Iñaki Tirados

The paper develops and tests a low-cost, point-of-need molecular xenomonitoring protocol for tsetse flies in a low-resource setting, achieving high DNA extraction success and pathogen detection rates.

The paper develops a modelling framework to assess tsetse fly elimination in Chad, showing that continued sampling without detections could confirm elimination with 99% confidence.

This study evaluates the impact of a national tsetse control program using Tiny Targets in Uganda, showing reduced tsetse abundance and low population levels across 4000 km2.

This study compares PCR and microscopy for detecting trypanosome infections in tsetse flies and finds PCR is 1.9-9.3 times more sensitive, identifies species, and reveals cattle and human bloodmeals dominate.