Jacob M Riveron

Claim Author Page
Publications45
h-index21
Citations1,196
Highly Influential Citations46
  • Publications
  • Influence
Claim Your Author Page
Ensure your research is discoverable on Semantic Scholar. Claiming your author page allows you to personalize the information displayed and manage your publications. Semantic Scholar automatically creates author pages based on data aggregated from public sources and our publisher partners.
Directionally selected cytochrome P450 alleles are driving the spread of pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus
  • Jacob M Riveron, Helen Irving, +4 authors Charles Sinclair Wondji
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2012 (First Publication: 17 December 2012)
    • Pyrethroid insecticides are critical for malaria control in Africa. However, resistance to this insecticide class in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus is spreading rapidly across Africa,… Continue Reading
    A single mutation in the GSTe2 gene allows tracking of metabolically based insecticide resistance in a major malaria vector
  • Jacob M Riveron, Cristina Yunta, +8 authors Charles Sinclair Wondji
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Genome Biology
  • 2013 (First Publication: 25 February 2014)
    • BackgroundMetabolic resistance to insecticides is the biggest threat to the continued effectiveness of malaria vector control. However, its underlying molecular basis, crucial for successful… Continue Reading
    Rise of multiple insecticide resistance in Anopheles funestus in Malawi: a major concern for malaria vector control
  • Jacob M Riveron, Martin Chiumia, +6 authors Charles Sinclair Wondji
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Malaria Journal
  • 2015 (First Publication: 15 September 2015)
    • AbstractBackgroundDeciphering the dynamics and evolution of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is crucial for successful vector control. This study reports an increase of resistance intensity… Continue Reading
    The highly polymorphic CYP6M7 cytochrome P450 gene partners with the directionally selected CYP6P9a and CYP6P9b genes to expand the pyrethroid resistance front in the malaria vector Anopheles…
  • Jacob M Riveron, Sulaiman S. Ibrahim, +6 authors Charles Sinclair Wondji
  • Biology, Medicine
  • BMC Genomics
  • 2014 (First Publication: 27 September 2014)
    • BackgroundPyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus is rapidly expanding across Southern Africa. It remains unknown whether this resistance has a unique origin with the… Continue Reading
    The cytochrome P450 CYP6P4 is responsible for the high pyrethroid resistance in knockdown resistance-free Anopheles arabiensis
  • Sulaiman S. Ibrahim, Jacob M Riveron, Robert Stott, Helen Irving, Charles Sinclair Wondji
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Insect biochemistry and molecular biology
  • 2016 (First Publication: 1 January 2016)
    • Pyrethroid insecticides are the front line vector control tools used in bed nets to reduce malaria transmission and its burden. However, resistance in major vectors such as Anopheles arabiensis is… Continue Reading
    Widespread Pyrethroid and DDT Resistance in the Major Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in East Africa Is Driven by Metabolic Resistance Mechanisms
  • Charles Mulamba, Jacob M Riveron, +5 authors Charles Sinclair Wondji
  • Biology, Medicine
  • PloS one
  • 2014 (First Publication: 15 October 2014)
    • Background Establishing the extent, geographical distribution and mechanisms of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is a prerequisite for resistance management. Here, we report a widespread… Continue Reading
    Multiple Insecticide Resistance in the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus from Northern Cameroon Is Mediated by Metabolic Resistance Alongside Potential Target Site Insensitivity Mutations
  • Benjamin D Menze, Jacob M Riveron, +4 authors Charles Sinclair Wondji
  • Biology, Medicine
  • PloS one
  • 2016 (First Publication: 10 October 2016)
    • Background Despite the recent progress in establishing the patterns of insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus, Central African populations of this species remain… Continue Reading
    Contrasting Plasmodium infection rates and insecticide susceptibility profiles between the sympatric sibling species Anopheles parensis and Anopheles funestus s.s: a potential challenge for malaria…
  • Charles Mulamba, Helen Irving, Jacob M Riveron, Louis G. Mukwaya, Josephine Birungi, Charles Sinclair Wondji
  • Medicine, Biology
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • 2013 (First Publication: 17 February 2014)
    • BackgroundAlthough the An. funestus group conceals one of the major malaria vectors in Africa, little is known about the dynamics of members of this group across the continent. Here, we investigated… Continue Reading
    Multiple insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus in southern Ghana: implications for malaria control
  • Jacob M Riveron, Michael Osae, Alexander Egyir-Yawson, Helen Irving, Sulaiman S. Ibrahim, Charles Sinclair Wondji
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • 2016 (First Publication: 15 September 2016)
    • BackgroundUnderstanding the dynamics of insecticide resistance in African malaria vectors is crucial for successful implementation of resistance management strategies in the continent. This study… Continue Reading