Harold Townson

Summary

Affiliation: University of Liverpool
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Wolbachia as a potential tool for suppressing filarial transmission
    H Townson
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
    Ann Trop Med Parasitol 96:S117-27. 2002
  2. ncbi Multiplex PCR assay for malaria vector Anopheles minimus and four related species in the Myzomyia Series from Southeast Asia
    H K Phuc
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, U K
    Med Vet Entomol 17:423-8. 2003
  3. ncbi Exploiting the potential of vector control for disease prevention
    H Townson
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England
    Bull World Health Organ 83:942-7. 2005
  4. ncbi Resurgence of chikungunya
    Harold Townson
    Vector Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 102:308-9. 2008
  5. ncbi SIT for African malaria vectors: epilogue
    Harold Townson
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
    Malar J 8:S10. 2009
  6. ncbi Malaria vectors in Angola: distribution of species and molecular forms of the Anopheles gambiae complex, their pyrethroid insecticide knockdown resistance (kdr) status and Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite rates
    Nelson Cuamba
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, L3 5QA, Liverpool, UK
    Malar J 5:2. 2006
  7. ncbi Malaria and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa
    Martin J Donnelly
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
    Malar J 4:12. 2005
  8. ncbi A molecular phylogeny of mosquitoes in the Anopheles barbirostris Subgroup reveals cryptic species: implications for identification of disease vectors
    Claudia Paredes-Esquivel
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 50:141-51. 2009

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Wolbachia as a potential tool for suppressing filarial transmission
    H Townson
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
    Ann Trop Med Parasitol 96:S117-27. 2002
    ..This article provides an overview of the biological effects of Wolbachia on arthropod hosts, with discussion of the possible future exploitation of these effects in the control of filariasis...
  2. ncbi Multiplex PCR assay for malaria vector Anopheles minimus and four related species in the Myzomyia Series from Southeast Asia
    H K Phuc
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, U K
    Med Vet Entomol 17:423-8. 2003
    ..This PCR assay is simpler, quicker, cheaper and more readily interpreted than previous assays...
  3. ncbi Exploiting the potential of vector control for disease prevention
    H Townson
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England
    Bull World Health Organ 83:942-7. 2005
    ....
  4. ncbi Resurgence of chikungunya
    Harold Townson
    Vector Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 102:308-9. 2008
    ..albopictus from its original range in Asia, to all continents but Antarctica, thereby extending the geographic area over which transmission can occur...
  5. ncbi SIT for African malaria vectors: epilogue
    Harold Townson
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
    Malar J 8:S10. 2009
    ..These manuscripts provide an overview of current efforts to develop SIT and identify key research issues that remain...
  6. ncbi Malaria vectors in Angola: distribution of species and molecular forms of the Anopheles gambiae complex, their pyrethroid insecticide knockdown resistance (kdr) status and Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite rates
    Nelson Cuamba
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, L3 5QA, Liverpool, UK
    Malar J 5:2. 2006
    ..This paper describes studies arising from a WHO-sponsored visit in support of the National Malaria Control Programme...
  7. ncbi Malaria and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa
    Martin J Donnelly
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
    Malar J 4:12. 2005
    ..This commentary reflects the discussions held during the meeting and aims to inform researchers and policy makers of the potential for containing and reversing the emerging problem of urban malaria...
  8. ncbi A molecular phylogeny of mosquitoes in the Anopheles barbirostris Subgroup reveals cryptic species: implications for identification of disease vectors
    Claudia Paredes-Esquivel
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 50:141-51. 2009
    ..The development of a propensity for feeding on the blood of humans in some species of the Subgroup would have led to the transmission of malaria protozoa and filarial nematodes...