Francesco Baldini

Genomic evidence of spatially structured gene flow and divergent insecticide resistance backgrounds of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania Abstract. Population genetic analysis of mosquitoes is important for understanding the distribution of insecticide resistance alleles, devising sustainable

New work by Joel Odero #IfakaraHealthInstitute @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Genomic evidence of spatially structured gene flow and divergent insecticide resistance backgrounds of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania

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Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry can age field caught Anopheles gambiae malaria vectors - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry can age field caught Anopheles gambiae malaria vectors

Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry can age field caught Anopheles gambiae malaria vectors
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

In vivo screen of Plasmodium targets for mosquito-based malaria control - Nature An in vivo screen of small-molecule compounds to inhibit the mosquito-stage development of Plasmodium identified hits that can be incorporated into bed nets and led to effective parasite killing in th...

In vivo screen of Plasmodium targets for mosquito-based malaria control
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

First confirmation of #WestNileVirus in mosquitoes in the UK, in an Aedes species. Risk to public still very low, but highlights huge importance of having robust mosquito surveillance and response programmes in place.
@mosquitoscotland.bsky.social

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First detection of West Nile virus in UK mosquitoes UKHSA says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low

🦟 First detection of #WestNile #virus in UK #Aedes vexans #mosquitoes

@ukhsa.bsky.social says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Delayed mating in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus compared to Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) Abstract. Mating is a vital behavior for mosquito reproduction, yet it remains poorly understood under captive conditions. We examined the copulation dynam

Delayed mating in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus compared to Anopheles arabiensis
doi.org/10.1093/jme/...

Mosquitoes in Scotland as far north as Shetland The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project.

Delighted to have BBC feature our citizen science mosquito reporting project. Huge thx to members of the public who have got in touch since last year with sightings from all across Scotland. Great if we can keep it going this summer: report at www.mosquito-scotland.com

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Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa Anopheles mosquitoes are major malaria vectors, encompassing several species complexes with diverse life histories, transmission risks and insecticide resistance profiles that challenge malaria contr....

New paper by #SophiaMwinyi:
Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa
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Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa Anopheles mosquitoes are major malaria vectors, encompassing several species complexes with diverse life histories, transmission risks and insecticide resistance profiles that challenge malaria contr...

Original research article "Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the #Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa" by Sophia H. Mwinyi et al.: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New species of mosquito identified on the coast of East Africa Scientists have discovered a previously unidentified species of mosquito along the coast of Kenya and Tanzania with potential implications for malaria surveillance and control.

🦟"New species of #mosquito identified on the coast of #EastAfrica" @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @baldini-francesco.bsky.social @malariagen.bsky.social @phys.org.web.brid.gy
phys.org/news/2025-04...

Great work by #SophiaMwinyi in collaboration with @malariagen.bsky.social & #IfakaraHealthInstitute

New research from the Ifakara Health Institute, Prof Fedros Okumu and @baldini-francesco.bsky.social. New species of mosquito found on the Coast of East Africa

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#mosquito #vectorbornedisease #malaria

One Health Vector-borne Diseases Symposium 2025
Organised by #FETPAFI, @sydney.edu.au @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Read more 👇
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Picture of a Culex mosquito egg raft, found in an aquatic habitat in Glasgow. The egg raft is a black, tear-shaped mass, with slightly jagged edges (the 'jags' are individual eggs, with @50-150 together in one mass). Photo is taken against a white background.

Good morning mosquito-scotlanders!
Exciting news as first Culex mosquito egg raft of the yr found in Glasgow- no fooling!
This along with ⬆️ of citizen science reports confirms mosquito season in Scotland is kicking off. If you live in Scotland, keep an eye out & report
www.mosquito-scotland.com

Anopheles mosquito survival and pharmacokinetic modeling show the mosquitocidal activity of nitisinone Nitisinone reduces survival of the malaria-transmitting mosquito Anopheles gambiae by blocking tyrosine catabolism.

Anopheles mosquito survival and pharmacokinetic modeling show the mosquitocidal activity of nitisinone
by @aacostaserrano.bsky.social & team

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

To mark #InternationalWomensDay, yesterday Prof @drheatherferg.bsky.social gave an inspiring talk about her career journey @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk #IfakaraHealthInstitute

I won’t even try to summarise it—words wouldn’t do it justice. You had to be there to truly understand. And luckily I was!

🙏 Heather!

Towards Fast Quantum Cascade Laser Spectrometers for High-Throughput and Cost-Effective Disease Surveillance Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, coupled with machine learning (ML) analysis can be used for disease monitoring with high speed and accuracy, including the classification of mosquito sa...

🚨New paper by Mauro Pazmino-Betancourth & team @uofgengineering.bsky.social @uofgchem.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Towards Fast Quantum Cascade Laser Spectrometers for High-Throughput and Cost-Effective Disease Surveillance

www.mdpi.com/2813-446X/3/...

International research needs international research professionals When researchers in poorer countries are expected to deliver programmes to the exacting standards of funders in the Global North, it makes international collaboration more difficult. Here, Mary Ryan c...

International research needs international research professionals by @maryraryan.bsky.social
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Scoping Review of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission Models Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) causes ~100,000 clinical cases and 25,000 deaths annually worldwide, mainly in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific and mostly in children. JEV is transmitted to h...

New work out! With a great team led by Troy Laidlow and Viki Brookes. Pinging @mozziebites.bsky.social & @baldini-francesco.bsky.social: Scoping Review of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission Models doi.org/10.1155/tbed...

Scoping Review of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission Models Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) causes ~100,000 clinical cases and 25,000 deaths annually worldwide, mainly in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific and mostly in children. JEV is transmitted to h...

Scoping Review of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission Models

New work by #TroyLaidlow #Sydney_Vet #DrVikiBrookes @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...

New work by #JoelOdero & team!

Distinct Genetic Populations and Resistance Backgrounds of the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #IfakaraHealthInstitute @malariagen.bsky.social

🥼🧹Lab clean up today!!!!
Great team work!!!
Thank you @ic-uribarri.bsky.social for coordination and everyone for the amazing help!
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #vectorsglasgow @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social

Interesting talk today at VectorGlasgow meeting @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social by @daniellaandrea.bsky.social on "Mosquito saliva, Wolbachia, Virus transmission and Mammalian skin".
Very novel and exciting findings!

😂

Many congratulations to Doctor Emmanuel Mwanga of #ifakarahealthinstitute who has just passed his PhD viva in @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social; with a great piece of research on the application of #machinelearning & #infraredspectroscopy for #malaria #vector surveillance. Hongera sana🇹🇿

Exposure to Pseudomonas spp. increases Anopheles gambiae insecticide resistance in a host-dependent manner - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Exposure to Pseudomonas spp. increases Anopheles gambiae insecticide resistance in a host-dependent manner

Exposure to Pseudomonas spp. increases Anopheles gambiae insecticide resistance in a host-dependent manner by @luismsilva.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Another PhD viva, another cake and yet another Dr!
🎉 Dr Emmanuel Mwanga!
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #ifakarahealthinstitute

Oustanding work on #AI & #InfraredSpectroscopy for #malaria vector surveillance supervised by @simonab.bsky.social Fredros Okumu & me

🙏 examiners Daniel Streicker & Eric Ochomo

Congrats to Dr Issa Mshani for passing his PhD viva @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social today!

In his PhD, Issa developed new tools for #malaria surveillance at the Ifakara Health Institute, supervised by Fredros Okumu, @simonab.bsky.social and myself.

Thank you to examiners Dan Haydon and Carlos Chaccour.

MosAIC: An annotated collection of mosquito-associated bacteria with high-quality genome assemblies Mosquito microbiomes have an important role in disease transmission. This study presents MosAIC (Mosquito-Associated Isolate Collection), a collection of 392 mosquito-associated bacterial isolates and...

Very interesting talk today by @evaheinz7.bsky.social at @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #VectorsGlasgow meeting:

"Looking at the #mosquito holobiont from the bacterial point of view"

So many new insights! Check this 👉 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Hi everyone, this is my first tweet - ehm, skeet (is that the right word?) Well, first post on Bluesky.

I work @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social studying #mosquitoes & other #bugs that transmit nasty diseases to humans & animals.

A pretty decent reason to study them.
They are very interesting animals too.