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Dr Luigi Sedda

Senior Lecturer in Spatial Epidemiology

  1. 2024
  2. Published

    Spatiotemporal distribution and bionomics of Anopheles stephensi in different eco-epidemiological settings in Ethiopia

    Ashine, T., Eyasu, A., Asmamaw, Y., Simma, E., Zemene, E., Epstein, A., Brown, R., Negash, N., Kochora, A., Reynolds, A. M., Bulto, M. G., Tafesse, T., Dagne, A., Lukus, B., Esayas, E., Behaksra, S. W., Woldekidan, K., Kassa, F. A., Deressa, J. D., Assefa, M., & 11 othersDillu, D., Assefa, G., Solomon, H., Zeynudin, A., Massebo, F., Sedda, L., Donnelly, M. J., Wilson, A. L., Weetman, D., Gadisa, E. & Yewhalaw, D., 31/03/2024, In: Parasites & vectors. 17, 1, 166.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Determining the distance patterns in the movements of future doctors in UK between 2002 and 2015: a retrospective cohort study

    Hitchings, L., Fleet, B., Smith, D. T., Read, J. M., Melville, C. & Sedda, L., 1/03/2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 3, e077635.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Joint spatial modelling of malaria incidence and vector's abundance shows heterogeneity in malaria-vector geographical relationships

    Kouame, R. M. A., Edi, A. V. C., Cain, R. J., Weetman, D., Donnelly, M. J. & Sedda, L., 6/02/2024, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 61, 2, p. 365-378

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Length of stay and economic sustainability of virtual ward care in a medium-sized hospital of the UK: a retrospective longitudinal study

    Jalilian, A., Sedda, L., Unsworth, A. & Farrier, M., 24/01/2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 1, e081378.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Development and deployment of an improved Anopheles gambiae s.l. field surveillance by adaptive spatial sampling design

    Monteiro, G. M., Djogbénou, L. S., Donnelly, M. J. & Sedda, L., 11/01/2024, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11, 1241617.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. 2023
  8. E-pub ahead of print

    Evidence for a role of Anopheles stephensi in the spread of drug and diagnosis-resistant malaria in Africa

    Emiru, T., Getachew, D., Murphy, M., Sedda, L., Ejigu, L. A., Bulto, M. G., Byrne, I., Demisse, M., Abdo, M., Chali, W., Elliott, A., Vickers, E. N., Aranda-Díaz, A., Alemayehu, L., Behaksera, S. W., Jebessa, G., Dinka, H., Tsegaye, T., Teka, H., Chibsa, S., & 13 othersMumba, P., Girma, S., Hwang, J., Yoshimizu, M., Sutcliffe, A., Taffese, H. S., Bayissa, G. A., Zohdy, S., Tongren, J. E., Drakeley, C., Greenhouse, B., Bousema, T. & Tadesse, F. G., 26/10/2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Medicine.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Rapid mechanosensitive migration and dispersal of newly divided mesenchymal cells aid their recruitment into dermal condensates

    Riddell, J., Noureen, S. R., Sedda, L., Glover, J. D., Ho, W. K. W., Bain, C. A., Berbeglia, A., Brown, H., Anderson, C., Chen, Y., Crichton, M. L., Yates, C. A., Mort, R. L., Headon, D. J. & Bronner, M. E. (ed.), 25/09/2023, In: Plos Biology. 21, 9, e3002316.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. E-pub ahead of print

    TIMESS a power analysis tool to estimate the number of locations and repeated measurements for seasonally and clustered mosquito surveys

    Sedda, L., Taylor, B. M., Cain, R., Vajda, É. A., Tatarsky, A. & Lobo, N. F., 10/07/2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annals of Operations Research.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Autism trends in a medium size coastal town of England

    Fleet, B. G., Elliott, A., Orwin, M., Spencer, M. & Sedda, L., 30/06/2023, In: PLoS One. 18, 6, e0287808.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published
  13. E-pub ahead of print

    Food insecurity, mental health and in-hospital mortality following the COVID-19 pandemic in a socially deprived UK coastal town

    Cain, R., French, M. & Sedda, L., 23/05/2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Nutrition, Prevention Health.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Mosquito vector competence for dengue is modulated by insect-specific viruses

    Olmo, R. P., Todjro, Y. M. H., Aguiar, E. R. G. R., de Almeida, J. P. P., Ferreira, F. V., Armache, J. N., de Faria, I. J. S., Ferreira, A. G. A., Amadou, S. C. G., Silva, A. T. S., de Souza, K. P. R., Vilela, A. P. P., Babarit, A., Tan, C. H., Diallo, M., Gaye, A., Paupy, C., Obame-Nkoghe, J., Visser, T. M., Koenraadt, C. J. M., & 15 othersWongsokarijo, M. A., Cruz, A. L. C., Prieto, M. T., Parra, M. C. P., Nogueira, M. L., Avelino-Silva, V., Mota, R. N., Borges, M. A. Z., Drumond, B. P., Kroon, E. G., Recker, M., Sedda, L., Marois, E., Imler, J-L. & Marques, J. T., 31/01/2023, In: Nature Microbiology. 8, 1, p. 135-149 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Unravelling the impact of insecticide-treated bed nets on childhood malaria in Malawi

    Tangena, J-AA., Mategula, D., Sedda, L. & Atkinson, P. M., 13/01/2023, In: Malaria Journal. 22, 1, 12 p., 16.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. 2022
  17. Published

    Education and Socio-economic status are key factors influencing use of insecticides and malaria knowledge in rural farmers in Southern Côte d’Ivoire

    Kouamé, R. M. A., Guglielmo, F., Abo, K., Ouattara, A. F., Chabi, J., Sedda, L., Donnelly, M. J. & Edi, C., 28/12/2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 2443.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Comparison of COVID-19 survival in relation to CPAP length of treatment and by comorbidity and transmission setting (community or hospital acquired) in a medium-sized UK hospital in 2020: a retrospective study

    Sedda, L., Ashish, A., Unsworth, A., Martindale, J., Sundar, R. & Farrier, M., 22/11/2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 11, 10 p., e060994.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published
  20. Published

    Hotspots and super-spreaders: Modelling fine-scale malaria parasite transmission using mosquito flight behaviour

    Sedda, L., McCann, R. S., Kabaghe, A. N., Gowelo, S., Mburu, M. M., Tizifa, T. A., Chipeta, M. G., van den Berg, H., Takken, W., van Vugt, M., Phiri, K. S., Cain, R., Tangena, J-A. A. & Jones, C. M., 6/07/2022, In: PLoS Pathogens. 18, 7, 28 p., e1010622.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    A joint distribution framework to improve presence-only species distribution models by exploiting opportunistic surveys

    Escamilla Molgora, J. M., Sedda, L., Diggle, P. & Atkinson, P., 30/06/2022, In: Journal of Biogeography. 49, 6, p. 1176-1192 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    A taxonomic-based joint species distribution model for presence-only data

    Escamilla Molgora, J. M., Sedda, L., Diggle, P. J. & Atkinson, P. M., 28/02/2022, In: Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 19, 187, 16 p., 20210681.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published
  24. Published

    Review of the ecology and behaviour of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Western Africa and implications for vector control

    Egid, B. R., Coulibaly, M., Dadzie, S. K., Kamgang, B., McCall, P. J., Sedda, L., Toe, K. H. & Wilson, A. L., 31/01/2022, In: Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases. 2, 13 p., 100074.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  25. 2021
  26. Published

    Predicting eastern equine encephalitis spread in North America: An ecological study

    Tang, X., Sedda, L. & Brown, H. E., 31/12/2021, In: Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases. 1, 100064.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a socially deprived UK coastal town: a preliminary exploratory analysis of health and socioeconomic data

    French, M., Spencer, M., Walker, M., Patel, A., Clarke, N., Hughes, R., Taylor, C., Orwin, M., Elliott, A., Worsley, K., Casson, J., Milan, S., Bowen, M. & Sedda, L., 27/12/2021, In: medRxiv. p. 2021.12.22.21268232

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  28. Published

    Understanding Mosquito Surveillance Data for Analytic Efforts: A Case Study

    Brown, H., Sedda, L., Sumner, C., Stefanakos, E., Ruberto, I. & Roach, M., 31/07/2021, In: Journal of Medical Entomology. 58, 4, p. 1619-1625 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published
  30. Published

    Insect-specific viruses regulate vector competence in <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquitoes via expression of histone H4

    Olmo, R. P., Todjro, Y. M. H., Aguiar, E. R. G. R., de Almeida, J. P. P., Armache, J. N., de Faria, I. J. S., Ferreira, F. V., Silva, A. T. S., de Souza, K. P. R., Vilela, A. P. P., Tan, C. H., Diallo, M., Gaye, A., Paupy, C., Obame-Nkoghe, J., Visser, T. M., Koenraadt, C. J. M., Wongsokarijo, M. A., Cruz, A. L. C., Prieto, M. T., & 11 othersParra, M. C. P., Nogueira, M. L., Avelino-Silva, V., Mota, R. N., Borges, M. A. Z., Drumond, B. P., Kroon, E. G., Sedda, L., Marois, E., Imler, J-L. & Marques, J. T., 5/06/2021, In: Biorxiv. p. 2021.06.05.447047

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  31. 2020
  32. Published

    CPAP management of COVID-19 respiratory failure: a first quantitative analysis from an inpatient service evaluation

    Ashish, A., Unsworth, A., Martindale, J., Sundar, R., Kavuri, K., Sedda, L. & Farrier, M., 4/11/2020, In: BMJ open respiratory research. 7, 1, 9 p., e000692.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Early CPAP reduced mortality in covid-19 patients. Audit results from Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Ashish, A., Unsworth, A., Martindale, J., Sedda, L., Sundar, R. & Farrier, M., 2/06/2020, In: medRxiv.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  34. Published

    Using the intrinsic growth rate of the mosquito population improves spatio-temporal dengue risk estimation

    Sedda, L., Taylor, B., Eiras, Á. E., Marques, J. T. & Dillon, R., 19/05/2020, In: Acta Tropica. 208, 11 p., 105519.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Biospytial: spatial graph-based computing for ecological big data

    Escamilla Molgora, J. M., Sedda, L. & Atkinson, P., 11/05/2020, In: GigaScience. 9, 5, p. 1-25 25 p., giaa039.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. 2019
  37. Published

    eNose analysis of volatile chemicals from dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum in Brazil

    Staniek, M. E., Sedda, L., Gibson, T. D., de Souza, C. F., Costa, E. M., Dillon, R. J. & Hamilton, J. G. C., 6/08/2019, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 13, 8, 19 p., e0007599.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Presence of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis Monitored Over Varying Temporal and Spatial Scales in River Catchments: persistent Routes for Human Exposure.

    Richardson, H., Rhodes, G., Henrys, P. A., Sedda, L., Weightman, A. J. & Pickup, R., 15/05/2019, In: Microorganisms . 7, 15 p., doi:10.3390/microorganisms7050136.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Improved spatial ecological sampling using open data and standardization: an example from malaria mosquito surveillance

    Sedda, L., Lucas, E. R., Djogbenou, L. S., Edi, A. V. C., Egyr-Yawson, A., Kabula, B. I., Midega, J., Ochomo, E., Weetman, D. & Donnelly, M. J., 10/04/2019, In: Interface. 16, 153, 12 p., 20180941.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Livestock host composition rather than land use or climate explains spatial patterns in bluetongue disease in South India

    Chanda, M. M., Carpenter, S., Prasad, G., Sedda, L., Henrys, P. A., Gajendragad, M. R. & Purse, B. V., 12/03/2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 15 p., 4229.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. 2018
  42. Published

    Attraction of Lutzomyia longipalpis to synthetic sex-aggregation pheromone: Effect of release rate and proximity of adjacent pheromone sources

    Bell, M. J., Sedda, L., Gonzalez, M. A., de Souza, C. F., Dilger, E., Brazil, R. P., Courtenay, O. & Hamilton, J. G. C., 19/12/2018, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12, 12, 19 p., e0007007.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Employing a spatio-temporal contingency table for the analysis of cork oak cover change in the Sa Serra region of Sardinia

    Dettori, S., Filigheddu, M. R., Deplano, G., Molgora, J. E., Ruiu, M. & Sedda, L., 16/11/2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 14 p., 16946.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    The spatial and temporal scales of local dengue virus transmission in natural settings: a retrospective analysis

    Sedda, L., Vilela, A. P. P., Aguiar, E. R. G. R., Gaspar, C. H. P., Gonçalves, A. N. A., Olmo, R. P., Silva, A. T. S., da Silveira, L. D. C., Eiras, Á. E., Drumond, B. P., Kroon, E. G. & Marques, J. T., 2/02/2018, In: Parasites and Vectors. 11, 1, 14 p., 79.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. 2017
  46. Published

    After infection with Leishmania infantum, Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) become more attractive to female sand flies (Lutzomyia longipalpis)

    Nevatte, T. M., Ward, R. D., Sedda, L. & Hamilton, G., 21/07/2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 9 p., 6104.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. 2016
  48. Published

    Mapping internal connectivity through human migration in malaria endemic countries

    Sorichetta, A., Bird, T. J., Ruktanonchai, N. W., Zu Erbach-Schoenberg, E., Pezzulo, C., Tejedor, N., Waldock, I. C., Sadler, J. D., Garcia, A. J., Sedda, L. & Tatem, A. J., 16/08/2016, In: Scientific Data. 3, 16 p., 160066.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in children : epidemiology, diagnosis and management at a tertiary center

    Tebruegge, M., Pantazidoe, A., MacGregor, D., Gonis, G., Leslie, D., Sedda, L., Ritz, N., Connell, T. & Curtis, N., 26/01/2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., e0147513.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. 2015
  51. Published

    A geostatistical analysis of the association between armed conflicts and P. falciparum malaria in Africa 1997-2010

    Sedda, L., Qi, Q. & Tatem, A. J., 16/12/2015, In: Malaria Journal. 14, 11 p., 500.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  52. Published

    Characteristics of Wind-Infective Farms of the 2006 Bluetongue Serotype 8 Epidemic in Northern Europe

    Sedda, L., Morley, D. & Brown, H. E., 1/09/2015, In: EcoHealth. 12, 3, p. 461-467 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    Poverty, health and satellite-derived vegetation indices: their inter-spatial relationship in West Africa

    Sedda, L., Tatem, A. J., Morley, D. W., Atkinson, P. M., Wardrop, N. A., Pezzulo, C., Sorichetta, A., Kuleszo, J. & Rogerse, D. J., 03/2015, In: International Health. 7, 2, p. 99-106 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  54. 2014
  55. Published

    Risk assessment of vector-borne diseases for public health governance

    Sedda, L., Morley, D. W., Braks, M. A. H., De Simone, L., Benz, D. & Rogers, D. J., 12/2014, In: Public Health. 128, 12, p. 1049-1058 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLiterature reviewpeer-review

  56. Published

    A Bayesian geostatistical Moran curve model for estimating net changes of Tsetse populations in Zambia

    Sedda, L., Mweempwa, C., Ducheyne, E., De Pus, C., Hendrickx, G. & Rogers, D. J., 22/04/2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 4, 8 p., 96002.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  57. Published

    Climate change and public health policy: translating the science

    Braks, M., van Ginkel, R., Wint, W., Sedda, L. & Sprong, H., 01/2014, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11, 1, p. 13-29 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLiterature reviewpeer-review

  58. 2013
  59. Published

    The influence of the wind in the Schmallenberg virus outbreak in Europe

    Sedda, L. & Rogers, D. J., 28/11/2013, In: Scientific Reports. 3, 8 p., 3361.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  60. Published

    FraRI: an algorithm to account for the discontinuity at 60 degrees N in MODIS temperature products

    Sedda, L., Morley, D. W., Benz, D., Wint, G. R. W., Wan, Z. & Rogers, D. J., 2013, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 34, 4, p. 1220-1233 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  61. 2012
  62. Published

    Statistical models for spatially explicit biological data

    Rogers, D. J. & Sedda, L., 12/2012, In: Parasitology. 139, 14, p. 1852-1869 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  63. Published

    Imputing censored data with desirable spatial covariance function properties using simulated annealing

    Sedda, L., Atkinson, P. M., Barca, E. & Passarella, G., 07/2012, In: Journal of Geographical Systems. 14, 3, p. 265-282 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  64. Published

    A new algorithm quantifies the roles of wind and midge flight activity in the bluetongue epizootic in northwest Europe

    Sedda, L., Brown, H. E., Purse, B. V., Burgin, L., Gloster, J. & Rogers, D. J., 22/06/2012, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 279, 1737, p. 2354-2362 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  65. 2011
  66. Published

    Spatio-temporal analysis of tree height in a young cork oak plantation

    Sedda, L., Atkinson, P. M., Filigheddu, M. R., Cotzia, G. & Dettori, S., 2011, In: International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 25, 7, p. 1083-1096 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  67. 2010
  68. Published

    Spatio-temporal modelling of Glossina palpalis gambiensis and Glossina tachinoides apparent densities in fragmented ecosystems of Burkina Faso

    Sedda, L., Guerrini, L., Bouyer, J., Kone, N. & Rogers, D. J., 09/2010, In: Ecography. 33, 4, p. 772-783 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  69. 2006
  70. Published

    Analisi variografica del diametro di un impianto di quercia da sughero. Un esempio di studio della corregionalizzazione in ambito forestale

    Sedda, L. & Dettori, S., 1/01/2006, In: L'Italia Forestale e Montana. 6, p. 533-544 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  71. Published

    Growth performance of cork oak plantations recently established on farmlands in Sardinia, Italy

    Dettori, S., Falqui, A., Filigheddu, M. & Sedda, L., 2006, In: Forest@ - Rivista di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale. 3, 3, p. 327-338 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  72. 2002
  73. Published

    Il verde urbano nella citta di Nuoro. Risultati di un'analisi campionaria

    Sedda, L., 2002, In: MONTI E BOSCHI. 53, 6, p. 12-16 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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