Hetron Mweemba Munang'Andu
Education background
- PhD - Immunology and Vaccinology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- MSc - Microbiology, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK
- DVM - University of Zambia, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lusaka Zambia
Webpages
- Munang'andu HM - Search Results - PubMed (nih.gov)
- Hetron Munang'andu - Google Scholar
- Loop | Hetron M. Munang'andu (frontiersin.org)
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1021-6396
Student Supervision
- Involved in supervision of BSc, MSc and PhD students at Nord University (NU), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy (UVMP) in Kosice
Teaching activities
(a) Current:
- Nord University:-
Microbiology | Nord.no - BI217F
Course Coordinator and Lecturer of Zoophysiology (B105F)
Zoophysiology | Nord.no - BI105F
(b) Formerly:
- Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: – teaching Immunodiagnostics
- University of Zambia (UNZA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: – Lecturer of Veterinary Microbiology, Infectious Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Zoonoses
Research Interests
(a) Host-Pathogen Interaction
- Microbial pathogenic mechanisms (toxins, invasins, adhesins, etc)
- Infection progression (adhesion, invasion, replication, & disease)
(b) Microbial genomics
- Environmental DNA (eDNA) - microbial surveillance & monitoring
- Metagenomics/metabolomics/microbiomes/pathobiomes
- Antimicrobials, bacteriophages, bacteriocins
(c) Immunology and vaccinology
- Mechanisms of immune evasion
- Mechanisms of vaccine protection
- Correlates of vaccine protection
Publications
2026
Navelsaker, S., Luc, J., Castro, R., Mhanna, V., Munang'andu, H.M., Collet, B., Boudinot, P. and Evensen, O., Contrasted modifications of IgM and IgT repertoires induced by high- and low-virulent infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) strains in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Frontiers in Immunology, 16, p.1690504.
2025
Cao, Y.C., Zhou, Y.Q., Wu, J.Y., Munang'andu, H.M. and Peng, B., 2025. Arachidonic acid reverses microplastic-induced macrophage dysfunction in teleost fish. Journal of Hazardous Materials, p.140909.
Harshitha M, Somnath D, Dubey S, Munang'andu HM, Karunasagar I, Chakraborty A, and Maiti B. Bacterial membrane protein-based subunit vaccines for sustainable aquaculture. Chapter 11. Microbial Alchemy DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-36411-2.00016-3
Dahal, SP., Munang'andu, HM., Sørum, H., Dubey, S., Vishwanath, K., Peng, B. (2025). P02 Horizontal transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes from Aeromonas salmonicida to Escherichia coli via conjugation. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 7(Supplement_3), dlaf118-009.
Wang, K., Zhang, C., Munang'andu, H.M., Xu, C., Cai, W., Yan, X., & Tao, Z. (2025). Comparative Genomic Analysis of Two Vibrio harveyi Strains from Larimichthys crocea with Divergent Virulence Profiles. Microorganisms.
Garcia-Candela, E., Mondragón-Martínez, A., Noceda-Rodríguez, M., Valle, F.M., Cabrera-Soregui, M., Valverde-Vera, V., Benito-García, M., Romayna-Ríos, R., Verástegui-Tello, M., Dubey, S. and Munang'andu, H.M., 2025. Draft genome of the multidrug-resistant Citrobacter freundii strain CAPA023 isolated from Arapaima gigas in Peru: is it a reservoir of resistance and virulence genes?. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance.
Munang'andu HM, Chapter 16 - Progress and challenges in vaccine development for farmed tilapia. In Tilapia: Aquaculture, Biology and Health Management, pp. 718-778. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800629455.0016
2024
Cao Y, Yuqing Zhou, Liu Y, Munang'andu HM, Peng B. β-Alanine enhances crucian carp survival upon Aeromonas hydrophila infection. 21 December 2024, 742061 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.742061
Ding, Y., Tan, Z., Xu, C., Munang'andu, H.M., Huang, Q., Liu, C., Wang, W., Qian, G. and Xu, J., 2024. Transcriptomic and physiological analyses reveal the response mechanism of the liver under acute ammonia stress in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). Aquaculture, p.741891..
Xu, C., Gamil, A. A., Wang, X., Munang'andu, H. M., Evensen, Ø. (2024). Corrigendum: MAVS disruption impairs downstream signaling and results in higher virus replication levels of salmonid alphavirus subtype 3 but not infectious pancreatic necrosis virus in vitro. Frontiers in Immunology, 15, 1500204.
Kaur S, Kaur H, Kaur B, Naveen Kumar BT, Tyagi A, Singh P, Tanuj, Dubey S, Munang'andu HM. Isolating pathogenic multidrug-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila from diseased fish and assessing the effectiveness of a novel lytic Aeromonas veronii bacteriophage (AVP3) for biocontrol. Microb Pathog. 2024 Sep 5;196:106914. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106914. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39241817.
Munang'andu HM , Modronova D, Popelka P. Editorial: Natural Immunomodulators in Veterinary Medicine. Front. Know. Sci. Sec. Animal Nutrition and Metabolism. Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1461975
Munang'andu HM, Mutoloki S, and Evensen O. "Prevention and control of viral diseases in aquaculture." Aquaculture Virology. Academic Press, 2024. 91-108.
Chengula, A.A., Munang'andu, H.M., Mutoloki, S and Evensen, Ø. (2024). Climate change and viral diseases in aquaculture. In Aquaculture Virology (pp. 109-127). Academic Press.
Harshitha M, Souza RD, Akshay SD, Nayak A,· Disha S,· Aditya V, Akshath US, Dubey S, Munang'andu HM, Chakraborty A, Karunasagar I, and Maiti B. Oral administration of recombinant outer membrane protein A-based nanovaccine affords protection against Aeromonas hydrophila in zebrafish. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-024-04059-y
Cheng Xu, Gamil AAA, Wang X, Munang'andu HM, Evensen O MAVS disruption impairs downstream signaling and results in higher virus replication levels of salmonid alphavirus subtype 3 but not infectious pancreatic necrosis virus in vitro, Front Immunol. 2024 Jun 6;15:1401086. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1401086. eCollection 2024.
Harshitha M, D'souza R, Disha S, Akshath US, Dubey S, Munang'andu HM, Chakraborty A, Karunasagar I, Maiti B. Polylactic-co-glycolic acid polymer-based nano-encapsulation using recombinant maltoporin of aeromonas hydrophila as potential vaccine candidate. Mol Biotechnol. 2024 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s12033-024-01117-6. PMID: 38512427.
Zhang A, Ding Y, Huang Q, Qian G, Munang'andu HM, Xu C, Xu J, Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) chemokine CXCL11, Fish and Shellfish Immunology (2024), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.fsi.2023.109331.
2023
Qin P, Luan Y, Yang J, Chen X, Wu T, Li Y, Munang'andu HM, Shao G, Chen X. Comparative secretome analysis reveals cross-talk between type III secretion system and flagella assembly in Pseudomonas plecoglossicida. Heliyon. 2023 Dec 2.
Jiang, M., YIN, J., Zhixue, C. and Munang'andu, HM. Metabolic Regulation in Immune Processes against Microbial Infections. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, 1320443.
Harshitha M, Nayak A, Disha S, Akshath US, Dubey S, Munang'andu HM, Chakraborty A, Karunasagar I, Maiti B. Nanovaccines to combat aeromonas hydrophila infections in warm-water aquaculture: opportunities and challenges. Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Oct 1; 11(10):1555. doi:10.3390/vaccines11101555. PMID: 37896958; PMCID: PMC10611256.
Xiu Y, Guo B, Yang Z, Yi J, Guo H, Munang'andu HM, Xu C, Zhou S. Transcriptome analysis of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) kidney responses to inactivated bivalent vaccine against Aeromonas salmonicida and Edwardsiella tarda. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2023 Oct 17:109174. doi:10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109174. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37858783.
Wu JH, Li DL, Tan XH, Chen XW, Liu YL, Munang'andu HM, Peng B. Functional Proteomics Analysis of Norfloxacin-Resistant Edwardsiella tarda. J Proteome Res. 2023 Oct 19 doi: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00365. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37856871.
Nayak A, Harshitha M, Dubey S, Munang'andu HM, Chakraborty A, Karunasagar I, Maiti B. Evaluation of Probiotic Efficacy of Bacillus subtilis RODK28110C3 Against Pathogenic Aeromonas hydrophila and Edwardsiella tarda Using In Vitro Studies and In Vivo Gnotobiotic Zebrafish Gut Model System. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins. 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1007/s12602-023-10127-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37486455.
Zhen Tao Z, Haoda Ye H, Zhang C, Zhou S, Wang K, Zhang M, Xie J, Munang'andu HM, Xu C, Pengcheng W, Yan X. PvgAS: A novel two-component system that controls type III and type VI secretion systems and virulence in the fish pathogen Pseudomonas plecoglossicida Aquaculture 17 September 2023, 740102
Chen XW, Wu JH, Liu YL, Munang'andu HM, Peng B. Fructose promotes ampicillin killing of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae. Virulence. 2023 Dec; 14(1):2180938. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2023.2180938.
He L, Li Y, Kang J, Li J, Munang'andu HM, Xu C, Qin P, Chen X. Development and potential use of Pseudomonas plecoglossicida mutant ΔOmpRΔrpoS as a live attenuated vaccine against visceral white nodules disease in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea). Aquaculture. 2023 Sep 15;574:739718.
Qin P, Munang'andu HM, Xu C, Xie J. Megalocytivirus and other members of the family Iridoviridae in Finfish: A Review of the Etiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Prevention and Control. At the end of the day, the S 2023 Jun 12; 15(6):1359. doi: 10.3390/v15061359.
Nayak A, Harshitha M, Dubey S, Munang'andu HM, Chakraborty A, Karunasagar I, Maiti B. Evaluation of Probiotic Efficacy of Bacillus subtilis RODK28110C3 Against Pathogenic Aeromonas hydrophila and Edwardsiella tarda Using In Vitro Studies and In Vivo Gnotobiotic Zebrafish Gut Model System. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins. 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1007/s12602-023-10127-w.
Dubey S, Ager-Wiick E, Peng B, DePaola A, Sørum H, Munang'andu HM. The mobile gene cassette carrying tetracycline resistance genes in Aeromonas veronii strain Ah5S-24 isolated from catfish pond sediments shows similarity with a cassette found in other environmental and foodborne bacteria. Front Microbiol.2023 Mar 15;14:1112941. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1112941.
Huang J, Yin X, Munang'andu HM, Xu C, Li W, Xie J, Yan X, Tao Z. Oral vaccination with feed-based live attenuated vaccine protects large yellow croaker against Pseudomonas plecoglossicida infection. Aquaculture. 2023 Jan 30;563:738932.
2022
Dubey S, Ager-Wick E, Kumar J, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I, Peng B, Evensen Ø, Sørum H, Munang'andu HM. Aeromonas species isolated from aquatic organisms, insects, chicken, and humans in India show similar antimicrobial resistance profiles. Front Microbiol. 2022 Dec 1;13:1008870. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.1008870.
Dubey S, Ager-Wick E, Peng B, Evensen Ø, Sørum H, Munang'andu HM. Characterization of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes of Aeromonas media strain SD/21-15 from marine sediments in comparison with other Aeromonas spp. Front Microbiol. 2022 Dec 1;13:1022639. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.1022639.
Chengula AA, Mugimba K, Tal S, Levi RT, Dubey S, Mutoloki S, Dishon A, David L, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM. Efficiency, sensitivity and specificity of a quantitative real-time PCR assay for Tilapia Lake virus (TiLV). J Virol Methods. 2022 Sep;307:114567. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2022.114567. Epub 2022 Jun 13.
Cao Y, Kou T, Peng L, Munang'andu HM, Peng B. Fructose promotes crucian carp survival against aeromonas hydrophila infection. Front Immunol. 2022 Mar 21;13:865560. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.865560.
Dubey S, Diep DB, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM. Garvicin KS, a Broad-Spectrum Bacteriocin Protects Zebrafish Larvae against Lactococcus garvieae Infection. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Mar 4; 23(5):2833. doi: 10.3390/ijms23052833.
Peng B, Chen X, Munang'andu HM. Editorial: Metabolic Regulation of Drug Resistance and Pathogenicity in Aquatic Pathogens. Front Microbiol. 2022 Feb 3;12:832756. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.832756.
2021
Dubey S, Maiti B, Girisha SK, Das R, Lamkhannat M, Mutoloki S, Chen SC, Karunasagar I, Evensen Ø, Munang Andu HM. Aeromonas species obtained from different farmed aquatic species in India and Taiwan show high phenotypic relatedness despite species diversity. BMC Res Notes. 2021 Aug 16; 14(1):313. doi: 10.1186/s13104-021-05716-3.
Maulu S, Hasimuna OJ, Mphande J, Munang'andu HM. Prevention and Control of Streptococcosis in Tilapia Culture: A Systematic Review. J Aquat Anim Health. 2021 Sep; 33(3):162-177. doi: 10.1002/aah.10132.
Mugimba KK, Byarugaba DK, Mutoloki S, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM. Challenges and Solutions to Viral Diseases of Finfish in Marine Aquaculture. Pathogens. 2021 May 30; 10(6):673. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10060673.
Squarre D, Chizimu J, Nakajima C, Muma JB, Hang'ombe BM, Simulundu E, Mwasinga W, Katampi J, Fandamu P, Mukonka V, Suzuki Y, Sawa H, Munang'andu HM, Shanungu G, Chambaro HM, Munyeme M. First report of Mycobacterium bovis in wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) at the human-wildlife interface area in Zambia. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2022 May; 69(3):1659-1662. doi: 10.1111/tbed.14124. Epub 2021 May 17.
Xu J, Wu Y, Xu C, Munang'andu HM, Xu H. Characterization of the Pelodiscus sinensis polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (P. sinensis pIgR) and its response to LPS and Aeromonas sobria. Dev Comp Immunol. 2021 Aug;121:104072. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104072. Epub 2021 Mar 30.
2020
Han SR, Munang'andu HM, Yeo IK, Kim SH. Bacillus subtilis Inhibits Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus Infection in Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) Intestinal Epithelial Cells. At the end of the day, the S 2020 Dec 25; 13(1):28. doi:10.3390/v13010028
Mugimba KK, Lamkhannat M, Dubey S, Mutoloki S, Munang'andu HM, Evensen Ø. Tilapia lake virus downplays innate immune responses during early stage of infection in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 23; 10(1):20364. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73781-y.
Munang'andu HM, Salinas I, Tafalla C, Dalmo RA. Editorial: Vaccines and Immunostimulants for Finfish. Front Immunol. 2020 Sep 29;11:573771. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.573771
Chambaro HM, Sasaki M, Simulundu E, Silwamba I, Sinkala Y, Gonzalez G, Squarre D, Fandamu P, Lubaba CH, Munyeme M, Maseko A, Chimvwele C, Mataa L, Mooya LE, Mukubesa AN, Harima H, Samui KL, Munang'andu HM, Simuunza M, Nalubamba KS, Qiu Y, Carr MJ, Hall WW, Eshita Y, Sawa H, Orba Y. Co-circulation of multiple serotypes of bluetongue virus in Zambia. At the end of the day, the S 2020 Aug 31; 12(9):963. doi: 10.3390/v12090963.
Maiti B, Dubey S, Munang'andu HM, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I, Evensen Ø. Application of Outer Membrane Protein-Based Vaccines Against Major Bacterial Fish Pathogens in India. Front Immunol. 2020 Jul 21;11:1362. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.01362.
Xu C, Xu J, Chen Y, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM, Qian G. Immunization with bovine serum albumin (BSA) in oil-adjuvant elicits IgM antibody response in Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). Vaccines (Basel). 2020 May 29; 8(2):257. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020257.
Bwalya P, Hang'ombe BM, Gamil AA, Munang'andu HM, Evensen Ø, Mutoloki S. A whole-cell Lactococcus garvieae autovaccine protects Nile tilapia against infection. PLoS One. 2020 Mar 26; 15(3):E0230739. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230739.
2019
Chengula AA, Mutoloki S, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM. Tilapia Lake Virus Does Not Hemagglutinate Avian and Piscine Erythrocytes and NH4Cl Does Not Inhibit Viral Replication In Vitro. At the end of the day, the S 2019 Dec 12; 11(12):1152. doi:10.3390/v11121152.
Navelsaker S, Magadan S, Jouneau L, Quillet E, Olesen NJ, Munang'andu HM, Boudinot P, Evensen Ø. Sequential immunization with heterologous viruses does not result in attrition of the B cell memory in rainbow trout. Front Immunol. 2019 Nov 19;10:2687. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02687.
Mugimba KK, Tal S, Dubey S, Mutoloki S, Dishon A, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM. Gray (Oreochromis niloticus x O. aureus) and Red (Oreochromis spp.) Tilapia Show Equal Susceptibility and Proinflammatory Cytokine Responses to Experimental Tilapia Lake Virus Infection. At the end of the day, the S 2019 Sep 24; 11(10):893. doi: 10.3390/v11100893.
Xu, C., Xu, J., Liu, J., Chen, Y., Evensen, Ø., Munang'andu, H. M., & Qian, G. (2019). Human adenovirus penton base and encapsidation sequences detected in Pelodiscus sinensis by next generation sequencing. Future Virology, 14(7), 453-460.
Xu C, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM. Transcriptome Analysis Shows That IFN-I Treatment and Concurrent SAV3 Infection Enriches MHC-I Antigen Processing and Presentation Pathways in Atlantic Salmon-Derived Macrophage/Dendritic Cells. At the end of the day, the S 2019 May 22; 11(5):464. doi: 10.3390/v11050464.
Dubey S, Maiti B, Kim SH, Sivadasan SM, Kannimuthu D, Pandey PK, Girisha SK, Mutoloki S, Chen SC, Evensen Ø, Karunasagar I, Munang'andu HM. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Edwardsiella isolates from different fish species and geographical areas in Asia: Implications for vaccine development. J Fish Dis. 2019 Jun; 42(6):835-850. doi: 10.1111/jfd.12984. Epub 2019 Mar 8.
2018
Li Y, Kortner TM, Chikwati EM, Munang'andu HM, Lock EJ, Krogdahl Å. Gut health and vaccination response in pre-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2019 Mar;86:1106-1113. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.12.057. Epub 2018 Dec 24
van Eerde A, Gottschamel J, Bock R, Hansen KEA, Munang'andu HM, Daniell H, Liu Clarke J. Production of tetravalent dengue virus envelope protein domain III based antigens in lettuce chloroplasts and immunologic analysis for future oral vaccine development. Plant Biotechnol J. 2019 Jul; 17(7):1408-1417. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13065. Epub 2019 Feb 19.
Xu C, Gamil AAA, Munang'andu HM, Evensen Ø. Apoptosis induction by dsRNA-dependent protein kinase R (PKR) in EPC cells via caspase 8 and 9 pathways. At the end of the day, the S 2018 Sep 27; 10(10):526. doi: 10.3390/v10100526.
Wamala SP, Mugimba KK, Dubey S, Takele A, Munang'andu HM, Evensen Ø, Mutoloki S, Byarugaba DK, Sørum H. Multilocus sequence analysis revealed a high genotypic diversity of Aeromonas hydrophila infecting fish in Uganda. J Fish Dis. 2018 Oct; 41(10):1589-1600. doi: 10.1111/jfd.12873. Epub 2018 Aug 3
Munang'andu HM. Intracellular Bacterial Infections: A Challenge for Developing Cellular Mediated Immunity Vaccines for Farmed Fish. Microorganisms. 2018 Apr 22; 6(2):33. doi: 10.3390/6020033.
Munang'andu HM, Evensen Ø. Correlates of protective immunity for fish vaccines. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2019 Feb;85:132-140. doi:10.1016/j.fsi.2018.03.060. Epub 2018 Apr 3.
Munang'andu HM, Galindo-Villegas J, David L. Teleosts Genomics: Progress and prospects in disease prevention and control. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Apr 4; 19(4):1083. doi: 10.3390/ijms19041083.
Munang'andu HM. MucoJet: a novel noninvasive buccal mucosa immunization strategy. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Feb; 6(3):64. doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.01.11
Mugimba KK, Chengula AA, Wamala S, Mwega ED, Kasanga CJ, Byarugaba DK, Mdegela RH, Tal S, Bornstein B, Dishon A, Mutoloki S, David L, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM. Detection of tilapia lake virus (TiLV) infection by PCR in farmed and wild Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from Lake Victoria. J Fish Dis. 2018 Feb 23rd doi: 10.1111/jfd.12790. Epub ahead of print.
2017
Simulundu E, Lubaba CH, van Heerden J, Kajihara M, Mataa L, Chambaro HM, Sinkala Y, Munjita SM, Munang'andu HM, Nalubamba KS, Samui K, Pandey GS, Takada A, Mweene AS. The Epidemiology of African Swine Fever in "Nonendemic" Regions of Zambia (1989-2015): Implications for Disease Prevention and Control. At the end of the day, the S 2017 Aug 23; 9(9):236. doi: 10.3390/v9090236.
Munang'andu HM, Mugimba KK, Byarugaba DK, Mutoloki S, Evensen Ø. Current advances on virus discovery and diagnostic role of viral metagenomics in aquatic organisms. Front Microbiol. 2017 Mar 22;8:406. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00406.
2016
Munang'andu HM. Environmental Viral Metagenomics Analyses in Aquaculture: Applications in Epidemiology and Disease Control. Front Microbiol. 2016 Dec 14;7:1986. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01986.
Munang'andu HM, Paul J, Evensen Ø. An Overview of Vaccination Strategies and Antigen Delivery Systems for Streptococcus agalactiae Vaccines in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Vaccines (Basel). 2016 Dec 13; 4(4):48. doi:10.3390/vaccines4040048.
Dubey S, Avadhani K, Mutalik S, Sivadasan SM, Maiti B, Girisha SK, Venugopal MN, Mutoloki S, Evensen Ø, Karunasagar I, Munang'andu HM. Edwardsiella tarda OmpA Encapsulated in Chitosan Nanoparticles Shows Superior Protection over Inactivated Whole Cell Vaccine in Orally Vaccinated Fringed-Lipped Peninsula Carp (Labeo fimbriatus). Vaccines (Basel). 2016 Nov 7; 4(4):40. doi:10.3390/vaccines4040040.
Mutoloki S, Jøssund TB, Ritchie G, Munang'andu HM, Evensen Ø. Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus causing clinical and subclinical infections in Atlantic salmon have different genetic fingerprints. Front Microbiol. 2016 Aug 31;7:1393. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01393.
Dubey S, Avadhani K, Mutalik S, Sivadasan SM, Maiti B, Paul J, Girisha SK, Venugopal MN, Mutoloki S, Evensen Ø, Karunasagar I, Munang'andu HM. Aeromonas hydrophila OmpW PLGA Nanoparticle Oral Vaccine Shows a Dose-Dependent Protective Immunity in Rohu (Labeo rohita). Vaccines (Basel). 2016 Jun 1; 4(2):21. doi: 10.3390/vaccines4020021.
Xu C, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM. A de novo transcriptome analysis shows that modulation of the JAK-STAT signaling pathway by salmonid alphavirus subtype 3 favors virus replication in macrophage /dendritic-like TO-cells. BMC Genomics. 2016 May 23;17:390. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2739-6.
Xu C, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM. De Novo Transcriptome Analysis Shows That SAV-3 Infection Upregulates Pattern Recognition Receptors of the Endosomal Toll-Like and RIG-I-Like Receptor Signaling Pathways in Macrophage/Dendritic Like TO-Cells. At the end of the day, the S 2016 Apr 21; 8(4):114. doi: 10.3390/v8040114.
Munang'andu HM, Santi N, Fredriksen BN, Løkling KE, Evensen Ø. A systematic approach towards optimizing a cohabitation challenge model for infectious pancreatic necrosis virus in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). PLoS One. 2016 Feb 19; 11(2):E0148467. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148467.
2015
Munang'andu HM, Mutoloki S, Evensen Ø. An overview of challenges limiting the design of protective mucosal vaccines for finfish. Front Immunol. 2015 Oct 22;6:542. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00542.
Mutoloki S, Munang'andu HM, Evensen Ø. Oral vaccination of fish – antigen preparations, uptake, and immune induction. Front Immunol. 2015 Oct 19;6:519. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00519.
Munang'andu HM, Mutoloki S, Evensen Ø. A review of the immunological mechanisms following mucosal vaccination of finfish. Front Immunol. 2015 Aug 24;6:427. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00427.
Nalubamba, K.S., David, S., Munyeme, M., Kamboyi, H.K., Saasa, N., Mkandawire, E, Munang'andu, H.M., 2015. Theileria spp. in free ranging giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in Zambia. J. Vet. Med. Res, 2, p.1039.
Munang'andu HM, Evensen Ø. A review of intra- and extracellular antigen delivery systems for virus vaccines of finfish. J Immunol Res. 2015;2015:960859. doi: 10.1155/2015/960859. Epub 2015 May 3.
Xu C, Evensen Ø, Munang'andu HM. De novo assembly and transcriptome analysis of Atlantic salmon macrophage/dendritic-like TO cells following type I IFN treatment and Salmonid alphavirus subtype-3 infection. BMC Genomics. 2015 Feb 18; 16(1):96. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1302-1
2014
Nalubamba KS, Mudenda NB, Bwalya EC, Masuku M, Munyeme M, Munang'andu HM. Seasonal variations in health indices of free-ranging asymptomatic guinea fowls (Numida meleagris) in Zambia. Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2014 Sep; 7S1:S143-9. doi:10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60221-2.
Sinkala Y, Simuunza M, Pfeiffer DU, Munang'andu HM, Mulumba M, Kasanga CJ, Muma JB, Mweene AS. Challenges and economic implications in the control of foot and mouth disease in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from the Zambian experience. Vet Med Int. 2014;2014:373921. doi: 10.1155/2014/373921. Epub 2014 Aug 21.
Muma JB, Gabriël S, Munyeme M, Munang'andu HM, Victor B, Dorny P, Nalubamba KS, Siamudaala V, Mwape KE. Taenia spp. infections in wildlife in the Bangweulu and Kafue flood plains ecosystems of Zambia. Vet Parasitol. 2014 Sep 15; 205(1-2):375-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.07.010. Epub 2014 Jul 18
Muma JB, Mwacalimba KK, Munang'andu HM, Matope G, Jenkins A, Siamudaala V, Mweene AS, Marcotty T. The contribution of veterinary medicine to public health and poverty reduction in developing countries. Vet Ital. 2014 Apr-Jun; 50(2):117-29. doi: 10.12834/VetIt.1405.323.
2013
Munang'andu HM, Mutoloki S, Evensen Ø. Acquired immunity and vaccination against infectious pancreatic necrosis virus of salmon. Dev Comp Immunol. 2014 Apr; 43(2):184-96. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2013.08.008. Epub 2013 Aug 17.
Gadan K, Sandtrø A, Marjara IS, Santi N, Munang'andu HM, Evensen Ø. Stress-induced reversion to virulence of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus in naïvefry of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):E54656. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054656. Epub 2013 Feb 19.
Munang'andu HM, Fredriksen BN, Mutoloki S, Dalmo RA, Evensen O. The kinetics of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell gene expression correlate with protection in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L) vaccinated against infectious pancreatic necrosis. Vaccine. 2013 Apr 8; 31(15):1956-63. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.02.008.
Munang'andu HM, Fredriksen BN, Mutoloki S, Dalmo RA, Evensen Ø. Antigen dose and humoral immune response correspond with protection for inactivated infectious pancreatic necrosis virus vaccines in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L). Vet Res. 2013 Feb 11; 44(1):7. doi: 10.1186/1297-9716-44-7.
2012
Siamudaala VM, Munyeme M, Matandiko W, Muma JB, Munang'andu HM. Monitoring the endangered population of the antelope Kobus leche smithemani (Artiodactyla:Bovidae), in the Bangweulu Ecosystem, Zambia. Rev Biol Trop. 2012 Dec; 60(4):1631-9. doi: 10.15517/rbt.v60i4.2156.
Banda, F., Nalubamba, K. S., Muma, J. B., Munyeme, M., Munang'andu, HM. (2013). A cross-sectional study investigating cystic hydatidosis in slaughtered Cattle of Western Province in Zambia. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2013.
Kasanga CJ, Yamaguchi T, Munang'andu HM, Ohya K, Fukushi H. Molecular epidemiology of infectious bursal disease virus in Zambia. J S Afr vet Assoc. 2013 Oct 28; 84(1):E1-4. doi: 10.4102/jsava.v84i1.908.
Munyeme M, Munang'andu HM, Nambota A, Muma JB, Phiri AM, Nalubamba KS. The Nexus between Bovine Tuberculosis and Fasciolosis Infections in Cattle of the Kafue Basin Ecosystem in Zambia: Implications on Abattoir Surveillance. Vet Med Int. 2012;2012:921869. doi: 10.1155/2012/921869.
Kasanga CJ, Yamaguchi T, Munang'andu HM, Ohya K, Fukushi H. Genomic sequence of an infectious bursal disease virus isolate from Zambia: classical attenuated segment B reassortment in nature with existing very virulent segment A. arch virol. 2013 Mar; 158(3):685-9. doi:10.1007/s00705-012-1531-4.
Munang'andu HM, Banda F, Siamudaala VM, Munyeme M, Kasanga CJ, Hamududu B. The effect of seasonal variation on anthrax epidemiology in the upper Zambezi floodplain of western Zambia. J Vet Sci. 2012 Sep; 13(3):293-8. doi:10.4142/jvs.2012.13.3.293.
Munang'andu HM, Kabilika SH, Chibomba O, Munyeme M, Muuka GM. Bacteria isolations from broiler and layer chicks in Zambia. J Pathog. 2012;2012:520564. doi: 10.1155/2012/520564. Epub 2012 Sep 3.
Munang'andu HM, Banda F, Chikampa W, Mutoloki S, Syakalima M, Munyeme M. Risk analysis of an anthrax outbreak in cattle and humans of Sesheke district of Western Zambia. Acta Trop. 2012 Nov; 124(2):162-5. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.07.008. Epub 2012 Aug 2.
Munang'andu HM, Siamudaala V, Munyeme M, Nalubamba KS. A review of ecological factors associated with the epidemiology of wildlife trypanosomiasis in the luangwa and zambezi valley ecosystems of zambia. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis. 2012;2012:372523. doi: 10.1155/2012/372523.
Munang'andu HM, Fredriksen BN, Mutoloki S, Brudeseth B, Kuo TY, Marjara IS, Dalmo RA, Evensen Ø. Comparison of vaccine efficacy for different antigen delivery systems for infectious pancreatic necrosis virus vaccines in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in a cohabitation challenge model. Vaccine. 2012 Jun8; 30(27):4007-16. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.039. Epub 2012 Apr 23.
Muwonge A, Munang'andu HM, Kankya C, Biffa D, Oura C, Skjerve E, Oloya J. African swine fever among slaughter pigs in Mubende district, Uganda. Trop Anim Health Prod. 2012 Oct; 44(7):1593-8. doi:10.1007/s11250-012-0112-6. Epub 2012 Feb 26.
2011
Munang'andu HM, Munyeme M, Nambota AM, Nalubamba KS, Siamudaala World Championships. Detection of Babesia spp. in free-ranging Pukus, Kobus vardonii, on a game ranch in Zambia. Korean J Parasitol. 2011 Dec; 49(4):437-40. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.4.437..
Munang'andu HM, Siamudaala V, Matandiko W, Nambota A, Muma JB, Mweene AS, Munyeme M. Comparative intradermal tuberculin testing of free-ranging African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) captured for ex situ conservation in the Kafue Basin ecosystem in Zambia. Vet Med Int. 2011;2011:385091. doi: 10.4061/2011/385091.
Munyeme M, Muma JB, Munang'andu HM, Nalubamba KS, Kankya C, Skjerve E, Godfroid J, Tryland M. Failure to detect tuberculosis in Black lechwe antelopes (Kobus leche smithemani) in Zambia. BMC Res Notes. 2011 Jul 5;4:233. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-233.
Munyeme M, Munang'andu HM. A review of bovine tuberculosis in the kafue basin ecosystem. Vet Med Int. 2011 Mar 16;2011:918743. doi: 10.4061/2011/918743.
Muma JB, Munyeme M, Matope G, Siamudaala VM, Munang'andu HM, Matandiko W, Godfroid J, Skjerve E, Tryland M. Brucella seroprevalence of the Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) and Black lechwe (Kobus leche smithemani): exposure associated with contact with cattle. Prev Vet Med. 2011 Jul 1; 100(3-4):256-60. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.03.013. Epub 2011 May 1st PMID: 21536335.
Munang'andu HM, Chembensofu M, Siamudaala VM, Munyeme M, Matandiko W. Thelazia rhodesii in the African buffalo, Syncerus caffer, in Zambia. Korean J Parasitol. 2011 Mar; 49(1):91-4. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.1.91. Epub 2011 Mar 18.
Alasaad S, Walton S, Rossi L, Bornstein S, Abu-Madi M, Soriguer RC, Fitzgerald S, Zhu XQ, Zimmermann W, Ugbomoiko US, Pei KJ, Heukelbach J; Sarcoptes-World Molecular Network. Sarcoptes-World Molecular Network (Sarcoptes-WMN): integrating research on scabies. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 May; 15(5):E294-7.doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.01.012. Epub 2011 Mar 31.
Munyeme M, Munang'andu HM, Muma JB, Nambota AM, Biffa D, Siamudaala VM. Investigating effects of parasite infection on body condition of the Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) in the Kafue basin. BMC Res Notes. 2010 Dec 23;3:346. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-346.
2010
Muma JB, Lund A, Siamudaala VM, Munang'andu HM, Munyeme M, Matope G, Nielsen K, DJønne B, Godfroid J, Tryland M, Skjerve E. Serosurvey of Brucella spp. infection in the Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) of the Kafue flats in Zambia. J Wildl Dis. 2010 Oct; 46(4):1063-9. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.4.1063.
Munang'andu HM, Mweene AS, Siamudaala V, Muma JB, Matandiko W. Rabies status in Zambia for the period 1985-2004. Zoonoses Public Health. 2011 Feb; 58(1):21-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01368.x. Epub 2010 Oct 1
Munang'andu HM, Siamudaala VM, Matandiko W, Munyeme M, Chembensofu M, Mwase E. Sarcoptes mite epidemiology and treatment in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) calves captured for translocation from the Kafue game management area to game ranches. BMC Vet Res. 2010 Jun 1;6:29. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-6-29.
Munyeme M, Muma JB, Siamudaala VM, Skjerve E, Munang'andu HM, Tryland M. Tuberculosis in Kafue lechwe antelopes (Kobus leche Kafuensis) of the Kafue Basin in Zambia. Prev Vet Med. 2010 Jul 1; 95(3-4):305-8. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.03.014. Epub 2010 Apr 24.
Munyeme M, Muma JB, Munang'andu HM, Kankya C, Skjerve E, Tryland M. Cattle owners' awareness of bovine tuberculosis in high and low prevalence settings of the wildlife-livestock interface areas in Zambia. BMC Vet Res. 2010 Apr 20;6:21. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-6-21.
Munang'andu HM, Siamudaala V, Munyeme M, Nambota A, Mutoloki S, Matandiko W. Trypanosoma brucei Infection in asymptomatic greater Kudus (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) on a game ranch in Zambia. Korean J Parasitol. 2010 Mar; 48(1):67-9. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.1.67. Epub 2010 Mar 18.
2009
Munang'andu HM, Siamudaala V, Matandiko W, Mulumba M, Nambota A, Munyeme M, Mutoloki S, Nonga H. Detection of Theileria parva antibodies in the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the livestock-wildlife interface areas of Zambia. Vet Parasitol. 2009 Dec 3; 166(1-2):163-6. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.08.010. Epub 2009 Aug 14.
2008
Kasanga CJ, Yamaguchi T, Wambura PN, Munang'andu HM, Ohya K, Fukushi H. Detection of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) genome in free-living pigeon and guinea fowl in Africa suggests involvement of wild birds in the epidemiology of IBDV. Virus Genes. 2008 Jun; 36(3):521-9. doi: 10.1007/s11262-008-0219-z.
2006-2000
Siamudaala VM, Bwalya JM, Munang'andu HM, Sinyangwe PG, Banda F, Mweene AS, Takada A, Kida H. Ecology and epidemiology of anthrax in cattle and humans in Zambia. Jpn J Vet Res. 2006 May; 54(1):15-23.
Munang'andu HM, Siamudaala VM, Nambota A, Bwalya JM, Munyeme M, Mweene AS, Takada A, Kida H. Disease constraints for utilization of the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) on game ranches in Zambia. Jpn J Vet Res. 2006 May; 54(1):3-13
Yamaguchi S, Kaji N, Munang'andu HM, Kojima C, Mase M, Tsukamoto K. Quantification of chicken anaemia virus by competitive polymerase chain reaction. Avian Pathol. 2000 Aug; 29(4):305-10. doi: 10.1080/03079450050118421.