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Thomas R. Burkot is affiliated with the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on the study and control of mosquito-borne diseases, with a significant emphasis on malaria and related vector surveillance.

The main fields of study for this scientist include Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Insect Science, Infectious Diseases, Plant Science, and Sociology and Political Science.

Key topics of their research cover a range of areas including:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Travel-related health issues
  • Dengue and Mosquito Control Research

Thomas R. Burkot has published extensively in several academic venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Malaria Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Journal of Medical Entomology

Among their recent papers are:

  • Performance of a fully-automated system on a WHO malaria microscopy evaluation slide set, 2021, Malaria Journal
  • A literature review of dispersal pathways of Aedes albopictus across different spatial scales: implications for vector surveillance, 2022, Parasites & Vectors
  • Zoonotic malaria transmission and land use change in Southeast Asia: what is known about the vectors, 2022, Malaria Journal
  • Spatial population genomics of a recent mosquito invasion, 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • Capacity of National Malaria Control Programmes to implement vector surveillance: a global analysis, 2020, Malaria Journal

They have collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Tanya L. Russell
  • Kyran M. Staunton
  • Scott A. Ritchie
  • Stephan Karl
  • Javan Chanda

Best Publications

  • A global map of dominant malaria vectors

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

  • Genetic analysis of the human malaria parasite plasmodium falciparum

    David Walliker;Isabella A. Quakyi;Thomas E. Wellems;Thomas F. McCutchan

  • Global technical strategy for malaria 2016–2030

    Pedro L. Alonso;Abdisalan Noor;Ana Carolina Santelli;Azra Ghani

  • Climate and vectorborne diseases.

    Kenneth L. Gage;Thomas R. Burkot;Rebecca J. Eisen;Edward B. Hayes

  • Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes

    Daniel E. Neafsey;Robert M. Waterhouse;Mohammad R. Abai;Sergey S. Aganezov

  • Effects of temperature and larval diet on development rates and survival of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti in north Queensland, Australia.

    W. Tun-Lin;T. R. Burkot;B. H. Kay

  • Comparative testing of monoclonal antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites for ELISA development.

    R. A. Wirtz;F. Zavala;Y. Charoenvit;G. H. Campbell

  • Identification of Plasmodium falciparum-infected mosquitoes by a double antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

    T. R. Burkot;J. L. Williams;I. Schneider

  • Target antigens of transmission-blocking immunity on gametes of plasmodium falciparum.

    J Rener;P M Graves;R Carter;J L Williams

  • Field evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax sporozoites in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Papua New Guinea.

    R. A. Wirtz;T. R. Burkot;P. M. Graves;R. G. Andre

  • A research agenda for malaria eradication: vector control.

    P. L. Alonso;N. J. Besansky;T. R. Burkot;F. H. Collins

  • Outer surface protein C (OspC), but not P39, is a protective immunogen against a tick-transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi challenge: evidence for a conformational protective epitope in OspC.

    R D Gilmore;K J Kappel;M C Dolan;T R Burkot

  • Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum gamete surface antigens in Papua New Guinea sera.

    Patricia M. Graves;Richard Carters;Thomas R. Burkot;Isabella A. Quakyi

  • A repetitive antigen of Plasmodium falciparum that is homologous to heat shock protein 70 of Drosophila melanogaster

    A E Bianco;J M Favaloro;T R Burkot;J G Culvenor

  • Successful malaria elimination strategies require interventions that target changing vector behaviours

    Tanya L Russell;Nigel W Beebe;Nigel W Beebe;Robert D Cooper;Neil F Lobo

  • Infectivity to mosquitoes of Plasmodium falciparum clones grown in vitro from the same isolate

    Thomas R. Burkot;Jackie L. Williams;Imogene Schneider

  • Infestation with pathogen-free nymphs of the tick Ixodes scapularis induces host resistance to transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi by ticks.

    S K Wikel;R N Ramachandra;D K Bergman;T R Burkot

  • Transmission of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Ixodes spinipalpis Ticks: Evidence of an Enzootic Cycle of Dual Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in Northern Colorado

    Nordin S. Zeidner;Thomas R. Burkot;Robert Massung;William L. Nicholson

  • Identification of Plasmodium vivax sporozoites in mosquitoes using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

    R. A. Wirtz;T. R. Burkot;R. G. Andre;Ronald Rosenberg

  • Measurement of malarial infectivity of human populations to mosquitoes in the Madang area, Papua, New Guinea.

    P. M. Graves;T. R. Burkot;R. Carter;J. A. Cattani

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel W. Beebe
Nigel W. Beebe University of Queensland
Scott A. Ritchie
Scott A. Ritchie James Cook University
Paul Garner
Paul Garner Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Marc C. Dolan
Marc C. Dolan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David L. Smith
David L. Smith University of Washington
Joseph Piesman
Joseph Piesman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Uriel Kitron
Uriel Kitron Emory University
Graham H. Pyke
Graham H. Pyke Macquarie University
Thomas W. Scott
Thomas W. Scott University of California, Davis
Michael P. Alpers
Michael P. Alpers Curtin University

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