Thomson Lakwo

1.2k total citations
36 papers, 738 citations indexed

About

Thomson Lakwo is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Ecology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomson Lakwo has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 738 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Infectious Diseases, 28 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Thomson Lakwo's work include Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (35 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (28 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (14 papers). Thomson Lakwo is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (35 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (28 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (14 papers). Thomson Lakwo collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United States and Belgium. Thomson Lakwo's co-authors include Peace Habomugisha, Thomas R. Unnasch, David Oguttu, Edson Byamukama, Moses N. Katabarwa, R.J. Post, Edridah M. Tukahebwa, Frank O. Richards, Robert Colebunders and Didier Bakajika and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Thomson Lakwo

35 papers receiving 726 citations

Peers

Thomson Lakwo
Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga Cameroon
Cédric B. Chesnais France
Afework Hailemariam Tekle Burkina Faso
Williams H. Makunde Tanzania
Jean Bopda Cameroon
Adam Hendy United States
Mauricio Sauerbrey United States
Hanan Helmy Egypt
S. E. O. Meredith Netherlands
Floribert Tepage Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga Cameroon
Thomson Lakwo
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Lakwo, Thomson, et al.. (2025). A community-based vector control intervention “Slash and Clear” implemented in two onchocerciasis-endemic foci in South Sudan. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 19(7). e0013309–e0013309.
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Colebunders, Robert, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Chiara Trevisan, et al.. (2024). Treatment and prevention of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas is urgently needed. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 13(1). 5–5. 3 indexed citations
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Colebunders, Robert, et al.. (2023). Nodding syndrome, populations at risk need to be aware this is a preventable condition. Brain Communications. 5(6). fcad297–fcad297. 2 indexed citations
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Lakwo, Thomson, David Oguttu, Tony Ukety, R.J. Post, & Didier Bakajika. (2020). Onchocerciasis Elimination: Progress and Challenges. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 30 indexed citations
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Michael, Edwin, Morgan E. Smith, Brajendra K. Singh, et al.. (2020). Data-driven modelling and spatial complexity supports heterogeneity-based integrative management for eliminating Simulium neavei-transmitted river blindness. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 4235–4235. 3 indexed citations
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Lakwo, Thomson, et al.. (2019). Optimization and evaluation of the Esperanza Window Trap to reduce biting rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato in Northern Uganda. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(7). e0007558–e0007558. 10 indexed citations
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Smith, Morgan E., Thomson Lakwo, Peace Habomugisha, et al.. (2019). Accelerating river blindness elimination by supplementing MDA with a vegetation “slash and clear” vector control strategy: a data-driven modeling analysis. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 15274–15274. 14 indexed citations
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Colebunders, Robert, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Adrian Hopkins, et al.. (2019). From river blindness to river epilepsy: Implications for onchocerciasis elimination programmes. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(7). e0007407–e0007407. 44 indexed citations
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Hotterbeekx, An, et al.. (2018). Neurological manifestations in Onchocerca volvulus infection: A review. Brain Research Bulletin. 145. 39–44. 20 indexed citations
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Michael, Edwin, Morgan E. Smith, Moses N. Katabarwa, et al.. (2018). Substantiating freedom from parasitic infection by combining transmission model predictions with disease surveys. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4324–4324. 16 indexed citations
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Lakwo, Thomson, et al.. (2018). “Cross-border collaboration in onchocerciasis elimination in Uganda: progress, challenges and opportunities from 2008 to 2013”. Globalization and Health. 14(1). 16–16. 7 indexed citations
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Katabarwa, Moses N., Thomson Lakwo, Peace Habomugisha, et al.. (2017). After 70 years of fighting an age-old scourge, onchocerciasis in Uganda, the end is in sight. International Health. 10(suppl_1). i79–i88. 39 indexed citations
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Thiele, Elizabeth A., Vitaliano Cama, Thomson Lakwo, et al.. (2016). Detection of Onchocerca volvulus in Skin Snips by Microscopy and Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction: Implications for Monitoring and Evaluation Activities. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94(4). 906–911. 43 indexed citations
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Jacob, Benjamin G., Robert J. Novak, Laurent Toé, et al.. (2013). Validation of a Remote Sensing Model to Identify Simulium damnosum s.l. Breeding Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 7(7). e2342–e2342. 17 indexed citations
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Garms, R., Thomson Lakwo, R. Ndyomugyenyi, et al.. (2009). The elimination of the vector Simulium neavei from the Itwara onchocerciasis focus in Uganda by ground larviciding. Acta Tropica. 111(3). 203–210. 42 indexed citations
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Ndyomugyenyi, R., et al.. (2007). Progress towards the elimination of onchocerciasis as a public-health problem in Uganda: opportunities, challenges and the way forward. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 101(4). 323–333. 31 indexed citations
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Lakwo, Thomson, et al.. (2006). Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus and prospects for the elimination of its vector, the blackfly Simulium neavei in the Mpamba–Nkusi focus in Western Uganda. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 20(1). 93–101. 6 indexed citations

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