H M Ferguson

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Affiliation: University of Edinburgh
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Why is the effect of malaria parasites on mosquito survival still unresolved?
    Heather M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
    Trends Parasitol 18:256-61. 2002
  2. ncbi A reliable morphological method to assess the age of male Anopheles gambiae
    Bernadette J Huho
    Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, PO Box 53, Off Mlabani Passage, Ifakara, Tanzania
    Malar J 5:62. 2006
  3. ncbi Genetic and environmental determinants of malaria parasite virulence in mosquitoes
    H M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 269:1217-24. 2002
  4. ncbi The influence of malaria parasite genetic diversity and anaemia on mosquito feeding and fecundity
    H M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
    Parasitology 127:9-19. 2003
  5. ncbi Mosquito mortality and the evolution of malaria virulence
    H M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, United Kingdom
    Evolution 57:2792-804. 2003
  6. ncbi The energetic budget of Anopheles stephensi infected with Plasmodium chabaudi: is energy depletion a mechanism for virulence?
    A Rivero
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 270:1365-71. 2003
  7. ncbi The presence of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in human blood increases the gravidity of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes
    Heather M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:312-20. 2005
  8. ncbi Impact of genetic complexity on longevity and gametocytogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum during the dry and transmission-free season of eastern Sudan
    Elkhansaa Nassir
    Insititue of Cell Animal and Population Biology, Ashworth Laboratories, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, UK
    Int J Parasitol 35:49-55. 2005
  9. ncbi Mosquito appetite for blood is stimulated by Plasmodium chabaudi infections in themselves and their vertebrate hosts
    Heather M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology Ashworth Laboratories, King s Buildings University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U, K, EH9 3JP
    Malar J 3:12. 2004
  10. ncbi Establishment of a large semi-field system for experimental study of African malaria vector ecology and control in Tanzania
    Heather M Ferguson
    Division of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, G128TA Glasgow, UK
    Malar J 7:158. 2008

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Publications12

  1. ncbi Why is the effect of malaria parasites on mosquito survival still unresolved?
    Heather M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
    Trends Parasitol 18:256-61. 2002
    ..However, mortality effects are more likely to be detected in unnatural vector-parasite combinations and in studies of longer duration. Until these factors are systematically investigated, no firm generalities are possible...
  2. ncbi A reliable morphological method to assess the age of male Anopheles gambiae
    Bernadette J Huho
    Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, PO Box 53, Off Mlabani Passage, Ifakara, Tanzania
    Malar J 5:62. 2006
    ..Release of genetically-modified (GM) or sterile male mosquitoes for malaria control is hampered by inability to assess the age and mating history of free-living male Anopheles...
  3. ncbi Genetic and environmental determinants of malaria parasite virulence in mosquitoes
    H M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 269:1217-24. 2002
    ..Variation in the genetic and environmental determinants of virulence may explain conflicting accounts of Plasmodium pathogenicity to mosquitoes in the malaria literature...
  4. ncbi The influence of malaria parasite genetic diversity and anaemia on mosquito feeding and fecundity
    H M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
    Parasitology 127:9-19. 2003
    ..Thus mosquitoes may preferentially feed on hosts who will most impair their fecundity...
  5. ncbi Mosquito mortality and the evolution of malaria virulence
    H M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, United Kingdom
    Evolution 57:2792-804. 2003
    ....
  6. ncbi The energetic budget of Anopheles stephensi infected with Plasmodium chabaudi: is energy depletion a mechanism for virulence?
    A Rivero
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 270:1365-71. 2003
    ..We suggest different adaptive explanations for an enhanced sugar uptake in infected mosquitoes and call for more studies to investigate the physiological role of glucose in the Plasmodium-mosquito interaction...
  7. ncbi The presence of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in human blood increases the gravidity of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes
    Heather M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:312-20. 2005
    ..This result was observed in two mosquito strains that differ in their innate fecundity, suggesting it may apply generally. To our knowledge, this is the first time that Plasmodium has been implicated as enhancing vector gravidity...
  8. ncbi Impact of genetic complexity on longevity and gametocytogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum during the dry and transmission-free season of eastern Sudan
    Elkhansaa Nassir
    Insititue of Cell Animal and Population Biology, Ashworth Laboratories, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, UK
    Int J Parasitol 35:49-55. 2005
    ..These findings are discussed in the context of the parasite biology and malaria epidemiology in the study area...
  9. ncbi Mosquito appetite for blood is stimulated by Plasmodium chabaudi infections in themselves and their vertebrate hosts
    Heather M Ferguson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology Ashworth Laboratories, King s Buildings University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U, K, EH9 3JP
    Malar J 3:12. 2004
    ..The consequences of super-infection to parasite development are rarely investigated, but may have substantial epidemiological and evolutionary consequences...
  10. ncbi Establishment of a large semi-field system for experimental study of African malaria vector ecology and control in Tanzania
    Heather M Ferguson
    Division of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, G128TA Glasgow, UK
    Malar J 7:158. 2008
    ..Although the value of SFS as a research tool for malaria vector biology is gaining recognition, only a few such facilities exist worldwide and are relatively small in size (< 100 m2)...
  11. ncbi Effect of larval crowding on mating competitiveness of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes
    Kija R Ng'habi
    Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, Ifakara, Tanzania
    Malar J 4:49. 2005
    ..One means of compensating for this fitness deficit would be to identify environmental conditions that increase their mating competitiveness, and incorporate them into laboratory rearing regimes...
  12. ncbi Preventing childhood malaria in Africa by protecting adults from mosquitoes with insecticide-treated nets
    Gerry F Killeen
    Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, Ifakara, Morogoro, United Republic of Tanzania
    PLoS Med 4:e229. 2007
    ..We therefore estimated coverage thresholds for entire populations at which individual- and community-level protection are equivalent, representing rational targets for ITN coverage beyond vulnerable groups...