Author

Taonga Mwapasa

Observed names: Mwapasa, T., Mwapasa, Taonga, Taonga Mwapasa Kumwenda

Institution: Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences

Observed institutions: University of Malawi, Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences

ORCID: 0000-0002-1953-3849

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-1953-3849

OpenAlex ID: A5043365953

Investigating One Health risks for human colonisation with extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Malawian households: a longitudinal cohort study

2023 · Derek Cocker, Kondwani Chidziwisano, et al. · The Lancet Microbe · 55

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Open defaecation by proxy: Tackling the increase of disposable diapers in waste piles in informal settlements

2023 · Hannah L. White, Taonga Mwapasa, et al. · International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health · 32

Key environmental exposure pathways to antimicrobial resistant bacteria in southern Malawi: A SaniPath approach

2024 · Taonga Mwapasa, Kondwani Chidziwisano, et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 17

Urban waste piles are reservoirs for human pathogenic bacteria with high levels of multidrug resistance against last resort antibiotics: A comprehensive temporal and geographic field analysis

2024 · Madalitso Mphasa, Michael J. Ormsby, et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials · 15

Environmental hazards from pollution of antibiotics and resistance-driving chemicals in an urban river network from Malawi

2025 · Derek Cocker, Taonga Mwapasa, et al. · npj Antimicrobials and Resistance · 13

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Hygiene in early childhood development centres in low-income areas of Blantyre, Malawi

2022 · Taonga Mwapasa, Kondwani Chidziwisano, et al. · International Journal of Environmental Health Research · 9

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Mapping waste piles in an urban environment using ground surveys, manual digitization of drone imagery, and object based image classification approach

2025 · Patrick K. Kalonde, Taonga Mwapasa, et al. · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · 7

Investigating risks for human colonisation with extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae in Malawian households: a one health longitudinal cohort study

2022 · Derek Cocker, Kondwani Chidziwisano, et al. · medRxiv · 5

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Risk Perception and Psychosocial Factors Influencing Exposure to Antimicrobial Resistance through Environmental Pathways in Malawi

2024 · Kondwani Chidziwisano, Derek Cocker, et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 4

Environmental hazards from pollution of antibiotics and resistance-driving chemicals in urban river networks of Malawi

2025 · Derek Cocker, Taonga Mwapasa, et al. · medRxiv · 2

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Community exposure assessment to anti-microbial resistance (AMR); case study of Malawi

2021 · Taonga Mwapasa, Madalitso Mphasa, et al. · Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde) · 1

Does plastic waste present an infection hazard? Current evidence, surveillance challenges and research priorities

2026 · Patrick Ken Kalonde, Kestern Mkoola, et al. · One Health Outlook

Mapping and quantifying the spatial and temporal composition of waste piles in informal settlements of urban Malawi

2026 · Taonga Mwapasa, Tony Robertson, et al. · Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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Mapping Waste Piles in an Urban Environment Using Ground Surveys, Manual Digitization of Drone Imagery, and Object Based Image Classification Approach

2023 · Patrick Ken Kalonde, Taonga Mwapasa, et al. · Research Square

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Works count: 19

Citation count: 160

H-index: 7

I10-index: 5