Peer Reviewed Journals

62. DJ Berger, S Park, T Crellen, TJ Vianney, NB Kabatereine, JA Cotton, R Sanya, A Elliot, EM Tukahebwa, M Adriko, CJ Standley, A Gouvras, S Kinunghi, H Haas, M Rabone, A Emery, PHL Lamberton, BL Webster, F Allan, S Buddenborg, M Berriman, JS Marchant, SR Doyle, JP Webster. Extensive transmission and variation in a functional receptor for praziquantel resistance in endemic Schistosoma mansoni. bioRxiv, 2024.2008.2029.610291.

61. S Alonso, M Arinaitwe, A Atuhaire, AB Nanksai, JM Prada, E McIntosh, PHL Lamberton (2024) The short-term impact of Schistosoma mansoni infection on health-related quality of life: implications for current elimination policies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291 20240449

60. M Kameni, F Musaigwa, LM Kamguia, SD Kamdem, G Mbanya, PHL Lamberton, J Komguep Nono (2024) Harnessing Schistosoma-associated metabolite changes in the human host to identify biomarkers of infection and morbidity: where are we and what should we do next? PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 18 (3), e0012009

59.  E Kabbas-Piñango, M Arinaitwe, GJ van Dam, A Moses, A Namukuta, A Nankasi, NK Mwima, F Besigye, JM Prada, PHL Lamberton  (2023) Reproducibility matters: intra- and inter-sample variation of the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen test in two Schistosoma mansoni endemic areas in Uganda. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 378 (1887), 20220275

58. RM Lim, TM Arme, AB Pedersen, JP Webster, PHL Lamberton. Defining schistosomiasis hotspots based on literature and shareholder interviews. Trends in Parasitology. 2023 Dec;39(12):1032-1049. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.09.006.

57. L Mujumbusi, E Nalwadda, A Ssali, L Pickering, J Seeley, K Meginnis, PHL Lamberton (2023) Understanding perceptions of schistosomiasis and its control among highly endemic lakeshore communities in Mayuge, Uganda. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17(1): e0010687

56. T Crellen, M Haswell, P Sithithaworn, S Sayasone, P Odermatt, PHL Lamberton, SEF Spencer, TD Hollingsworth (2023) Diagnosis of helminths depends on worm fecundity and the distribution of parasites within hosts. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290:1991

55. K Meginnis, N Hanley, L Mujumbusi, L Pickering, PHL Lamberton (2022) Using choice modelling to identify popular and affordable alternative interventions for schistosomiasis in Uganda. Environment and Development Economics: 1 - 23

54. E Janoušková, J Clark, O Kajero, S Alonso, PHL Lamberton, M Betson, JM Prada (2022) Public health policy pillars for the sustainable elimination of zoonotic schistosomiasis. Frontiers in Tropical Medicine 3:826501.

53. J Clark, M Arinaitwe, A Nankasi, CL Faust, M Adriko, D Ajambo, F Besigye, A Atuhaire, A Wamboko, LV Carruthers, R Francoeur, EM Tukahebwe, PHL Lamberton, JM Prada. (2022) Translating from egg- to antigen-based indicators for Schistosoma mansoni elimination targets: A Bayesian latent class analysis study. Frontiers in Tropical Medicine 3:825721

52. M-T Sun, M-M Gu, J-Y Zhang, Q-F Yu, PHL Lamberton, D-B Lu (2022) Meta-analysis of variable-temperature PCR technique performance for diagnosising Schistosoma japonicum infections in humans in endemic areas. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16(1): e0010136

51. SCM Trienekens, CL Faust, F Besigye, L Pickering, EM Tukahebwa, J Seeley & PHL Lamberton (2022) Variation in water contact behaviour and risk of Schistosoma mansoni (re)infection among Ugandan school-aged children in an area with persistent high endemicity. Parasites & Vectors 15, 15

50. R Francoeur; A Atuhaire; A Moses; M Adriko; D Ajambo; A Nankasi; SA Babayan; PHL Lamberton (2021) ABO blood groups do not predict Schistosoma mansoni infection profiles in highly endemic villages of Uganda. Microorganisms 9(12), 2448.

49. DV Ayabina, J Clark, H Bayley, PHL Lamberton, J Toor, TD Hollingsworth (2021) Gender-related differences in prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of Schistosoma infections in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15(11): e0009083

48. A Ssali, L Pickering, E Nalwadda, L Mujumbusi, J Seeley, PHL Lamberton (2021). Schistosomiasis messaging in endemic communities: lessons and implications for interventions from rural Uganda, a rapid ethnographic assessment study. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15(10): e0009893

47. M Arinaitwe, M Adriko, B Kibwika, EM Tukahebwa, CL Faust, PHL Lamberton (2021) Residence time, water contact and age-driven Schistosoma mansoni infection in hotspot communities in Uganda. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 00(00) pp. 1–10

46. J Clark, M Arinaitwe, A Nankasi, CL Faust, M Adriko, D Ajambo, F Besigye, A Atuhaire, A Wamboko, LV Carruthers, R Francoeur, EM Tukahebwe, JM Prada, PHL Lamberton (2021) Reconciling egg- and antigen-based estimates of Schistosoma mansoni clearance and reinfection: a modelling study. Clinical Infectious Diseases ciab679

45. DJ Berger, T Crellen, PHL Lamberton, F Allan, A Tracey, J Noonan, NB Kabatereine, EM Tukahebwa, M Adriko, N Holroyd, M Berriman, JP Webster & JA Cotton (2021) Population genomics of Schistosoma mansoni reveals extensive diversity with limited recent selection despite repeated mass drug administration. Nature Communications 12, 4776

44. CL Faust, K Brunker, D Ajambo, M Ryan, A Moses, C Rowel, RM Wangoola, EM Wampande, A Guma, M Adriko, PHL Lamberton, EM Tukahebwa, A Mugenyi, C Waiswa (2021) Harnessing technology and portability to conduct molecular epidemiology of endemic pathogens in resource-limited settings. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

43. TS Champion, S Connelly, C Smith, PHL Lamberton (2020). Monitoring schistosomiasis and sanitation interventions—The potential of environmental DNA. WIRES Water 2020 8:e1491

42. CL Faust, DNM Osakunor, JA Downs, S Kayuni, JR Stothard, PHL Lamberton, J Reinhard-Rupp, D Rollinson (2020) Schistosomiasis control: leave no age group behind. Trends in Parasitology 36 (7)

41. SCM Trienekens, CL Faust, K Meginnis, L Pickering, O Ericsson, A Nankasi, A Moses, EM Tukahebwa, PHL Lamberton (2020) Impacts of host gender on Schistosoma mansoni risk in rural Uganda—A mixed-methods approach. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 14(5).

40. K Meginnis, N Hanley, L Mujumbusi, PHL Lamberton (2020). Non-monetary numeraires: Varying the payment vehicle in a choice experiment for health interventions in Uganda. Ecological Economics 170, 106569.

39. CL Faust, M Crotti, A Moses, D Oguttu, A Wamboko, M Adriko, EK Adekanle, N Kabatereine, EM Tukahebwa, AJ Norton, CM Gower, JP Webster, PHL Lamberton (2019) Two-year longitudinal survey reveals high genetic diversity of Schistosoma mansoni with adult worms surviving praziquantel treatment at the start of mass drug administration in Uganda. Parasites and Vectors

38. ME Grillet, JV Hernández, MS Llewellyn, A Paniz-Mondolfi, A Tami, MF Vincenti-Gonzalez, M Marquez, A Mogollon-Mendoza, CE Hernandez-Pereira, J Plaza-Morr, G Blohm, MJ Grijalva, JA Costales, H Ferguson, P Schwabl, LE Hernandez-Castro, PHL Lamberton, et al. (2019) Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis, resurgence of vector-borne diseases and implications for spillover in the region: a review and a call for action. Lancet Infectious Disease 19(5): e149-e161.

37. SJ Krauth, J Balen, GN Gobert, PHL Lamberton (2019) A call for systems epidemiology to tackle the complexity of schistosomiasis, its control, and elimination. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases 4(1): 21. PMID: 30699922

36. LV Carruthers, A Moses, M Adriko, CL Faust, EM Tukahebwa, LJ Hall, LC Ranford-Cartwright, PHL Lamberton. 2019. The impact of storage conditions on human stool 16S rRNA microbiome composition and diversity. PeerJ 7:e8133.

35. M Adriko*, CL Faust*, M Arinaitwe, LV Carruthers, PHL Lamberton (2018) Low praziquantel treatment coverage for Schistosoma mansoni in Mayuge District, Uganda due to absence of treatment opportunities rather than systematic non-compliance. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases 3(4): 111.

34. JM Prada, P Touloupou, M Adriko, EM Tukahebwa, PHL Lamberton†, TD Hollingsworth† (2018) Understanding the relationship between egg and antigen-based diagnostics of Schistosoma mansoni infection pre and post treatment. Parasites & Vectors 11:21.

33. PM Jourdan, PHL Lamberton, A Fenwick, DG Addiss (2018) Strongyloides stercoralis: the need for accurate information – Authors' reply. The Lancet 391:2323

32. O Pitaksakulrat, BL Webster, JP Webster, T Laha, W Saijuntha, PHL Lamberton, N Kiatsopit, RH Andrews, TN Petney, P Sithithaworn (2018) Phylogenetic relationships within the Opisthorchis viverrini species complex with specific analysis of O. viverrini sensu lato from Sakon Nakhon, Thailand by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequencing. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 62:86-94.

31. H Ding, Y-M Gao, Y Deng, PHL Lamberton, D-B Lu (2017) A systematic review and meta-analysis of the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cats in mainland China. Parasites & Vectors

30. CM Gower, F Gehre, SR Marques, PHL Lamberton, NJ Lwambo, JP Webster (2017) Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoolchildren five years into a preventative chemotherapy national control programme. Parasites & Vectors 10:593.

29. M Viana, CL Faust, DT Haydon, JP Webster†, PHL Lamberton (2017) The effects of sub-curative doses of praziquantel on survival and reproduction trade-offs amongst drug-resistant Schistosoma mansoni. Evolutionary Applications 00:1–13.

28. PM Jourdan, PHL Lamberton, A Fenwick, D Addiss (2017) Soil-transmitted helminth infections. The Lancet 391:10117 pp. 252–265.

27. D Harrington, PHL Lamberton, A McGregor (2017) Human liver flukes. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2 (9) pp. 680-689.

26. PHL Lamberton, CL Faust, JP Webster (2017) Praziquantel decreases fecundity in Schistosoma mansoni adult worms that survive treatment: evidence from a laboratory life-history trade-offs selection study Journal of Infectious Diseases of Poverty 6:10.

25. JL Crainey, J Hurst, PHL Lamberton, RA. Cheke, C Griffin, MD Wilson, CP Mendes de Araújo, M-G Basañez, RJ Post (2017) The genomic architecture of novel Simulium damnosum Wolbachia prophage sequence elements and implications for onchocerciasis epidemiology. Frontiers in Microbiology 8:852.

24. O Pitaksakulrat, N Kiatsopit, N Laoprom, BL Webster, JP Webster, PHL Lamberton, T Laha, RH Andrews, TN Petney, D Blair, EJ Carlton, R C Spear, P Sithithaworn (2017) Preliminary genetic evidence of two different populations of Opisthorchis viverrini in Lao PDR. Parasitology Research 116:4, pp. 1247–1256.

23. H Ding, Y-M Gao, Y Deng, PHL Lamberton, D-B Lu (2017) A systematic review and meta-analysis of the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cats in mainland China Parasites & Vectors 273, pp. 1023–1030.

22. Y-M Gao, H Ding, PHL Lamberton, D-B Lu (2016) Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pet dogs in mainland China: A meta-analysis. Veterinary Parasitology 229, pp. 126-130.

21. T Crellen, M Walker, PHL Lamberton, NB Kabatereine, EM Tukahebwa, JA Cotton, JP Webster (2016) Reduced efficacy of praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni is associated with multiple rounds of mass drug administration. Clinical Infectious Diseases 63 (9) pp. 1151-1159.

20. PHL Lamberton, RA Cheke, M Walker, P Winskill, JL Crainey, DA Boakye, MY Osei-Atweneboana, I Tirados, MD Wilson, A. Tetteh, S Otoo, RJ Post, M-G Basáñez (2016) Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: the human blood index of sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex. Parasites & Vectors 9: 432.

19. PHL Lamberton and PM Jourdan (2015) Human ascariasis: diagnostics update. Topics exploring loa-loa, onchocerciasis, hookworm, ascaris, trichuris. Editors: A Sanchez and R Fujiwara. Current Tropical Medicine Reports 64, pp. 1-12.

18. Y-M Gao, D-B Lu, H Ding, PHL Lamberton (2015) Detecting genotyping errors at Schistosoma japonicum microsatellites with pedigree information. Parasites & Vectors 8: 452.

17. C-R Bian, D-B Lu, J Su, X Zhou, H-X Zhuge, PHL Lamberton (2015). Serological prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum in mobile populations in previously endemic but now non-endemic regions of China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 10 (6): e0128896.

16. PHL Lamberton, RA Cheke, P Winskill, RJ Post, M Walker, DA Boakye, MY Osei-Atweneboana, N-K Biritwum, MD Wilson, A Tetteh-Kumah, M-G Basáñez (2015). Onchocerciasis Transmission in Ghana: Persistence under Different Control Strategies and the Role of the Simuliid Vectors. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 9 (4): e0003688.

15. C-R Bian, Y-M Gao, PHL Lamberton D-B Lu (2015). Comparison of genetic diversity and population structure between two Schistosoma japonicum isolates-the field and the laboratory. Parasitology Research 1-6.

14. EA Ochodo, G Golalakrishna, B Speak, JB Reitsma, L van Lieshout, K Polman, PHL Lamberton, PMM Bossuyt, MMG Leeflang (2015). Circulating antigen tests and urine reagent strips for diagnosis of active schistosomiasis in endemic areas. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 3. Art. No.: CD009579.

13. RA Cheke, M-G Basáñez, M Perry, MT White, R Garms, E Obuobie, PHL Lamberton, S Young, MY Osei-Atweneboana, J Intsiful, DA Boakye, M Wilson (2015). Potential effects of warmer worms and vectors on onchocerciasis transmission in West Africa. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 370: 20130559.

12. PHL Lamberton, RA Cheke, M Walker, P Winskill, MY Osei-Atweneboana, I Tirados, A Tetteh-Kumah, DA Boakye, MD Wilson, RJ Post, M-G Basáñez (2014). Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: biting and parous rates of host-seeking sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex. Parasites & Vectors 7:511.

11. PHL Lamberton, NB Kabatereine, DW Oguttu, A Fenwick, JP Webster (2014). Sensitivity and specificity of multiple Kato-Katz and circulating cathodic antigen test for Schistosoma mansoni monitoring and evaluation and drug-efficacy with repeated praziquantel. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 8: e3139.

10. RJ Post, R. A. Cheke, DA Boakye, MD Wilson, MY Osei-Atweneboana, A Tetteh Kumah, PHL Lamberton, JL Crainey, L Yameogo, MG Basáñez (2013). Stability and change in the distribution of cytospecies of the Simulium damnosum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) in southern Ghana from 1971 to 2011.  Parasites & Vectors 6: e205.

9. CM Gower, AN Gouvras, PHL Lamberton, A Deol, J Shrivastava, P Mutombo, JV Mbuh, AJ Norton, BL Webster, JR Stothard, A Garba, C Kariuki, NC Lange, GM Mkoji, NB Kabatereine, AF Gabrielli, JW Rudge, A Fenwick, M Sacko, R Dembelé, NJS Lwambo, L-A Tchuem Tchuenté, D Rollinson, JP Webster (2013). Population genetic structure of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium from across six sub-Saharan African countries: Implications for epidemiology, evolution and control. Acta Tropica, 128 (2) pp. 261-274.

8. EA Ochodo, B Spek, JB Reitsma, L Van Lieshout, K Polman, PHL Lamberton, PMM Bossuyt, MMG Leeflang (2012) Rapid screening and diagnostic tests for human schistosomiasis in endemic areas. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 2 Art. No.: CD009579.

7. M Kaushik, PHL Lamberton, JP Webster (2012). The role of parasites and pathogens in influencing generalised anxiety and predation-related fear in the mammalian central nervous system. Hormones and Behavior, 62 (3) pp. 191-201.

6. PHL Lamberton, SC Hogan, NB Kabatereine, A Fenwick, JP Webster (2010). In vitro and in vivo praziquantel test capable of detecting reduced in vivo efficacy in Schistosoma mansoni human infections. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 83 (6) pp. 1340-1347.

5. AJ Norton, CM Gower, PHL Lamberton, BL Webster, NJS Lwambo, L Blair, A Fenwick, JP Webster (2010). Genetic consequences of mass human chemotherapy for Schistosoma mansoni: population structure pre- and post-praziquantel treatment in Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 83, pp. 951-957.

4. JP Webster, A Koukounari, PHL Lamberton, JR Stothard, A Fenwick (2009). Evaluation and application of potential schistosome-associated morbidity markers within large-scale mass chemotherapy programmes.  Parasitology 136, 1789-1799. 

3. PHL Lamberton, CA Donnelly, JP Webster (2008). Specificity of the toxoplasma gondii-altered behaviour to definitive versus non-definitive host predation risk. Parasitology, 135, pp. 1143-1150.

2. CM Gower, J Shrivastava, PHL Lamberton, D Rollinson, BL Webster, A Emery, NB Kabatereine, JP Webster (2007). Development and application of an ethically and epidemiologically advantageous assay for the multi-locus microsatellite analysis of Schistosoma mansoni.  Parasitology, 134, pp. 523-536.

1. JP Webster, PHL Lamberton, CA Donnelly, EF Torrey (2006). Parasites as causative agents of human affective disorders? The impact of anti-psychotic, mood-stabilizer and anti-parasite medication on Toxoplasma gondii’s ability to alter host behaviour.  Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 273, pp. 1023-1030.

Book Chapters

4. PHL Lamberton, AJ Norton, JP Webster (2016). Propagule behavior and parasite transmission. Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, 3.

3. PHL Lamberton, T Crellen, JA Cotton, JP Webster (2015). Modelling the effects of mass drug administration on the molecular epidemiology of schistosomes. In: Anderson, R. M. and Basáñez, M. G. (eds.) Mathematical Models for Neglected Tropical Diseases: Essential Tools for Control and Elimination, Part A. Series: Advances in Parasitology 87 pp293-327.

2. JP Webster, PHL Lamberton & GA McConkey (2015). The Toxoplasma gondii model of schizophrenia. Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience Series. Modeling the psychopathological dimensions of schizophrenia and related psychoses: from molecules to behavior.  Editors: M Pletnikov and J Waddington. Elsevier, pp 225-241.

1. PHL Lamberton, AJ Norton, JP Webster (2010). Propagule behavior and parasite transmission. Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, 2, Editors: MD Breed and J Moore, Oxford: Academic Press, pp 786-791. 

Peer Reviewed Published Abstracts

10. PHL Lamberton, RA Cheke, MY Osei-Atweneboana, P Winskill, RJ Post, A Tetteh-Kumah, KJS Shew, MD Wilson, MG Basáñez (2012). Simulium damnosum complex geographical distribution and host choice in Ghana where onchocerciasis transmission is under ivermectin control. The British Simuliid Group Bulletin 38 Supplement pp. 18.

9. RA Cheke, A Tetteh-Kumah, RJ Post, PHL Lamberton, MG Basáñez (2012). Compact discs for sampling immature stages of members of the Simulium damnosum complex. The British Simuliid Group Bulletin 38 Supplement pp. 24.

8. PHL Lamberton, SC Hogan, NB Kabatereine, A Fenwick, JP Webster (2011). Schistosome miracidial behaviour: in vitro and in vivo praziquantel selective pressures. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 16 (S1), pp. 70.

7. JL Crainey, J Hurst, MG Basáñez, PHL Lamberton, C Griffin, R Cheke, M Wilson, RJ Post (2011). Simulium damnosum wolbachia (Wsdam) genomes harbour WOcauB2/B3-like bacteriophage. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 16 (S1), pp. 202.

6. PHL Lamberton, R Cheke, M Osei-Atweneboana, P Winskill, L Crainey, M Wilson, R Post, MG Basáñez (2011). Challenges for vector-borne disease mathematical models-density-dependent host choice by onchocerciasis vectors. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 16 (S1), pp. 256.

5. PHL Lamberton, RA Cheke, MY Osei-Atweneboana, I Tirados, MD Wilson, RJ Post, MG Basáñez (2010). Density-dependent host choice by Onchocerciasis vectors. The British Simuliid Group Bulletin 34 Supplement pp. 10.

4. PHL Lamberton, AJ Norton, A Fenwick, NB Kabatereine, JP Webster (2008). The effect of praziquantel treatment on the genetic diversity of Schistosoma mansoni infections in primary school children within Mayuge District, Uganda. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 79 (6), pp. 222.

3. PHL Lamberton, N Kabatereine, A Fenwick, JP Webster (2005). Adaptation and evolution of Schistosoma spp. in response to chemotherapeutic pressure.  Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99 (12), pp. 948.

2. E Robinson, PHL Lamberton, R Stothard, N Kabatereine, A Fenwick, G Coles, JP Webster (2005). Development and evaluation of a field test for praziquantel resistance in Schistosoma mansoni at three schools in Mayuge District, Uganda.  Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99 (12), pp. 952.

1. J Shrivastava, CM Gower, D Rollinson, T-P Wang, PHL Lamberton, B-Z Qian, E Balolong, JP Webster (2005). The importance and application of natural schistosome population sampling. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99 (12) pp. 953.