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Dr Sarah Rollason
Teams and roles for Sarah Rollason
Graduate Demonstrator
School of Biosciences
Research student
School of Biosciences
Overview
I am interested in human parasitic diseases and coinfections, with a focus on malaria and schistosome infection. My research will aim to examine the impact of parasitic coinfections on host health and parasite fitness, using both fieldwork data and mathematical modelling techniques.
My background is as a medical doctor, primarily working in Intensive Care but with an interest in infectious and tropical diseases. I completed the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 2018 and began my PhD studies in 2020.
Publication
2026
- Cunningham, L. J. et al., 2026. Tracking the spatial and longitudinal dynamics of mixed infections of urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis, inclusive of Schistosoma mattheei, in two sentinel rural communities from southern Malawi. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences 381 (1941) 20240520. (10.1098/rstb.2024.0520)
- Kayuni, S. A. et al., 2026. Clinical morbidity of single or mixed schistosome species infection in two communities of southern Malawi. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences 381 (1941) 20240524. (10.1098/rstb.2024.0524)
- O'Ferrall, A. M. et al., 2026. Dynamic interactions between Schistosoma haematobium, Schistosoma mattheei and Schistosoma mansoni underscore the complex polyparasitism of intestinal schistosomiasis in southern Malawi. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences 381 (1941) 20250191. (10.1098/rstb.2025.0191)
2025
- Mainga, B. et al., 2025. A longitudinal study of men with male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) in Southern Malawi associated with human, zoonotic and hybrid schistosomes. Parasitology (10.1017/s0031182025100942)
- Kumwenda, D. et al., 2025. An investigation of female genital schistosomiasis and associated genital infections in southern Malawi. Parasitology (10.1017/S0031182025100802)
- Makaula, P. et al., 2025. Three annual cross-sectional community-based knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) and prevalence surveys for urogenital schistosomiasis infection in two rural communities within Mangochi and Nsanje Districts, southern Malawi. Acta Tropica 268 107692. (10.1016/j.actatropica.2025.107692)
- Cunningham, L. J. et al., 2025. Improving molecular epidemiological surveillance of strongyloidiasis upon differentiation of strongyloides fuelleborni fuelleborni from strongyloides stercoralis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 232 (1), pp.e169-e173. (10.1093/infdis/jiaf237)
- Rollason, S. , Riley, E. and Lello, J. 2025. Stage specific immune responses to schistosomes may explain conflicting results in malaria-schistosome coinfection studies. Infectious Disease Modelling 10 (4), pp.1003 - 1018. (10.1016/j.idm.2025.05.008)
2024
- Archer, J. et al., 2024. Molecular epidemiology and population genetics of Schistosoma mansoni infecting school-aged children situated along the southern shoreline of Lake Malawi, Malawi. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 18 (10) e0012504. (10.1371/journal.pntd.0012504)
- Kayuni, S. et al., 2024. Detection of male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) associated with human, zoonotic and hybrid schistosomes in Southern Malawi. BMC Infectious Diseases 24 839. (10.1186/s12879-024-09732-z)
Articles
- Cunningham, L. J. et al., 2026. Tracking the spatial and longitudinal dynamics of mixed infections of urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis, inclusive of Schistosoma mattheei, in two sentinel rural communities from southern Malawi. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences 381 (1941) 20240520. (10.1098/rstb.2024.0520)
- Kayuni, S. A. et al., 2026. Clinical morbidity of single or mixed schistosome species infection in two communities of southern Malawi. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences 381 (1941) 20240524. (10.1098/rstb.2024.0524)
- O'Ferrall, A. M. et al., 2026. Dynamic interactions between Schistosoma haematobium, Schistosoma mattheei and Schistosoma mansoni underscore the complex polyparasitism of intestinal schistosomiasis in southern Malawi. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences 381 (1941) 20250191. (10.1098/rstb.2025.0191)
- Mainga, B. et al., 2025. A longitudinal study of men with male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) in Southern Malawi associated with human, zoonotic and hybrid schistosomes. Parasitology (10.1017/s0031182025100942)
- Kumwenda, D. et al., 2025. An investigation of female genital schistosomiasis and associated genital infections in southern Malawi. Parasitology (10.1017/S0031182025100802)
- Makaula, P. et al., 2025. Three annual cross-sectional community-based knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) and prevalence surveys for urogenital schistosomiasis infection in two rural communities within Mangochi and Nsanje Districts, southern Malawi. Acta Tropica 268 107692. (10.1016/j.actatropica.2025.107692)
- Cunningham, L. J. et al., 2025. Improving molecular epidemiological surveillance of strongyloidiasis upon differentiation of strongyloides fuelleborni fuelleborni from strongyloides stercoralis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 232 (1), pp.e169-e173. (10.1093/infdis/jiaf237)
- Rollason, S. , Riley, E. and Lello, J. 2025. Stage specific immune responses to schistosomes may explain conflicting results in malaria-schistosome coinfection studies. Infectious Disease Modelling 10 (4), pp.1003 - 1018. (10.1016/j.idm.2025.05.008)
- Archer, J. et al., 2024. Molecular epidemiology and population genetics of Schistosoma mansoni infecting school-aged children situated along the southern shoreline of Lake Malawi, Malawi. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 18 (10) e0012504. (10.1371/journal.pntd.0012504)
- Kayuni, S. et al., 2024. Detection of male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) associated with human, zoonotic and hybrid schistosomes in Southern Malawi. BMC Infectious Diseases 24 839. (10.1186/s12879-024-09732-z)