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 66-70 of 107 publications
Rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin supply and logistics: Challenges and opportunities for rabies elimination in Kenya.
Wambura Gati, Mwatondo Athman, Muturi Mathew, Nasimiyu Carolyne, Wentworth Diorbhail, Hampson Katie, Bichanga Philet, Tabu Collins, Juma Samuel, Ngere Isaac, Thumbi S M. "Rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin supply and logistics: Challenges and opportunities for rabies elimination in Kenya.". Vaccine. (2019 Oct 03)
Vaccine • 2019-10-03T02:00:00.000Z
Mobile phone-based surveillance for animal disease in rural communities: implications for detection of zoonoses spillover.
Thumbi Samuel M, Njenga M Kariuki, Otiang Elkanah, Otieno Linus, Munyua Peninah, Eichler Sarah, Widdowson Marc-Alain, McElwain Terry F, Palmer Guy H. "Mobile phone-based surveillance for animal disease in rural communities: implications for detection of zoonoses spillover.". Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. (2019 Sep 30)
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences • 2019-09-30T02:00:00.000Z
Why isn't everyone using the thermotolerant vaccine? Preferences for Newcastle disease vaccines by chicken-owning households in Tanzania.
Campbell Zoë A, Thumbi Samuel M, Marsh Thomas L, Quinlan Marsha B, Shirima Gabriel M, Palmer Guy H. "Why isn't everyone using the thermotolerant vaccine? Preferences for Newcastle disease vaccines by chicken-owning households in Tanzania.". PloS one. (2019)
PloS one • 2019-01-01T01:00:00.000Z
Risk factors for human brucellosis among a pastoralist community in South-West Kenya, 2015.
Muturi Mathew, Bitek Austine, Mwatondo Athman, Osoro Eric, Marwanga Doris, Gura Zeinab, Ngere Phillip, Nganga Zipporah, Thumbi S M, Njenga Kariuki. "Risk factors for human brucellosis among a pastoralist community in South-West Kenya, 2015.". BMC research notes. (2018 Dec 05)
BMC research notes • 2018-12-05T01:00:00.000Z
Zoonotic disease research in East Africa.
Kemunto Naomi, Mogoa Eddy, Osoro Eric, Bitek Austin, Kariuki Njenga M, Thumbi S M. "Zoonotic disease research in East Africa.". BMC infectious diseases. (2018 Nov 03)
BMC infectious diseases • 2018-11-03T01:00:00.000Z
