13 Aug 2026Open access
Does plastic waste present an infection hazard? Current evidence, surveillance challenges and research prioritiesPublisher siteOne Health Outlook, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
UniversitiesTaonga Mwapasa
Active, last published 2026
In antibiotic use and resistance
Taonga
Mwapasa
Scholar“Research focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance and adjacent fields.”
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health
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aonga Mwapasa is a researcher working on Antibiotic Use and Resistance. A fuller summary will appear once they update their profile.
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Taonga's work has been cited 150 times across 2 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
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Antibiotic Use and Resistance×6Municipal Solid Waste Management×5Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria×5Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts×4Child Nutrition and Water Access×4
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4 works7 Mar 2026Open access
Mapping and quantifying the spatial and temporal composition of waste piles in informal settlements of urban MalawiPublisher siteEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research, Municipal Solid Waste Management
26 Nov 2024Open access8cites
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 analysisPublisher siteJournal of Hazardous Materials, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
19 Jun 2024Open access10cites
Key environmental exposure pathways to antimicrobial resistant bacteria in southern Malawi: A SaniPath approachPublisher siteThe Science of The Total Environment, Antibiotic Use and Resistance
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