Michael Alifrangis

Michael Alifrangis

Associate Professor

Member of:

  • DRUGS team


  1. 2021
  2. Published

    Targeted elimination of species-rich larval habitats can rapidly collapse arbovirus vector mosquito populations at hotel compounds in Zanzibar

    Kampango, A., Furu, Peter, Sarath, D. L., Haji, K. A., Konradsen, Flemming, Schiøler, Karin Linda, Alifrangis, Michael, Weldon, C. W. & Saleh, F., 2021, In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 35, 4, p. 523-533 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Ten years of monitoring malaria trend and factors associated with malaria test positivity rates in Lower Moshi

    Kassam, N. A., Kaaya, R. D., Damian, D. J., Schmiegelow, Christentze, Kavishe, R. A., Alifrangis, Michael & Wang, Christian William, 2021, In: Malaria Journal. 20, 1, 193.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Ultrasensitive qPCR-Based Detection of Plasmodium falciparum in Pregnant Women Using Dried Blood or Whole Blood Pellet Samples Processed through Different DNA Extraction Methods

    Saidi, Queen, Minja, D., Njau, J., Hansson, Helle Smedegaard, Kavishe, R. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2021, In: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 106, 3, p. 846-849 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Use of anti-gSG6-P1 IgG as a serological biomarker to assess temporal exposure to Anopheles' mosquito bites in Lower Moshi

    Kassam, N. A., Kulaya, N., Kaaya, R. D., Schmiegelow, Christentze, Wang, Christian William, Kavishe, R. A. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 10, e0259131.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. 2020
  7. Published

    Plasma folatelLevels in acutely ill and steady state pediatric sickle cell disease patients in Ghana

    Adjei, G. O., Sulley, A. M., Goka, B. Q., Enweronu-Laryea, C., Amponsah, S. K., Alifrangis, Michael & Kurtzhals, Jørgen, 2020, In: Journal of Blood Medicine. 11, p. 421-427 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. 2019
  9. Published

    Proof of concept: used malaria rapid diagnostic tests applied for parallel sequencing for surveillance of molecular markers of anti-malarial resistance in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau during 2014–2017

    Nag, S., Ursing, J., Rodrigues, A., Crespo Bravo, Marina, Krogsgaard, C., Lund, O., Aarestrup, F. M., Alifrangis, Michael & Kofoed, P., 26 Jul 2019, In: Malaria Journal. 18, p. 1-13 252.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Using WGS to identify antibiotic resistance genes and predict antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in MDR Acinetobacter baumannii in Tanzania

    Kumburu, H. H., Sonda, T., van Zwetselaar, M., Leekitcharoenphon, P., Lukjancenko, O., Mmbaga, B. T., Alifrangis, Michael, Lund, O., Aarestrup, F. M. & Kibiki, G. S., 1 Jun 2019, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 74, 6, p. 1484-1493 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Association between α-thalassaemia trait, Plasmodium falciparum asexual parasites and gametocyte carriage in a malaria endemic area in Southern Ghana

    Lamptey, H., Ofori, M. F., Adu, B., Kusi, K. A., Dickson, E. K., Quakyi, I. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2019, In: BMC Research Notes. 12, 5 p., 134.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Ceftriaxone use in a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A need for a hospital antibiotic stewardship programme

    Sonda, T. B., Horumpende, P. G., Kumburu, H. H., van Zwetselaar, M., Mshana, S. E., Alifrangis, Michael, Lund, O., Aarestrup, F. M., Chilongola, J. O., Mmbaga, B. T. & Kibiki, G. S., 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 8, p. 1-11 e0220261.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Deployment and utilization of next-generation sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum to guide anti-malarial drug policy decisions in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities and challenges

    Ishengoma, D. S., Saidi, Q., Sibley, C. H., Roper, C. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2019, In: Malaria Journal. 18, 1, 10 p., 267.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Population pharmacokinetic estimates suggest elevated clearance and distribution volume of desethylamodiaquine in pediatric patients with sickle Cell disease treated with artesunate-amodiaquine

    Adjei, G. O., Amponsah, S. K., Goka, B. Q., Enweronu-Laryea, C., Renner, L., Sulley, A. M., Alifrangis, Michael & Kurtzhals, Jørgen, 2019, In: Current Therapeutic Research. 90, p. 9-15 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Targeted Next Generation Sequencing for malaria research in Africa: Current status and outlook

    Ghansah, A., Kamau, E., Amambua-Ngwa, A., Ishengoma, D. S., Maiga-Ascofare, O., Amenga-Etego, L., Deme, A., Yavo, W., Randrianarivelojosia, M., Ochola-Oyier, L. I., Helegbe, G. K., Bailey, J., Alifrangis, Michael & Djimde, A., 2019, In: Malaria Journal. 18, 1, 6 p., 324.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Temporal pattern of mutations in the knockdown resistance (kdr) gene of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes sampled from Southern Taiwan

    Biduda, S., Lin, C., Saleh, F., Konradsen, Flemming, Hansson, Helle Smedegaard, Schiøler, Karin Linda & Alifrangis, Michael, 2019, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101, 5, p. 973-975 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. 2018
  18. Published

    Habitat Characteristics For Immature Stages of Aedes aegypti In Zanzibar City, Tanzania

    Saleh, F., Kitau, J., Konradsen, Flemming, Alifrangis, Michael, Lin, C., Juma, S., Mchenga, S. S., Saadaty, T. & Schiøler, Karin Linda, 1 Sep 2018, In: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 34, 3, p. 190-200

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Genetic spatiotemporal anatomy of Plasmodium vivax malaria episodes in Greece, 2009-2013

    MALWEST Project, M. P., Mar 2018, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases . 24, 3, p. 541-548 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Impact of treatment and re-treatment with artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine on selection of Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance gene-1 polymorphisms in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda

    Baraka, V., Mavoko, H. M., Nabasumba, C., Francis, F., Lutumba, P., Alifrangis, Michael & Van Geertruyden, J., Feb 2018, In: PLOS ONE. 13, 2, 18 p., e0191922.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Direct whole-genome sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum specimens from dried erythrocyte spots

    Nag, S., Kofoed, P., Ursing, J., Lemvigh, C. K., Allesøe, R. L., Rodrigues, A., Svendsen, C. A., Jensen, J. D., Alifrangis, Michael, Lund, O. & Aarestrup, F. M., 2018, In: Malaria Journal. 17, 91.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Emerging implications of policies on malaria treatment: genetic changes in the Pfmdr-1 gene affecting susceptibility to artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine in Africa

    Okell, L. C., Reiter, L. M., Ebbe, L. S., Baraka, V., Bisanzio, D., Watson, O. J., Bennett, A., Verity, R., Gething, P., Roper, C. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2018, In: BMJ Global Health. 3, 5, 12 p., e000999.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Hospital epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary care hospital in Moshi, Tanzania, as determined by whole genome sequencing

    Kumburu, H. H., Sonda, T., Leekitcharoenphon, P., van Zwetselaar, M., Lukjancenko, O., Alifrangis, Michael, Lund, O., Mmbaga, B. T., Kibiki, G. & Aarestrup, F. M., 2018, In: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. 2018, 12 p., 2087693.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Molecular epidemiology of virulence and antimicrobial resistance determinants in Klebsiella pneumoniae from hospitalised patients in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

    Sonda, T., Kumburu, H., van Zwetselaar, M., Alifrangis, Michael, Mmbaga, B. T., Lund, O., Kibiki, G. S. & Aarestrup, F. M., 2018, In: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology. 37, 10, p. 1901-1914 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Molecular markers of drug resistance in parasitemic pregnant women in the middle forest belt of Ghana

    Osarfo, J., Tagbor, H., Magnussen, Pascal & Alifrangis, Michael, 2018, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 98, 6, p. 1714-1717 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Population pharmacokinetics of the antimalarial Amodiaquine. A pooled analysis to optimize dosing

    WWARN Amodiaquine PK Study Group , W. A. P. S. G., 2018, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 62, 10, 18 p., e02193-17.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Prevalence and risk factors for CTX-M gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

    Sonda, T., Kumburu, H., van Zwetselaar, M., Alifrangis, Michael, Mmbaga, B. T., Lund, O., Aarestrup, F. M. & Kibiki, G., 2018, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 37, 5, p. 897-906 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    The prevalence of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage and multiplicity of infection in children, pregnant women and adults in a low malaria transmission area in Southern Ghana 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1108 Medical Microbiology 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services

    Lamptey, H., Ofori, M. F., Kusi, K. A., Adu, B., Owusu-Yeboa, E., Kyei-Baafour, E., Arku, A. T., Bosomprah, S., Alifrangis, Michael & Quakyi, I. A., 2018, In: Malaria Journal. 17, 12 p., 331.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Trends of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in two communities of Muheza district North-eastern Tanzania: Correlation between parasite prevalence, malaria interventions and rainfall in the context of re-emergence of malaria after two decades of progressively declining transmission

    Ishengoma, D. S., Mmbando, B. P., Mandara, C. I., Chiduo, M. G., Francis, F., Timiza, W., Msemo, H., Kijazi, A., Lemnge, M. M., Malecela, M. N., Snow, R. W., Alifrangis, Michael & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, 2018, In: Malaria Journal. 17, 1, 10 p., 252.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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