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D. Masiga

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Biochemistry· 1 Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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M. N. Getahun· 2 shared A. Acosta-Serrano· 1 shared A. Casas-Sanchez· 1 shared B. K. Mable· 1 shared C. M. Turner· 1 shared C. Rose· 1 shared H. Auty· 1 shared H. Ismail· 1 shared

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2020-2024 · peak 2/yr

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M. N. Getahun

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Multimodal interactions in Stomoxys navigation reveals synergy between olfaction and vision.

M. N. Getahun, S. B. Baleba, J. Ngiela, P. Ahuya, D. Masiga

This study modifies a trap to selectively attract Stomoxys flies using red color and livestock odors, showing synergy between visual and olfactory cues.

Scientific Reports · Jul 31, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology

Blood meal analysis of tsetse flies (Glossina pallidipes: Glossinidae) reveals higher host fidelity on wild compared with domestic hosts

M. Channumsin, M. Ciosi, D. Masiga, H. Auty, C. M. Turner, B. K. Mable

This study analyzes blood meal sources of tsetse flies in different habitats, finding higher host fidelity to wild hosts in wildlife-dominated areas compared to mixed domestic and wild areas.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Transmission of Candidatus Anaplasma camelii to laboratory animals by camel-specific keds, Hippobosca camelina

J. Bargul, K. K. Ogola, M. N. Getahun, J. Villinger, R. S. Copeland, J. M. Muema, M. Carrington, D. Masiga

This study demonstrates that camel keds can transmit Candidatus Anaplasma camelii from infected camels to laboratory animals, highlighting their potential as a vector for anaplasmosis.

bioRxiv · Apr 2, 2021Microbiology

Repurposing the orphan drug nitisinone to control the transmission of African trypanosomiasis

A. Acosta-Serrano, M. Sterkel, L. Haines, A. Casas-Sanchez, V. Owino, R. Vionette-Amaral, S. Quek, C. Rose, M. Silva dos Santos, N. Garcia Escude, H. Ismail, M. I. Paine, S. M. Barribeau, S. Wagstaff, J. I. MacRae, , P. L. Oliveira

This study shows that nitisinone can kill tsetse flies without harming bees, offering an eco-friendly method to control African trypanosomiasis transmission.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2020Biochemistry