Search Results - "Knox, Tessa"
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Recent trends in global insecticide use for disease vector control and potential implications for resistance management
Published in Scientific reports (13-12-2021)“…Insecticides have played a major role in the prevention, control, and elimination of vector-borne diseases, but insecticide resistance threatens the efficacy…”
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Implementation of the global plan for insecticide resistance management in malaria vectors: progress, challenges and the way forward
Published in Malaria journal (23-04-2015)“…In recent years, there has been an increase in resistance of malaria vectors to insecticides, particularly to pyrethroids which are widely used in…”
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Restoration of visual function in P23H rhodopsin transgenic rats by gene delivery of BiP/Grp78
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (30-03-2010)“…The P23H mutation within the rhodopsin gene (RHO) causes rhodopsin misfolding, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and activates the unfolded protein response…”
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An online tool for mapping insecticide resistance in major Anopheles vectors of human malaria parasites and review of resistance status for the Afrotropical region
Published in Parasites & vectors (21-02-2014)“…Malaria control programmes across Africa and beyond are facing increasing insecticide resistance in the major anopheline vectors. In order to preserve or…”
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Synergist bioassays: A simple method for initial metabolic resistance investigation of field Anopheles gambiae s.l. populations
Published in Acta tropica (01-02-2014)“…Bioassays with synergists can provide a quick and easy basis for initial characterization of resistant mosquito populations, without the need of preserved…”
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Increase in susceptibility to insecticides with aging of wild Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes from Côte d'Ivoire
Published in BMC infectious diseases (13-09-2012)“…Appropriate monitoring of vector insecticide susceptibility is required to provide the rationale for optimal insecticide selection in vector control programs…”
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Insecticide-Treated Nets and Protection against Insecticide-Resistant Malaria Vectors in Western Kenya
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-05-2017)“…Insecticide resistance might reduce the efficacy of malaria vector control. In 2013 and 2014, malaria vectors from 50 villages, of varying pyrethroid…”
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Border screening is an essential component of COVID-19 testing strategies in Vanuatu
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Malaria vector control at a crossroads: public health entomology and the drive to elimination
Published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (01-09-2014)“…Vector control has been at the core of successful malaria control. However, a dearth of field-oriented vector biologists threatens to undermine global…”
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Implications of insecticide resistance for malaria vector control with long-lasting insecticidal nets: evidence from health facility data from Benin
Published in Malaria journal (11-02-2019)“…Insecticide-based interventions have averted more than 500 million malaria cases since 2000, but insecticide resistance in mosquitoes could bring about a…”
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Cell therapy using ex vivo reprogrammed macrophages enhances antitumor immune responses in melanoma
Published in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research (14-09-2024)“…Macrophage-based cell therapies have shown modest success in clinical trials, which can be attributed to their phenotypic plasticity, where transplanted…”
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Implications of insecticide resistance for malaria vector control with long-lasting insecticidal nets: a WHO-coordinated, prospective, international, observational cohort study
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-06-2018)“…Scale-up of insecticide-based interventions has averted more than 500 million malaria cases since 2000. Increasing insecticide resistance could herald a…”
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Role of Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes (Gough, 1910) and other local anophelines in human malaria transmission in the northern savannah of Cameroon: a cross-sectional survey
Published in Parasites & vectors (11-01-2017)“…As part of a study to determine the impact of insecticide resistance on the effectiveness of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) in the north of…”
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Arboviral Disease Outbreaks in the Pacific Islands Countries and Areas, 2014 to 2020: A Systematic Literature and Document Review
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (07-01-2022)“…Arthropod-borne diseases pose a significant public health threat, accounting for greater than 17% of infectious disease cases and 1 million deaths annually…”
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The bionomics of the malaria vector Anopheles rufipes Gough, 1910 and its susceptibility to deltamethrin insecticide in North Cameroon
Published in Parasites & vectors (18-04-2018)“…Following the recent discovery of the role of Anopheles rufipes Gough, 1910 in human malaria transmission in the northern savannah of Cameroon, we report here…”
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Strengthening of vector control in South-East Asia: Outcomes from a WHO regional workshop
Published in Journal of vector borne diseases (01-10-2018)“…More than 80% of the global population live in areas at risk from at least one major vector-borne disease, whereas more than half are at risk from two or…”
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Case Definitions of Clinical Malaria in Children from Three Health Districts in the North Region of Cameroon
Published in BioMed research international (01-01-2019)“…Malaria endemicity in Cameroon greatly varies according to ecological environment. In such conditions, parasitaemia, which is associated with fever, may not…”
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Temporal and spatial trends in insecticide resistance in Anopheles arabiensis in Sudan: outcomes from an evaluation of implications of insecticide resistance for malaria vector control
Published in Parasites & vectors (02-03-2018)“…Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) (with pyrethroids) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the cornerstones of the Sudanese malaria control program…”
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Lessons from COVID-19-free Vanuatu: intensive health operations for Phase 1 of repatriation and quarantine, May–July 2020
Published in Western Pacific surveillance and response journal (01-01-2021)“…International borders to Vanuatu closed on 23 March 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In May–July 2020, the Government of Vanuatu focused on the safe…”
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Patterns of anopheline feeding/resting behaviour and Plasmodium infections in North Cameroon, 2011-2014: implications for malaria control
Published in Parasites & vectors (13-06-2019)“…Effective malaria control relies on evidence-based interventions. Anopheline behaviour and Plasmodium infections were investigated in North Cameroon, following…”
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