List of works by Stephen J Torr

A comparison of the feeding behaviour of tsetse and stable flies

scientific article published in June 2002

A neglected aspect of the epidemiology of sleeping sickness: the propensity of the tsetse fly vector to enter houses

scientific article

Adding tsetse control to medical activities contributes to decreasing transmission of sleeping sickness in the Mandoul focus (Chad)

scientific article published on 27 July 2017

Analysing the oviposition behaviour of malaria mosquitoes: design considerations for improving two-choice egg count experiments

scientific article published on 20 June 2015

Application of DNA markers to identify the individual-specific hosts of tsetse feeding on cattle

scientific article published in March 2001

Are herders protected by their herds? An experimental analysis of zooprophylaxis against the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis

scientific article

Assessing the effect of insecticide-treated cattle on tsetse abundance and trypanosome transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface in Serengeti, Tanzania

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Assessing the impact of aggregating disease stage data in model predictions of human African trypanosomiasis transmission and control activities in Bandundu province (DRC)

scientific article published on 21 January 2020

Baited-boats: an innovative way to control riverine tsetse, vectors of sleeping sickness in West Africa

scientific article published on 18 April 2015

Blood-feeding behaviour of the malarial mosquito Anopheles arabiensis: implications for vector control

scientific article published in December 2006

Climate change and African trypanosomiasis vector populations in Zimbabwe's Zambezi Valley: A mathematical modelling study

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Community acceptance of tsetse control baits: a qualitative study in Arua District, North West Uganda

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Control techniques for Culicoides biting midges and their application in the U.K. and northwestern Palaearctic.

scientific article published on September 2008

Costs of using "tiny targets" to control Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, a vector of gambiense sleeping sickness in Arua District of Uganda

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Could insecticide-treated cattle reduce Afrotropical malaria transmission? Effects of deltamethrin-treated Zebu on Anopheles arabiensis behaviour and survival in Ethiopia

scientific article published in December 2004

Efficacy of Electrocuting Devices to Catch Tsetse Flies (Glossinidae) and Other Diptera

scientific article published on 27 October 2015

Evaluation of electric nets as means to sample mosquito vectors host-seeking on humans and primates

scientific article

Evaluation of the influence of electric nets on the behaviour of oviposition site seeking Anopheles gambiae s.s.

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Explaining the host-finding behavior of blood-sucking insects: computerized simulation of the effects of habitat geometry on tsetse fly movement

scientific article (publication date: June 2014)

Exploiting Anopheles responses to thermal, odour and visual stimuli to improve surveillance and control of malaria

scientific article published on 11 December 2017

Exploring the potential of using cattle for malaria vector surveillance and control: a pilot study in western Kenya

scientific article published on 10 January 2017

Factors affecting the landing and feeding responses of the tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes to a stationary ox.

scientific article published in April 1998

Factors affecting the propensity of tsetse flies to enter houses and attack humans inside: increased risk of sleeping sickness in warmer climates

scientific article

Factors that influence the prevalence of acaricide resistance and tick-borne diseases.

scientific article published in October 2004

Fit for purpose: do we have the right tools to sustain NTD elimination?

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Fragile and conflict affected states: report from the Consultation on Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Delivery.

scientific article published on 8 September 2014

Gambian human African trypanosomiasis in North West Uganda. Are we on course for the 2020 target?

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Geostatistical models using remotely‐sensed data predict savanna tsetse decline across the interface between protected and unprotected areas in Serengeti, Tanzania.

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Host Decoy Trap (HDT) with cattle odour is highly effective for collection of exophagic malaria vectors

scientific article published on 15 October 2018

Host selection by Anopheles arabiensis and An. quadriannulatus feeding on cattle in Zimbabwe

scientific article published in June 2002

How do tsetse recognise their hosts? The role of shape in the responses of tsetse (Glossina fuscipes and G. palpalis) to artificial hosts

scientific article

Illuminating the Prevalence of Trypanosoma brucei s.l. in Glossina Using LAMP as a Tool for Xenomonitoring

scientific article published on 18 February 2016

Impact of tiny targets on Glossina fuscipes quanzensis, the primary vector of human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

scientific article published on 16 October 2020

Improving the cost-effectiveness of visual devices for the control of riverine tsetse flies, the major vectors of human African trypanosomiasis

scientific article

Infectious disease and health systems modelling for local decision making to control neglected tropical diseases.

scientific article published on 18 December 2015

Insecticide-treated cattle against tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae): what governs success?

scientific article

Integrated control of vector-borne diseases of livestock--pyrethroids: panacea or poison?

scientific article

Interactions between cattle and biting flies: effects on the feeding rate of tsetse

scientific article published in December 2000

Investigating the Contribution of Peri-domestic Transmission to Risk of Zoonotic Malaria Infection in Humans.

scientific article

Is there safety in numbers? The effect of cattle herding on biting risk from tsetse flies

scientific article

Is vector control needed to eliminate gambiense human African trypanosomiasis?

scientific article published on 31 July 2013

Know your foe: lessons from the analysis of tsetse fly behaviour.

scientific article

Less is more: restricted application of insecticide to cattle to improve the cost and efficacy of tsetse control

scientific article published in March 2007

Mapping the benefit-cost ratios of interventions against bovine trypanosomosis in Eastern Africa.

scientific article

Mathematical models of human african trypanosomiasis epidemiology.

scientific article published on 11 February 2015

Modeling the control of trypanosomiasis using trypanocides or insecticide-treated livestock

scientific article

Optimal strategies for controlling riverine tsetse flies using targets: a modelling study

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Optimising targets for tsetse control: Taking a fly's-eye-view to improve the colour of synthetic fabrics

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Potential vectors of equine arboviruses in the UK

scientific article published on 30 September 2016

Predicting the Impact of Intervention Strategies for Sleeping Sickness in Two High-Endemicity Health Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo

scientific article published in January 2017

Prospects for developing odour baits to control Glossina fuscipes spp., the major vector of human African trypanosomiasis

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Prospects for the development of odour baits to control the tsetse flies Glossina tachinoides and G. palpalis s.l

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Pyrethroid treatment of cattle for tsetse control: reducing its impact on dung fauna

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Quantifying Heterogeneity in Host-Vector Contact: Tsetse (Glossina swynnertoni and G. pallidipes) Host Choice in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

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Quantitative evaluation of the strategy to eliminate human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

scientific article published on 22 October 2015

Reducing Human-Tsetse Contact Significantly Enhances the Efficacy of Sleeping Sickness Active Screening Campaigns: A Promising Result in the Context of Elimination

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

Reply to the letter to the editor by Bouyer et al. (2013).

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Responses of tsetse flies, Glossina morsitans morsitans and Glossina pallidipes, to baits of various size

scientific article published on 17 March 2011

Shoo fly, don't bother me! Efficacy of traditional methods of protecting cattle from tsetse.

scientific article published on 30 January 2011

Sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Spatial analysis of G.f.fuscipes abundance in Uganda using Poisson and Zero-Inflated Poisson regression models

scientific article published on 06 December 2021

Surveillance and sampling of disease vectors

scientific article published on April 2015

The development of high resolution maps of tsetse abundance to guide interventions against human African trypanosomiasis in northern Uganda.

scientific article

The effects of host physiology on the attraction of tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae) and Stomoxys (Diptera: Muscidae) to cattle

scientific article published in February 2006

The efficacy of various pyrethroid insecticides for use on odour-baited targets to control tsetse

scientific article published in July 1999

The importance of vector control for the control and elimination of vector-borne diseases

scientific article published on 16 January 2020

Towards a fuller understanding of mosquito behaviour: use of electrocuting grids to compare the odour-orientated responses of Anopheles arabiensis and An. quadriannulatus in the field

scientific article published in June 2008

Towards a rational policy for dealing with tsetse

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Towards an early warning system for Rhodesian sleeping sickness in savannah areas: man-like traps for tsetse flies

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Towards an optimal design of target for tsetse control: comparisons of novel targets for the control of Palpalis group tsetse in West Africa

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Transmission Dynamics of Rhodesian Sleeping Sickness at the Interface of Wildlife and Livestock Areas

scientific article published in June 2016

Tsetse Control and Gambian Sleeping Sickness; Implications for Control Strategy.

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

Tsetse Control and the Elimination of Gambian Sleeping Sickness.

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Tsetse fly (G. f. fuscipes) distribution in the Lake Victoria basin of Uganda

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User-friendly models of the costs and efficacy of tsetse control: application to sterilizing and insecticidal techniques.

scientific article published in September 2005

Vegetation and the importance of insecticide-treated target siting for control of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes

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We Remember… Elders' Memories and Perceptions of Sleeping Sickness Control Interventions in West Nile, Uganda

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Where, when and why do tsetse contact humans? Answers from studies in a national park of Zimbabwe

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Wing length and host location in tsetse (Glossina spp.): implications for control using stationary baits

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

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