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Coleman M;Hemingway J (2007) Insecticide resistance monitoring and evaluation in disease transmitting mosquitoes.

Craig MH;Sharp BL;Mabaso MLH;Kleinschmidt I. (2007) Developing a spatial-statistical model and map of historical malaria prevalence in Botswana using a staged variable selection procedure. International Journal of Health Geographics (2007) 6: 44

Kazembe LN;Appleton CC;Kleinschmidt I. (2007) Geographical disparities in core population coverage indicators for roll back malaria in Malawi Geographical disparities in core population coverage indicators for roll back malaria in Malawi. Malaria Journal (2007), 6:40

Kleinschmidt I;Torrez M;Schwabe C;Benavent L;Seocharan I;Jituboh D;Nseng G;Sharp B. (2007) FACTORS INFLUENCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MALARIA CONTROL IN BIOKO ISLAND, EQUATORIAL GUINEA American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2007) 76: 1027 - 1032

Maartens F, Sharp B, Curtis B, Mthembu J, Hatting I.(2007) The impact of malaria control on perception of tourists and tourism operators concerning malaria prevalence in KwaZulu-Natal, 1999/2000 versus 2002/2003. J Travel Med, 14,2, 96, 104.

Mabaso M.L.H, Kleinschmidt I, Sharp B, Smith T. (2007) El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and annual malaria incidence in Southern Africa. Transactions of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 101, 326, 330.

Mabaso MLH;Craig M;Ross A;Smith T. (2007)ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTORS OF THE SEASONALITY OF MALARIA TRANSMISSION IN AFRICA: THE CHALLENGE. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2007) 76: 33 - 38

Sharp B, Kleinschmidt I, Streat E, Maharaj R, Barnes K, et al (2007) Seven Years of Regional Malaria Control:Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 76, 1, 42 - 47

Price RN;Dorsey G;Ashley EA;Barnes KI;Baird JK;D'Alessandro U;Guerin PJ;Laufer MK;Naidoo I;Nosten F;Olliaro P;Plowe CV;Ringwald P;Sibley CH;Stepniewska K;White NJ.(2007) World Antimalarial Resistance Network (WARN) I: Clinical efficacy of antimalarial therapy. Malaria Journal (2007), 6:119

2006

Breman JG;Mills A;Snow RW;Mulligan J;Lengeler C;Mendis K;Sharp B;Morel C;Marchesini P;White NJ;Steketee RW;Doumbo OK (2006) Chapter 21: Conquering Malaria In Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 413 - 430

Casimiro S;Coleman M;Hemingway J;Sharp B (2006) Insecticide Resistance in Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae from Mozambique. J Med Entomol. 43 (2), 276 - 282.

Casimiro S;Coleman M;Mohloai P;Hemingway J;Sharp B (2006) Insecticide Resistance in Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Mozambique. J Med Entomol. 43 (2), 267 - 275.

Coleman M;Sharp B;Seocharan I;Hemingway J (2006) Developing an Evidence-Based Decision Support System for Rational Insecticide Choice in the Control of African Malaria Vectors. J Med Entomol. 43 (4), 663 - 668.

Gemperli A, Sogoba N, Fonjo E, Mabaso M, Bagayoko M, Briet OJT, Anderegg D, Liebe J, Smith T and Vonatsou P (2006) Mapping malaria transmission in West and Central Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health 11, 1032-1046.

Kazembe,L.N. Kleinschmidt,I. Holtz,T.H. Sharp,B.L. (2006) Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk in Malawi using point-referenced prevalence of infection data. International Journal of Health Geographics, 5, 41.

Kazembe,L.N.; Kleinschmidt,I.; Sharp,B.L. (2006) Patterns of malaria-related hospital admissions and mortality among Malawian children: an example of spatial modelling of hospital register data. Malaria J, 5, 93.

Kleinschmidt I;Ramkissoon A;Morris N;Mabude Z;Curtis B;Beksinska M (2006) Mapping indicators of sexually transmitted infection services in the South African public health sector. Trop Med Int Health. 7, 1047 - 1057.

Kleinschmidt I;Sharp B;Benavent LE;Schwabe C;Torrez M;Kuklinski J;Morris N;Raman J;Carter J (2006) REDUCTION IN INFECTION WITH PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM ONE YEAR AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF MALARIA CONTROL INTERVENTIONS ON BIOKO ISLAND, EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 74, 6, 972 - 978.

Mabaso M, Vounatsou P, Stanely M, Da Silva J and Smith T (2006) Spatio-temporal analysis of the role of climate in inter-annual variation of malaria incidence in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Health Geographics 5, 20

Ochola LB, Vonoutsou P, Smith T, Mabaso MLH, Newton CRJC (2006) The reliability of diagnostic techniques in the diagnosis and management of malaria in the absence of a gold standard. Lancet Infectious Diseases 6, 580-587

2005

Barnes K;Durrheim D;Little F;Jackson A;Mehta U;Allen E;Dlamini S;Tsoka J;Bredenkamp B;Mthembu J;White N;Sharp B (2005) Effect of Artemether-Lumefantrine policy and improved vector control on malaria burden in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. PLoS Medicine, 2, 11, 1123 - 1134

Mabaso MLH;Craig M;Vounatsou P;Smith T (2005) Towards empirical description of malaria seasonality in southern Africa: the example of Zimbabwe. Trop Med Int Health. 10,9, 909 - 918.

Maharaj R;Mthembu DJ;Sharp BL (2005) Impact of DDT re-introduction on malaria transmission in KwaZulu-Natal. S Afr Med J. 95, 11, 871 - 874.

Maharaj R;Naidoo I;Appleton CC (2005) Susceptibility of schistosome host snails to predation by Sciomyzid flies in South Africa. South Afr J Aquatic Sciences, 30,2, 175 - 178.

Ndlangisa T;Maharaj R (2005) Malaria transmission in a rice-growing region of KwaZulu-Natal. J South African Veterinary Association. 76, 3, 56 -

Pearce R;Malisa A;Kachur SP;Barnes K;Sharp B;Roper C (2005) Reduced variation around drug resistant dhfr alleles in African Plasmodium falciparum. Mol Biol Evol. 22,9, 1834 - 1835.

Peter RJ;Van den Bossche P;Penzhorn BL;Sharp B (2005). Tick, fly, and mosquito control-Lessons from the past, solutions for the future. Veterinary Parasitology. 132, 2005, 205 - 215.

Roper C;Pearce R;Nair S;Sharp B;Nosten F;Anderson T (2005). Stopping the spread of drug-resistant malaria. Science, 306, 2039 - 2040.

Saathoff E;Olsen A;Kvalsvig JD;Appleton CC;Sharp B;Kleinschmidt I (2005) Ecological covariates of Ascaris lumbricoides infection in schoolchildren from rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Trop Med Int Health. 10, 5, 412 - 422.

Saathoff E;Olsen A;Sharp B;Kvalsvig J;Appleton C;Kleinschmidt I (2005) Ecological covariates of hookworm infection and reinfection in rural KwaZulu-Natal/South Africa: A geographic information system-based study. J Trop Med Hyg. 72,4, 384 - 391.

2004

Conteh L, Sharp BL, Streat E, Barreto A and Konar S. (2004) The Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Malaria Vector Control by Residual Insecticide House-Spraying in Southern Mozambique: a Rural and Urban Analysis. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 9 (1), 125-132

Craig MH;Kleinschmidt I;Nawn JB;le Sueur D;Sharp B (2004) Exploring 30 years of malaria case data in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: Part I. The impact of climatic factors. Trop Med Int Health. 9, 1247 - 1257

Craig MH;Kleinschmidt I;le Sueur D;Sharp BL (2004) Exploring 30 years of malaria case data in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: Part II. The impact of non-climatic factors. Trop Med Int Health. 9, 1258 - 1266

CURTIS B, JACKSON A (2004). MRC mapping – extending the use of spatial data in health. Letter to SAMJ 94,2 70-71.

Gemperli A;Vounatsou P;Kleinschmidt I;Bagayoko M;Lengeler C;Smith T (2004) Spatial patterns of infant mortality in Mali: the effect of malaria endemicity. Am J Epidemiol. 159, 1, 64, 72.

MABASO M, SHARP BL, LENGELER C (2004). Historical review of malarial control in southern Africa with emphasis on the use of indoor residual house-spraying. Tropical Medicine and International Health 9(8), 846-856.

Maharaj R (2004). The impact of resistance on malaria epidemics in KwaZulu-Natal. J South African Veterinary Association, 75, 1, 64 -

MAHARAJ R, CASIMIRO S, MTHEMBU SD, SHARP BL (2004).The residual life of bendiocarb: A field-based evaluation from Mozambique. J.Med.Entomol. 41(1),130-132.

NAWN JB, KLEINSCHMIDT I, SHARP BL (2004). Temperature is predictive of severe malaria years in Zimbabwe, but not in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 100 (5/6), 262.

Roberts D;Curtis C;Tren R;Sharp B;Schiff C;Bate R (2004) Malaria control and public health. Letter to editor. Emerg Infect Dis. 10, 6, 1170 - 1171.

ROPER C, PEARCE R, NAIR S, SHARP B, NOSTEN F, ANDERSON T (2004). Intercontinental spread of pyrimethamine-resistant malaria. Science 305,1124.

TSOKA JM, LE SUEUR D (2004). Using GIS to measure geographical accessibility to primary health care in rural South Africa. South African Journal of Science 100, 329-330.

2003

Booman M, Sharp BL, Martin CL, Manjate B, La Grange K and Durrheim DN. (2003) Enhancing malaria control using a computerized management system in southern Africa. Malaria Journal 2:13, 1-5.

DURRHEIM DN, WILLIAMS HA, BARNES K, SPEARE R, SHARP BL (2003). Beyond evidence: a retrospective study of factors influencing a malaria treatment policy change in two South African Provinces. Cricital Public Health, 13, No.4, 309-330.

Govere JM;Durrheim DN;Mngomezulu NM;Barnes K;Sharp B (2004) Infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes to Anopheles arabiensis after treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 97, 707 -708

Lengeler C;Sharp BL. Indoor residual spraying and insecticide treated nets. In Global Health Council's Reducing Malaria Burden report.

MAHARAJ R (2003). Egg retention by Anopheles arabiensis during the dry winter season in South Africa. African Entomology 11(2), 305-307.

Maharaj, R., Cassimiro, S., Mthembu, S.D. and Sharp, B.L. (2003) The residual life of bendiocarb: a field based evaluation from Mozambique. Journal of Medical Entomology. 40 (5)

MOODLEY I, KLEINSCHMIDT I, SHARP B, CRAIG M, APPLETON C (2003). Temperature-suitability maps for schistosomiasis in South Africa. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 97, No.6, 617-627.

Roper C, Pearce R, Bredenkamp B, Gumede J, Drakely C, Mosha F, Chandramohan D and Sharp B (2003) Antifolate antimalarial resistance in southeast Africa: a population-based analysis. The Lancet, 361, pp 1174-1181.

TANSER FC, SHARP BL, LE SUEUR D (2003). Potential effect of climate change on malaria transmission in Africa. The Lancet 362,1792-1798.

TSOKA JM, LE SUEUR D, SHARP BL (2003). Maternal health service utilisation in Ubombo district SAJOG 9(3), 70-74.

2002

CRAIG MH, BREDENKAMP BL, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS CH, ROSSOUW EJ, KELLY VJ, KLEINSCHMIDT I, MARTINEAU A, HENRY GFJ (2002). Field and laboratory comparative evaluation of ten rapid malaria diagnostic tests. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 96, 1-8.

MARTIN C, CURTIS B, FRASER C, SHARP B (2002). The use of a GIS-based malaria information system for malaria research and control in South Africa. Health and Place 8, 227-236.

KLEINSCHMIDT I, SHARP B (2002). Patterns in age-specific malaria incidence in a population exposed to low levels of malaria transmission intensity. Trop Med & International Hlth 6 (12), 986-991.

KLEINSCHMIDT I, SHARP BL, MUELLER I, VOUNATSOU P (2002). Rise in malaria incidence rates in South Africa: A small area spatial analysis of variation in time trends. American Journal of Epidemiology, 55(3): 257-264.

SHARP B, VAN WYK P, SIKASOTE JB, BANDA P, KLEINSCHMIDT I (2002). Malaria control by residual insecticide spraying in Chingola and Chililabombwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Trop Med Int Hlth, 7(9), 732-736.

2001

Booman M, Durrheim DN, La Grange K, Martin C, Mabuza AA, Zitha A, Mbokazi MF, Fraser C and Sharp BL (2001) Using a geographic information system to plan a malaria control programme in South Africa. Bulletin of World Health Organisation, 78 (12), 1438-1444.

Bredenkamp B, Sharp BL, Mthembu SD, Durrheim DN, Barnes KI. (2001) Failure of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in treating Plasmodium falciparum malaria in KwaZulu-Natal. South African Medical Journal 2001, 91 (11), 970-972.

Durrheim DN, Sharp BL, Barnes K (2001) Sentinel malaria surveillance – more than a research tool. South African Medical Journal  2001, 91 (11), 968-970.

Goodman CA, Mnzava AE, Dlamini SS, Sharp BL, Mthembu DJ, Gumede JK (2001) Comparison of the cost and cost effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets and residual house

Kleinschmidt I, Sharp BL, Clarke GPY, Curtis B, and Fraser C. (2001) The use of generalised linear mixed models in the spatial analysis of small area malaria incidence rates in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. American Journal of Epidemiology, 153 (12), 1213-1221.

Mabuza A, Govere J, Durrheim D, Mngomezulu N, Bredenkamp B, Barnes K, Sharp B (2001) Therapeutic efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria three years after introduction in Mpumalanga. South African Medical Journal 2001, 91 (11), 975-978.

Mnzava AEP, Sharp BL, Mthembu, DJ, le Sueur D, Dlamini SS, Gumede JK,  I. Kleinschmidt (2001). Malaria control – two years' use of insecticide–treated bednets compared with insecticide house spraying in KwaZulu-Natal .  South African Medical Journal 2001, 91 (11), 978-983.

Moodley I, Kleinschmidt I, Sharp B, Craig, M and Appleton C.C. (2001) Schistosomiasis & Climate in South Africa: preliminary models using Geographic Information Systems. In Proceedings of Worskhop on Medical and Veterinary Malacology in Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe 8-12 November 1999. Edited by H.Madsen, C.C.Appleton & Chimbari M. ISBN-87-981250-7-9. 259-263.

Ogunbanwo JA, Tsoka J, Egan A (2001). Strengthening grant applications from Africa. Trends in Parasitology, 17(4): 162-163.

Ogunbanwo JA, Tsoka J (2001). Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Grant Application/Peer Review Workshop: A solid foundation toward advancing malaria research capacity in Africa.

2000

Coetzee, M. , M. H. Craig, and D. le Sueur. (2000) Distribution of African malaria mosquitoes belonging to the Anopheles gambiae complex. Parasitology Today 16:74-77

Dlamini S.S., MNZAVA A.E.P. and B.L. Sharp (2000). People's knowledge and attitudes towards the use of insecticide-treated bednets for malaria control in KwaZulu-Natal  South African Medical Journal

Kleinschmidt, I., G. P. Clarke, M. Bagayoko, M. H. Craig, and D. le Sueur. (2000). A spatial statistical approach to malaria mapping. International Journal of Epidemiology 29:355-361

Hay, S.I., J.A. Omumbo, M.H. Craig and R.W. Snow. (2000). Earth observation, geographic information systems and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Special issue of Advances in Parasitology 47: 175-217.

MNZAVA A.E.P. and C. F. Curtis (2000). Comparison of bednets and insecticide house spraying for the prevention of malaria in Africa – a review, Bulletin of the World Health Organization.

MNZAVA A.E.P., Sharp B.L., Dlamini S.S., Mthembu, D.J.,Gumede J.K. and I. Kleinschmidt (2000) Use of insecticide-treated bednets by communities reduces malaria transmission in comparison to house spraying in KwaZulu-Natal. MRC Policy Brief, South African Medical Research Council, Durban.

MNZAVA A.E.P., Dlamini S.S., Sharp B.L., Mthembu, D.J., Gouws E. and I. Kleinschmidt (2000). The impact of treated-bednets on morbidity in KwaZulu-Natal, South African Medical Journal.

Sharp BL, Craig M, Curtis B, Mnzava A, Maharaj R, Kleinschmidt I. (2000) Review of Malaria in South Africa.  In: Ntuli, A., Crisp, N., Clarke, E. & Barron, P. South African Health Review 2000, Health Systems Trust, pp. 1-20.

1999

Craig, M.H. , R.W. Snow and D. leSueur. 1999. A climate-based distribution model of malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Parasitology Today 15:105-111.

Curtis C.F., MNZAVA A.E.P. , Misra S and Rowland M. (1999). Malaria control: Bednets or spraying - Summary of the presentations and the discussion. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 93: 460

GOVERE JM, LA GRANGE JJ, DURRHEIM JJ, FREESE JA, SHARP BL, MABUZA A, MNGOMEZULU N, BREDENKAMP BLF (1999). Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine effectiveness against Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 93, 644.

MNZAVA A.E.P., Dlamini S.S., Sharp B.L., Mthembu D.J., Gumede K., Kleinschmidt I and E. Gouws (1999). Malaria control: bednets or spraying - trial in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 93: 455-456

MOODLEY I, KLEINSCHMIDT I, SHARP B L, CRAIG M H, APPLETON C (1999). Preliminary Models for Schistosomiasis in South Africa Using Geographic Information Systems (in press). Submitted to Proceedings of Workshop on Medical and Veterinary Malacology, 1999. Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory.

Snow, R.W., M.H. Craig, U. Deichmann and D. le Sueur. 1999. A continental risk map for malaria mortality among African children. Parasitology Today 15: 99-104.

Snow, R. W., M. H. Craig, U. Deichmann, K. Marsh. 1999 Estimating mortality, morbidity and disability due to malaria among Africa's non-pregnant population. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 77: 624-640.

1998

OMUMBO J, OUMA J, RAPUODA B, CRAIG M H, LE SUEUR D,  SNOW R W (1998). Mapping malaria transmission intensity using geographical  information systems (GIS): an example from Kenya. Annals of Tropical Medicine and  Parasitology 92, No.1, 7-21.

Snow, R.W., E. Gouws, J.A. Omumbo, B. Rapuoda, M.H. Craig, F.C. Tanser, D. le Sueur, and J. Ouma. 1998. Models to predict the intensity of Plasmodium falciparum transmission: applications to the burden of disease in Kenya, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 92:601-606.

1997

CRAIG MH, SHARP BL (1997). Comparative evaluation of four techniques for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum infections, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 97; 279-282.

LE SUEUR D, BINKA F, LENGELER C. DON DE SAVIGNY D,  SNOW B, TEUSCHER T, TOURE, Y (1997). An Atlas of Malaria. African Health; 23-24.

LE SUEUR, D, NGXONGO S, SHARP B, MARTIN C, FRASER  C, TEUSCHNER M, TOLLMAN S, GREEN C, TSOKA J, SOLARSH G,  MNZAVAAE  (1997). Towards a spatial rural Information System. A publication of the Health  System Trust with the Medical Research Council ,1-46.

MASENDU HT, SHARP BL, APPLETON CC, CHANDIWANA SK,  CHITONO C (1997).  Community perceptions of mosquitoes, malaria and its  control in Binga and Gokwe districts, Zimbabwe. Central African Journal of Medicine 43,  71-75.

MNZAVA AE, LE SUEUR D, SHARP BL, NTULI MV, MTHEMBU  D J (1997). Malaria in South Africa: Are District Health Systems  and  Current Malaria Control Strategies Compatible? South African Medical Journal, 87(5); 585-587.

MNZAVA AE, NTULI MV, SHARP B, NGXONGO S, LE SUEUR D  (1997). House re-plastering as a reason to shift from DDT spraying to  synthetic pyrethroids in KwaZulu-Natal, South African Medical Journal

MNZAVA AE, SHARP BL, CUAMBA N, BARRETO A (1997).  Malaria vector studies in Maputo City, Mozambique - implications for  control, South African Medical Journal 87(11), 1611-1614.

MNZAVA AE, TANNER M, RWEGOSHORA RT, SUBLET A, DEL  GIUDICE G (1997).  Antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite  (NANP) 40 antigen after house spraying with DDT or lambda-cyhalothrin. East African Medical Journal

Omumbo, J.A., J. Ouma, B. Rapuoda, M.H. Craig, D. le Sueur and R.W. Snow. (1997) Mapping malaria transmission intensity using geographical information systems (GIS); an example from Kenya, Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 92: 7-21.

SHARP BL, LE SUEUR D (1997). Need for regional  co-operation in malaria research and control. South African Medical Journal 87(11), 1608-1609.

SHARP BL, MNZAVA AE, LE SUEUR  D, BREDENKAMP B  (1997). Deltamethrin house spraying - an alternative to DDT for the  control of Anopheles arabiensis in northern Natal, South Africa. Am  Mosq Cntrl Ass

TSOKA JM, FREESE JA, ROSSOUW EJ, SHARP BL, APPLETON  CC (1997). Action of the chloroquine/pyrimethamine combination of southern  African isolates of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro. South African Journal of Science  93;1-2.

1996

APPLETON CC, NGXONGO SM, BRAACK LEO, LE SUEUR D  (1996). Schistosoma mansoni in migrants  entering South Africa from  Mozambique - a threat to public health in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal? South African Medical Journal, 86(4); 350-353

LE SUEUR D (1996). Creation d'un atlas du risque  paludique en Afrique. Med Trop 56; 109-111.

LE SUEUR D, SHARP BL, GOUWS E, NGXONGO S (1996).  Malaria in South Africa, South African Medical Journal, 86(8); 936-939.

MNZAVA AE, TANNER M, RWEGOSHORA RT, SUBLET A, DEL  GUIDICE G (1996). Antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite  (NANP) antigen after house spraying with DDT or lambda-cyhalothrin. East African Medical Journal

MNZAVA AE, SHARP BL, BARRETO A (1996). Malaria  vector studies in Maputo City, Mozambique - implications for control, Trop  Med Intern Hlth.

MNZAVA AE, LE SUEUR D, SHARP BL, NGXONGO SM (1996).  Insecticide treated bednets for  malaria control in South Africa - an  assessment, South African Medical Journal

SHARP BL, LE SUEUR D (1996). Malaria in South  Africa - the past, the present and selected implications for the future. South African Medical Journal 86(1); 83-89.

SHARP BL, LE SUEUR D (1996). Le paludisme en  Afrique du sud: passe, present et perspectives. Med Trop 56; 189-196.

SNOW RW, MARSH K, LE SUEUR D (1996). The Need for  Maps of  Transmission Intensity to Guide Malaria Control in Africa. Parasitology Today 12(12); 455-457.

SNOW WA, MARSH K, LE SUEUR D (1996). The need for a  Malaria Risk Atlas. Parasitology Today.

TSOKA JM, FREESE JA, ROSSOUW EJ, SHARP BL, APPLETON  CC (1996). In vitro effect of pyrimethamine on gametocytogenesis  and exflagellation of Southern African isolates ofPlasmodium  falciparum. South African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection 11(4), 112-115.

1995

APPLETON CC, SHARP BL, LE SUEUR D (1995). Wetlands  and water-related parasitic diseases of man in Southern Africa. In: Cowan  GI (ed) Wetlands of South Africa. Dept of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Pretoria; 227-246.

LE SUEUR D, NGXONGO SM, MARTIN CM, SHARP BL,  STUTTAFORD MC (1995). Towards a spatial rural, health information system.  Edited collection in GIS for Health and the Environment. Publication of the International Development and Research Centre, Canada; 35-50.

MNZAVA AE, RWEGOSHORA RT, WILKES TJ, TANNER M,  CURTIS CF (1995). Anopheles arabiensis and An gambiae chromosomal  inversion polymorphism, feeding and resting behaviour in relation to  insecticide house spraying in Tanzania. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 9; 316-324.

RATTANARITHIKUL R, GREEN CA  (1995). Larval breeding  of the malaria vectors Species A & D, Anopheles dirus, and Species A,  An minimus at a Thai malaria transmission focus. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association.

RATTANARITHIKUL R, GREEN CA, PANYIM S, NOIGAMOL C,  CHANAIMONGKOL S, MAHAPIBUL P (1995). Larval habitats of malaria vectors  and other Anopheles mosquitoes around a transmission focus in northwestern  Thailand. Journal of the Mosquito Control Association 11(4), 428-433.

SHARP B, FREESE J (1995). Drug resistance in  malaria. CME 13(8); 883-891.

SHARP B, FREESE J (1995). Malaria in South Africa.  CME 13(8); 919-922.

SHARP B, FREESE J (1995). Malaria prophylaxis. CME  13(8); 922-923.

1994

GREEN CA (1994). Heterogeneity in distribution of  fixed chromosomal inversions in ancenstor and decendant species in two  groups of mosquitoes: series Myzomyia and Neocellia of Anopheles (Cellia).  In Speciation and the Recognition Concept:theory and application, D.M.  Lambert and H.G. Spencer, eds. Pp 225-237, John Hopkins Press, London.

DEACON HE, FREESE JA, SHARP BL (1994).  Drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the eastern  Transvaal. S A M J 84(7); 394-395.

FREESE JA, SHARP BL, ROSSOUW EJ, GOUWS E, FAY SA,  MARKUS MB (1994). The in vitro sensitivity of southern African  isolates of Plasmodium falciparum to amodiaquine, chloroquine,  mefloquine, quinine and sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine. South African Journal of Science 90(7);  417-420.

MNZAVA AE, MUTINGA MJ, STAAK C (1994). Host blood  meals and chromosomal inversion polymorphism in Anopheles arabiensis in  the  Baringo district of Kenya. Journal of the American Mosquito  Control Association 10(4); 507-510.

SATHAR MA, SIMJEE AE, WITTENBERG DF, FERNANDES-COSTA,  FJTD, SONI PM, SHARP BL, MILLER NM, NARAN AD (1994). Seroprevalence of  helicobacter pylori infection in Natal/KwaZulu, South Africa. Europ J of  Gastroenterology & Hep 6; 37-42.

WILKEN GB, BAKER L (1994). Antimalarial  measures -  type, sources of advice and compliance among tourists to Natal/KwaZulu. South African Medical Journal 84(7); 395-398.

1993

BREDENKAMP BLF, SHARP BL (1993). PCR identification  of the Anopheles gambiae complex in South Africa. South African Journal of Science  89(7); 353-354.

FREESE JA, ROSSOUW EJ, GOUWS E, SHARP BL, MARKUS MB  (1993). In vitro sensitivity of southern African isolates of Plasmodium  falciparum to halofantrine. Annals Trop Med Paras 87(3); 235-239

LE SUEUR D, SHARP BL, FRASER C, NGXONGO SM (1993).  Assessment of the residual efficacy of lambda-cyhalothrin 1. A laboratory  study using Anopheles arabiensis and Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera:  Cimícidae) on treated daub wall substrates from Natal, South Africa. Journal of the American Mosquito  Control Association 9(4); 408-413.

LE SUEUR D, SHARP BL, APPLETON CC (1993).  Historical perspective of the malaria problem in Natal with  emphasis on  the period 1928-1932. South African Journal of Science 89(May); 232-239.

MNZAVA AE, RWEGOSHORA RT, TANNER M, MSUYA FH,  CURTIS CF, IRARE SG (1993). The effects of house spraying with DDT or  lambda-cyhalothrin against Anopheles arabiensis on measures of  malarial morbidity in children in Tanzania. Acta Trop 49; 157-164.

MOHAMED A, SIMJEE A, WITTENBERG D, FERNANDES-COSTA  J, SONI P SHARP B, MILLER M, NARAN D (1993). Seroprevalence of Helicobacter  pylori infection in Natal/KwaZulu, South Africa. Europ J of Gastro and  Hep 6, 37-41

MUTINGA MJ, MNZAVA AE, KIMOKOTHI R, NYAMORI M,   NGINDU AM (1993). Malaria prevalence and morbidity in relation to the use  of permethrin treated wall cloths in Kenya. E Afr Med J 70(12); 756-762.

SHARP BL, LE SUEUR D, WILKEN GB, BREDENKAMP BLF,  NGXONGO S, GOUWS E (1993). Assessment of the residual efficacy of lambda-cyhalothrin  2. A comparison with DDT for the intradomiciliary control of Anopheles  arabiensis in South Africa. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 9(4); 414-420.

SONI P, SHARP BL, NGXONGO S, GATHIRAM V (1993).  Morbidity from falciparum malaria in Natal/KwaZulu. South African Medical Journal 83(2);  110-112.

SONI P, DE BRUYN CC, DUURSMA J, SHARP BL, PUDIFIN  DJ (1993). Are anticardiolipin antibodies responsible for some of the   complications of severe acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria?. South African Medical Journal 83; 660-662.

WILKEN GB, APPLETON CC (1993). The persistence of  hepatitis B antigen in the bloodmeal of the potential medicinal leech,  asiaticodella buntonensis. South African Medical Journal 83; 193-195.

 WILKEN GB, APPLETON CC (1993). Gametogenesis in the  leech Asiaticobdella buntonensis (Meyer, 1951) Hirudinidae. S Afr  Zool 28(1).

 WILKEN GB, APPLETON CC (1993). Bacteriological  investigation of the occurrence and antibiotic sensitivities of the  gut-flora of the potential Southern African medicinal leech, Asiaticobdella  buntonensis (Hirudinidae ). J Hosp Infect 23; 223-228.

1992

GREEN CA, MUNSTERMAN LE, TAN SG, PANYIM S, BAIMAI V  (1992). Population genetic evidence for species A, B, C and D of the  Anopheles dirus complex in Thailand and enzyme electromorphs for their  identification. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 6, 29-36.

GREEN CA, RATTANARITHIKUL R, CHAROENSUB A (1992).  Population genetic confirmation of species status of the malaria vectors  Anopheles willmori and An. pseudowillmori in Thailand and  chromosome  phylogeny of the Maculatus group of mosquitos. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 6,  335-341.

LE SUEUR D, SHARP BL, APPLETON CC (1992).  Dark-scaled areas on adult Anopheles mosquitoes are selectively  affected by temperature-related size variation. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 6;  396-398.

SMITH HE, BOUWMAN H,LE SUEUR D (1992). DDT and  Community Health. 3; 3&4.

SONI PN, SHARP BL (Letter to Editor) (1992).  Cerebellar ataxia in acute falciparum malaria. South African Medical Journal 81(7); 387-388.

1991

BERMAN P A, HUMAN L, FREESE J A (1991). Xanthine  oxidase inhibits growth of Plasmodium falciparum in human  erythrocytes in vitro. J Clin Invest 88, 1848-1855.

FREESE J A, MARKUS M B, GOLENSER J (1991). In vitro  sensitivity of southern African reference  isolates of Plasmodium  falciparum to chloroquine and pyrimethamine. Bull WHO 69, 07-712.

LE SUEUR D, SHARP B L (1991). Temperature dependent  variation in the head capsule width and wing length of Anopheles merus and implications for anopheline taxonomy. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 5, 55-62..

LYIMO E O, MSUYA F H, RWEGOSHORA R T, NICHOLSON E,  MNZAVA A E, LINES J D, CURTIS C F (1991). Trial of pyrethroid treated  bednets in an area of Tanzania holoendemic for  malaria. Part 3: Effects on  the prevalence of malaria parasitaemia and fever. Acta Trop 49, 157-164.

MAGESA S M, WILKES T J, MNZAVA A E, NJUWA K  J,  MYAMBA J, PHILLIP M, HILL N, LINES J A, CURTIS C F (1991). Trial of  pyrethroid treated bednets in an area of Tanzania holoendemic for malaria.  Part 2: Effects on the malaria vector populations. Acta Trop 49, 97-108

NJUWA K J, LINES J D, MNZAVA A E, MAGESA S M,  WILKES T J, ALILIO M, CURTIS C F (1991). Trial of pyrethroid treated  bednets in an area of Tanzania holoendemic for malaria. Part 1:  Operational methods and acceptability. Acta Trop 49, 87-96.

SHARP B L, LE SUEUR D (1991). Behavioural traits of an  arabiensis (Diptera:  culicidae) populations in Natal, South Africa.  Bull ent Res 81, 107-110.

1990

MNZAVA A E, DI DECO A M (1990). Chromosomal  inversion polymorphism in species of the Anopheles gambiae group in  Tanzania. Ins Sc Appl 11, 861-863.

MNZAVA A E, RWEGOSHORA RT, TANNER M, CURTIS C F,  WILKES T J, IRARE S G (1990). Control of malaria transmission by residual  house spraying  in two populations of the Anopheles gambiae group of  species in Tanzania. Bull Soc Fr Paras 8, 1203.

SHARP BL, LE SUEUR D,  BEKKER P (1990). Effect of DDT on survival and blood feeding success of Anopheles  arabiensis in northern KwaZulu, Republic of South Africa. Journal of the American Mosquito  Control Association 16, 197-202.

SHARP BL, FREESE JA (1990). Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium  falciparum malaria in the Kavango  region of South West Africa/ Namibia.  S A M J  78, 322-323.

REPORTS

1990

LE SUEUR D, SHARP BL, NGXONGO SM (1990). A  provisional report on the laboratory evaluation of the residual effect of  lambda-cyhalothrin on different mud substrates, against Anopheles  arabiensis. Evaluation carried out for Imperial Chemical Industries,  London and KwaZulu Dept of Health & Welfare.

LE SUEUR D, SHARP BL (1990). Report on the  construction of irrigation canals in endemic malaria regions. Prepared for  the agricultural development scheme authorities and the Makhathini  sub-committee for health.

1991

LE SUEUR D, FRASER C, SHARP BL, FAY S (1991). A  laboratory evaluation of the effectiveness of the mosquito larvicide  Mostop (Temephos) against the larval stages of the malaria vector Anopheles  arabiensis. Evaluation carried out for malaria control authorities and  Wellcome, South Africa.

1992

BREDENKAMP B L F (1992). Yellow fever in Africa. A  review prepared for Dr P. Truter, Department of National Health and  Population Development.

LE SUEUR D (1992). The ecology, over-wintering and  population dynamics of the an gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) complex  in northern Natal, South Africa. PhD Thesis, University of Natal.

LE SUEUR D, FREESE J A (1992). Comparative  assessment of the Ecdysoid, insect growth regulator Triflumoron and  Temephos against the pre-marginal stages of the malaria vector An  arabiensis. Part one: Laboratory assessment. Compiled for Bayer, South  Africa.

LE SUEUR D, SHARP BL, NGXONGO S, BREDENKAMP B  (1992). An investigation into the effect of rice cultivation on anopheline  mosquito population at Mamfene Northern Natal. Compiled for KwaZulu Health  and the Department of National Health and Population Development; 1-39.

SHARP B L, LE SUEUR D, NGXONGO SM, BREDENKAMP B,  WILKEN GB (1992). Transmission of malaria and vector control in the  Mamfene area, Ubombo district, Natal Province (1986-1992). Compiled for  KwaZulu Health Department and the Department of National Health and  Population Development; 1-29.

SHARP B L, LE SUEUR D, BREDENKAMP B, WILKEN G  (1992). Mosquito survey of the Louis Botha Airport. Compiled for the  Department of National Health & Population Development.

1994

LE SUEUR D, NGXONGO S, STUTTAFORD S, SHARP B,  MAHARAJ R, MARTIN C, BROWN D (1994). Proceedings of an International  Workshop held in Colombo, Sri Lanka 5-10 September 1994.

1995

FREESE JA, SHARP BL, ROSSOUW, EJ, GOUWS E (1995).  The effect of B9303-036 on the susceptibility to chloroquine, mefloquine  and quinine of southern african isolates of Plasmodium falciparum in  vitro.

1996

SHARP B L (1996). Lesotho Waters Highland Study ,  Principle investigator Contract 1010. Baseline epidemiology and medical  services survey Phase 1b. 12 Reports.

LE SUEUR D (1996). Workshop on Reducing   Climate-Related Vulnerability in Southern Africa. 1-4 October 1996,  Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

1997

BREDENKAMP BLF (1997). Report to Professor S E  Drewes, Department of Chemistry University of Natal: Assessment of  mosquito repellency of topically applied AMAG, 5th March 1997.

BREDENKAMP BLF, GOUWS E (1997). Report to Firmenich  (Pty) Ltd. Evaluation of insect repellent formulations for Firmenich, 29th May 1997.

BREDENKAMP BLF, GOUWS E (1997). Report to Avima  (Pty) Ltd. Laboratory evaluation of Vectron on cement and painted  surfaces, 19th September 1997.

BREDENKAMP BLF, SHARP BL, GOUWS E (1997). Report to  Bayer AG: Laboratory evaluations of four formulations of Cyfluthrin on  different subtrates. In preparation.

FREESE JA, ROBINSON A, ROPER C, ROSSOUW  EJ,  BREDENKAMP BLF, GOUWS E, SHARP BL (1997). Sensitivity to chloroquine and  sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine of Plasmodium falciparum in KwaZulu  Natal. Dept. of Hlth.

LE SUEUR D, NGXONGO S, SHARP B, MARTIN C, FRASER C,  TSCHEUSCHNER M, TOLLMAN S, GREEN C, TSOKA J, SOLARSH G, MNZAVA A (1997).  Towards a Spatial Rural Information System Published by: Health Systems  Trust and the Medical Research Council. Pg 1-46

LE SUEUR D,  SHARP BL, GOUWS E, SAIKOOLAL A, FRASER  C, KELLY V (1997). Laboratory assessment of the residual efficacy of four  synthethic pyrethroids when applied to daub substrates, collected within  the endemic malaria area of KwaZulu/Natal.

2001

 Fincham J, Adams V, Curtis B, Jordaan E, Dhansay MA(2001). Intestinal parasites, growth of children, sanitation and water quality at primary schools in the Boland/Overberg Health Region, Western Cape Province.

2003

Snow RW;Craig MH;Newton CR;Steketee RW (2003) The public health burden of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa: deriving the numbers. Disease Control Priorities Project Bethesda, Maryland: Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health. Working paper No. 11, August 2003.

THESES

SHARP B L  (THESIS) (1991). Aspects of the  epidemiology and control of malaria in Natal Province. PhD Thesis,  University of Natal, Medical School.

LE SUEUR D (THESIS) (1992). The ecology,  over-wintering and population dynamics of the Anopheles gambiae (Diptera:culicidae)  complex in northern Natal, South Africa. PhD Thesis, University of Natal.

NGXONGO SM (THESIS) (1993). The epidemiology of malaria in KwaZulu, 1980-1981 MSc thesis; University of Natal,  Pietermaritzburg.

STUTTAFORD MC  (THESIS) (1994). Aspects of a  geographic information system for medical geographers and malaria control.  MSc Thesis, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.

FREESE JA (THESIS) (1995). Characterisation of  southern african strains of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.  PhD Thesis, University of Witwatersrand.

MASENDU HT (THESIS) (1995). The role of Anopheles  arabiensis (Diptera:Culicidae) in malaria transmission and control in  Gokwe and Ginga Districts, Zimbabwe. MSc Thesis, University of Natal,  Pietermaritzburg.

OBALA AA (THESIS) (1995). Malaria vector populations  associated with the agricultural development at Mamfene, Northern KwaZulu-Natal,  South Africa. MSc Thesis, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.

TSCHEUSCHNER MH (THESIS) (1995). Comparison of four  diagnostic techniques for the detection of malaria. MSc thesis; Dept  Zoology & Entomology, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.

TSOKA JM (THESIS) (1995).  Effect of pyrimethamine on  gametocytogenesis, exflagellation and asexual growth in southern African  isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. MSc (Parasitol) thesis; Dept of  Zoology & Entomology, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.

MAHARAJ R (THESIS) (1996). Effects of temperature  on members of the Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera:Culicidae) in  South Africa - implications for malaria transmission and control. PhD  Thesis; University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg

Tanser FC (2001) The application of geographical information systems to infectious diseases and health systems in Africa, PhD, University of Natal , Medical School. Supervisor BL Sharp

Dladla Hleziphi R (2001) Knowledge attitudes and perceptions of both the community and traditional healers with regard to diagnosis and treatment of malaria in KwaZulu Natal. MSc, University of Natal, School of Health Sciences. Supervisor BL Sharp.

Martin C (2001) The Use of Geographic Information Systems to Identify the Winter Breeding Sites of the Anopheles Mosquitoes in Northern KwaZulu-Natal. MSc, University of Natal, Durban.

Casimiro, SLR (2003) Susceptibility and resistance to insecticides among malaria vector mosquitoes in Mozambique. MSc, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.

Maartens F (2003) Malaria risk in the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative Area: A Perceptual and Scientific Analysis. MSc, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.