Publications

identification of five species of the anopheles dirus complex from thailand, using allele-specific polymerase chain reaction.	the anopheles dirus complex of mosquitoes contains some of the most important vectors of malaria in southeast asia. to distinguish five species of the complex that occur in thailand, a method using the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) was developed. the method utilizes allele-specific amplification to detect fixed differences between the species in the dna sequence of the ribosomal dna internal transcribed spacer 2. primers were designed to amplify fragments of diagnostic length from the dna of t ...	1999	10194746
prevention of sporogony of plasmodium vivax in anopheles dirus mosquitoes by transmission-blocking antimalarials.	the sporontocidal activity of four dihydroacridine-diones (wr-233602, wr-243251, wr-250547, and wr-250548) and three fluoroquinolones (wr-279135, wr-279298, and wr-279288) was determined against naturally circulating isolates of plasmodium vivax. laboratory-reared anopheles dirus mosquitoes were infected with p. vivax by feeding them on gametocytemic volunteers reporting to local malaria clinics in kanchanaburi and tak provinces, thailand. four days after the infectious feed, mosquitoes were re- ...	2001	11561707
seasonal abundance and blood feeding activity of anopheles minimus theobald (diptera: culicidae) in thailand.	anopheline mosquito larvae and adults were sampled at ban pu teuy, tri-yok district, kanchanaburi province, western thailand, from january 2000 to december 2001. over the period of 2 yr, anopheles minimus sensu lato was the most commonly collected species, followed by anopheles swadiwongporni and anopheles dirus sensu lato; all three species are important vectors of malaria in thailand. attempted blood feeding by an. minimus occurred throughout the night, with two distinct feeding peaks: strong ...	2003	14765665
susceptibility of various mosquitoes of thailand to nocturnal subperiodic wuchereria bancrofti.	ten different mosquito species representing five genera were allowed to feed on human blood containing microfilariae (5.5-6.5 mf/microl) of nocturnal subperiodic wuchereria bancrofti from kanchanaburi province, thailand. aedes aegypti, aedes albopictus, aedes desmotes, downsiomyia species (=finlaya niveus group), culex quinquefasciatus, anopheles dirus a, an. maculatus, an. minimus, armigeres subalbatus, and mansonia uniformis were fed under laboratory conditions using an artificial membrane fee ...	2008	19263851
seasonal abundance and bloodfeeding activity of anopheles dirus sensu lato in western thailand.	bloodfeeding activity, host preference, and seasonal abundance of the anopheles dirus complex in relation to environmental factors were measured during a 2-yr period at pu teuy village, sai yok district, kanchanaburi province, western thailand. anopheles dirus s.l. was found more abundant during the wet season compared with the dry and hot seasons. bloodfeeding by an. dirus s.l. commenced immediately after sunset with a distinct peak of activity at 2000 h. anopheles dirus s.l. fed more readily o ...	2009	20099588