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O. Lwande · SciRah

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O. Lwande

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O. Lwande — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 15
Works: 51
Citations: 975

Most-cited papers

Globe-Trotting Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus: Risk Factors for Arbovirus Pandemics
O. Lwande, V. Obanda, A. Lindström, C. Ahlm +3 more
2020Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases225 citations Open access
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Global emergence of Alphaviruses that cause arthritis in humans
O. Lwande, V. Obanda, G. Bucht, G. Mosomtai +3 more
2015Infection Ecology & Epidemiology92 citations Open access
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Emerging Mosquito-Borne Viruses Linked to Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus: Global Status and Preventive Strategies
Jonas Näslund, C. Ahlm, Koushikul Islam, M. Evander +2 more
2021Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases78 citations Open access
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Isolation of Tick and Mosquito-Borne Arboviruses from Ticks Sampled from Livestock and Wild Animal Hosts in Ijara District, Kenya
O. Lwande, J. Lutomiah, V. Obanda, F. Gakuya +7 more
2013Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases72 citations Open access
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Distribution and abundance of key vectors of Rift Valley fever and other arboviruses in two ecologically distinct counties in Kenya
R. Sang, S. Arum, E. Chepkorir, G. Mosomtai +7 more
2017PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases68 citations Open access
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Seroprevalence of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ijara District, Kenya
O. Lwande, Z. Irura, C. Tigoi, E. Chepkorir +5 more
2012Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases66 citations Open access
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Seroepidemiology of Selected Arboviruses in Febrile Patients Visiting Selected Health Facilities in the Lake/River Basin Areas of Lake Baringo, Lake Naivasha, and Tana River, Kenya
C. Tigoi, O. Lwande, B. Orindi, Z. Irura +2 more
2015Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases53 citations Open access
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Inkoo Virus in Northern Sweden
M. Evander, Niina Putkuri, M. Eliasson, O. Lwande +2 more
2016American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene36 citations Open access
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Vector competence of Anopheles stephensi for O’nyong-nyong virus: a risk for global virus spread
Maud Mutsaers, C. Engdahl, Lukas Wilkman, C. Ahlm +2 more
2023Parasites & Vectors21 citations Open access
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Experimental Infection and Transmission Competence of Sindbis Virus in Culex torrentium and Culex pipiens Mosquitoes from Northern Sweden
O. Lwande, Jonas Näslund, E. Lundmark, Kristoffer Ahlm +3 more
2019Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases21 citations Open access
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Whole genome phylogenetic investigation of a West Nile virus strain isolated from a tick sampled from livestock in north eastern Kenya
O. Lwande, M. Venter, J. Lutomiah, G. Michuki +8 more
2014Parasites & Vectors21 citations Open access
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Livestock Presence Influences the Seroprevalence of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus on Sympatric Wildlife in Kenya
V. Obanda, B. Agwanda, I. Blanco-Penedo, I. Mwangi +5 more
2021Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases20 citations Open access
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Spatio-temporal variation in prevalence of Rift Valley fever: a post-epidemic serum survey in cattle and wildlife in Kenya
O. Lwande, G. Paul, P. Chiyo, Eliud Ng'ang'a +3 more
2015Infection Ecology & Epidemiology19 citations Open access
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Traumatic myiasis in free-ranging eland, reported from Kenya
V. Obanda, E. Ndambiri, Edward Kingori, F. Gakuya +2 more
2013Parasites & Vectors18 citations Open access
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Seroepidemiology of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) in Cattle across Three Livestock Pastoral Regions in Kenya
I. Blanco-Penedo, V. Obanda, Edward Kingori, B. Agwanda +2 more
2021Dairy17 citations Open access
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Epidemiology and ecology of the sylvatic cycle of African Swine Fever Virus in Kenya
Vincent Obanda, M. Akinyi, E. King'ori, Ruth Nyakundi +13 more
2024Virus Research14 citations Open access
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Alphacoronavirus in a Daubenton’s Myotis Bat (Myotis daubentonii) in Sweden
O. Lwande, Therese Thalin, J. de Jong, A. Sjödin +3 more
2022Viruses11 citations Open access
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Mosquito-borne Inkoo virus in northern Sweden - isolation and whole genome sequencing
O. Lwande, G. Bucht, C. Ahlm, Kristoffer Ahlm +2 more
2017Virology Journal10 citations Open access
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Seewis hantavirus in common shrew (Sorex araneus) in Sweden
O. Lwande, N. Mohamed, G. Bucht, C. Ahlm +2 more
2020Virology Journal9 citations Open access
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Evidence of exposure to West Nile virus and Usutu virus in migratory birds in Sweden
Jenny Olofsson, C. Tolf, Richard Lindqvist, Yong-Dae Gwon +9 more
2024IJID One Health8 citations Open access
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Arbovirus surveillance in febrile patients attending selected health facilities in Rwanda
Vincent Rusanganwa, O. Lwande, Brenda Bainda, P. Chiyo +3 more
2023Infection Ecology & Epidemiology8 citations Open access
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Novel strains of Culex flavivirus and Hubei chryso-like virus 1 from the Anopheles mosquito in western Kenya
O. Lwande, Jonas Näslund, A. Sjödin, Rebecca Lantto +6 more
2023Virus Research8 citations Open access
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Datasets for mapping pastoralist movement patterns and risk zones of Rift Valley fever occurrence
G. Mosomtai, M. Evander, Charles C. Mundia, P. Sandström +6 more
2017Data in Brief8 citations Open access
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Phenotypic and genotypic identification of ticks sampled from wildlife species in selected conservation sites of Kenya.
C. W. Muruthi, O. Lwande, J. Makumi, S. Runo +2 more
20158 citations Open access
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Insect-specific viruses: transmission dynamics and biological control strategies against arboviruses
Lukas Wilkman, Elin Kaarle, Verah Nafula Luande, Rebecca Lantto +2 more
2025Frontiers in Microbiology7 citations Open access
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Inkoo and Sindbis viruses in blood sucking insects, and a serological study for Inkoo virus in semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer in Norway
Ruchika Shakya, M. Tryland, R. Vikse, J. Romano +12 more
2022Virology Journal7 citations Open access
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COMPLETE GENOMIC SEQUENCE OF VIRULENT PIGEON PARAMYXOVIRUS IN LAUGHING DOVES (STREPTOPELIA SENEGALENSIS) IN KENYA
V. Obanda, G. Michuki, M. Jowers, Cecilia Rumberia +6 more
2016Journal of Wildlife Diseases7 citations
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European Culex pipiens Populations Carry Different Strains of Wolbachia pipientis
Tobias Lilja, A. Lindström, L. Hernández-Triana, M. Di Luca +1 more
2024Insects6 citations Open access
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Mosquito-borne viruses causing human disease in Fennoscandia—Past, current, and future perspectives
Lukas Wilkman, C. Ahlm, M. Evander, O. Lwande
2023Frontiers in Medicine6 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Orthohantavirus-Reactive Antibodies in Humans and Peri-Domestic Rodents in Northern Ethiopia
Y. Meheretu, Å. Granberg, Gebregiorgis Berhane, H. Khalil +9 more
2021Viruses6 citations Open access
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Phylogenetic analysis of Bunyamwera and Ngari viruses (family Bunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus) isolated in Kenya
C. Odhiambo, M. Venter, O. Lwande, R. Swanepoel +1 more
2015Epidemiology and Infection6 citations Open access
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First detection of Sindbis virus in wild birds in Nigeria
Dickson Anoibi Matthew, E. Karlsson, Jonathan Ajik Izang, Linn Isberg +5 more
2025Scientific Reports4 citations Open access
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Mismatch Amplification Mutation Assays of Chikungunya Virus and O'nyong-Nyong Virus; A Simple and Reliable Method for Surveillance and Identification of Emerging Alphaviruses
O. Lwande, Verah Nafula Luande, Amanda Pereira de Freitas, L. Tajedin +4 more
2022Frontiers in Virology3 citations Open access
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Identifying Edaphic Factors and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Metrics Driving Wildlife Mortality From Anthrax in Kenya’s Wildlife Areas
V. Obanda, Viola Otieno, Edward Kingori, D. Ndeereh +2 more
2021Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution3 citations Open access
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Inkoo virus : a common but unrecognized mosquito-borne virus in northern Europe
O. Lwande, G. Bucht, C. Ahlm, M. Evander
20173 citations
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Evidence of dengue virus exposure and associated risk factors in Rwanda
Vincent Rusanganwa, Brenda Bainda, Yong-Dae Gwon, Maud Mutsaers +5 more
2025IJID One Health2 citations Open access
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Drivers of rodent community structure in an Urban National Park, Kenya
Immaculate M Mungai, Nathan Gichuki, Do Sigana, Benard Agwanda +3 more
2025PLoS ONE2 citations Open access
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Genetic Diversity of West Nile virus Isolated from the tick, Rhipicephalus pulchellus, in Kenya
O. Lwande, M. Venter, J. Lutomiah, G. Michuki +7 more
20142 citations Open access
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Drivers of tick community structure in a rhinoceros meta-population in Kenya
E. King'ori, P. Chiyo, Olgabeth N. Gitau, Fredrick Lala +1 more
2026International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife1 citations Open access
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Incipient Genetic Differentiation of the African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer Populations: Is Fencing Playing a Role?
P. Karanja, Johnson Kinyua, Edward Kingori, P. Chiyo +2 more
2025Ecology and Evolution1 citations Open access
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CHARACTERIZING MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF NOMADIC PASTORALISTS AND THEIR EXPOSURE TO RIFT VALLEY FEVER IN KENYA
G. Mosomtai, J. Kasiiti, R. Murithi, P. Sandström +8 more
2023The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences1 citations Open access
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Editorial: Disease Ecology: Novel Concepts and Methods to Track and Forecast Disease Emergence, Transmission, Spread, and Endemization
Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, O. Lwande, N. Fountain‐Jones, K. VanderWaal +1 more
2022Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution1 citations Open access
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Novel Strains of Culex Flavivirus and Hubei Chryso-Like Virus 1 From the Anopheles Costai in Western Kenya
O. Lwande
20211 citations
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Traumatic myiasis in free-ranging eland, reported from Kenya
V. Obanda, E. Ndambiri, Edward Kingori, F. Gakuya +2 more
2013Parasites & Vectors1 citations Open access
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Temperature Unlocks Inheritance: Indications of Vertical Transmission of Usutu Virus in Culex pipiens Bioform Molestus
Verah Nafula Luande, Vincent Obanda, Aron Sasu, Aline Duguin +11 more
2026Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases0 citations
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Inkoo and Sindbis viruses in blood sucking insects, and a serological study for Inkoo virus in semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer in Norway
Ruchika Shakya, M. Tryland, R. Vikse, J. S. Romano +12 more
2022Virology Journal0 citations Open access
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Inkoo And Sindbis Viruses In Semi-Domesticated Reindeer And Mosquitoes In Norway
Ruchika Shakya, M. Tryland, R. Vikse, J. Romano +12 more
20210 citations Open access
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Seewis hantavirus in common shrew (Sorex araneus) in Sweden
O. Lwande, N. Mohamed, G. Bucht, C. Ahlm +2 more
2020Virology Journal0 citations Open access
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Antibiogram Profile of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia Coli Clinical Isolates From Patients with Urinary Tractinfections at Kericho District Hospital, Kenya
David Cheruiyot, J. Onyuka, O. Lwande
20160 citations Open access
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Surveillance for arboviruses in ticks sampled from wildlife in Ijara District, Kenya
O. Lwande, M. Venter, V. Obanda, F. Gakuya +1 more
20140 citations Open access
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