Daniel K. Masiga

This study examines the anatomy and mechanics of tsetse fly blood feeding, finding that efficient feeding is achieved through subtle adaptations rather than unique structures or forces.

This study examines how Microsporidia MB infection affects gene expression and gut microbiota in Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes at different times post blood meal.

Across nine Kenyan counties, Stomoxys flies fed on 15 vertebrate hosts, carried Anaplasma, Theileria/Babesia and Trypanosoma DNA, and transmitted T. vivax, T. evansi and Theileria mutans to mice.

This paper models how entomopathogenic fungi can reduce East Coast fever transmission in cattle by affecting tick mortality and population dynamics.

This study investigates tick-host-pathogen interactions, identifying tick species, host preferences, novel tick variants, and host-derived attractants, revealing camels as reservoir hosts and ticks as vectors for pathogens.

The paper detects Leishmania and Trypanosoma species in sandflies from Kenya, implicating Sergentomyia squamipleuris in leishmaniasis transmission and suggesting zoonotic potential.

The paper presents a comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina species, identifying genetic features related to their unique biology and vectorial capacity.