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Pathway to Deployment of Gene Drive Mosquitoes as a Potential Biocontrol Tool for Elimination of Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations of a Scientific Working Group by James, Stephanie, Collins, Frank H, Welkhoff, Philip A, Emerson, Claudia, Godfray, H Charles J, Gottlieb, Michael, Greenwood, Brian, Lindsay, Steve W, Mbogo, Charles M, Okumu, Fredros O, Quemada, Hector, Savadogo, Moussa, Singh, Jerome A, Tountas, Karen H, Touré, Yeya T

“…Gene drive technology offers the promise for a high-impact, cost-effective, and durable method to control malaria transmission that would make a significant…”
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Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease by Gulia-Nuss, Monika, Nuss, Andrew B., Meyer, Jason M., Sonenshine, Daniel E., Roe, R. Michael, Waterhouse, Robert M., Sattelle, David B., de la Fuente, José, Ribeiro, Jose M., Megy, Karine, Thimmapuram, Jyothi, Miller, Jason R., Walenz, Brian P., Koren, Sergey, Hostetler, Jessica B., Thiagarajan, Mathangi, Joardar, Vinita S., Hannick, Linda I., Bidwell, Shelby, Hammond, Martin P., Young, Sarah, Zeng, Qiandong, Abrudan, Jenica L., Almeida, Francisca C., Ayllón, Nieves, Bhide, Ketaki, Bissinger, Brooke W., Bonzon-Kulichenko, Elena, Buckingham, Steven D., Caffrey, Daniel R., Caimano, Melissa J., Croset, Vincent, Driscoll, Timothy, Gilbert, Don, Gillespie, Joseph J., Giraldo-Calderón, Gloria I., Grabowski, Jeffrey M., Jiang, David, Khalil, Sayed M. S., Kim, Donghun, Kocan, Katherine M., Koči, Juraj, Kuhn, Richard J., Kurtti, Timothy J., Lees, Kristin, Lang, Emma G., Kennedy, Ryan C., Kwon, Hyeogsun, Perera, Rushika, Qi, Yumin, Radolf, Justin D., Sakamoto, Joyce M., Sánchez-Gracia, Alejandro, Severo, Maiara S., Silverman, Neal, Šimo, Ladislav, Tojo, Marta, Tornador, Cristian, Van Zee, Janice P., Vázquez, Jesús, Vieira, Filipe G., Villar, Margarita, Wespiser, Adam R., Yang, Yunlong, Zhu, Jiwei, Arensburger, Peter, Pietrantonio, Patricia V., Barker, Stephen C., Shao, Renfu, Zdobnov, Evgeny M., Hauser, Frank, Grimmelikhuijzen, Cornelis J. P., Park, Yoonseong, Rozas, Julio, Benton, Richard, Pedra, Joao H. F., Nelson, David R., Unger, Maria F., Tubio, Jose M. C., Tu, Zhijian, Robertson, Hugh M., Shumway, Martin, Sutton, Granger, Wortman, Jennifer R., Lawson, Daniel, Wikel, Stephen K., Nene, Vishvanath M., Fraser, Claire M., Collins, Frank H., Birren, Bruce, Nelson, Karen E., Caler, Elisabet, Hill, Catherine A.

“…Ticks transmit more pathogens to humans and animals than any other arthropod. We describe the 2.1 Gbp nuclear genome of the tick, Ixodes scapularis (Say),…”
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Genome-wide profiling of diel and circadian gene expression in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae by Rund, Samuel S.C, Hou, Tim Y, Ward, Sarah M, Collins, Frank H, Duffield, Giles E

“…Anopheles gambiae, the primary African vector of malaria parasites, exhibits numerous rhythmic behaviors including flight activity, swarming, mating, host…”
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Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle by Kirkness, Ewen F., Haas, Brian J., Sun, Weilin, Braig, Henk R., Perotti, M. Alejandra, Clark, John M., Lee, Si Hyeock, Robertson, Hugh M., Kennedy, Ryan C., Elhaik, Eran, Gerlach, Daniel, Kriventseva, Evgenia V., Elsik, Christine G., Graur, Dan, Hill, Catherine A., Veenstra, Jan A., Walenz, Brian, Tubío, José Manuel C., Ribeiro, José M. C., Rozas, Julio, Johnston, J. Spencer, Reese, Justin T., Popadic, Aleksandar, Tojo, Marta, Raoult, Didier, Reed, David L., Tomoyasu, Yoshinori, Krause, Emily, Mittapalli, Omprakash, Margam, Venu M., Li, Hong-Mei, Meyer, Jason M., Johnson, Reed M., Romero-Severson, Jeanne, VanZee, Janice Pagel, Alvarez-Ponce, David, Vieira, Filipe G., Aguadé, Montserrat, Guirao-Rico, Sara, Anzola, Juan M., Yoon, Kyong S., Strycharz, Joseph P., Unger, Maria F., Christley, Scott, Lobo, Neil F., Seufferheld, Manfredo J., Wang, NaiKuan, Dasch, Gregory A., Struchiner, Claudio J., Madey, Greg, Hannick, Linda I., Bidwell, Shelby, Joardar, Vinita, Caler, Elisabet, Shao, Renfu, Barker, Stephen C., Cameron, Stephen, Bruggner, Robert V., Regier, Allison, Johnson, Justin, Viswanathan, Lakshmi, Utterback, Terry R., Sutton, Granger G., Lawson, Daniel, Waterhouse, Robert M., Venter, J. Craig, Strausberg, Robert L., Berenbaum, May R., Collins, Frank H., Zdobnov, Evgeny M., Pittendrigh, Barry R.

“…As an obligatory parasite of humans, the body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) is an important vector for human diseases, including epidemic typhus, relapsing…”
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Negligible Impact of Mass Screening and Treatment on Mesoendemic Malaria Transmission at West Timor in Eastern Indonesia: A Cluster-Randomized Trial by Sutanto, Inge, Kosasih, Ayleen, Elyazar, Iqbal R F, Simanjuntak, Deddy R, Larasati, Tri A, Dahlan, M Sopiyudin, Wahid, Isra, Mueller, Ivo, Koepfli, Cristian, Kusriastuti, Rita, Surya, Asik, Laihad, Ferdinand J, Hawley, William A, Collins, Frank H, Baird, J Kevin, Lobo, Neil F

“…Abstract Background Mass screening and treatment (MST) aims to reduce malaria risk in communities by identifying and treating infected persons without regard…”
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Correction: Fast and robust single PCR for Plasmodium sporozoite detection in mosquitoes using the cytochrome oxidase I gene by Echeverry, Diego F, Deason, Nicholas A, Makuru, Victoria, Davidson, Jenna, Xiao, Honglin, Niedbalski, Julie, Yu, Xiaoyu, Stevenson, Jennifer C, Bugoro, Hugo, Aparaimo, Allan, Reuben, Hedrick, Cooper, Robert, Burkot, Thomas R, Russell, Tanya L, Collins, Frank H, Lobo, Neil F

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Fast and robust single PCR for Plasmodium sporozoite detection in mosquitoes using the cytochrome oxidase I gene by Echeverry, Diego F, Deason, Nicholas A, Makuru, Victoria, Davidson, Jenna, Xiao, Honglin, Niedbalski, Julie, Yu, Xiaoyu, Stevenson, Jennifer C, Bugoro, Hugo, Aparaimo, Allan, Reuben, Hedrick, Cooper, Robert, Burkot, Thomas R, Russell, Tanya L, Collins, Frank H, Lobo, Neil F

“…Molecular tools for detecting malaria-infected mosquitoes with improved practicality, sensitivity and specificity, and high-throughput are required. A common…”
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Spatial-temporal heterogeneity in malaria receptivity is best estimated by vector biting rates in areas nearing elimination by Burkot, Thomas R, Bugoro, Hugo, Apairamo, Allan, Cooper, Robert D, Echeverry, Diego F, Odabasi, Danyal, Beebe, Nigel W, Makuru, Victoria, Xiao, Honglin, Davidson, Jenna R, Deason, Nicholas A, Reuben, Hedrick, Kazura, James W, Collins, Frank H, Lobo, Neil F, Russell, Tanya L

“…Decisions on when vector control can be withdrawn after malaria is eliminated depend on the receptivity or potential of an area to support vector populations…”
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Host attraction and biting behaviour of Anopheles mosquitoes in South Halmahera, Indonesia by St Laurent, Brandyce, Burton, Timothy A, Zubaidah, Siti, Miller, Helen C, Asih, Puji B, Baharuddin, Amirullah, Kosasih, Sully, Shinta, Firman, Saya, Hawley, William A, Burkot, Thomas R, Syafruddin, Din, Sukowati, Supratman, Collins, Frank H, Lobo, Neil F

“…Indonesia is home to a variety of malaria vectors whose specific bionomic traits remain largely uncharacterized. Species-specific behaviours, such as host…”
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Barrier screens: a method to sample blood-fed and host-seeking exophilic mosquitoes by Burkot, Thomas R, Russell, Tanya L, Reimer, Lisa J, Bugoro, Hugo, Beebe, Nigel W, Cooper, Robert D, Sukawati, Supraman, Collins, Frank H, Lobo, Neil F

“…Determining the proportion of blood meals on humans by outdoor-feeding and resting mosquitoes is challenging. This is largely due to the difficulty of finding…”
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Reduced-representation sequencing identifies small effective population sizes of Anopheles gambiae in the north-western Lake Victoria basin, Uganda by Wiltshire, Rachel M, Bergey, Christina M, Kayondo, Jonathan K, Birungi, Josephine, Mukwaya, Louis G, Emrich, Scott J, Besansky, Nora J, Collins, Frank H

“…Malaria is the leading cause of global paediatric mortality in children below 5 years of age. The number of fatalities has reduced significantly due to an…”
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Using barrier screens to characterize mosquito composition, flight activity, and abdominal status in South Lampung, Indonesia by Davidson, Jenna R, Sukowati, Supratman, Shinta, Asih, Puji Budi Setia, Syafruddin, Din, Baskin, Robert N, St Laurent, Brandy, Hawley, William A, Liu, Fang, Burkot, Thomas R, Collins, Frank H, Lobo, Neil F

“…Mosquito sampling methods target different aspects of mosquito behavior and are subject to trap and location specific biases. The barrier screen sampling…”
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Comparative evaluation of anopheline sampling methods in three localities in Indonesia by St Laurent, Brandyce, Sukowati, Supratman, Burton, Timothy A, Bretz, David, Zio, Mulyadi, Firman, Syah, Sumardi, Sudibyo, Heru, Safitri, Amalia, Suwito, Asih, Puji B, Kosasih, Sully, Shinta, Hawley, William A, Burkot, Thomas R, Collins, Frank H, Syafruddin, Din, Lobo, Neil F

“…The effectiveness of vector control efforts can vary based on the interventions used and local mosquito behaviour and adaptability. In many settings, biting…”
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Arthropod-borne diseases: vector control in the genomics era by Hill, Catherine A, Kafatos, Fotis C, Stansfield, Sally K, Collins, Frank H

“…Diseases that are transmitted by arthropods cause severe morbidity and mortality throughout the world. The burden of many of these diseases is borne largely by…”
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An automated homology-based approach for identifying transposable elements by Kennedy, Ryan C, Unger, Maria F, Christley, Scott, Collins, Frank H, Madey, Gregory R

“…Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile sequences found in nearly all eukaryotic genomes. They have the ability to move and replicate within a genome, often…”
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Life cycle transcriptome of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae and comparison with the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster by Koutsos, Anastasios C, Blass, Claudia, Meister, Stephan, Schmidt, Sabine, MacCallum, Robert M, Soares, Marcelo B, Collins, Frank H, Benes, Vladimir, Zdobnov, Evgeny, Kafatos, Fotis C, Christophides, George K

“…The African mosquito Anopheles gambiae is the major vector of human malaria. We report a genome-wide survey of mosquito gene expression profiles clustered…”
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Breakpoint structure reveals the unique origin of an interspecific chromosomal inversion (2La) in the Anopheles gambiae complex by Sharakhov, I.V, White, B.J, Sharakhova, M.V, Kayondo, J, Lobo, N.F, Santolamazza, F, Della Torre, A, Simard, F, Collins, F.H, Besansky, N.J

“…Paracentric chromosomal inversions are major architects of organismal evolution and have been associated with adaptations relevant to malaria transmission in…”
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Centromere-proximal differentiation and speciation in Anopheles gambiae by Stump, A.D, Fitzpatrick, M.C, Lobo, N.F, Traore, S, Sagnon, N.F, Costantini, C, Collins, F.H, Besansky, N.J

“…The M and S molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae are undergoing speciation as they adapt to heterogeneities in the environment, spreading malaria in the…”
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A standard cytogenetic map of Culex quinquefasciatus polytene chromosomes in application for fine-scale physical mapping by Unger, Maria F, Sharakhova, Maria V, Harshbarger, Adam J, Glass, Patrick, Collins, Frank H

“…Southern house mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus belongs to the C. pipiens cryptic species complex, with global distribution and unclear taxonomy. Mosquitoes of…”
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Gene expression patterns associated with blood-feeding in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae by Dana, Ali N, Hong, Young S, Kern, Marcia K, Hillenmeyer, Maureen E, Harker, Brent W, Lobo, Neil F, Hogan, James R, Romans, Patricia, Collins, Frank H

“…Blood feeding, or hematophagy, is a behavior exhibited by female mosquitoes required both for reproduction and for transmission of pathogens. We determined the…”
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