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Dr Luigi Sedda

Senior Lecturer in Spatial Epidemiology

  1. 2025
  2. Published

    Spatial and spatio-temporal analysis for malaria hotspot identification: a scoping review protocol

    Monteiro, G. M., Sonounameto, R. C., Djogbenou, L. S. & Sedda, L., 30/06/2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 6, e101375.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Forthcoming

    Epidemiology and surveillance of West Nile virus in the Mediterranean Basin during 2010-2023: A systematic review

    Abbas, I., Ahmed, F., Muqaddas, H., Alberti, A., Varcasia, A. & Sedda, L., 1/06/2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases. 100277.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Collaborative engagement with vector control stakeholders is key to enhance the utility of vector-borne disease models

    Brown, H. E., Wrench, E., Wolfe, K., Moore, T. C., Tangena, J. A. & Sedda, L., 17/04/2025, In: Parasites & vectors. 18, 1, 143.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    A 28-Year Multicenter Cohort Study of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lymphadenitis in Children, Spain

    Martínez-Planas, A., Baquero-Artigao, F., Méndez-Echevarría, A., Del Rosal, T., Rodríguez-Molino, P., Toro-Rueda, C., Bustillo-Alonso, M., Lafuente, M., Canet, A., Manzanares, Á., Tagarro, A., Sanz-Santaeufemia, F. J., Guillén-Martín, S., Cilleruelo, M. J., Falcón-Neyra, L., Santiago, B., Rincón, E., Lillo, M., Soriano-Arandes, A. & Sedda, L. & 60 others, Fortuny, C., Monsonís, M., González-Martín, J., Tebruegge, M., Noguera-Julian, A., Gutiérrez-Abad, C., Gavilán, C., Valmanya, T., Minguell-Domingo, L., Mellado, M. J., Álvarez, J., Villalobos-Pinto, E., Pérez-Gorricho, B., Rodríguez, S., Torres, D., Blázquez-Gamero, D., Prieto, L., Ruiz, B., Santos, M., Hernández-Sanpelayo, T., Blanco, I. R., Roa, M., Gómez, A. B., Morales, A., Rueda, S., Galé, I., Guerrero-Laleona, C., Terraza, S. M., Viñuelas, J., Álvarez, R., Ruiz, M., Calvo, J. C., Neth, O., Cepillo, A., Martín-Nalda, A., Espiau, M., Soler-Palacín, P., Moreno, D., Núñez, E., Menasalvas-Ruiz, A., Martinón-Torres, F., Dacosta-Urbieta, A., Calavia, O., Lahoz, R., Murua, J. J. K., Alonso, M., Arroyo, M., Pomar, I., Herrero, S., Pérez-Tamarit, A., Piqueras, A., Otero, C., Carreras, M., Álvarez, C., Lobato, Z., Garcia, L., Rius, N., Guarch, B., Couceiro, J. & van Ingen, J., 31/03/2025, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 31, 3, p. 536-546 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Improving hospital palliative care between COVID-19 waves: A retrospective cohort study

    Chidiac, C., Sedda, L., Walshe, C., Feuer, D., Flatley, M., Rodgerson, A. & Preston, N., 31/01/2025, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 69, 1, p. e37-e45

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. 2024
  8. Published

    A brief review and guidance on the spatiotemporal sampling designs for disease vector surveillance

    Jalilian, A., Mateu, J. & Sedda, L., 31/12/2024, In: Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases. 6, 100208.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Analysis of land-use change in Mandrolisai 1860 to 2016: a case study from Sardinia (Italy)

    Filigheddu, M. R., Cillara, M., Deplano, G., Molgora, J. E., Lai, L., Muru, D., Schirru, M., Sedda, L. & Dettori, S., 31/12/2024, In: Landscape History. 45, 2, p. 81-100 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Syndemic Geographic Patterns of Cancer Risk in a Health-Deprived Area of England

    Jones, C., Keegan, T., Knox, A., Birtle, A., Mendes, J. A., Heys, K., Atkinson, P. & Sedda, L., 31/12/2024, In: Public health in practice (Oxford, England). 8, 100552.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Waning success: a 2013–2022 spatial and temporal trend analysis of malaria in Ethiopia

    Jalilian, A., Ayana, G. M., Ashine, T., Hailemeskel, E., Ebstie, Y. A., Molla, E., Esayas, E., Negash, N., Kochora, A., Assefa, M., Teferi, N., Teshome, D., Reynolds, A. M., Weetman, D., Wilson, A. L., Kenate, B., Donnelly, M. J., Sedda, L. & Gadisa, E., 9/12/2024, In: Infectious diseases of poverty. 13, 1, 93.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Mapping pancreatic cancer incidence and risk factors in England between 2013 and 2019

    Wrench, E., O'neil, A., Subar, D., Bampouras, T. M., Lauder, R. M., Sedda, L. & Gaffney, C. J., 5/12/2024, In: Pancreatology. 24, Suppl. 1, e25.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Larval source management in Ethiopia: modelling to assess its effectiveness in curbing malaria surge in dire Dawa and Batu Towns

    Ayana, G. M., Jalilian, A., Ashine, T., Molla, E., Hailemeskel, E., Yemane, D. H., Yirgu, H., Negash, N., Teferi, N., Teshome, D., Reynolds, A. M., Weetman, D., Wilson, A. L., Kenate, B., Donnelly, M. J., Sedda, L. & Gadisa, E., 3/12/2024, In: Malaria Journal. 23, 1, 366.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    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., 30/11/2024, In: Annals of Operations Research. 342, 3, p. 1819-1835 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Flight

    Sedda, L., 5/09/2024, Insects: Discover the science and secrets behind the world of insects. Aimé, E., Hill, J., Roy, H. & Watt, A. (eds.). London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, p. 42-43 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  16. Published

    Bluetongue Risk Map for Vaccination and Surveillance Strategies in India

    Chanda, M. M., Purse, B. V., Sedda, L., Benz, D., Prasad, M., Reddy, Y. N., Yarabolu, K. R., Byregowda, S. M., Carpenter, S., Prasad, G. & Rogers, D. J., 16/07/2024, In: Pathogens. 13, 7, 590.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. 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 others, Dillu, 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 2023
  23. 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 others, Mumba, 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

  24. 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. (Editor), 25/09/2023, In: Plos Biology. 21, 9, e3002316.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. 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

  26. Published
  27. 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

  28. 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 others, Wongsokarijo, 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

  29. Published

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

    Tangena, J.-A., 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

  30. 2022
  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. Published
  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. Published
  38. 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

  39. 2021
  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. Published
  44. 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 others, Parra, 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

  45. 2020
  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 2019
  51. 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

  52. 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

  53. 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

  54. 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

  55. 2018
  56. 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

  57. 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

  58. 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

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