Dr Nicodem Govella
- Affiliate Researcher (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine)
Publications
2024
Odero, J. O. et al. (2024) Discovery of knock-down resistance in the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus. Molecular Ecology, (doi: 10.1111/mec.17542) (Early Online Publication)
2023
Ferguson, H. M. and Govella, N. J. (2023) Impacts of climate change on malaria vector control in Africa. In: Fornace, K., Conn, J., Sallum, M. A. M., Moreira Chaves, L. S. and Logan, J. (eds.) Planetary Health Approaches to Understand and Control Vector-borne Diseases. Series: Ecology and control of vector-borne diseases (8). Brill: Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 387-421. ISBN 9789004688650 (doi: 10.3920/9789004688650_015)
Govella, N., Johnson, P. C.D. , Killeen, G. F. and Ferguson, H. M. (2023) Heritability of biting time behaviours in the major African malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis. Malaria Journal, 22, 238. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-023-04671-7) (PMID:37587487) (PMCID:PMC10433675)
2022
Githu, V., Baravuga, M. E., Mbarawa, A., Msuya, H. M., Mlacha, Y. P., Chaki, P. P., Kiware, S., Mirzai, N., Ferguson, H. and Govella, N. J. (2022) Comparative evaluation of different versions of exposure-free Mosquito electrocuting traps and Barrier screen trap for monitoring outdoor densities and biting time phenotypes by malaria and filariasis vectors in Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 15, 420. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05549-4) (PMID:36369172) (PMCID:PMC9652990)
2021
Lushasi, K. et al. (2021) Reservoir dynamics of rabies in south-east Tanzania and the roles of cross-species transmission and domestic dog vaccination. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(11), pp. 2673-2685. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13983) (PMID:35221371) (PMCID:PMC7612421)
2020
Sangoro, O. P., Gavana, T., Finda, M., Mponzi, W., Hape, E., Limwagu, A., Govella, N. J., Chaki, P. and Okumu, F. O. (2020) Evaluation of personal protection afforded by repellent-treated sandals against mosquito bites in south-eastern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 19, p. 148. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03215-7) (PMID:32268907) (PMCID:PMC7140554)
Lushasi, K. et al. (2020) One Health in practice: using Integrated Bite Case Management to increase detection of rabid animals in Tanzania. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 13. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00013) (PMID:32117850) (PMCID:PMC7034360)
2019
Changalucha, J. et al. (2019) The need to improve access to rabies post-exposure vaccines: lessons from Tanzania. Vaccine, 37(S1), A45-A53. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.08.086) (PMID:30309746) (PMCID:PMC6863039)
Kreppel, K., Caminade, C., Govella, N., Morse, A. P., Ferguson, H. M. and Baylis, M. (2019) Impact of ENSO 2016-17 on regional climate and malaria vector dynamics in Tanzania. Environmental Research Letters, 14(7), 075009. (doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab26c7)
Meza, F. C., Kreppel, K. S., Maliti, D. F., Mlwale, A. T., Mirzai, N., Killeen, G. F., Ferguson, H. M. and Govella, N. J. (2019) Mosquito electrocuting traps for directly measuring biting rates and host-preferences of Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus outdoors. Malaria Journal, 18, 83. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2726-x)
2018
Baldini, F. , Rougé, J., Kreppel, K., Mkandawile, G., Mapua, S. A., Sikulu-Lord, M., Ferguson, H. , Govella, N. and Okumu, F. O. (2018) First report of natural Wolbachia infection in the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis in Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 11, 635. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3249-y) (PMID:30545384) (PMCID:PMC6293665)
2016
Maliti, D. V., Govella, N. J., Killeen, G. F., Mirzai, N., Johnson, P. C.D. , Kreppel, K. and Ferguson, H. M. (2016) Erratum to: Development and evaluation of mosquito-electrocuting traps as alternatives to the human landing catch technique for sampling host-seeking malaria vectors. Malaria Journal, 15, 558. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1562-5) (PMID:27846883) (PMCID:PMC5111336)
The University Court of the University of Glasgow and Ifakara Health Institute (2016) Insect trap. .
Articles
Odero, J. O. et al. (2024) Discovery of knock-down resistance in the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus. Molecular Ecology, (doi: 10.1111/mec.17542) (Early Online Publication)
Govella, N., Johnson, P. C.D. , Killeen, G. F. and Ferguson, H. M. (2023) Heritability of biting time behaviours in the major African malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis. Malaria Journal, 22, 238. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-023-04671-7) (PMID:37587487) (PMCID:PMC10433675)
Githu, V., Baravuga, M. E., Mbarawa, A., Msuya, H. M., Mlacha, Y. P., Chaki, P. P., Kiware, S., Mirzai, N., Ferguson, H. and Govella, N. J. (2022) Comparative evaluation of different versions of exposure-free Mosquito electrocuting traps and Barrier screen trap for monitoring outdoor densities and biting time phenotypes by malaria and filariasis vectors in Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 15, 420. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05549-4) (PMID:36369172) (PMCID:PMC9652990)
Lushasi, K. et al. (2021) Reservoir dynamics of rabies in south-east Tanzania and the roles of cross-species transmission and domestic dog vaccination. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(11), pp. 2673-2685. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13983) (PMID:35221371) (PMCID:PMC7612421)
Sangoro, O. P., Gavana, T., Finda, M., Mponzi, W., Hape, E., Limwagu, A., Govella, N. J., Chaki, P. and Okumu, F. O. (2020) Evaluation of personal protection afforded by repellent-treated sandals against mosquito bites in south-eastern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 19, p. 148. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03215-7) (PMID:32268907) (PMCID:PMC7140554)
Lushasi, K. et al. (2020) One Health in practice: using Integrated Bite Case Management to increase detection of rabid animals in Tanzania. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 13. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00013) (PMID:32117850) (PMCID:PMC7034360)
Changalucha, J. et al. (2019) The need to improve access to rabies post-exposure vaccines: lessons from Tanzania. Vaccine, 37(S1), A45-A53. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.08.086) (PMID:30309746) (PMCID:PMC6863039)
Kreppel, K., Caminade, C., Govella, N., Morse, A. P., Ferguson, H. M. and Baylis, M. (2019) Impact of ENSO 2016-17 on regional climate and malaria vector dynamics in Tanzania. Environmental Research Letters, 14(7), 075009. (doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab26c7)
Meza, F. C., Kreppel, K. S., Maliti, D. F., Mlwale, A. T., Mirzai, N., Killeen, G. F., Ferguson, H. M. and Govella, N. J. (2019) Mosquito electrocuting traps for directly measuring biting rates and host-preferences of Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus outdoors. Malaria Journal, 18, 83. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2726-x)
Baldini, F. , Rougé, J., Kreppel, K., Mkandawile, G., Mapua, S. A., Sikulu-Lord, M., Ferguson, H. , Govella, N. and Okumu, F. O. (2018) First report of natural Wolbachia infection in the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis in Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 11, 635. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3249-y) (PMID:30545384) (PMCID:PMC6293665)
Maliti, D. V., Govella, N. J., Killeen, G. F., Mirzai, N., Johnson, P. C.D. , Kreppel, K. and Ferguson, H. M. (2016) Erratum to: Development and evaluation of mosquito-electrocuting traps as alternatives to the human landing catch technique for sampling host-seeking malaria vectors. Malaria Journal, 15, 558. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1562-5) (PMID:27846883) (PMCID:PMC5111336)
Book Sections
Ferguson, H. M. and Govella, N. J. (2023) Impacts of climate change on malaria vector control in Africa. In: Fornace, K., Conn, J., Sallum, M. A. M., Moreira Chaves, L. S. and Logan, J. (eds.) Planetary Health Approaches to Understand and Control Vector-borne Diseases. Series: Ecology and control of vector-borne diseases (8). Brill: Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 387-421. ISBN 9789004688650 (doi: 10.3920/9789004688650_015)
Patents
The University Court of the University of Glasgow and Ifakara Health Institute (2016) Insect trap. .