Robert D Cooper

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Affiliation: Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Malaria vectors of Papua New Guinea
    R D Cooper
    Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Qld 4052, Australia
    Int J Parasitol 39:1495-501. 2009
  2. ncbi Influence of environmental factors on the abundance of Anopheles farauti larvae in large brackish water streams in Northern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
    Hugo Bugoro
    Institute of Tropical Medicine, National Yang Ming University, NO, 155, Sec, 2, Li Nong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan
    Malar J 10:262. 2011
  3. ncbi Bionomics of the malaria vector Anopheles farauti in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands: issues for malaria elimination
    Hugo Bugoro
    National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Honiara, Solomon Islands
    Malar J 10:133. 2011
  4. ncbi Vectors and malaria transmission in deforested, rural communities in north-central Vietnam
    Cuong Do Manh
    Entomology Department, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
    Malar J 9:259. 2010
  5. ncbi A curious coincidence: mosquito biodiversity and the limits of the Japanese encephalitis virus in Australasia
    Stephane Hemmerter
    Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    BMC Evol Biol 7:100. 2007
  6. ncbi Incomplete concerted evolution and reproductive isolation at the rDNA locus uncovers nine cryptic species within Anopheles longirostris from Papua New Guinea
    David E Alquezar
    Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Disease, University of Technology, Sydney Australia
    BMC Evol Biol 10:392. 2010
  7. ncbi Malaria vectors of Timor-Leste
    Robert D Cooper
    Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, Australia
    Malar J 9:40. 2010
  8. ncbi Field evaluation of commercial repellent formulations against mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northern Territory, Australia
    S P Frances
    Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, QLD, Australia
    J Am Mosq Control Assoc 21:480-2. 2005
  9. ncbi Field evaluation of repellents containing deet and AI3-37220 against Anopheles koliensis in Papua New Guinea
    S P Frances
    Australian Army Malaria Institute, Enoggera, Queensland
    J Am Mosq Control Assoc 17:42-4. 2001
  10. ncbi Field evaluation of repellent formulations containing deet and picaridin against mosquitoes in Northern Territory, Australia
    S P Frances
    Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland
    J Med Entomol 41:414-7. 2004

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Publications22

  1. ncbi Malaria vectors of Papua New Guinea
    R 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...
  2. ncbi Influence of environmental factors on the abundance of Anopheles farauti larvae in large brackish water streams in Northern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
    Hugo 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...
  3. ncbi Bionomics of the malaria vector Anopheles farauti in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands: issues for malaria elimination
    Hugo 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...
  4. ncbi Vectors and malaria transmission in deforested, rural communities in north-central Vietnam
    Cuong 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...
  5. ncbi A curious coincidence: mosquito biodiversity and the limits of the Japanese encephalitis virus in Australasia
    Stephane 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...
  6. ncbi Incomplete concerted evolution and reproductive isolation at the rDNA locus uncovers nine cryptic species within Anopheles longirostris from Papua New Guinea
    David E Alquezar
    Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Disease, University of Technology, Sydney Australia
    BMC Evol Biol 10:392. 2010
    ....
  7. ncbi Malaria vectors of Timor-Leste
    Robert 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...
  8. ncbi Field evaluation of commercial repellent formulations against mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northern Territory, Australia
    S 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...
  9. ncbi Field evaluation of repellents containing deet and AI3-37220 against Anopheles koliensis in Papua New Guinea
    S 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...
  10. ncbi Field evaluation of repellent formulations containing deet and picaridin against mosquitoes in Northern Territory, Australia
    S 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...
  11. ncbi Field evaluation of deet against Anopheles farauti at Ndendo (Santa Cruz) Island, Solomon Islands
    S 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...
  12. ncbi Efficacy of a new self-supporting low-profile bednet for personal protection against Anopheles farauti (Diptera: Culicidae) in a village in Papua New Guinea
    S 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...
  13. ncbi Australia's dengue risk driven by human adaptation to climate change
    Nigel 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...
  14. ncbi Changes in vector species composition and current vector biology and behaviour will favour malaria elimination in Santa Isabel Province, Solomon Islands
    Hugo Bugoro
    Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Australia
    Malar J 10:287. 2011
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  15. ncbi Survey of personal protection measures against mosquitoes among Australian defense force personnel deployed to East Timor
    Stephen 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...
  16. ncbi Evaluation of Bistar 80SC (bifenthrin) as a tent treatment for protection against mosquitoes in Northern Territory, Australia
    D 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...
  17. ncbi Malaria vectors on Buka and Bougainville Islands, Papua New Guinea
    R 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...
  18. ncbi Speciation and distribution of the members of the Anopheles punctulatus (Diptera: Culicidae) group in Papua New Guinea
    R 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...
  19. ncbi The anopheline fauna of Papua New Guinea
    R 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...
  20. ncbi The effectiveness of light, 1-octen-3-ol, and carbon dioxide as attractants for anopheline mosquitoes in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
    R 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...
  21. ncbi Occurrence of Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus in mosquitoes at Shoalwater Bay military training area, Queensland, Australia
    S 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...
  22. ncbi Rapid identification of Aedes albopictus, Aedes scutellaris, and Aedes aegypti life stages using real-time polymerase chain reaction assays
    Lydia 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...