Search Results - "Focks, D"

Editorial: Towards a global dengue research agenda by Farrar, J., Focks, D., Gubler, D., Barrera, R., Guzman, M. G., Simmons, C., Kalayanarooj, S., Lum, L., McCall, P. J., Lloyd, L., Horstick, O., Dayal‐Drager, R., Nathan, M. B., Kroeger, A.

Get full text

Transmission thresholds for dengue in terms of Aedes aegypti pupae per person with discussion of their utility in source reduction efforts by Focks, D A, Brenner, R J, Hayes, J, Daniels, E

“…The expense and ineffectiveness of drift-based insecticide aerosols to control dengue epidemics has led to suppression strategies based on eliminating larval…”
Get more information

Pupal survey: an epidemiologically significant surveillance method for Aedes aegypti: an example using data from Trinidad by Focks, D A, Chadee, D D

“…This report documents the results of a country-wide pupal survey of Aedes aegypti (L.) conducted in Trinidad. The survey was designed to identify the important…”
Get more information

Aedes aegypti in Jamaica, West Indies: container productivity profiles to inform control strategies by Chadee, D.D, Huntley, S, Focks, D.A, Chen, A.A

“…To describe the Aedes aegypti container profile in the three parishes of Portland, St. Anns and St. Catherine, Jamaica. Traditional stegomyia and pupae per…”
Get full text

Potential changes in the distribution of dengue transmission under climate warming by Jetten, T H, Focks, D A

“…The purpose of the present paper is to document an initial attempt to quantify the influence of warming temperatures on the intensity and distribution of…”
Get more information

Dynamic life table model for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): analysis of the literature and model development by Focks, D A, Haile, D G, Daniels, E, Mount, G A

“…The container-inhabiting mosquito simulation model (CIMSiM) is a weather-driven, dynamic life table simulation model of Aedes aegypti (L.). It is designed to…”
Get more information

A simulation model of the epidemiology of urban dengue fever: literature analysis, model development, preliminary validation, and samples of simulation results by Focks, D A, Daniels, E, Haile, D G, Keesling, J E

“…We have developed a pair of stochastic simulation models that describe the daily dynamics of dengue virus transmission in the urban environment. Our goal has…”
Get more information

Dengue fever epidemic potential as projected by general circulation models of global climate change by Patz, J.A, Martens, W.J.M, Focks, D.A, Jetten, T.H

“…Climate factors influence the transmission of dengue fever, the world's most widespread vector-borne virus. We examined the potential added risk posed by…”
Get full text

Sensitivity of malaria, Schistosomiasis and dengue to global warming by MARTENS, W. J. M, JETTEN, T. H, FOCKS, D. A

“…Martens et al note that the transmission potential of malaria, schistosomiasis and dengue are highly sensitive to climate changes on the periphery of the…”
Get full text

Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae): a statistical model of the role of temperature, photoperiod, and geography in the induction of egg diapause by Focks, D A, Linda, S B, Craig, Jr, G B, Hawley, W A, Pumpuni, C B

“…Aedes albopictus (Skuse) lays eggs refractory to hatching in response to several environmental cues. The goal of this statistical treatment was to quantify the…”
Get more information

New procedures to estimate water temperatures and water depths for application in climate-dengue modeling by SHOUQUAN CHENG, KALKSTEIN, L. S, FOCKS, D. A, NNAJI, A

“…Two new approaches have been developed to estimate water temperatures and water depths in containers that commonly are used as breeding sites for mosquitoes,…”
Get full text

Pupal/demographic surveys to inform dengue-vector control by Nathan, M. B., Focks, D. A., Kroeger, A.

Get full text

Effects of ivermectin (MK-933) on the reproductive rate of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) by Focks, D A, McLaughlin, R E, Linda, S B

“…Aedes aegypti (L.) females were blood fed a single time on rabbits previously injected subcutaneously with ivermectin at 10 or 50 times the labeled dose…”
Get more information

The impact of sequential ultra-low volume ground aerosol applications of malathion on the population dynamics of Aedes aegypti (L.) by Focks, D A, Kloter, K O, Carmichael, G T

“…The efficacy of sequential, ultra-low volume ground aerosol applications of malathion at current U.S. label rates was evaluated as an emergency control measure…”
Get more information

Temporal and Geographic Patterns of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Production in Iquitos, Peru by Morrison, Amy C., Gray, Kenneth, Getis, Arthur, Astete, Helvio, Sihuincha, Moises, Focks, Dana, Watts, Douglas, Stancil, Jeffrey D., Olson, James G., Blair, Patrick, Scott, Thomas W.

“…Large-scale longitudinal cohort studies are necessary to characterize temporal and geographic variation in Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) production…”
Get full text

Impact of minor reductions in adult and larval survival, fecundity and hatch on the population dynamics of Psorophora columbiae: a simulation study by Focks, D A

“…Laboratory work has shown that mosquitoes obtaining blood meals from animals treated with ivermectin exhibit lowered adult survival, fecundity, egg hatch and…”
Get more information

Dynamic life table model for Aedes aegypti (diptera: Culicidae): simulation results and validation by Focks, D A, Haile, D G, Daniels, E, Mount, G A

“…The container-inhabiting mosquito simulation model (CIMSiM) is a weather-driven, dynamic life table simulation model of Aedes aegypti (L.) and similar…”
Get more information

Effects of cattle density on New Jersey light trap mosquito captures in the rice/cattle agroecosystem of southwestern Louisiana by McLaughlin, R E, Focks, D A

“…Cattle are the primary host for the major pest mosquito Psorophora columbiae in the rice production region of the Gulf-south. Annual captures of Ps. columbiae,…”
Get more information

Observations on container-breeding mosquitoes in New Orleans, Louisiana, with an estimate of the population density of Aedes aegypti (L.) by Focks, D A, Sackett, S R, Bailey, D L, Dame, D A

“…In a survey of containers infested with Aedes aegypti (L.) conducted during September and October 1979 in a substandard residential area of New Orleans, LA,…”
Get more information

Baseline data on Aedes aegypti populations in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by Tidwell, M A, Williams, D C, Carvalho Tidwell, T, Peña, C J, Gwinn, T A, Focks, D A, Zaglul, A, Mercedes, M

“…Baseline field studies were conducted from April 1987 to July 1988 on Aedes aegypti in Santo Domingo, an endemic area for dengue fever. Premise, container and…”
Get more information