Prof. Thumbi Mwangi
Co-Founder, Team Lead (Epi and Economics)
Quick Facts
Other Titles & Affiliations
- Associate Professor, Washington State University Paul G Allen School for Global Health
- Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh
- Affiliate Fellow, African Academy of Sciences
- Affiliate Fellow South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
Current Research
- Implementation research for the elimination of dog-mediated human rabies
- Optimal use and placement of primary healthcare services
- Improvement of essential health services
- Syndromic surveillance for early detection of zoonotic spillover
- Transmission and control of animal and human brucellosis
- Livestock interventions for improvement of human nutritional status
- Transmission dynamics and control of SARS-CoV2 in Kenya
- Analytics and epidemiological modelling to support elimination of preventative chemotherapy Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) in Africa, working in collaboration with the NTD modelling consortium
Thumbi Mwangi is an infectious disease epidemiologist combining classical epidemiology, applied epidemiological modelling and data science to improve the speed and quality of policy decision making in human and animal health. His research program conducts population-based studies, statistical and mathematical tools to understand the epidemiology, optimize surveillance and control of zoonotic diseases.
Research Interests
Epidemiology
Specializations
Publications
Showing 1-5 of 106 publications
How improvements to drug effectiveness impact mass drug administration for control and elimination of schistosomiasis
Ellis JR, Mutono N, Vasconcelos A, Thumbi SM, Hollingsworth TD, Anderson RM (2025) How improvements to drug effectiveness impact mass drug administration for control and elimination of schistosomiasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 19(6): e0012624. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012624
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases • 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
Mortality and Predictors of Mortality Among COVID-19 Patients in Kiambu County, Kenya
MDPI • 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
Optimising human rabies vaccine supply chains: A modelling study.
Luka Martha M, Ferguson Elaine A, Rees Eleanor, Hoffu Husna, Changalucha Joel, Lushasi Kennedy, Sikana Lwitiko, Mutunga Mumbua, Thumbi S M, Hampson Katie. "Optimising human rabies vaccine supply chains: A modelling study.". Vaccine. (2025 Apr 30)
Vaccine • 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
Geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth prevalence in Kenya: Informing targeted interventions to accelerate elimination efforts.
Mutono Nyamai, Njuguna Brian, Kepha Stella, Wakesho Florence, Omondi Wyckliff, Kibati Paul, Chami Irene, Ower Alison, McRae-McKee Kevin, Juma Chitiavi, Sempele Ivy, Ouma Vincent, Muchangi Josphat Martin, Odiere Maurice R, Thumbi S M. "Geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth prevalence in Kenya: Informing targeted interventions to accelerate elimination efforts.". International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. (2025 Jul)
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases • 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
Spatio-temporal pattern and risk factors associated with cholera outbreaks in selected high-risk areas of Kenya.
Mageto Lydia M, Mutono Nyamai, Aboge Gabriel, Gathura Peter, Okunga Emmanuel, Muange Annastacia, Mbae Cecilia Kathure, Thumbi Samuel M, Kariuki Samuel. "Spatio-temporal pattern and risk factors associated with cholera outbreaks in selected high-risk areas of Kenya.". Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. (2025 Mar 24)
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene • 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
