List of works by Wim Van Bortel

A review of the invasive mosquitoes in Europe: ecology, public health risks, and control options

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A review of the vector management methods to prevent and control outbreaks of West Nile virus infection and the challenge for Europe

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A significant increase in kdr in Anopheles gambiae is associated with an intensive vector control intervention in Burundi highlands

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A summary of the evidence for the change in European distribution of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of public health importance

scientific article published on June 2014

Absence of knockdown resistance suggests metabolic resistance in the main malaria vectors of the Mekong region

scientific article published on 28 April 2009

Aedes koreicus, a vector on the rise: Pan-European genetic patterns, mitochondrial and draft genome sequencing

scientific article published in 2022

An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe

scientific article published on 25 March 2015

Behavior of Adult Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Kinshasa, DRC, and the Implications for Control

scientific article published on 30 March 2023

Behavioural heterogeneity of Anopheles species in ecologically different localities in Southeast Asia: a challenge for vector control

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Bionomics of the established exotic mosquito species Aedes koreicus in Belgium, Europe.

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Chikungunya: Its History in Africa and Asia and Its Spread to New Regions in 2013-2014.

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Comparison of preservation methods of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) for reliable DNA amplification by PCR.

scientific article published in January 2006

DNA Identification and Diversity of The Vector Mosquitoes <em>Culex Pipiens</em> S.S. and <em>Culex Torrentium</em> in Belgium (Diptera: Culicidae)

scientific article published on 24 May 2022

DNA identification of species of the Anopheles maculipennis complex and first record of An. daciae in Belgium

scientific article published on 05 May 2021

Detection of Exotic Mosquito Species (Diptera: Culicidae) at International Airports in Europe

scientific article published on 15 May 2020

Detection of the East and West African kdr mutation in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis from Uganda using a new assay based on FRET/Melt Curve analysis

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Distribution of Anopheles in Vietnam, with particular attention to malaria vectors of the Anopheles minimus complex

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Driving forces for changes in geographical distribution of Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe

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Eco-ethological heterogeneity of the members of the Anopheles minimus complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southeast Asia and its consequences for vector control

scientific article published on May 2004

Effects of pyrethroid resistance on the cost effectiveness of a mass distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets: a modelling study.

scientific article published on 25 February 2013

Emerging Pests and Vector-borne Diseases in Europe

scientific article (publication date: November 2008)

Enhancing Preparedness for Arbovirus Infections with a One Health Approach: The Development and Implementation of Multisectoral Risk Assessment Exercises

scientific article published on 20 April 2020

Enzyme polymorphisms in the Anopheles gambiae (Diptera:Culicidae) complex related to feeding and resting behavior in the Imbo Valley, Burundi.

scientific article published on July 1996

Exploring the efficacy of predacious diving beetles as potential nature-based solution for combatting the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894)

scientific article published in 2024

False positive circumsporozoite protein ELISA: a challenge for the estimation of the entomological inoculation rate of malaria and for vector incrimination

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First evidence of high knockdown resistance frequency in Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) from Ethiopia

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First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Belgium.

scientific article published on June 2004

Further evidence for geographic differentiation in R. appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) from Eastern and Southern provinces of Zambia.

scientific article published on 6 March 2007

Genetic Spatiotemporal Anatomy of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Episodes in Greece, 2009-2013.

scientific article published in March 2018

Genetic variation in Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) from Zambia: correlating genetic and ecological variation with Rhipicephalus appendiculatus from eastern and southern Africa.

scientific article published in December 2007

Households or Hotspots? Defining Intervention Targets for Malaria Elimination in Ratanakiri Province, Eastern Cambodia

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Identification of Belgian mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) by DNA barcoding

scientific article published on 15 September 2014

Identification of two species within the Anopheles minimus complex in northern Vietnam and their behavioural divergences.

scientific article published on April 1999

Impact of insecticide-treated nets on wild pyrethroid resistant Anopheles epiroticus population from southern Vietnam tested in experimental huts

scientific article published on 29 October 2009

Importance of household-level risk factors in explaining micro-epidemiology of asymptomatic malaria infections in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

International dispersal of dengue through air travel: importation risk for Europe

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Introduction and establishment of the exotic mosquito species Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium.

scientific article published on November 2009

Invasive process and repeated cross-sectional surveys of the mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus establishment in Belgium

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Knockdown resistance in Anopheles vagus, An. sinensis, An. paraliae and An. peditaeniatus populations of the Mekong region

scientific article published on 21 July 2010

Low perception of malaria risk among the Ra-glai ethnic minority in south-central Vietnam: implications for forest malaria control

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MEMO: Monitoring of exotic mosquitoes in Belgium

scientific article published in 2022

MODIRISK: Mosquito vectors of disease, collection, monitoring and longitudinal data from Belgium

scientific article published in 2022

Malaria and water resource development: the case of Gilgel-Gibe hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia

scientific article published on 29 January 2009

Malaria transmission and major malaria vectors in different geographical areas of Southeast Asia.

scientific article published in February 2004

Malaria transmission and vector behaviour in a forested malaria focus in central Vietnam and the implications for vector control

scientific article published on 23 December 2010

Mapping environmental suitability for malaria transmission, Greece

scientific article published on May 2013

Mosquito-borne disease surveillance by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

scientific article published on 22 April 2013

Multiple insecticide resistance: an impediment to insecticide-based malaria vector control program

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Nationwide inventory of mosquito biodiversity (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium, Europe

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Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

scientific article published on 04 March 2019

Population genetic structure of the malaria vector Anopheles minimus A in Vietnam.

scientific article published on November 2003

Publisher Correction: Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Publisher Correction: Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

correction of a scholarly article

Ranking malaria risk factors to guide malaria control efforts in African highlands

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Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and R. zambeziensis (Acari: Ixodidae) from Zambia: a molecular reassessment of their species status and identification.

scientific article published on 8 February 2007

Sampling strategies for phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Europe.

scientific article published on 14 August 2015

Social determinants of long lasting insecticidal hammock use among the Ra-glai ethnic minority in Vietnam: implications for forest malaria control

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Spatial targeted vector control in the highlands of Burundi and its impact on malaria transmission

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Spatio-temporal patterns in kdr frequency in permethrin and DDT resistant Anopheles gambiae s.s. from Uganda

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Spatiotemporal Evolution of Ebola Virus Disease at Sub-National Level during the 2014 West Africa Epidemic: Model Scrutiny and Data Meagreness

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Surveillance perspective on Lyme borreliosis across the European Union and European Economic Area

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Targeting of blood safety measures to affected areas with ongoing local transmission of malaria.

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The diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for Lyme borreliosis in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The global compendium of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus occurrence

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The global distribution of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus

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The influence of the Gilgel-Gibe hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia on caregivers' knowledge, perceptions and health-seeking behaviour towards childhood malaria

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The insecticide resistance status of malaria vectors in the Mekong region

scientific article published on 5 June 2008

The values and risks of an Intergovernmental Panel for One Health to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response

scientific article published in 2023

Towards an integrated approach in surveillance of vector-borne diseases in Europe

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VBORNET Gap Analysis: Sand Fly Vector Distribution Models Utilised to Identify Areas of Potential Species Distribution in Areas Lacking Records

article by Bulent Alten et al published 19 December 2016 in Open health data

VBORNET gap analysis: Mosquito vector distribution models utilised to identify areas of potential species distribution in areas lacking records

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Variation in malaria transmission intensity in seven sites throughout Uganda.

scientific article published on August 2006

Vector control in a malaria epidemic occurring within a complex emergency situation in Burundi: a case study

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West Nile Virus Circulation in Mosquitoes in Greece (2010-2013)

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West Nile virus surveillance in Europe: moving towards an integrated animal-human-vector approach

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West Nile virus: the need to strengthen preparedness in Europe

scientific article published on August 26, 2010

dynamAedes: a unified modelling framework for invasive Aedes mosquitoes

scientific article published in 2022