Publications

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

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(1):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

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 [Internet]. Zürich: SRF, 2021. [Date Accessed: 21.04.2021]. Available from: https://podcasts.srf.ch/world/audio/Tagesgespraech_21-04-2021-1300.1619006356184.mp3

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. 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. 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