Publications and other resources

Chimbari MJ (2017) Lessons from implementation of ecohealth projects in Southern Africa: A principal investigator’s perspective. Acta Tropica 175: 9-19

Chirebvu E, Chimbari MJ (2016) Characterization of an Indoor-Resting Population of Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) and the Implications on Malaria Transmission in Tubu Village in Okavango Subdistrict, Botswana. Journal of Medical Entomology 53(3): 569-576. Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27018444

Gunda R, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2016) Assessment of burden of malaria in Gwanda District, Zimbabwe, using the disability adjusted life years. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13(2): 244

Gunda R, Chimbari MJ, Shamu S, Sartorius B, Mukaratirwa S (2017) Malaria incidence trends and their association with climatic variables in rural Gwanda, Zimbabwe, 2005–2015. Malaria Journal 16:393

Gunda R, Shamu S, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2017) Economic Burden of Malaria on Rural Households in Gwanda District, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine 9(1): a1317

Gunda R (2017) Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Malaria Interventions using Disability Adjusted Life Years: A Systematic Review. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. Accepted for publication

Kabuyaya, M, Chimbari, MJ, Manyangadze, T, Mukaratirwa, S (2017) Efficacy of praziquantel on Schistosoma haematobium and re-infection rates among school-going children in the Ndumo area of uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 6: 83

Kabuyaya M, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2018) Infection status and risk factors associated with urinary schistosomiasis among school-going children in the Ndumo area of uMkhanyakude district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: two years post treatment. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.002

Kabuyaya M, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2018) Efficacy of praziquantel treatment regimens in pre-school and school-aged children infected with schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 7(1):73

Kalinda C, Chimbari MJ, Grant WE, Wang HH, Odhiambo JN, Mukaratirwa S (2018) Simulation of population dynamics of Bulinus globosus: Effects of environmental temperature on production of Schistosoma haematobium cercariae. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 12(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006651

Kalinda C, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2018) Schistosomiasis in Zambia: a systematic review of past and present experiences. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 7:41

Kalinda C, Chimbari M, Mukaratirwa S (2017) Implications of Changing Temperatures on the Growth, Fecundity and Survival of Intermediate Host Snails of Schistosomiasis: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14(1)

Kalinda C, Mushayabasa S, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2018) Optimal control applied to a temperature dependent schistosomiasis model. Biosystems. 175:47-56.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2018.11.008

Kone V, Oulhote Y, Mustapha A, Olaniyan T, Kuome K, Benmarhnia T, Munyinda N, Basu N, Fobil JN, Etajak S, Annesi-Maesano I, Chevrier J, Ebi K (2019) Environmental health research challenges in Africa. Env Epid. https://doi.org/10.1097/ee9.0000000000000074

Macherera M, Chimbari MJ. Developing a community-centred malaria early warning system based on indigenous knowledge: Gwanda District, Zimbabwe. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 8(1): a289

Macherera M, Chimbari M (2016) A review of studies on community based early warning systems. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 8(1): a206

Macherera M, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2017) Indigenous environmental indicators for malaria: A district study in Zimbabwe. Acta Tropica 175: 50-59

Manyangadze T, Chimbari MJ, Gebreslasie M, Ceccato P, Mukaratirwa S (2016) Modelling the spatial and seasonal distribution of suitable habitats of schistosomiasis intermediate host snails using Maxent in Ndumo area, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Parasites and Vectors 9:572

Manyangadze T, Chimbari MJ, Gebreslasie M, Mukaratirwa S (2016) Risk factors and micro-geographical heterogeneity of Schistosoma haematobium in Ndumo area, uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Acta Tropica 159: 176-184

Manyangadze T, Chimbari MJ, Macherera M, Mukaratirwa S. Micro-spatial distribution of malaria cases and control strategies at ward level in Gwanda district, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. Malaria Journal. Accepted for publication

Manyangadze T, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S, Gabriselaise M (2015) Application of geo-spatial technology in schistosomiasis modelling in Africa: A Review. Geospatial Health 10(326): 99-110

Maphane D, Ngwenya BN, Motsholapheko MR, Kolawole OD, Magole L (2017) Rural Livelihoods and Community Local Knowledge of Risk of Malaria Transmission in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records, 49: 136-152 2017

Mbereko A, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2018) The political ecology of stakeholder-driven climate change adaptation: Case study from Ntalale war, Gwanda district in Zimbabwe. JAMBA 20(2):419

Mbereko A, Mukamuri BB, Chimbari MJ (2015) Exclusion and contests over wetlands used for farming in Zimbabwe: a case study of broad-ridge and broad-furrow tillage system on Zungwi Vlei. Journal of Political Ecology 21: 322-338

Musesengwa R, Chimbari MJ (2016) Community engagement practices in Southern Africa: Review and thematic synthesis of studies done in Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Acta Tropica 175: 20-30 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27005396/

Musesengwa R, Chimbari MJ. Experiences of community members and researchers on community engagement in an Eco-health project in South Africa and Zimbabwe. BMC Medical Ethics. Accepted for publication

Musesengwa R, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2018) A framework for community and stakeholder engagement: Experiences from a multicenter study in southern Africa. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics. Available from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1556264618769002

Mutegeki E, Chimbaria MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2017) Assessment of individual and household malaria risk factors among women in a South African village. Acta Tropica 175: 71-77

Ngwenya BN, Thakadua OT, Magolea L, Chimbari MJ (2017) Memories of environmental change and local adaptations among molapo farming communities in the Okavango Delta, Botswana—A gender perspective. Acta Tropica 175: 31-41

Nyati-Jokomo Z, Chimbari M (2017) Risk factors for schistosomiasis transmission among school children in Gwanda district, Zimbabwe. Acta Tropica 175: 84-90

Ramolefhe GT, Ngwenya BN, Ama NO, Nnyepi MS, Chimbari MJ (2017) Perceptions of Safe Water and Accessibility by Rural Farming Communities Residing Along the Fringes of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records 49: 117-135

Rubaba O, Chimbari MJ, Soko W, Mangangadze T, Mukaratirwa S (2018) Validation of a urine circulating cathodic antigen cassette test for detection of Schistosoma haematobium in uMkhanyakude district of South Africa. Acta Tropica 182:161-165.

Rubaba O, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2016) The role of snail aestivation in transmission of schistosomiasis in changing climatic conditions. African Journal of Aquatic Science

Sacolo J, Chimbari MJ, Kalinda C (2018) Knowledge, attitudes and practices on schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. BMC Infect Dis 18(1):46

Soko W, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S (2015) Insecticide resistance in malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in Zimbabwe: A review. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 4(46)

What are the research gaps impeding control, prevention and elimination of VBDs of public health importance (malaria and schistosomiasis) in arid regions of southern Africa in the advent of climate change? Download PDF