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Michael J. Bangs

Michael J. Bangs

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
12427
World Ranking
14338
National Ranking
10

Overview

Michael J. Bangs was affiliated with Kasetsart University in Thailand. Their research primarily focused on mosquito-borne diseases, malaria control, and insect pest management, contributing to multiple fields including medicine and agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist's work spanned main fields such as Medicine with 59 publications and Agricultural and Biological Sciences with 27 publications.

Their subfields of study included Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (55 publications), Plant Science (19), Insect Science (7), Molecular Biology (6), and Infectious Diseases (4). The research topics covered a broad spectrum related to vector-borne diseases and insect biology, notably:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Malaria research and control
  • Insect pest control strategies
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Insect resistance and genetics
  • Dengue and mosquito control research

Michael J. Bangs published frequently in several academic venues. The most common publication outlets included:

  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Malaria Journal
  • PLoS ONE
  • Insects

Significant recent publications included:

  • Efficacy of a Spatial Repellent for Control of Malaria in Indonesia: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial (2020) in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Temperature memory and non-structural carbohydrates mediate legacies of a hot drought in trees across the southwestern USA (2021) in Tree Physiology
  • Bacterial Microbiome in Wild-Caught Anopheles Mosquitoes in Western Thailand (2020) in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Residual Malaria Transmission in Select Countries of Asia-Pacific Region: Old Wine in a New Barrel (2021) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Complex relationships between Aedes vectors, socio-economics and dengue transmission-Lessons learned from a case-control study in northeastern Thailand (2020) in PLoS neglected tropical diseases

The scientist collaborated frequently with several co-authors throughout their career. Notable frequent co-authors included:

  • Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap
  • Din Syafruddin
  • Puji Budi Setia Asih
  • Ismail Ekoprayitno Rozi
  • Dendi Hadi Permana

Best Publications

  • The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis

    Marianne E. Sinka;Michael J Bangs;Sylvie Manguin;Maureen Coetzee;Maureen Coetzee

  • A global map of dominant malaria vectors

    Marianne E Sinka;Michael J Bangs;Sylvie Manguin;Yasmin Rubio-Palis

  • The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in the Asia-Pacific region: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis

    Marianne E Sinka;Michael J Bangs;Sylvie Manguin;Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap

  • Tracking the re-emergence of epidemic chikungunya virus in Indonesia.

    Kanti Laras;Nono C. Sukri;Ria P. Larasati;Michael J. Bangs

  • Spatial repellents: from discovery and development to evidence-based validation.

    Nicole L Achee;Michael J Bangs;Robert Farlow;Gerry F Killeen

  • Developing Global Maps of the Dominant Anopheles Vectors of Human Malaria

    Simon I. Hay;Simon I. Hay;Marianne E. Sinka;Robi M. Okara;Caroline W. Kabaria

  • Review of insecticide resistance and behavioral avoidance of vectors of human diseases in Thailand

    Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap;Michael J Bangs;Wannapa Suwonkerd;Monthathip Kongmee

  • Demographic risk factors for severe and fatal vivax and falciparum malaria among hospital admissions in northeastern Indonesian Papua.

    Mazie J. Barcus;Hasan Basri;Helena Picarima;C. Manyakori

  • Review on global co-transmission of human Plasmodium species and Wuchereria bancrofti by Anopheles mosquitoes

    Sylvie Manguin;M.J. Bangs;J. Pothikasikorn;T. Chareonviriyaphap

  • Status of malaria in Thailand.

    Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap;Michael J. Bangs;Supaporn Ratanatham

  • Pesticide avoidance behavior in Anopheles albimanus : a malaria vector in the Americas

    T. Chareonviriyaphap;D.R. Roberts;R.G. André;H.J. Harlan

  • Epidemic dengue transmission in southern Sumatra, Indonesia

    Andrew Lee Corwin;Ria Purwita Larasati;Michael J. Bangs;Suharyono Wuryadi

  • Dihydrofolate reductase mutations in Plasmodium vivax from Indonesia and therapeutic response to sulfadoxine plus pyrimethamine.

    Michele D. Hastings;Kathryn M. Porter;Jason D. Maguire;Ika Susanti

  • Predicting the geographical distributions of the macaque hosts and mosquito vectors of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in forested and non-forested areas

    Catherine L. Moyes;Freya M. Shearer;Zhi Huang;Antoinette Wiebe

  • Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium malariae in south Sumatra, Indonesia.

    Jason D Maguire;Iwa W Sumawinata;Sofyan Masbar;Budhi Laksana

  • A probability model of vector behavior : Effects of DDT repellency, irritancy, and toxicity in malaria control

    Donald R. Roberts;Wilson Duarte Alecrim;Paul Hshieh;John P. Grieco

  • Randomized, parallel placebo-controlled trial of primaquine for malaria prophylaxis in Papua, Indonesia.

    J. Kevin Baird;Mark D. Lacy;Hasan Basri;Mazie J. Barcus

  • Behavioral Responses of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Exposed to Deltamethrin and Possible Implications for Disease Control

    Monthathip Kongmee;Atchariya Prabaripai;Pongthep Akratanakul;Michael J. Bangs

  • Mortality attributable to Plasmodium vivax malaria: a clinical audit from Papua, Indonesia

    Nicholas M Douglas;Nicholas M Douglas;Gysje J Pontororing;Daniel A Lampah;Tsin W Yeo

  • Production and validation of durable, high quality standardized malaria microscopy slides for teaching, testing and quality assurance during an era of declining diagnostic proficiency

    Jason D Maguire;Edith R Lederman;Mazie J Barcus;Wendy A Prudhomme O'Meara

Frequent Co-Authors

Sylvie Manguin
Sylvie Manguin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
J. Kevin Baird
J. Kevin Baird University of Oxford
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Ralph E. Harbach
Ralph E. Harbach Natural History Museum
Ric N. Price
Ric N. Price Charles Darwin University
Peter W. Gething
Peter W. Gething Telethon Kids Institute
Vincent Corbel
Vincent Corbel Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Charles M. Mbogo
Charles M. Mbogo Wellcome Trust
Maureen Coetzee
Maureen Coetzee University of the Witwatersrand

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