11587-016-0293-9

Charlwood J.D, Nenhep S, Sovannaroth S, Morgan J.C, Hemingway J, Chitnis N, Briët O.J.T. 'Nature or nurture': survival rate oviposition interval, and possible gonotrophic discordance among South East Asian anophelines. Malar J. 2016;15:356. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1389-0

Stone C, Chitnis N, Gross K. Environment influences on mosquito foraging and inegrated vector management can delay the evolution of behavioral resistance. Evol Appl. 2016;9(3):502-517. DOI: 10.1111/eva.12354

Stone C.M, Kastner R, Steinmann P, Chitnis N, Tanner M, Tediosi F. Modelling the health impact and cost-effectiveness of lymphatic filariasis eradication under varying levels of mass drug administration scale-up and geographic coverage. BMJ Global Health. 2016;1:e000021. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2015-000021

Stuckey E.M, Miller J.M, Littrell M, Chitnis N, Steketee R. Operational strategies of anti-malarial drug campaigns for malaria elimination in Zambia's southern province: a simulation study. Malar J. 2016;15:148. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1202-0

Chitnis N, Schapira A, Schindler C, Penny M, Smith T. Where to start malaria elimination: core or fringes?. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):14

Hella J, Morrow C, Mhimbira F, Abdallah S, Chitnis N, Gagneux S, Mutayoba B, Wood R, Fenner L. The role of night clubs in urban Dar es Salaam for tuberculosis transmission: using carbon dioxide levels and re-breathed shared air to estimate airborne transmission in Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):146-147. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Okell L, Slater H, Ghani A, Pemberton-Ross P, Smith T.A, Chitnis N, Penny M.A, Wenger E, Garardin J, Maude R, Aguas R, White L, Brady O, Hay S, Okiro E, Kern S. Consensus modelling evidence to support the design of mass drug administration programmes. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2015

Rock K.S, Stone C.M, Hastings I.M, Keeling M.J, Torr S.J, Chitnis N. Mathematical models of human African trypanosomiasis epidemiology. Adv Parasitol. 2015;87:53-133. DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2014.12.003

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

Stone C.M, Chitnis N. Implications of heterogeneous biting exposure and animal hosts on Trypanosomiasis brucei gambiense transmission and control. PLoS Comput Biol. 2015;11(10):e1004514. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004514

Zinsstag J, Fuhrimann S, Hattendorf J, Chitnis N. 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, 122-133. Wallingford: CABI, 2015

Charlwood J.D, Phala N, Sovannaroth S, Morgan J, Hemingway J, Chitnis N, Briët O.J. Oviposition interval and genotrophic concordance in Southeast Asian anophelines. PeerJ PrePrints. 2014;2:e582vi. DOI: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.582vi

Hardy D, Chitnis N. OpenMalaria, a simulator of malaria transmission and morbidity, and the use of BOINC for high-throughput computing, 2014. SwarmFest 2014: 18th Annual Meeting on Agent-based modeling & Simulation, June 29 - July 1, Notre Dame, IN USA

Killeen G.F, Chitnis N. Potential causes and consequences of behavioural resilience and resistance in malaria vector populations: a mathematical modelling analysis. Malar J. 2014;13:97. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-97

Killeen G.F, Kiware S.S, Seyoum A, Gimnig J.E, Corliss G.F, Stevenson J, Drakeley C.J, Chitnis N. Comparative assessment of diverse strategies for malaria vector population control based on measured rates at which mosquitoes utilize targeted resource subsets. Malar J. 2014;13:338. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-338

Killeen G.F, Seyoum A, Gimnig J.E, Stevenson J.C, Drakeley C.J, Chitnis N. Made-to-measure malaria vector control strategies: rational design based on insecticide properties and coverage of blood resources for mosquitoes. Malar J. 2014;13:146. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-146

Lutambi A.M, Chitnis N, Briët O.J, Smith T.A, Penny M.A. Clustering of vector control interventions has important consequences for their effectiveness: a modelling study. PLoS One. 2014;9(5):e97065. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097065

Schärrer S, Presi P, Hattendorf J, Chitnis N, Reist M, Zinsstag J. Demographic model of the Swiss cattle population for the years 2009-2011 stratified by gender, age and production type. PLoS One. 2014;9(10):e109329. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109329

Smith T, Penny M, Chitnis N. Where to start in eliminating an infectious agent?. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2014;89(5 Suppl.):390

Stone C.M, Lindsay S.W, Chitnis N. How effective is integrated vector management against malaria and lymphatic filariasis where the diseases are transmitted by the same vector?. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014;8(12):e3393. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003393

Stuckey E.M, Miller J.M, Littrell M, Chitnis N, Steketee R.W. Investigating operational strategies for antimalarial drug administration in Zambia's Southern province: a simulation study. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2014;91(5 Suppl. 1):461

Stuckey E.M, Smith T, Chitnis N. Seasonally dependent relationships between Indicators of malaria transmission and disease provided by mathematical model simulations. PLoS Comput Biol. 2014;10(9):e1003812. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003812

Stuckey E.M, Stevenson J, Galactionova K, Baidjoe A.Y, Bousema T, Odongo W, Kariuki S, Drakeley C, Smith T.A, Cox J, Chitnis N. Modeling the cost effectiveness of malaria control interventions in the highlands of western Kenya. PLoS One. 2014;9(10):e107700. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107700

Briët O.J.T, Chitnis N. Effects of changing mosquito host searching behaviour on the cost effectiveness of a mass distribution of long-lasting, insecticidal nets: a modelling study. Malar J. 2013;12:215. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-215

Briët O.J.T, Penny M.A, Hardy D, Awolola T.S, Van Bortel W, Corbel V, Dabiré R.K, Etang J, Koudou B.G, Tungu P.K, Chitnis N. Effects of pyrethroid resistance on the cost effectiveness of a mass distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets: a modelling study. Malar J. 2013;12:77. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-77

Chitnis N, Hyman J.M, Manore C.A. Modelling vertical transmission in vector-borne diseases with applications to Rift Valley fever. J Biol Dyn. 2013;7(1):11-40. DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2012.733427

Crowell V, Briët O.J, Hardy D, Chitnis N, Maire N, Di Pasquale A, Smith T.A. Modelling the cost-effectiveness of mass screening and treatment for reducing Plasmodium falciparum malaria burden. Malar J. 2013;12:4. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-4

Del Valle S.Y, Hyman J.M, Chitnis N. Mathematical models of contact patterns between age groups for predicting the spread of infectious diseases. Math Biosci Eng. 2013;10(5/6):1475-1497. DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2013.10.1475

Gatton M.L, Chitnis N, Churcher T, Donnelly M.J, Ghani A.C, Godfray C.J, Gould F, Hastings I, Marshall J, Ranson H, Rowland M, Shaman J, Lindsay S.W. The importance of mosquito behavioural adaptations to malaria control in Africa. Evolution. 2013;67(4):1218-1230. DOI: 10.1111/evo.12063

Kastner R, Stone C, Steinmann P, Chitnis N, Tediosi F. Scenarios for lymphatic filariasis eradication and the associated impact on demand for MDA. Trop Med Int Health, 2013;18(Suppl. 1):122

Lutambi A.M, Penny M.A, Smith T, Chitnis N. Mathematical modelling of mosquito dispersal in a heterogeneous environment. Math Biosci. 2013;241(2):198-216. DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2012.11.013

Racloz V, Schelling E, Chitnis N, Roth F, Zinsstag J. Persistence of brucellosis in pastoral systems. Rev Sci Tech. 2013;32(1):61-70

Reiner R.C, Hartley D.M, Niu T, Perkins T.A, Chitnis N, Bisanzio D, Reisen W.K, Barker C.M. Disentangling the impacts of seasonality, temperature and land cover on the abundance of arboviral mosquito vectors in California using generalized additive models. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2013;89(5):264-265

Shabb D, Chitnis N, Baljinnyam Z, Saagii S, Zinsstag J. A mathematical model of the dynamics of mongolian livestock populations. Livestock Science. 2013;157(1):280-288. DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2013.07.009

Stone C, Kastner R, Steinmann P, Chitnis N, Tediosi F. Health impact analysis of lymphatic filariasis elimination vs. eradication scenarios. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2013;89(5 Suppl.):318

Stuckey E.M, Smith T.A, Chitnis N. Estimating malaria transmission through mathematical models. Trends Parasitol. 2013;29(10):477-482. DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2013.08.001

Stuckey E.M, Stevenson J, Baidjoe A, Bousema T, Odongo W, Kariuki S, Smith T, Cox J, Chitnis N. Determining the optimal mix of malaria control interventions in the highlands of western Kenya through simulation models. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2013;89(5 Suppl.):159

Briët O.J, Smith T.A, Chitnis N. Measurement of overall insecticidal effects in experimental hut trials. Parasit Vectors. 2012;5:256. DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-256

Briët O.J.T, Chitnis N, Penny M. Does mosquito mortality in WHO insecticide susceptibility tests relate to mosquito mortality in LLIN experimental hut studies?. Malar J, 2012;11(Suppl. 1):S14

Chitnis N, Hardy D, Smith T. A periodically-forced mathematical model for the seasonal dynamics of malaria in mosquitoes. Bull Math Biol. 2012;74(5):1098-1124. DOI: 10.1007/s11538-011-9710-0

Chitnis N, Smith T.A. Mathematical illiteracy impedes progress in biology [Letter]. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2012;109(45):E3055. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1213115109

Crowell V, Briët O.J.T, Hardy D, Chitnis N, Maire N, Di Pasguale A, Smith T.A. Modelling the cost-effectiveness of mass screening and treatment for reducing Plasmodium falciparum marlaria burden. Malar J, 2012;11(Suppl 1):S26

Crowell V, Hardy D, Briët O, Chitnis N, Maire N, Smith T. Can we depend on case management to prevent re-establishment of P. falciparum malaria, after local interruption of transmission?. Epidemics. 2012;4(1):1-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2011.10.003

Kiware S.S, Chitnis N, Devine G.J, Moore S.J, Majambere S, Killeen G.F. Biologically meaningful coverage indicators for eliminating malaria transmission. Biol Lett. 2012;8(5):874-877. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0352

Kiware S.S, Chitnis N, Moore S.J, Devine G.J, Majambere S, Merrill S, Killeen G.F. Simplified models of vector control impact upon malaria transmission by zoophagic mosquitoes. PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e37661. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037661