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Epidemics on the move: Climate change and infectious disease by Thomas, Matthew B

“…Much of the early research on climate change and infectious disease emphasized the potential for increases in disease risk under future climate scenarios, with…”
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Biological control of human disease vectors: a perspective on challenges and opportunities by Thomas, Matthew B.

“…Chemical insecticides are the mainstay of contemporary control of human disease vectors. However, the spread of insecticide resistance and the emergence of new…”
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Global threat to agriculture from invasive species by Paini, Dean R., Sheppard, Andy W., Cook, David C., De Barro, Paul J., Worner, Susan P., Thomas, Matthew B.

“…Invasive species present significant threats to global agriculture, although how the magnitude and distribution of the threats vary between countries and…”
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Quantifying the effects of temperature on mosquito and parasite traits that determine the transmission potential of human malaria by Shapiro, Lillian L M, Whitehead, Shelley A, Thomas, Matthew B

“…Malaria transmission is known to be strongly impacted by temperature. The current understanding of how temperature affects mosquito and parasite life history…”
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Thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease by Mordecai, Erin A., Caldwell, Jamie M., Grossman, Marissa K., Lippi, Catherine A., Johnson, Leah R., Neira, Marco, Rohr, Jason R., Ryan, Sadie J., Savage, Van, Shocket, Marta S., Sippy, Rachel, Stewart Ibarra, Anna M., Thomas, Matthew B., Villena, Oswaldo, Byers, James (Jeb)

“…Mosquito‐borne diseases cause a major burden of disease worldwide. The vital rates of these ectothermic vectors and parasites respond strongly and nonlinearly…”
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Detecting the impact of temperature on transmission of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya using mechanistic models by Mordecai, Erin A, Cohen, Jeremy M, Evans, Michelle V, Gudapati, Prithvi, Johnson, Leah R, Lippi, Catherine A, Miazgowicz, Kerri, Murdock, Courtney C, Rohr, Jason R, Ryan, Sadie J, Savage, Van, Shocket, Marta S, Stewart Ibarra, Anna, Thomas, Matthew B, Weikel, Daniel P

“…Recent epidemics of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya have heightened the need to understand the seasonal and geographic range of transmission by Aedes aegypti and…”
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Temperature variation makes ectotherms more sensitive to climate change by Paaijmans, Krijn P., Heinig, Rebecca L., Seliga, Rebecca A., Blanford, Justine I., Blanford, Simon, Murdock, Courtney C., Thomas, Matthew B.

“…Ectotherms are considered to be particularly vulnerable to climate warming. Descriptions of habitat temperatures and predicted changes in climate usually…”
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Impact of daily temperature fluctuations on dengue virus transmission by Aedes aegypti by Lambrechts, Louis, Paaijmans, Krijn P, Fansiri, Thanyalak, Carrington, Lauren B, Kramer, Laura D, Thomas, Matthew B, Scott, Thomas W

“…Most studies on the ability of insect populations to transmit pathogens consider only constant temperatures and do not account for realistic daily temperature…”
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Blunt thoracic aortic injury - concepts and management by Mouawad, Nicolas J, Paulisin, Joseph, Hofmeister, Stephen, Thomas, Matthew B

“…Blunt thoracic aortic injury, a life-threatening concern, remains the second most common cause of mortality among all non-penetrating traumatic injuries,…”
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Understanding the link between malaria risk and climate by Paaijmans, Krijn P, Read, Andrew F, Thomas, Matthew B

“…The incubation period for malaria parasites within the mosquito is exquisitely temperature-sensitive, so that temperature is a major determinant of malaria…”
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Influence of climate on malaria transmission depends on daily temperature variation by Paaijmans, Krijn P., Blanford, Simon, Bell, Andrew S., Blanford, Justine I., Read, Andrew F., Thomas, Matthew B., Denlinger, David L.

“…Malaria transmission is strongly influenced by environmental temperature, but the biological drivers remain poorly quantified. Most studies analyzing…”
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The effect of temperature on Anopheles mosquito population dynamics and the potential for malaria transmission by Beck-Johnson, Lindsay M, Nelson, William A, Paaijmans, Krijn P, Read, Andrew F, Thomas, Matthew B, Bjørnstad, Ottar N

“…The parasites that cause malaria depend on Anopheles mosquitoes for transmission; because of this, mosquito population dynamics are a key determinant of…”
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Omitting age-dependent mosquito mortality in malaria models underestimates the effectiveness of insecticide-treated nets by Iacovidou, Melissa A, Barreaux, Priscille, Spencer, Simon E. F, Thomas, Matthew B, Gorsich, Erin E, Rock, Kat S

“…Mathematical models of vector-borne infections, including malaria, often assume age-independent mortality rates of vectors, despite evidence that many insects…”
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Use of novel lab assays to examine the effect of pyrethroid-treated bed nets on blood-feeding success and longevity of highly insecticide-resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l. mosquitoes by Barreaux, Priscille, Koella, Jacob C, N'Guessan, Raphael, Thomas, Matthew B

“…There is a pressing need to improve understanding of how insecticide resistance affects the functional performance of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). Standard…”
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Rethinking the extrinsic incubation period of malaria parasites by Ohm, Johanna R, Baldini, Francesco, Barreaux, Priscille, Lefevre, Thierry, Lynch, Penelope A, Suh, Eunho, Whitehead, Shelley A, Thomas, Matthew B

“…The time it takes for malaria parasites to develop within a mosquito, and become transmissible, is known as the extrinsic incubation period, or EIP. EIP is a…”
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Estimating the effects of temperature on transmission of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum by Suh, Eunho, Stopard, Isaac J., Lambert, Ben, Waite, Jessica L., Dennington, Nina L., Churcher, Thomas S., Thomas, Matthew B.

“…Despite concern that climate change could increase the human risk to malaria in certain areas, the temperature dependency of malaria transmission is poorly…”
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How to make evolution-proof insecticides for malaria control by Read, Andrew F, Lynch, Penelope A, Thomas, Matthew B

“…Insecticides are one of the cheapest, most effective, and best proven methods of controlling malaria, but mosquitoes can rapidly evolve resistance. Such…”
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Microbes increase thermal sensitivity in the mosquito Aedes aegypti, with the potential to change disease distributions by Ware-Gilmore, Fhallon, Sgrò, Carla M, Xi, Zhiyong, Dutra, Heverton L C, Jones, Matthew J, Shea, Katriona, Hall, Matthew D, Thomas, Matthew B, McGraw, Elizabeth A

“…The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of many disease-causing viruses, including dengue (DENV), Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever. As consequences…”
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Insights from agriculture for the management of insecticide resistance in disease vectors by Sternberg, Eleanore D., Thomas, Matthew B.

“…Key to contemporary management of diseases such as malaria, dengue, and filariasis is control of the insect vectors responsible for transmission…”
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Capacity of mosquitoes to transmit malaria depends on larval environment by Moller-Jacobs, Lillian L, Murdock, Courtney C, Thomas, Matthew B

“…Adult traits of holometabolous insects such as reproduction and survival can be shaped by conditions experienced during larval development. These "carry-over"…”
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