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Induction of apoptosis in host cells: a survival mechanism for Leishmania parasites? by Getti, G T, Cheke, R A, Humber, D P

“…Leishmania parasites invade host macrophages, causing infections that are either limited to skin or spread to internal organs. In this study, 3 species causing…”
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Can NDVI GAC imagery be used to monitor desert locust breeding areas? by Tratalos, J.A., Cheke, R.A.

“…AVHRR GAC NDVI values for the locations and dates of all desert locust Schistocerca gregaria populations reported during 1985–1986 were found to be similar to…”
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Mosquito Magnet® traps as a potential means of monitoring blackflies of medical and veterinary importance by López‐Peña, D., Hawkes, F. M., Gibson, G. I., Johnston, C., Vaux, A. G. C., Lis‐Cantín, Á., Medlock, J. M., Cheke, R. A.

“…Mosquito Magnet® traps, deployed in widespread parts of England as part of nationwide mosquito surveillance projects, also caught blackflies. As many as 1242…”
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Micro‐CT imaging of Onchocerca infection of Simulium damnosum s.l. blackflies and comparison of the peritrophic membrane thickness of forest and savannah flies by Hall, M. J. R., Martín‐Vega, D., Clark, B., Ghosh, D., Rogers, M., Pigoli, D., Veriegh, F. B. D., Tetteh‐Kumah, A., Osei‐Atweneboana, M. Y., Cheke, R. A.

“…Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by Onchocerca Diesing 1841 (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) nematodes transmitted by blackflies. It is…”
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The thermal constant of the onchocerciasis vector Simulium damnosum s.l. in West Africa by CHEKE, R. A.

“…The minimum water temperature for development (t0) and the thermal constant (K) for the development of immature stages of Simulium damnosum s.l. (Diptera:…”
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The effect of cicerfuran, an arylbenzofuran from Cicer bijugum, and related benzofurans and stilbenes on Leishmania aethiopica, L. tropica and L. major by Getti, G T, Aslam, S N, Humber, D P, Stevenson, P C, Cheke, R A

“…The effect of 3 arylbenzofurans and 7 stilbenes on the growth of Leishmania parasites and human monocytes was evaluated. Promastigotes from cultures of L…”
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Inverse density dependence of parity rates in the onchocerciasis vector Simulium damnosum s.l by CHEKE, R. A., YOUNG, S., GARMS, R.

“…A correlation between parity rates and an index of adult numbers of Simulium damnosum s.l. (Diptera: Simuliidae) indicates an association, but does not prove…”
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Deforestation and the spatio-temporal distribution of savannah and forest members of the Simulium damnosum complex in southern Ghana and south-western Togo by Wilson, M.D., Cheke, R.A., Fiasse, S.P.J., Grist, S., Osei-Ateweneboana, M.Y., Tetteh-Kumah, A., Fiasorgbor, G.K., Jolliffe, F.R., Boakye, D.A., Hougard, J.-M., Yameogo, L., Post, R.J.

“…Spatio-temporal data on cytotaxonomic identifications of larvae of different members of the Simulium damnosum complex collected from rivers in southern Ghana…”
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blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of Bioko (Republic of Equatorial Guinea) and the Gulf of Guinea with a description of the larvae of the ‘Pomeroy’ form of Simulium cervicornutum by MUSTAPHA, M, MCCALL, P. J, CHEKE, R. A, POST, R. J

“…Like many other organisms, Simuliidae often show a high degree of endemism on oceanic islands, and the Gulf of Guinea, including its islands, is a region of…”
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Lack of genetic and plumage differentiation in the red-billed quelea Quelea quelea across a migratory divide in southern Africa by Dallimer, M., Jones, P. J., Pemberton, J. M., Cheke, R. A.

“…A migratory divide usually signals the presence of a geographical region over which other traits, such as morphology and genotypes, also undergo rapid change…”
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State-dependent impulsive models of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies and their dynamic consequences by Tang, Sanyi, Cheke, Robert A

“…A state-dependent impulsive model is proposed for integrated pest management (IPM). IPM involves combining biological, mechanical, and chemical tactics to…”
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Cytotaxonomy, morphology and molecular systematics of the Bioko form of Simulium yahense (Diptera: Simuliidae) by Post, R J, Flook, P K, Millest, A L, Cheke, R A, McCall, P J, Wilson, M D, Mustapha, M, Somiari, S, Davies, J B, Mank, R A, Geenen, P, Enyong, P, Sima, A, Mas, J

“…Cytotaxonomic analysis of the polytene chromosomes from larvae of the Simulium damnosum Theobald complex from the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea is…”
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Integrated pest management models and their dynamical behaviour by Tang, Sanyi, Xiao, Yanni, Chen, Lansun, Cheke, Robert A.

“…Two impulsive models of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies are proposed, one with fixed intervention times and the other with these unfixed. The first…”
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The elimination of the onchocerciasis vector from the island of Bioko as a result of larviciding by the WHO African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control by Traoré, S., Wilson, M.D., Sima, A., Barro, T., Diallo, A., Aké, A., Coulibaly, S., Cheke, R.A., Meyer, R.R.F., Mas, J., McCall, P.J., Post, R.J., Zouré, H., Noma, M., Yaméogo, L., Sékétéli, A.V., Amazigo, U.V.

“…The island of Bioko is part of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and is the only island in the World to have endemic onchocerciasis. The disease is…”
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Potential vectors of loiasis and other tabanids on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea by Cheke, R.A, Mas, J, Chainey, J.E

“…  The biting flies Chrysops dimidiatus Wulp and C.silaceus Austen (Diptera: Tabanidae), vectors of Loa loa (Cobbold) (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) on the African…”
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Field and laboratory studies on water conditions affecting the potency of VectoBac (Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H-14) against larvae of the blackfly, Simulium damnosum by Wilson, M.D, Akpabey, F.J, Osei-Atweneboana, M.Y, Boakye, D.A, Ocran, M, Kurtak, D.C, Cheke, R.A, Mensah, G.E, Birkhold, D, Cibulsky, R

“…River water conditions that might influence the efficacy of VectoBac, a formulation of the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis H-14 Berliner against…”
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Molecular systematics of five Onchocerca species (Nematoda: Filarioidea) including the human parasite, O. volvulus, suggest sympatric speciation by Morales-Hojas, R, Cheke, R A, Post, R J

“…The genus Onchocerca (Nematoda: Filarioidea) consists of parasites of ungulate mammals with the exception of O. volvulus, which is a human parasite. The…”
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Completion of the sequence of the nuclear ribosomal DNA subunit of Simulium sanctipauli, with descriptions of the 18S, 28S genes and the IGS by Morales-Hojas, R., Post, R. J., Wilson, M. D., Cheke, R. A.

“…We describe the IGS‐ETS, 18S and 28S ribosomal gene sequences of Simulium sanctipauli Vajime & Dunbar, a member of the S. damnosum Theobald (Diptera:…”
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Elimination of the Djodji form of the blackfly Simulium sanctipauli sensu stricto as a result of larviciding by the WHO Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa by CHEKE, R.A, FIASORGBOR, G.K, WALSH, J.F, YAMEOGO, L

“…Cytotaxonomic identifications of larvae of members of the Simulium damnosum Theobald (Diptera: Simuliidae) complex collected in forest zones of southeast Ghana…”
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The vector status of Simulium damnosum on the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea by Cheke, R.A., McCall, P.J., Mas, J.

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