She is Geo-health researcher at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation with experience in GIS, spatial methods, epidemiology, and machine learning. Her research work involves integration of epidemiological data, climate data and satellites data to study vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. Her current studies include; the impact of climate change on zoonotic diseases in Twente region, and integrating malaria indicator surveys with suitability mapping to study malaria in Kenya.
Expertise
Computer Science
- Health Professionals
- Interactivity
- Spatiotemporal Data
- Interactive Visualization
Immunology and Microbiology
- Species Identification
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine
- Kenya
- Tick-Borne Disease
Organisations
Publications
2026
AfriTickID: An AI-assisted image-based approach for tick species identification in Kenya. (2026)Acta Tropica (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Kioko, C., Cheng, H., Ekeya, J., Wesonga, V., Murigu, M., Githaka, N., Cheng, Y. & Blanford, J. I.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2026.108268A scoping review on tick species and pathogens distributed in Kenya and cross-border districts (2026)Acta Tropica, 278. Article 108095. Kioko, C., Githaka, N., Cheng, Y. & Blanford, J. I.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2026.108095
2025
A multidimensional space-time geospatial analysis for examining the spatial trends of vector-borne diseases: 20 years of malaria in Kenya (2025)Acta Tropica, 271. Article 107839. Blanford, J. I. & Kioko, C.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2025.107839Understanding the spatial distribution of tick species and diseases present in Kenya: A systematic review (2025)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 14th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, ECTMIH 2025. Kioko, C., Githaka, N., Cheng, Y. & Blanford, J. I.https://ectmih-2025.de/programme-abstracts/scientific-programmeMalaria survey data and geospatial suitability mapping for understanding spatial and temporal variations of risk across Kenya (2025)Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 28. Article e00399. Kioko, C. & Blanford, J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2024.e00399
2024
The power of interactive maps for communicating spatio-temporal data to health professionals (2024)Geospatial health, 19(2). Article 1296. Tjaden, N. B., Geeraedts, F., Riezebos-Brilman, A., Kioko, C., al Naiemi, N., Blanford, J. I. & Beerlage - de Jong, N.https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2024.1296
2023
The power of interactive maps for communicating spatio-temporal data to health professionals (2023)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 16th International Symposium on Geospatial Health, GnosisGIS 2023. Tjaden, N. B., Geeraedts, F., Riezebos-Brilman, A., Kioko, C., al Naiemi, N., Blanford, J. I. & Beerlage - de Jong, N.Emerging vector-borne and zoonotic infections in the Twente-Achterhoek Region: A GeoTechMed Approach (2023)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 16th International Symposium on Geospatial Health, GnosisGIS 2023. Kioko, C., Geeraedts, F., Riezebos-Brilman, A., Tjaden, N. B., al Naiemi, N., Beerlage - de Jong, N. & Blanford, J. I.Malaria in Kenya during 2020: malaria indicator survey and suitability mapping for understanding spatial variations in prevalence, intervention and risk (2023)In 26th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science : Spatial data for design (pp. 1-5). Article 31 (AGILE: GIScience Series). Copernicus. Kioko, C. & Blanford, J. I.https://doi.org/10.5194/agile-giss-4-31-2023Satellites for geohealth: improving health researchers’ access and use of satellite data (2023)[Contribution to conference › Poster] KNAW Symposium Planetary Health 2023. Penning de Vries, M. J. M., Kioko, C., Tjaden, N. B., Belgiu, M. & Blanford, J. I.
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Netherlands
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7500 AE Enschede
Netherlands
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