Wolfson Fellow

Dr Mark Booth - all publications

Articles: magazine

• Booth, M (2011). Two and a half Cheers for Bill Gates. New Statesman

Journal papers: academic

• Warren, J., Bambra, C., Kasim, A., Garthwaite, K., Mason, J. & Booth, M. (2013). Prospective pilot evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-utility of a "health first" case management service for long-term Incapacity Benefit recipients. Journal of Public Health 1-9.
• Pending (2013). Sustained regression of peri-portal fibrosis in a Ugandan fishing community after 3 praziquantel treatments for Schistosoma mansoni infection: an eight year follow-up study. Pending Pending(Pending): Pending, Pending.
• Naraghi, Kamran, Booth, Mark, Russell, Andrew J & van Laar, Jacob M (2011). Determination of smoking status of rheumatoid arthritis patients by means of a self-reported questionnaire and serum cotinine assay: a cross-sectional study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
• Stothard, JR, Chiodini, P & Booth, M (2011). Progress in paediatric parasitology: a preface to a topic focusing on ever younger subjects. Parasitology 138(12): 1453-8.
• de Moira, Angela Pinot, Kabatereine, Narcis B., Dunne, David W. & Booth, Mark (2011). Understanding Ethnic Differences in behaviour relating to schistosoma mansoni re-infection after mass treatment. JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE 43(2): 185-209.
• de Moira, Angela Pinot, Fulford, Anthony J.C., Kabatereine, Narcis B., Ouma, John H., Booth, Mark & Dunne, David W. (2010). Analysis of Complex Patterns of Human Exposure and Immunity to Schistosomiasis mansoni: The Influence of Age, Sex, Ethnicity and IgE. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 4(9): e820.
• S. Wilson, B.J. Vennervald, H. Kadzo, E. Ireri, C. Amaganga, M. Booth, H.C. Kariuki, J.K. Mwatha, G. Kimani, J.H. Ouma, E. Muchiri & D.W. Dunne (2010). Health implications of chronic hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children chronically exposed to malarial infections and Schistosoma mansoni. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 104(2): 110-6.
• Woodburn,PW, Muhangi,L, Hillier,S, Ndibazza,J, Namujju,PB, Kizza,M, Ameke,C, Omoding,NE, Booth,M & Elliott,AM (2009). Risk Factors for Helminth, Malaria, and HIV Infection in Pregnancy in Entebbe, Uganda. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 3(6): e473.
• S. Wilson, F.M. Jones, J.K. Mwatha, G. Kimani, M. Booth, H.C. Kariuki, B.J. Vennervald, J.H. Ouma, E. Muchiri & D.W. Dunne (2008). Hepatosplenomegaly is associated with low regulatory and Th2 responses to schistosome antigens in childhood schistosomiasis and malaria coinfection. Infect Immun 76(5): 2212-8.
• M. Booth, A. Graham & M. Viney (2008). Parasitic co-infections: challenges and solutions. Parasitology 135(7): 749.
• S.D. Hillier, M. Booth, L. Muhangi, P. Nkurunziza, M. Khihembo, M. Kakande, M. Sewankambo, R. Kizindo, M. Kizza, M. Muwanga & A.M. Elliott (2008). Plasmodium falciparum and Helminth Coinfection in a Semiurban Population of Pregnant Women in Uganda. Journal of Infectious Diseases 198(6): 920-927.
• S. Wilson, M. Booth, F.M. Jones, J.K. Mwatha, G. Kimani, H.C. Kariuki, B.J. Vennervald, J.H. Ouma, E. Muchiri & D.W. Dunne (2007). Age-adjusted Plasmodium falciparum antibody levels in school-aged children are a stable marker of microgeographical variations in exposure to Plasmodium infection. BMC Infect Dis 7: 67.
• S. Wilson, B.J. Vennervald, H. Kadzo, E. Ireri, C. Amaganga, M. Booth, H.C. Kariuki, J.K. Mwatha, G. Kimani, J.H. Ouma, E. Muchiri & D.W. Dunne (2007). Hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan schoolchildren: exacerbation by concurrent chronic exposure to malaria and Schistosoma mansoni infection. Trop Med Int Health 12(12): 1442-9.
• A. Pinot de Moira, A.J. Fulford, N.B. Kabatereine, F. Kazibwe, J.H. Ouma, D.W. Dunne & M. Booth (2007). Microgeographical and tribal variations in water contact and Schistosoma mansoni exposure within a Ugandan fishing community. Trop Med Int Health 12(6): 724-35.
• D.W. Dunne, B.J. Vennervald, M. Booth, S. Joseph, C.M. Fitzsimmons, P. Cahen, R.F. Sturrock, J.H. Ouma, J.K. Mwatha, G. Kimani, H.C. Kariuki, F. Kazibwe, E. Tukahebwa & N.B. Kabatereine (2006). Applied and basic research on the epidemiology, morbidity, and immunology of schistosomiasis in fishing communities on Lake Albert, Uganda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 100(3): 216-23.
• M. Booth, M.A. Shaw, D. Carpenter, S. Joseph, N.B. Kabatereine, H.C. Kariuki, J.K. Mwatha, F.M. Jones, B.J. Vennervald, J.H. Ouma & D.W. Dunne (2006). Carriage of DRB1*13 is associated with increased posttreatment IgE levels against Schistosoma mansoni antigens and lower long-term reinfection levels. J Immunol 176(11): 7112-8.
• F. Kazibwe, B. Makanga, C. Rubaire-Akiiki, J. Ouma, H.C. Kariuki, N.B. Kabaterine, M. Booth, B.J. Vennervald, R.F. Sturrock & S. R (2006). Ecology of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Albert, Western Uganda: snail distributions, infection with schistosomes and temporal associations with environmental dynamics. Hydrobiologia 568(1): 433 - 444.
• C.M. Reimert, C.M. Fitzsimmons, S. Joseph, J.K. Mwatha, F.M. Jones, G. Kimani, K.F. Hoffmann, M. Booth, N.B. Kabatereine, D.W. Dunne & B.J. Vennervald (2006). Eosinophil activity in Schistosoma mansoni infections in vivo and in vitro in relation to plasma cytokine profile pre- and posttreatment with praziquantel. Clin Vaccine Immunol 13(5): 584-93.
• M. Booth (2006). The role of residential location in apparent helminth and malaria associations. Trends Parasitol 22(8): 359-62.
• B. Vennervald, M. Booth, A.E. Butterworth, C.H. Kariuki, H. Kadzo, E. Ireri, C. Amaganga, K. Gachuhi, L.C. Kenty, J.K. Mwatha, J.H. Ouma & D.W. Dunne (2005). Regression of hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children after praziquantel treatment and in the absence of re-infection by Schistosoma mansoni. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 99(2): 150-60.
• S. Joseph, F.M. Jones, G. Kimani, J.K. Mwatha, T. Kamau, F. Kazibwe, J. Kemijumbi, N.B. Kabatereine, M. Booth, H.C. Kariuki, J.H. Ouma, B.J. Vennervald & D.W. Dunne (2004). Cytokine production in whole blood cultures from a fishing community in an area of high endemicity for Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: the differential effect of parasite worm and egg antigens. Infect Immun 72(2): 728-34.
• B.J. Vennervald, L.C. Kenty, A.E. Butterworth, C.H. Kariuki, H. Kadzo, E. Ireri, C. Amaganga, K. Gachuhi, J.K. Mwatha, A. Otedo, M. Booth, J.H. Ouma & D.W. Dunne (2004). Detailed clinical and ultrasound examination of children and adolescents in a Schistosoma mansoni endemic area in Kenya: hepatosplenic disease in the absence of portal fibrosis. Tropical Medicine and International Health 9(4): 461 - 470.
• M. Booth, B.J. Vennervald, A.E. Butterworth, H.C. Kariuki, A. Clifford, G. Kimani, J.K. Mwatha, A. Otedo, J.H. Ouma & D.W. Dunne (2004). Exposure to malaria affects the regression of hepatosplenomegaly after treatment for Schistosoma mansoni infection in Kenyan children. BMC Med 2(1): 36.
• M. Booth, B.J. Vennervald, H. Kadzo, F. Kazibwe, J.H. Ouma, K. Gachuhi, N.B. Kabatereine & D.W. Dunne (2004). Hepatosplenic morbidity in two neighbouring communities in Uganda with high levels of Schistosoma mansoni infection but very different durations of residence. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 98: 125 - 136.
• M. Booth, B.J. Vennervald, L.C. Kenty, A.E. Butterworth, C.H. Kariuki, H. Kadzo, E. Ireri, C. Amaganga, K. Gachuhi, J.K. Mwatha, A. Otedo, J. Ouma & D.W. Dunne (2004). Micro-geographical variation in exposure to Schistosoma mansoni and malaria, and exacerbation of splenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children. BMC Infectious Diseases 4:13.
• M. Booth, J.K. Mwatha, S. Joseph, F.M. Jones, H. Kadzo, E. Ireri, F. Kazibwe, J. Kemijumbi, C.H. Kariuki, K. Gachuhi, J.H. Ouma, N.B. Kabatereine, B.J. Vennervald & D.W. Dunne (2004). Peri-portal fibrosis in human Schistosoma mansoni infection is associated with low IL-10, low IFNg, high TNFa or low RANTES, depending on age and gender. Journal of Immunology 172: 1295 - 1303.
• M. Booth & D.W. Dunne (2004). Spatial awareness in parasite immuno-epidemiology. Parasite Immunol 26(11-12): 499-507.
• M. Booth, P. Vounatsou, E.K. N'Goran, M. Tanner & J. Utzinger (2003). The influence of sampling effort and the performance of the Kato-Katz technique in diagnosing Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm co-infections in rural Cote d'Ivoire. Parasitology 127: 525 - 531.
• C.W. Naus, M. Booth, F.M. Jones, J. Kemijumbi, B.J. Vennervald, C.H. Kariuki, J.H. Ouma, N.B. Kabatereine & D.W. Dunne (2003). The relationship between age, sex, egg-count and specific antibody responses against Schistosoma mansoni antigens in a Ugandan fishing community. Trop Med Int Health 8(6): 561-8.
• J. Utzinger, P. Vounatsou, E.K. N'Goran, M. Tanner & M. Booth (2002). Reduction in the prevalence and intensity of hookworm infections after praziquantel treatment for schistosomiasis infection. Int J Parasitol 32(6): 759-65.
• T. Smith, J.L. Hii, B. Genton, I. Muller, M. Booth, N. Gibson, A. Narara & M.P. Alpers (2001). Associations of peak shifts in age--prevalence for human malarias with bednet coverage. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 95(1): 1-6.
• J. Utzinger, M. Booth, E.K. N'Goran, I. Muller, M. Tanner & C. Lengeler (2001). Relative contribution of day-to-day and intra-specimen variation in faecal egg counts of Schistosoma mansoni before and after treatment with praziquantel. Parasitology 122(Pt 5): 537-44.
• J. Utzinger, E.K. N'Goran, Y.A. Ossey, M. Booth, M. Traore, K.L. Lohourignon, A. Allangba, L.A. Ahiba, M. Tanner & C. Lengeler (2000). Rapid screening for Schistosoma mansoni in western Cote d'Ivoire using a simple school questionnaire. Bull World Health Organ 78(3): 389-98.
• S.H. Xiao, M. Booth & M. Tanner (2000). The prophylactic effects of artemether against Schistosoma japonicum infections. Parasitol Today 16(3): 122-6.
• S. Brooker, M. Booth & H. Guyatt (1999). Comparisons of schistosome and geohelminth infection prevalences in school-aged children from selected areas of Africa: implications for rapid assessment and combined control. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 93(2): 125-6.
• M. Booth, D.A. Bundy, M. Albonico, H.M. Chwaya, K.S. Alawi & L. Savioli (1998). Associations among multiple geohelminth species infections in schoolchildren from Pemba Island. Parasitology 116 ( Pt 1): 85-93.
• C. Pervilhac, H. Mshinda, J. Utzinger, M. Booth & M. Tanner (1998). Experiences with a multi-sectorial operation research programme for control of schistosomiasis in a Tanzanian district. Afr J Health Sci 5(3-4): 153-61.
• J. Guo, M. Booth, J. Jenkins, H. Wang & M. Tanner (1998). Field activity cost estimates for the first 3 years of the World Bank Loan Project for schistosomiasis control in China. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 29(4): 706-13.
• A.G. Ross, Y. Li, M. Booth, A.C. Sleigh, G.M. Williams & D.P. McManus (1998). Five year impact of chemotherapy on morbidity attributable to Schistosoma japonicum infection in the Dongting Lake region. Trop Med Int Health 3(10): 837-41.
• J.D. Charlwood, T. Smith, E. Lyimo, A.Y. Kitua, H. Masanja, M. Booth, P.L. Alonso & M. Tanner (1998). Incidence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in infants in relation to exposure to sporozoite-infected anophelines. Am J Trop Med Hyg 59(2): 243-51.
• M. Booth (1998). The application of attributable risk analysis in helminth epidemiology. Parasitology Today 14(12): 497 - 500.
• M. Booth, C. Mayombana & P. Kilima (1998). The population biology and epidemiology of schistosome and geohelminth infections among schoolchildren in Tanzania. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 92(5): 491-5.
• M. Booth, C. Mayombana, H. Machibya, H. Masanja, P. Odermatt, J. Utzinger & P. Kilima (1998). The use of morbidity questionnaires to identify communities with high prevalences of schistosome or geohelminth infections in Tanzania. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 92(5): 484-90.
• M. Booth, Y. Li & M. Tanner (1996). Helminth infections, morbidity indicators and schistosomiasis treatment history in three villages, Dongting Lake region, PR China. Trop Med Int Health 1(4): 464-74.
• M. Booth, H.L. Guyatt, Y. Li & M. Tanner (1996). The morbidity attributable to Schistosoma japonicum infection in 3 villages in Dongting Lake region, Hunan province, PR China. Trop Med Int Health 1(5): 646-54.
• M. Booth & D.A. Bundy (1995). Estimating the number of multiple-species geohelminth infections in human communities. Parasitology 111 ( Pt 5): 645-53.
• M.S. Chan, H.L. Guyatt, D.A. Bundy, M. Booth, A.J. Fulford & G.F. Medley (1995). The development of an age structured model for schistosomiasis transmission dynamics and control and its validation for Schistosoma mansoni. Epidemiol Infect 115(2): 325-44.
• M. Booth & D.A. Bundy (1992). Comparative prevalences of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections and the prospects for combined control. Parasitology 105 ( Pt 1): 151-7.