Biography
Mutono is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA) at the University of Nairobi,
and an Assistant Professor at the Paul G Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University.
She specializes in applied epidemiological modeling to generate evidence to guide and support the control and elimination of
neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Her current research focuses on estimating the burden of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa and identifying suitable habitat areas for its transmission,
modeling to develop tailored treatment strategies for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths, and works in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health in Kenya.
Additionally, she is an active member of the NTD Modelling Consortium and the African Modelling Network for NTDs, contributing to collaborative efforts that accelerate progress toward NTD elimination goals in Africa.
She holds a PhD from the University of Nairobi, an MSc in Data Analytics from the University of Glasgow and an MSc in Environment Governance from the University of Nairobi.
Research Interests
Neglected Tropical Diseases| Epidemiological Modelling | Data Science
Recent Publications
2025
| Factors Influencing Iron Levels Among Women of Reproductive Age and Children 6–48 Months in Livestock‐Keeping Communities in Narok County, Kenya |
2024
| Elimination of transmission of onchocerciasis (river blindness) with long-term ivermectin mass drug administration with or without vector control in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| Elimination of transmission of onchocerciasis (river blindness) with long-term ivermectin mass drug administration with or without vector control in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| Safety and efficacy of toll-like receptor agonists as therapeutic agents and vaccine adjuvants for infectious diseases in animals: a systematic review |
| Accelerating Progress Towards the 2030 Neglected Tropical Diseases Targets: How Can Quantitative Modeling Support Programmatic Decisions? |
| Biphasic MERS-CoV Incidence in Nomadic Dromedaries with Putative Transmission to Humans, Kenya, 2022–2023 |
2023
| Effect of Phone Text Message Reminders on Compliance with Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis following Dog Bites in Rural Kenya |
| A global analysis of One Health Networks and the proliferation of One Health collaborations |
| Rabies Elimination in Rural Kenya: Need for Improved Availability of Human Vaccines, Awareness and Knowledge on Rabies and Its Management Among Healthcare Workers |
| Household-reported availability of drinking water in Africa: A systematic review. |
| Ecological and subject-level drivers of interepidemic Rift Valley fever virus exposure in humans and livestock in Northern Kenya |
| The Livestock for Health Study: A Field Trial on Livestock Interventions to Prevent Acute Malnutrition Among Women and Children in Pastoralist Communities in Northern Kenya |
| The impact of livestock interventions on nutritional outcomes of children younger than 5 years old and women in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
2022
| Impact of traffic congestion on spatial access to healthcare services in Nairobi |
| Evaluating and mitigating the potential indirect effect of COVID-19 on control programmes for seven neglected tropical diseases: a modelling study |
| Endemicity of Coxiella burnetii infection among people and their livestock in pastoral communities in northern Kenya |
| The COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions to essential health services in Kenya: a retrospective time-series analysis |
| The COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions to essential health services in Kenya: a retrospective time-series analysis |
| Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Kenya: a multicentre cohort study |
| Rabies Elimination in Rural Kenya: Need for Improved Availability of Human Vaccines, Awareness and Knowledge on Rabies and Its Management Among Healthcare Workers |
| Spatio-temporal patterns of domestic water distribution, consumption and sufficiency: Neighbourhood inequalities in Nairobi, Kenya |
| Spatio-temporal patterns of domestic water distribution, consumption and sufficiency: Neighbourhood inequalities in Nairobi, Kenya |
| Sero–epidemiology of brucellosis in people and their livestock: A linked human–animal cross-sectional study in a pastoralist community in Kenya |
| Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Kenya: a multicentre cohort study |
| Spatio-temporal patterns of domestic water distribution, consumption and sufficiency: Neighbourhood inequalities in Nairobi, Kenya |
| Sero – epidemiology of brucellosis in people and their livestock: A linked human – animal cross-sectional study in a pastoralist community in Kenya |
| Essential Health Services Data Monitoring, and Evaluation sub-working group. The COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions to essential health services in kenya: a retrospective time-series analysis. |
| Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Kenya: a multicentre cohort study |
2021
| Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Kenya |
| Serological evidence of single and mixed infections of Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in dromedary camels in Kenya |
| Impact of livestock interventions on maternal and child nutrition outcomes in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol |
| The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review |
| The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review |
2020
| One Health education in Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya): From a MOOC to projects on real world challenges. |
