T. Alex Perkins

The paper applies close-kin mark-recapture to estimate adult mosquito census size and clutch failure probability in Anopheles gambiae, finding high clutch failure and extreme reproductive variance.

This study improves mechanistic models of Ixodes scapularis tick activity by incorporating humidity and overwinter development, showing better alignment with observed phenology across regions.

This paper introduces a Bayesian framework for inferring transmission networks from polyclonal infections, demonstrating its application to Plasmodium falciparum with high precision and recall in simulations.

This study assesses whether Culicoides vector abundance scales with host density, finding a positive linear relationship that suggests density-dependent transmission of Culicoides-transmitted pathogens.

This study examines how successive blood feeding affects DENV-2 dissemination and survival in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes with and without Wolbachia, finding that Wolbachia strongly inhibits virus transmission despite frequent feeding.

The paper surveys moist habitats to classify Culicoides midge development sites, finding natural areas support midge populations and higher proportions of the primary BTV vector C. sonorensis.

The paper investigates Anopheles stephensi larval habitat productivity in Ethiopia, finding that superproductive sites dominate larval populations during dry seasons, suggesting targeted control could reduce their numbers.

The paper estimates the serial interval of Plasmodium falciparum malaria using mathematical models and empirical data, identifying factors that contribute to variability in transmission dynamics.

This study models dengue transmission in Pakistan, showing that spatial variation in mixing patterns affects transmission dynamics and control efforts.