Bio

Dr Joseph Mwangangi is a Senior Principal Research Scientist. Joseph graduated with BSc (Zoology, Botany and Geography) from Kenyatta University, joined KEMRI in 1998. Joseph graduated with a PhD in Medical Entomology from Kenyatta University in 2007. His research interests are malaria vector biology and ecology, novel approaches to the control of vector borne diseases and the monitoring of insecticide resistance. Currently he is working on studies different thematic areas in mosquito biology in the area of larval ecology, malaria transmission dynamics, insecticide resistance and vector control strategies. Joseph is keenly interested in understanding drivers of residual/persistent malaria transmission in endemic areas including entomological, socio-economic, human behavioral aspects. Joseph has strong links to National Malaria Control Programs and supporting the malaria control unit in the national entomological surveillance. He is a member and official of the Pan African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA).

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Current Work

His research interests are malaria vector biology and ecology, novel approaches to the control of vector borne diseases and the monitoring of insecticide resistance. Currently he is working on studies different thematic areas in mosquito biology in the area of larval ecology, malaria transmission dynamics, insecticide resistance and vector control strategies. Joseph is keenly interested in understanding drivers of residual/persistent malaria transmission in endemic areas including entomological, socio-economic, human behavioral aspects.

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Recent publications

Age structure and parity status determination of Afrotropical malaria vectors using MALDI-TOF MS.
Tuwei, M., Karisa, J., Kiuru, C., Ondieki, Z., Odongo, T., Muturi, M., Mure, F., Otieno, B., Okoko, M., Bartilol, B., Gona, R., Ominde, K., Constantino, L., Cole, G., Anastácio, T., Candrinho, B., Armazia, R., Alves, C., Ramaita, E., Rono, M., Mwangangi, J., Mbogo, C., Saute, F., Chaccour, C., Wanjiku, C., Maia, M.
Sci Rep, (2025). 15:15848

Age structure and parity status determination of Afrotropical malaria vectors using MALDI-TOF MS.
Tuwei, M., Karisa, J., Kiuru, C., Ondieki, Z., Odongo, T., Muturi, M., Mure, F., Otieno, B., Okoko, M., Bartilol, B., Gona, R., Ominde, K., Constantino, L., Cole, G., Anastácio, T., Candrinho, B., Armazia, R., Alves, C., Ramaita, E., Rono, M., Mwangangi, J., Mbogo, C., Saute, F., Chaccour, C., Wanjiku, C., Maia, M.
Sci Rep, (2025). 15:15848

Identification of coxsackievirus A24 variant during an acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak in coastal Kenya, 2024.
Lambisia, A. W., Mwita Morobe, J., Moraa, E., Mwarumba, S., Korir, F. K. N., Seif Athman, R., Kiptui, R., Mbee, M., Mugo, N., Amoth, P., Muange, P., Houldcroft, J. C., Barasa, E., Mwangangi, J., Githinji, G., Holmes, C. E., Ochola-Oyier, L. I., Agoti, C. N.
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 10:28

Insecticide resistance intensity in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) from five malaria epidemiological zones in Kenya.
Ramaita, E., Agumba, S., Mwangangi, J., Kitur, S., Wachira, L., Otieno, S., Mburu, D., Matoke-Muhia, D., Juma, E., Mbogo, C., Ochomo, E., Kamau, L.
Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis, (2025). 7:100252

Through the eyes of the participant: using photovoice to understand the experiences and effects of ivermectin MDA in the context of the BOHEMIA clinical trial in Kwale, Kenya.
Onyango, T., Nuru, K., Kazungu, K., Wangari, W., Chaccour, C., Regina Rabinovich, N., Mwangangi, J., Maia, M., Jones, C.
Malar J, (2025). 24:79