Paaijmans, K.P., Huijben, S., Githeko, A.K., Takken, W.
The present paper reports the occurrence of competition between larvae of the malaria mosquito sibling species Anopheles arabiensis and An. gambiae under ambient conditions in western Kenya. Larvae...
Wegen naar een klimaatbestendig Nederland (2009)
Takken, W., Vliet, A.J.H., Van, Verhagen, A., Vos, C.C.
Het toenemend belang van infectieziekten die worden overgebracht door vectoren (2009)
Scholte, E.J., Reusken, C.B.E.M., Takken, W., Jongejan, F., Giessen, J.W.B., Van Der
Malaria vector control: current and future strategies (2009)
The recently announced call for malaria eradication represents a new page in the history of this disease. This has been triggered by remarkable reductions in malaria resulting from combined...
Bijllaardt, W., Van Den, Braak, R., Ter, Shekalaghe, S., Otieno, S., Mahande, A., Sauerwein, R., ...
Water storage clay pots have been recently explored as method for outdoor mosquito sampling and as novel device for administrating insect-pathogenic fungi to mosquitoes. Their suitability for indoor...
Smallegange, R.C., Qiu, Y.T., Bukovinszkiné-Kiss, G., Loon, J.J.A., Van, Takken, W.
The role of aliphatic carboxylic acids in host-seeking response of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto was examined both in a dual-choice olfactometer and with indoor traps. A basic...
Wang, G., Qiu, Y.T., Lu, T., Kwon, H.W., Pitts, R.J., Loon, J.J.A., Van, ...
Heat sensitivity is a sensory modality that plays a critical role in close-range host-seeking behaviors of adult female Anopheles gambiae, the principal Afrotropical vector for human malaria. An...
Cultured skin microbiota attracts malaria mosquitoes (2009)
Verhulst, N.O., Beijleveld, H., Knols, B.G.J., Takken, W., Schraa, G., Bouwmeester, H.J., ...
Background Host-seeking of the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto, is guided by human odours. The precise nature of the odours, and the composition of attractive blends of...
Jawara, M., Smallegange, R.C., Jeffries, D., Nwakanma, D.C., Awolola, T.S., Knols, B.G.J., ...
Background: Baited traps are potential tools for removal or surveillance of disease vectors. To optimize the use of counterflow traps baited with human odor (nylon socks that had been worn for a...
Takken, W., Vliet, A.J.H., Van, Overbeek, L.S., Van, Gassner, F., Jacobs, F., Bron, W.A., ...
Farenhorst, M., Farina, D., Scholte, E.J., Takken, W., Hunt, R.H., Coetzee, M., ...
We studied the use of African water storage pots for point source application of Metarhizium anisopliae against the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. funestus. Clay pots were shown to be...
Diversity of Ixodes ricinus tick-associated bacterial communities from different forests (2008)
Overbeek, L.S., Van, Gassner, F., Lombaers-van Der Plas, C.H., Kastelein, P., Nunes Da Rocha, U., Takken, W.
Nymphal Ixodes ricinus ticks (n=180) were collected from three different areas in the Netherlands to investigate the effect of forest composition on tick-associated microbial communities. Sampled...
Natural factors affecting microbial composition in ticks (2008)
Overbeek, L.S., Van, Gasner, F., Takken, W.
3-D flight behaviour of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s. inside an odour plume (2008)
Beeuwkes, J., Spitzen, J., Spoor, C.W., Leeuwen, J.L., Van, Takken, W.
Spitzen, J., Smallegange, R.C., Takken, W.
The anthropophilic malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto responds to CO2 and human skin emanations. How these odorants affect the behaviour of this mosquito species is studied in an...
Gassner, F., Verbaarschot, P.G.H., Smallegange, R.C., Spitzen, J., Wieren, S.E., Van, Takken, W.
The effect of introduced large herbivores on the abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks and their Borrelia infections was studied in a natural woodland in The Netherlands. Oak and pine plots, either...
Takken, W., Verhulst, N.O., Scholte, E.J., Jacobs, F.H.H., Jongema, Y., Lammeren, R.J.A., Van
The Netherlands has enjoyed a relatively free state of vector-borne diseases of economic importance for more than one century. Emerging infectious diseases may change this situation, threatening the...
The 2006 outbreak of bluetongue in northern Europe. The entomological perspective (2008)
Meiswinkel, R., Baldet, T., Deken, R., De, Takken, W., Delécolle, J.-C., Mellor, P.S.
After bluetongue (BT) appeared in northern Europe in August 2006 entomological studies were implemented in all five affected Member States (MSs) to establish which species of Culicoides had acted as...
Paaijmans, K.P., Jacobs, A.F.G., Takken, W., Heusinkveld, B.G., Githeko, A.K., Dicke, M., ...
Water temperature is an important determinant of the growth and development of malaria mosquito immatures. To gain a better understanding of the daily temperature dynamics of malaria mosquito...
Schmied, W.H., Takken, W., Killeen, G.F., Knols, B.G.J., Smallegange, R.C.
Background Evaluation of mosquito responses towards different trap-bait combinations in field trials is a time-consuming process that can be shortened by experiments in contained semi-field systems....
Scholte, E.J., Dijkstra, E., Blok, H., Vries, A., De, Takken, W., Hofhuis, A., ...
In the summer of 2005, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) was found for the first time in the Netherlands. It was collected on the premises of several...
Hofhuis, A., Reimerink, J., Reusken, C., Scholte, E.J., Boer, A., De, Takken, W., ...
Since 2005, Aedes albopictus mosquitoes have been detected in companies in the Netherlands that import ornamental plants from China. To assess the risks of dengue transmission, a study was carried...
Track 3D: Visualization and flight track analysis of Anopheles gambiae s.s. mosquitoes (2008)
Spitzen, J., Spoor, C.W., Kranenbarg, S., Beeuwkes, J., Noldus, L.P.J.J., Leeuwen, J.L., Van, ...
The 2006 outbreak of bluetongue in northern Europe: the entomological perspective (2008)
Meiswinkel, R., Baldet, T., De Deken, R., Takken, W., Delécolle, J. C., Mellor, P. S.
After bluetongue (BT) appeared in northern Europe in August 2006 entomological studies were implemented in all five affected Member States (MSs) to establish which species of Culicoides had acted as...
Evaluation of integrated vector management (2008)
Berg, H., Van Den, Takken, W.
Initiatives on integrated vector management (IVM) approaches are increasingly undertaken as alternatives to existing vector control. An impact model of IVM is presented with performance and impact...
Takken, W., Verhulst, N.O., Scholte, E.J., Jacobs, F.H.H., Jongema, Y., Lammeren, R.J.A., Van, ...
Unexpected high losses of Anopheles gambiae larvae due to rainfall (2007)
Paaijmans, K.P., Wandago, M.O., Githeko, A.K., Takken, W.
Background - Immature stages of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae experience high mortality, but its cause is poorly understood. Here we study the impact of rainfall, one of the abiotic factors...
Avian malaria in Europe: An emerging infectious disease? (2007)
Huijben, S., Schaftenaar, W., Wijsman, A., Paaijmans, K.P., Takken, W.
Bluetongue: an emerging vector-borne disease outbreak in North-western Europe (2007)
Takken, W., Rooij, E.M.A., Van, Verhulst, N.O., Jacobs, F., Huijben, S., Beeuwkes, J., ...
Risk Assessment of Blue tongue (2007)
Koeijer, A.A., De, Takken, W., Roermund, H.J.W., Van
Scholte, E.J., Takken, W., Knols, B.G.J.
This study describes a laboratory investigation on the use of the insect-pathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae against adult Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. At a dosage of 1.6 × 1010...
The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) in the Netherlands: should we worry? (2007)
Scholte, E.J., Dijkstra, E., Ruijs, H., Jacobs, F., Takken, W., Hofhuis, A., ...
Viewpoint: A framework for decision-making in integrated vector management to prevent disease (2007)
Berg, H., Van Den, Takken, W.
Integrated vector management (IVM) aims to extend the basis of disease control by involving other sectors and local communities in control action. It is vital that decisions on IVM are made locally...
Meiswinkel, R., Baldet, T., Deken, R., De, Takken, W., Delécolle, J.-C., Mellor, Ph.
Odor coding in the maxillary palp of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae (2007)
Lu, T., Qiu, Y.T., Wang, Q., Kwon, J.Y., Rutzler, M., Kwon, H.W., ...
Qiu, Y.T., Smallegange, R.C., Braak, C.J.F., Ter, Spitzen, J., Loon, J.J.A., Van, Jawara, M., ...
Chemical cues play an important role in the host-seeking behavior of blood-feeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). A field study was carried out in The Gambia to investigate the effects of human...
Natural factors affecting microbial composition in ticks (2007)
Overbeek, L.S., Van, Gasner, F., Takken, W.
Natural factors affecting microbial composition in ticks (2007)
Overbeek, L.S., Van, Gasner, F., Takken, W.
Bluetongue-an emerging vector-borne disease outbreak in north-westerin Europe (2007)
Takken, W., Rooij, E.M.A., Van, Verhulst, N., Jacobs, F., Huijben, S., Beeuwkes, J., ...
Avian malaria in Europe: an emerging infectious disease? (2007)
Huijben, S., Schaftenaar, W., Wijsman, A., Paaijmans, K.P., Takken, W.
Chikungunya risk assessment for europe: recommendations for action (2006)
Depoortere, E., Coulombier, D., Boutin, J-P, Brooker, S., Valk, H., De, Dieckmann, S., ...
Since March 2005, 255 000 cases of chikungunya fever are estimated to have occurred on the island of Réunion, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean [1]. An huge increase in estimated...
Scholte, E.J., Knols, B.G.J., Takken, W.
The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae is being considered as a biocontrol agent against adult African malaria vectors. In addition to causing significant mortality, this pathogen is...
Ayala, D., Goff, G., Le, Robert, V., Jong, P.W., De, Takken, W.
Microsatellites were used as markers for a study of the population structure of Anopheles funestus on Madagascar and Comoros. Mosquitoes were collected in four different localities on Madagascar and...
Chemical ecology is the ecology of body odour. Every organism uses chemical information in intra- and interspecific interactions. Animals emit chemicals to attract a mate or to prevent a competitor...
Olfactory coding in antennal neurons of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae (2006)
Qiu, Y.T., Loon, J.J.A., Van, Takken, W., Meijerink, J., Smid, H.M.
Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) in the antenna of insects serve to encode odors in action potential activity conducted to the olfactory lobe of the deuterocerebrum. We performed an analysis of the...
Qiu, Y.T., Smallegange, R.C., Loon, J.J.A., Van, Braak, C.J.F., Ter, Takken, W.
Differences between human individuals in their attractiveness to female mosquitoes have been reported repeatedly, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Skin emanations from 27 human...
Chemical ecology is the ecology of body odour. Every organism uses chemical information in intra- and interspecific interactions. Animals emit chemicals to attract a mate or to prevent a competitor...
Low larval vector survival explains unstable malaria in the Western Kenya higlands (2006)
Koenraadt, C.J.M., Paaijmans, K.P., Schneider, P., Githeko, A.K., Takken, W.
Several highland areas in eastern Africa have recently suffered from serious malaria epidemics. Some models predict that, in the short term, these areas will experience more epidemics as a result of...
Vectoren van het West Nile-virus in Nederland (2006)
Reusken, C.B.E.M., Takken, W.
Om de risico¿s voor de volksgezondheid bij introductie van het West Nile-virus (WNV) goed te kunnen inschatten, is het nodig om te weten in welke inheemse muggen WNV zich kan handhaven. In dit...
Takken, W., Vliet, A.J.H., Van, Overbeek, L.S., Van, Gassner, F., Jacobs, F., Bron, W.A., ...
An entomopathogenic fungus for control of adult African malaria mosquitoes. (2005)
Scholte, E. J., Ng'habi, K., Kihonda, J., Takken, W., Paaijmans, K., Abdulla, S., ...
Biological control of malaria mosquitoes in Africa has rarely been used in vector control programs. Recent developments in this field show that certain fungi are virulent to adult Anopheles...
Letter to the Editor: Benefits and risks in malaria control - Response (2005)
Thomas, M.B., Blanford, S., Jenkins, N.E., Killeen, G.F., Knols, B.G.J., Read, A.F., ...
Smallegange, R.C., Qiu, Y.T., Loon, J.J.A., Van, Takken, W.
Host odours play a major role in the orientation and host location of blood-feeding mosquitoes. Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto, which is the most important malaria vector in Africa, is a...
Laboratory studies on the olfactory behaviour of Anopheles quadriannulatus (2005)
Pates, H.V., Takken, W., Curtis, C.F.
The host preference of Anopheles quadriannulatus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae), the zoophilic member of the malaria mosquito complex Anopheles gambiae Giles, was investigated in a dual-choice...
An entomopathogenic fungus for control of adult African malaria mosquitoes (2005)
Scholte, E.J., Ng'habi, K, Kihonda, J., Takken, W., Paaijmans, K.P., Abdulla, S., ...
Biological control of malaria mosquitoes in Africa has rarely been used in vector control programs. Recent developments in this field show that certain fungi are virulent to adult Anopheles...
Koenraadt, C.J.M., Githeko, A.K., Takken, W.
The population dynamics of the larval and adult life stages of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Giles were studied in Miwani, western Kenya, in relation to meteorological conditions. Larval...
The close association of Anopheles gambiae Giles with humans and its females¿ ability to live on human blood alone suggest that females may ignore sources of sugar in favour of human blood as a...
Entomopathogenic fungi for mosquito control: A review (2004)
Scholte, E.J., Knols, B.G.J., Samson, R.A., Takken, W.
Fungal diseases in insects are common and widespread and can decimate their populations in spectacular epizootics. Virtually all insect orders are susceptible to fungal diseases, including Dipterans....
Olfactory regulation of mosquito-host interactions (2004)
Mosquitoes that act as disease vectors rely upon olfactory cues to direct several important behaviors that are fundamentally involved in establishing their overall vectorial capacity. Of these, the...
Qiu, Y.T., Smallegange, R.C., Smid, H.M., Loon, J.J.A., Van, Galimard, A.M.S., Posthumus, M.A., ...
A coupled gas-chromatography-electroantennography (GC-EAG) method was used to identify kairomones that mediate the host-seeking behaviour of An. gambiae. Nylon stockings that had been worn by human...
Qiu, Y.T., Smallegange, R.C., Hoppe, S., Loon, J.J.A., Van, Bakker, E.J., Takken, W.
Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae) to human skin emanations collected on glass beads were studied using a dual-port...
On the track of human odours that attract mosquitoes: some tools, some clues (2004)
Galimard, A.M.S., Qiu, Y.T., Smallegange, R., Beek, T.A., Van, Loon, J.J.A., Van, Takken, W., ...
Mosquito mating behaviour (2004)
Takken, W., Costantini, C., Dolo, G., Hassanali, A., Sagnon, N.F., Osir, E.
Mating is one aspect of behaviour that has been much ignored in mosquito biology. Yet, the success of a transgenic release strategy depends on normal, competitive mating between introduced and wild...
Mosquito mating behaviour (2004)
Takken, W., Constantini, C., Dolo, G., Hassanali, A., Sagnon, N.F., Osir, E.
Why humans are attractive to malaria mosquitoes (2003)
Smallegange, R.C., Qiu, Y.T., Galimard, A.M.S., Posthumus, M.A., Beek, T.A., Van, Loon, J.A., Van, ...
Anton, S., Loon, J.J.A., Van, Meijerink, J., Smid, H.M., Takken, W., Rospars, J-P
Populatiedynamiek en fenologie van teken in Nederland (2003)
Smit, R., Dijk, F., Kruidbos, F., Schouls, L.M., Pol, I., Van De, Docters Van Leeuwen, W.M., ...
Avian malaria in Rotterdam (2003)
Takken, W., Huijben, S., Wijsman, A., Paaijmans, K.P., Schmidt, H., Schaftenaar, W.
The phenology of malaria mosquitos in irrigated rice fields in Mali (2003)
Klinkenberg, E., Takken, W., Huibers, F.P., Touré, Y.T.
A field study was carried out in the large-scale rice irrigation scheme of the Office du Niger in Mali to investigate the relation between anopheline mosquito larval development and small-scale...
Takken, W., Boëte, C.H.J.J.
Effects of environmental change on malaria in the Amazon region of Brazil (2003)
Takken, W., Vilarinhos, P., De Tarso, Schneider, P., Santos, F., Dos
Malaria is endemic in Brazil, affecting mostly the Amazon states. Whereas 50 years ago good progress was made towards its control, since the opening up of the Amazon region for forestry, agriculture...
Takken, W., Geene, R., Adam, W., Jetten, T.H., Velden, J.A., Van Der
The distribution and ecology of mosquitoes of the Anopheles maculipennis complex were studied in the delta of the rivers Rhine and Meuse in the southwest of The Netherlands. The study area was...
Mukabana, W.R., Takken, W., Seda, P., Killeen, G.F., Hawley, W.A., Knols, B.G.J.
The success of distinguishing blood meal sources of Anopheles gambiae Giles through deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profiling was investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification at the...
Takken, W., Stuke, K., Klowden, M.J.
Females of the afrotropical mosquito species Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto and An. quadriannulatus (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae) were studied for the effect of blood meal size and the...
Do insecticide-treated bednets have an effect on malaria vectors? (2002)
The use of insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) has been widely adopted as an important method for malaria control. Few data exist on effects of ITNs on mosquito biology and ecology, other than the...
Klinkenberg, E., Huibers, F.P., Takken, W., Toure, Y.T.
A field study was carried out in the rice irrigation scheme Office du Niger, Mali, to observe malaria mosquito larval development as related to differences in field irrigation practices, such as...
Takken, W., Loon, J.J.A., Van, Adam, W.
The effect of a single blood meal on the host-seeking response of Anopheles gambiae was investigated in the laboratory using a behavioural bioassay, whereas possible changes at the chemosensory level...
Nederlandse malaria, de feiten (2001)
Takken, W., Velden, J., Van Der
Braks, M.A.H., Meijerink, J., Takken, W.
In an olfactometer study on the response of the anthropophilic malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera, Culicidae) to human sweat it was found that freshly collected sweat, mostly of eccrine...
Dekker, T., Takken, W., Cardé, R.T.
The effects of structure, concentration and composition of host-odour plumes on catch of female Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto and Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) were investigated in...
Pates, H.V., Takken, W., Stuke, K., Curtis, C.F.
A dual port olfactometer was used to study the response of Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto to odours of human and animal origin. Human odour consisted of human skin emanations collected on a...
Unexpected anthropophagic behaviour in Anopheles quadriannulatus (2001)
Pates, H.V., Takken, W., Curtis, C.F., Huisman, P.W., Akinpelu, O., Gill, G.S.
Dekker, T., Takken, W., Braks, M.A.H.
In field studies, Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto obtains most blood meals from humans, whereas Anopheles quadriannulatus Theobald bites predominantly bovids. We investigated whether host odors...
L. E. G. Mboera, W. Takken, K. Y. Mdira, J. A. Pickett
The effectiveness of traps baited with (5R,6S)-6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide (the synthetic oviposition pheromone) and grass infusions in sampling a population of gravid Culex quinquefasciatus Say was...
Mboera, L.E.G., Knols, B.G.J., Braks, M.A.H., Takken, W.
For collecting mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) the outdoor catching efficiency of four types of trapping devices baited with carbon dioxide (CO2, 300 ml/min) was evaluated and compared in two areas...
Mboera, L.E.G., Takken, W., Sambu, E.Z.
The responses of Culex quinquefasciatus Say to traps baited with carbon dioxide, 1-octen-3-ol, acetone, butyric acid and human foot odour were studied in the field in Muheza, north-east Tanzania...
Mboera, L.E.G., Takken, W., Mdira, K.Y., Pickett, J.A.
The effectiveness of traps baited with (5R,6S)-6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide (the synthetic oviposition pheromone) and grass infusions in sampling a population of gravid Culex quinquefasciatus Say was...
Hoofdluisinfecties en het falen van anti-hoofdluismiddelen in Nederland (2000)
Metsaars, M.A.J., Takken, W., Meer, G., De
Terugkeer van endemische malaria in Nederland uiterst onwaarschijnlijk (1999)
Takken, W., Kager, P.A., Kaay, H.J., Van Der
Terugkeer van endemische malaria in Nederland uiterst onaannemlijk: reply (1999)
Takken, W., Kager, P.A., Kaay, H.J. Van Der
Terugkeer van endemische malaria in Nederland uiterst onwaarschijnlijk (1999)
Takken, W., Kager, P.A., Kaay, H.J. Van Der
Field studies on responses of two mosquito sibling species, Anopheles arabiensis Patton and An. quadriannulatusTheobald, to a man, a calf and different release rates of carbon dioxide (man, calf and...
Dekker, T., Takken, W., Knols, B.G.J., Bouman, E., Laak, S., Van De, Bever, A., De, ...
The role of carbon dioxide in host-seeking Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (Diptera, Culicidae). (1998)
Charlwood, J.D., Smith, T., Billingsley, P.F., Takken, W., Lyimo, E.O.K., Meuwissen, J.H.E.T.
Knols, B.G.J., Loon, J.J.A., Van, Cork, A., Robinson, R.D., Adam, W., Meijerink, J., ...
Odour-mediated, host-seeking behaviour of Anopheles mosquitoes: a new approach. (1997)
Knols, B.G.J., Takken, W., Cork, A., Jong, R., De
Will malaria return to Europe under the greenhouse effect? (1995)
Takken, W., Wege, J., Van De, Jetten, Th.H.
Mapping the densities of malaria vectors within a single village. (1995)
Smith, T., Charlwood, J.D., Takken, W., Tanner, M., Spiegelhalter, D.J.
Density independent feeding success of malaria vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) in Tanzania. (1995)
Charlwood, J.D., Smith, T., Kihonda, J., Heiz, B., Billingsley, P.F., Takken, W.
Knols, B.G.J., Takken, W., Charlwood, D., Jong, R., De
Differential attractiveness of isolated humans to mosquitoes in Tanzania. (1995)
Knols, B.G.J., Jong, R., De, Takken, W.
Effects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems (1995)
Geijn, S.C., Van De, Berendse, F., Bouten, W., Dijkstra, P., Gorrisen, A., Jetten, Th., ...
Knols, B.G.J., Jong, R., De, Takken, W.
Influence of human breath on selection of biting sites by Anopheles albimanus. (1994)
Knols, B.G.J., Takken, W., Jong, R., De
Takken, W., Kemme, J., Essen, P.H., Van
Huis, A., Van, Meerman, F., Takken, W.
Huis, A., Van, Meerman, F., Takken, W.