Dr Matthew Kirby BSc MSc PhD
- LSHTM
- Keppel Street
- London
- WC1E 7HT
- T: +255 (0)788489055
Matt Kirby graduated with a 1st class degree in Ecology from the University of East Anglia and then completed the MSc in Biology and Control of Disease Vectors at LSHTM in 2000. From there he joined the medical entomology team at Durham University and conducted his PhD under the supervision of Prof Steve Lindsay, exploring behavioural and physiological differences between Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis under diffferent environmental conditions. As a post-doc he demonstrated the efficacy of house screening against malaria mosquitoes in The Gambia (based at the Medical Reseach Council facilities in Farafenni). He moved to Tanzania in 2008 working with Wageningen University and the Ifakara Health Institute on entomopathogenic fungi, and he joined DCD in 2010, based at Muheza in Tanzania where he is currently the local PI for a trial of insecticide-treated bed sheets and also the coordination manager for other joint LSHTM/NIMR/WHO projects.
Affiliation
Teaching
Hosts LSHTM MSc dissertation project students in Muheza and is a tutor for the Infectious Diseases distance learning programme.
Research
Currently at the PAMVERC site at Muheza, Tanzania, with National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) collaborators:
1. Phase III trial assessing the efficacy of Pyrethroid and Repellent Insecticidal Sheets against Malaria (PRISM) (Sumitomo Corporation)http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/multimedia/podcasts/2011/malaria_can_insecticide.html
2. Phase III trial of the IconMaxx lambda-cyhalothrin long-lasting treatment kit (Syngenta)
3. Phase III trial of the insecticidal efficacy and household acceptability of Interceptor LLIN (BASF)
4. Phase II experimental hut trial of Actellic-treated plastic sheeting as wall lining (AvecNet)
5. Phase II experimental hut trial of Olyset Plus LLIN (Sumitomo Chemicals)
6. Dr Kirby is also the assistant trial manager of work in Muleba district, NW Tanzania, assessing the combined use of indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for malaria reduction
Research areas
- Clinical trials
Disciplines
- Vector biology
Disease and Health Conditions
- Malaria
Other interests
- Mosquitoes
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Selected publications
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Malaria risk factors in north-east Tanzania.
Winskill, P. ; Rowland, M. ; Mtove, G. ; Malima, R.C. ; Kirby, M.J. ;
Malar J, 2011; 10:98
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Social acceptability and durability of two different house screening interventions against exposure to malaria vectors, Plasmodium falciparum infection, and anemia in children in the Gambia, West Africa.
Kirby, M.J.; Bah, P.; Jones, C.O.; Kelly, A.H.; Jasseh, M.; Lindsay, S.W.;
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2010; 83(5):965-72
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Effect of temperature and inter-specific competition on the development and survival of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto and An. arabiensis larvae.
Kirby, M.J.; Lindsay, S.W.
Acta Tropica, 2009; 109(2):118-123
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Importance of eaves to house-entry by anopheline, but not culicine, mosquitoes
Njie, M.; Dilger, E.; Lindsay, S.W.; Kirby, M.J.
Journal of Medical Entomology, 2009; 46(3):505-510
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Effect of two different house screening interventions on exposure to malaria vectors and on anaemia in children in The Gambia: a randomised controlled trial
Kirby, M.J.; Ameh, D.; Bottomley, C.; Green, C.; Jawara, M.; Milligan, P.J.; Snell, P.C.; Conway, D.J.; Lindsay, S.W.
Lancet, 2009; 374(9694):998-1009
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First report of Metarhizium anisopliae IP 46 pathogenicity in adult Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae)
Mnyone, L.L.; Russell, T.L.; Lyimo, I.N.; Lwetoijera, D.W.; Kirby, M.J.; Luz, C.
Parasites and Vectors, 2009; 2:59
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Risk factors for house-entry by malaria vectors in a rural town and satellite villages in The Gambia.
Kirby, M.J.; Green, C.; Milligan, P.M.; Sismanidis, C.; Jasseh, M.; Conway, D.J.; Lindsay, S.W.;
Malar J, 2008; 7:2
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