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Mechanistic modelling of within-mosquito viral dynamics: Insights into infection and dissemination patterns by Lord, Jennifer S, Bonsall, Michael B

“…Vector or host competence can be defined as the ability of an individual to become infected and subsequently transmit a pathogen. Assays to measure competence…”
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Climate change and African trypanosomiasis vector populations in Zimbabwe's Zambezi Valley: A mathematical modelling study by Lord, Jennifer S, Hargrove, John W, Torr, Stephen J, Vale, Glyn A

“…Quantifying the effects of climate change on the entomological and epidemiological components of vector-borne diseases is an essential part of climate change…”
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Knockdown resistance allele L1014F introduced by CRISPR/Cas9 is not associated with altered vector competence of Anopheles gambiae for o'nyong nyong virus by Kay, Grant A, Patterson, Edward I, Hughes, Grant L, Lord, Jennifer S, Reimer, Lisa J

“…Knockdown resistance (kdr) alleles conferring resistance to pyrethroid insecticides are widespread amongst vector populations. Previous research has suggested…”
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No evidence for direct thermal carryover effects on starvation tolerance in the obligate blood-feeder, Glossina morsitans morsitans by Weaving, Hester, Lord, Jennifer S, Haines, Lee, English, Sinead

“…Thermal stress during development can prime animals to cope better with similar conditions in later life. Alternatively, negative effects of thermal stress can…”
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Changes in Rice and Livestock Production and the Potential Emergence of Japanese Encephalitis in Africa by Lord, Jennifer S

“…The known distribution of Japanese encephalitis (JE) is limited to Asia and Australasia. However, autochthonous transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus was…”
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Caught in a trap: DNA contamination in tsetse xenomonitoring can lead to over-estimates of Trypanosoma brucei infection by Saldanha, Isabel, Lea, Rachel, Manangwa, Oliver, Garrod, Gala, Haines, Lee R, Acosta-Serrano, Álvaro, Auty, Harriet, Betson, Martha, Lord, Jennifer S, Morrison, Liam J, Mramba, Furaha, Torr, Stephen J, Cunningham, Lucas J

“…Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are vectors of Trypanosoma brucei subspecies that cause human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Capturing and screening tsetse is…”
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Rethinking Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission: A Framework for Implicating Host and Vector Species by Lord, Jennifer S, Gurley, Emily S, Pulliam, Juliet R C

“…  JRCP and ESG are supported by the Research and Policy on Infectious Disease Dynamics (RAPIDD) Program of the Fogarty International Center, National…”
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Modelling the impact of climate change on the distribution and abundance of tsetse in Northern Zimbabwe by Longbottom, Joshua, Caminade, Cyril, Gibson, Harry S, Weiss, Daniel J, Torr, Steve, Lord, Jennifer S

“…Climate change is predicted to impact the transmission dynamics of vector-borne diseases. Tsetse flies (Glossina) transmit species of Trypanosoma that cause…”
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Assessing the effect of insecticide-treated cattle on tsetse abundance and trypanosome transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface in Serengeti, Tanzania by Lord, Jennifer S, Lea, Rachel S, Allan, Fiona K, Byamungu, Mechtilda, Hall, David R, Lingley, Jessica, Mramba, Furaha, Paxton, Edith, Vale, Glyn A, Hargrove, John W, Morrison, Liam J, Torr, Stephen J, Auty, Harriet K

“…In the absence of national control programmes against Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis, farmer-led treatment of cattle with pyrethroid-based…”
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Host-seeking efficiency can explain population dynamics of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans in response to host density decline by Lord, Jennifer S, Mthombothi, Zinhle, Lagat, Vitalis K, Atuhaire, Fatumah, Hargrove, John W

“…Females of all blood-feeding arthropod vectors must find and feed on a host in order to produce offspring. For tsetse-vectors of the trypanosomes that cause…”
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Sampling Design Influences the Observed Dominance of Culex tritaeniorhynchus: Considerations for Future Studies of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission by Lord, Jennifer S, Al-Amin, Hasan Mohammad, Chakma, Sumit, Alam, Mohammad Shafiul, Gurley, Emily S, Pulliam, Juliet R C

“…Mosquito sampling during Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)-associated studies, particularly in India, has usually been conducted via aspirators or light traps…”
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Investigating the unaccounted ones: insights on age-dependent reproductive loss in a viviparous fly by English, Sinead, Barreaux, Antoine M. G., Leyland, Robert, Lord, Jennifer S., Hargrove, John W., Vale, Glyn A., Haines, Lee R.

“…Most empirical and theoretical studies on reproductive senescence focus on observable attributes of offspring produced, such as size or postnatal survival…”
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Role of underappreciated vectors in malaria transmission in an endemic region of Bangladesh-India border by Al-Amin, Hasan Mohammad, Elahi, Rubayet, Mohon, Abu Naser, Kafi, Mohammad Abdullah Heel, Chakma, Sumit, Lord, Jennifer S, Khan, Wasif A, Haque, Rashidul, Norris, Douglas E, Alam, Mohammad Shafiul

“…BACKGROUND: Despite the efforts of the National Malaria Control Programme, malaria remains as an important public health problem in Bangladesh, particularly in…”
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Comments on T. De Meeûs et al.’s Article by Lord, Jennifer S.

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Aedes albopictus invasion across Africa: the time is now for cross-country collaboration and control by Longbottom, Joshua, Walekhwa, Abel W, Mwingira, Victor, Kijanga, Oliver, Mramba, Furaha, Lord, Jennifer S

“…The distribution of Aedes albopictus across west Africa is well documented. However, little has been done to synthesise data and establish the current…”
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Effects of maternal age and stress on offspring quality in a viviparous fly by Lord, Jennifer S., Leyland, Robert, Haines, Lee R., Barreaux, Antoine M. G., Bonsall, Michael B., Torr, Stephen J., English, Sinead, Gaillard, Jean‐Michel

“…Many organisms show signs of deterioration with age in terms of survival and reproduction. We tested whether intraspecific variation in such senescence…”
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Geostatistical models using remotely-sensed data predict savanna tsetse decline across the interface between protected and unprotected areas in Serengeti, Tanzania by Lord, Jennifer S., Torr, Stephen J., Auty, Harriet K., Brock, Paddy M., Byamungu, Mechtilda, Hargrove, John W., Morrison, Liam J., Mramba, Furaha, Vale, Glyn A., Stanton, Michelle C.

“…1. Monitoring abundance is essential for vector management but it is often only possible in a fraction of managed areas. For vector control programmes,…”
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The evolutionary dynamics of viruses: virion release strategies, time delays and fitness minima by Lord, Jennifer S, Bonsall, Michael B

“…Abstract Viruses exhibit a diverse array of strategies for infecting host cells and for virion release after replication. Cell exit strategies generally…”
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A cross-sectional survey to establish Theileria parva prevalence and vector control at the wildlife-livestock interface, Northern Tanzania by Allan, Fiona K., Sindoya, Emmanuel, Adam, Katherine E., Byamungu, Mechtilda, Lea, Rachel S., Lord, Jennifer S., Mbata, Geofrey, Paxton, Edith, Mramba, Furaha, Torr, Stephen J., Morrison, W. Ivan, Handel, Ian, Morrison, Liam J., Auty, Harriet K.

“…East Coast fever (ECF) in cattle is caused by the protozoan parasite Theileria parva, transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks. In cattle ECF is often…”
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Gastrointestinal helminths of pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus/Pipistrellus pygmaeus) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) of England by Lord, Jennifer S, Parker, Steve, Parker, Fiona, Brooks, Darren R

“…Although bats are one of the most successful and diverse of mammalian orders, studies that focus upon bat endoparasites are limited. To further knowledge of…”
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