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Malaria vectors of Papua New GuineaR D Cooper
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Qld 4052, Australia
Int J Parasitol 39:1495-501. 2009..The nine remaining Anopheles species found in PNG have been little studied and their bionomics are unknown; most appear to be uncommon with limited distribution and their possible role in malaria transmission has yet to be determined...
Influence of environmental factors on the abundance of Anopheles farauti larvae in large brackish water streams in Northern Guadalcanal, Solomon IslandsHugo Bugoro
Institute of Tropical Medicine, National Yang Ming University, NO, 155, Sec, 2, Li Nong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Malar J 10:262. 2011..Accordingly the influence of environmental factors on the presence and density of An. farauti larvae was assessed in three large naturally dammed streams...
Bionomics of the malaria vector Anopheles farauti in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands: issues for malaria eliminationHugo Bugoro
National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Malar J 10:133. 2011..Thirty years on and the Solomon Islands are planning for intensified malaria control and localized elimination; but little is currently known about the behaviour of the vectors and how they will respond to intensified control...
Vectors and malaria transmission in deforested, rural communities in north-central VietnamCuong Do Manh
Entomology Department, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Malar J 9:259. 2010..Basic information on the identification of the species in these rural communities is required so that transmission parameters, such as ecology, behaviour and vectorial status can be assigned to the appropriate species...
A curious coincidence: mosquito biodiversity and the limits of the Japanese encephalitis virus in AustralasiaStephane Hemmerter
Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BMC Evol Biol 7:100. 2007..annulirostris and that the identification of this diversity will shed light on the paradox that JEV can cycle on an island 70 km from mainland Australia while not establishing in Australia itself...
Incomplete concerted evolution and reproductive isolation at the rDNA locus uncovers nine cryptic species within Anopheles longirostris from Papua New GuineaDavid E Alquezar
Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Disease, University of Technology, Sydney Australia
BMC Evol Biol 10:392. 2010....
Malaria vectors of Timor-LesteRobert D Cooper
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, Australia
Malar J 9:40. 2010..The aim of this study is to accurately identify the Anopheles fauna of Timor-Leste using these techniques...
Field evaluation of commercial repellent formulations against mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northern Territory, AustraliaS P Frances
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, QLD, Australia
J Am Mosq Control Assoc 21:480-2. 2005..All 3 repellents provided good protection against Cx. annulirostris, an important vector of arboviruses in Australia...
Field evaluation of repellents containing deet and AI3-37220 against Anopheles koliensis in Papua New GuineaS P Frances
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Enoggera, Queensland
J Am Mosq Control Assoc 17:42-4. 2001..A formulation of 25% deet in ethanol provided only 93% protection 1 h after repellent application and 39% protection 5 h after application...
Field evaluation of repellent formulations containing deet and picaridin against mosquitoes in Northern Territory, AustraliaS P Frances
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland
J Med Entomol 41:414-7. 2004..for repellents. The response of field populations of Cx. annulirostris, an important vector of arboviruses in Australia, to repellents containing deet and picaridin is reported for the first time...
Field evaluation of deet against Anopheles farauti at Ndendo (Santa Cruz) Island, Solomon IslandsS P Frances
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, 4051, Australia
J Med Entomol 47:851-4. 2010..This field study demonstrated again that repellents containing deet provide a relatively short period of complete protection against Anopheles spp...
Efficacy of a new self-supporting low-profile bednet for personal protection against Anopheles farauti (Diptera: Culicidae) in a village in Papua New GuineaS P Frances
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, 4052, Australia
J Med Entomol 40:68-72. 2003..8% protection compared with an unprotected collector. The untreated U.S. Army prototype bednet provided better protection than the untreated ADF bednet against mosquitoes entering the bednet during the night...
Australia's dengue risk driven by human adaptation to climate changeNigel W Beebe
School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e429. 2009..aegypti from Queensland, where it remains endemic, back into New South Wales and other populated centres in Australia, along with the associated emerging and re-emerging dengue risk if the virus was to be introduced...
Changes in vector species composition and current vector biology and behaviour will favour malaria elimination in Santa Isabel Province, Solomon IslandsHugo Bugoro
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Australia
Malar J 10:287. 2011....
Survey of personal protection measures against mosquitoes among Australian defense force personnel deployed to East TimorStephen P Frances
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, 4051, Australia
Mil Med 168:227-30. 2003..The occurrence of malaria in soldiers from one battalion group who did not sleep under a bed net every night of their deployment was significantly (p = 0.007) higher than those who did...
Evaluation of Bistar 80SC (bifenthrin) as a tent treatment for protection against mosquitoes in Northern Territory, AustraliaD Mcginn
Griffith University, School of Public Health, Queensland, 4074, Australia
J Med Entomol 45:1087-91. 2008..4% increase in protection against biting of predominantly Culex annulirostris Skuse. In addition, bifenthrin applied to the military tents enhances the protection of occupants against bites from this important arbovirus vector...
Malaria vectors on Buka and Bougainville Islands, Papua New GuineaR D Cooper
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland
J Am Mosq Control Assoc 18:100-6. 2002..s. seems to be the major malaria vector on these islands, whereas An. punctulatus may play a minor role on Buka Island. Anophele jarauti 2 is unlikely to be involved in malaria transmission on Buka or Bougainville islands...
Speciation and distribution of the members of the Anopheles punctulatus (Diptera: Culicidae) group in Papua New GuineaR D Cooper
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland
J Med Entomol 39:16-27. 2002..farauti 4 occurred. The distribution and dispersal of the members of the An. punctulatus group is discussed in regard to climate, larval habitats, distance from the coast, elevation, and proximity to human habitation...
The anopheline fauna of Papua New GuineaR D Cooper
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, 4052, Australia
J Am Mosq Control Assoc 22:213-21. 2006..bancroftii, An. annulipes, An, karwari, An. longirostris, An. meraukensis, An. novaguinensis, and An. subpictus. The distribution and ecology of these species is discussed...
The effectiveness of light, 1-octen-3-ol, and carbon dioxide as attractants for anopheline mosquitoes in Madang Province, Papua New GuineaR D Cooper
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland 4052, Australia
J Am Mosq Control Assoc 20:239-42. 2004..In PNG, the use of octenol alone would be effective in attracting more anophelines than if light alone was used; however, octenol by itself was not as effective as CO2...
Occurrence of Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus in mosquitoes at Shoalwater Bay military training area, Queensland, AustraliaS P Frances
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland 4051, Australia
J Med Entomol 41:115-20. 2004..The results indicate that Culex annulirostris Skuse and Ochlerotatus vigilax (Skuse) are the main vectors of RRV at SWBTA...
Rapid identification of Aedes albopictus, Aedes scutellaris, and Aedes aegypti life stages using real-time polymerase chain reaction assaysLydia A Hill
School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Am J Trop Med Hyg 79:866-75. 2008..Individual eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults, as well as the species composition of mixed pools were accurately identified. The assay method was validated using 703 field-collected specimens from the Torres Strait...
