List of publications of Dr. Vas Dev 1. Mittal, O.P. and V. Dev (1977). A photomap of the salivary gland chromosomes of Anopheles stephensi Liston (Culicidae: Diptera). Cytobios 19: 151 – 157. 2. Sharma, G.P., O.P. Mittal, S. Chaudhury & V. Dev (1997). Chromosomal polymorphism in Anopheles stephensi Liston (Culicidae: Diptera). The Nucleus, 20: 139 – 144. 3. Mittal, O.P. and V. Dev (1977). Chromosomal basis of dosage compensation in Anopheles stephensi Liston (Culicidae: Diptera). Microbios Letters 4: 79 -81. 4. Sharma, G.P., O.P. Mittal, V. Dev and B.D. Gupta (1978). Gamma rays induced visible alterations in the giant chromosomes of Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae). Caryologia 31:463-473. 5. Mittal, O.P. and V. Dev (1979). Ectopic pairing in the salivary chromosomes of mosquitoes. Cytologia 44:781-784. 6. Dev, V. (1982). Evolutionary relationships among members of the Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris group. Am. Zool. 22 (4): 885. 7. Dev, V. and K.S. Rai (1982). Genetics of speciation in the Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris group (Diptera: Culicidae). I Crossing relationships among six species. In: The Evolutionary significance of Insect Polymorphism. Proc. Symp. Natl. Meeting Entomology Soc. Am., M.W. Stock and A.C. Bartlett. Eds. University of Idaho Publication, pp. 89 -105. 8. Dev, V. (1983). Genetics of speciation in the Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris subgroup. Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol. 44(3), order No. DA 8316702, UMI 300 N Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan –48106, USA. 9. Dev, V. and K.S. Rai (1983). White – eye, a new mutant in Aedes scutellaris katherinensis. J. Hered. 74: 307 – 308. 10. Dev, V. and K. S. Rai (1983). Monosomy and chromosomal mosaicism in Aedes kesseli. Chrom. Inf. Serv. 35: 10 -11. 11. Dev, V. and K.S. Rai (1984). Genetics of speciation in the Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris group (Diptera: Culicidae). V. Chromosomal relationship among five species. Genetica 64: 83 - 92. 12. Dev, V. and K.S. Rai (1984). Genetics of speciation in the Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris group (Diptera: Culicidae). VI. Inheritance of red – eye in interspecific crosses. Z. zool. Syst. Evolut- forsch. 22: 114 -117 V. DEV PUBLICATIONS PAGE 2 13. Dev, V. and K.S. Rai (1984). Cytology of Aedes (Stegomyia) hebrideus. (Diptera : Culicidae). Chrom. Infor. Serv. 37: 13 -14. 14. Dev, V., L.E. LaChance and C.J. Whitten (1985). Polytene Chromosomes of the Screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax. J. Hered. 76: 132 -133. 15. Dev, V. and K.S. Rai (1985). Genetics of speciation in the Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris group (Diptera: Culicidae). VII. Genetic basis of morphological differences. Zoologischer Anzeiger 215: 52 – 60. 16. Dev, V. and K.S. Rai (1985). Genetic relationships among certain species of the Aedes (Stegomyai) scutellaris group (Diptera: Culicidae). Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 79: 325 – 331. 17. Dev, V., L.E. LaChance and C.J. Whitten (1986). Polytene chromosomes, karyotype correlations, and population cytology of the primary Screwworm fly. J. Hered. 77: 427 – 434. 18. Dev, V. (1986). Non–reciprocal fertility among species of the Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris group (Diptera: Culicidae). Experientia 42: 803 - 806. 19. Dev, V. (1987). Speciation in the Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris group (Diptera: Culicidae). Contributing factors. Mosq. Syst. 19: 119 -126. 20. Dev, V. (1988). Analysis of chiasmata frequencies – A cytotaxonomic tool. Bionature 8: 141-142. 21. Dev, V. and H.J. Meyer (1988). Polytene chromosomes of the face fly. Musca autumnalis DeGeer. Bionature 8: 70 -73. 22. Dev, V., S. Chaudhury and U. Bhardwaj (1988). Cytogenetic affinities between populations of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse). Bionature 8: 25 -30. 23. Mittal , O.P., V. Dev., and R.D.P. Kaur (1989). Genetic relationships between strains of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L). Bionature 9 (2): 57 – 62. 24. Dev, V. (1990). Integrated Vector Cotrol of Malaria. A grassroots approach. In: Report of Nat. Seminar on Women and Children in Tribal areas, Care and Development by Jigyansu Tribal Research Centre, Delhi. pp. 39 - 42. (Article reproduced by Voluntary Health Association of India in Proceedings of Meeting on Rationale Care of Malaria, pp. 27 - 31, 1995). V. DEV PUBLICATIONS PAGE 3 25. Dev, V. (1993) Hybrid dysgenesis in the Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris Subgroup (Diptera : Culicidae). Bionature 13 (2): 257-263. 26. Dev, V., H.K. Nayak, K. Baruah and B. Jana (1993). Promoting insecticide impregnated bednets for malaria control in Assam. In: Community Participation in Malaria Control, Ed. Dr. V.P. Sharma, Malaria Research Centre (ICMR), Delhi, pp. 247-257. 27. Dutta, P., V. Dev and D.R. Bhattacharrya (1993). Anopheline fauna and malaria incidence in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Indian J. Malariol. 30:135-143. 28. Dev, V. and B. Shahi (1994). A preliminary report of the work done on larvivorous fishes in Sonapur PHC, District Kamrup, Assam. In: Larvivorous fishes of the Inland Ecosystems, Eds. V.P. Sharma & A. Ghosh. Malaria Research Centre (ICMR), Delhi, pp. 147-151. 29. Dev, V., B. Shahi and V.P. Sharma (1994). Field trials with insecticide impregnated bednets for malaria control in Assam. In: Tropical Diseases, Molecular Biology and Control Strategies, Eds. S. Kumar A.K. Sen, G.P. Dutta and R.N. Sharma. Publication & Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi, pp. 387-396. 30. Dev, V. (1994). Breeding habitats of Anopheline mosquitoes in Assam. Indian J. Malariol. 31:31-34. (Article reproduced by Voluntary Health Association of India in proceedings of Meeting on Rational Care of Malaria, 31 – 34.1995). 31. Dev, V. and S.K. Sharma (1994). Utility of Poecilia reticulata Peters for the control of mosquito breeding in polluted drains in Assam, India. Annals of Medical Enomology (Raipur, India) 3: 1 - 2. 32. Dev, V. and S. Phookan (1994). Subject wise chronological bibliography of malaria research in the northeastern region of India. Annals of Medical Entomology (Raipur, India) 3: 3 -11. 33. Dev, V. and V.P. Sharma (1995). Persistent transmission of malaria in Sonapur PHC, Kamrup District, Assam. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 19:65 – 68. 34. Jana–Kara, B. R., W A Jihullah, B. Shahi, V. Dev, C.F. Curtis and V. P. Sharma (1995) Deltamethrin impregnated bednets against Anopheles minimus transmitted malaria in Assam, India. J. Trop. Med. Hyq. 98: 73 83. V. DEV PUBLICATIONS PAGE 4 35. Gogoi, S.C., V. Dev, B. Choudhury and S. Phookan (1995). Susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine in the tea garden tribes of Assam, India. Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health 26:228 – 230. 36. Dev, V. (1996) Anopheles minimus: Its bionomics and role in the transmission of malaria in Assam, India. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 74: 61-66. 37. Gogoi. S.C., V. Dev, and S. Phookan (1996). Morbidly and mortality due to malaria in Tarajulie tea estate, Assam, India. Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health 27: 526-529. 38. Dev, V. (1996). Malaria survey in Tarajulie Tea Estate and adjoining hamlets in Sonitpur district, Assam. Indian J. Malariol. 33: 21 -29. 39. Dev, V. and S. Phookan (1996). Malaria prevalence in tea estates of Brahmaputra valley of Assam, India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 20: 189-192. 40. Dev, V. (1998). Utility of CDC traps for sampling malaria vectors in Assam. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 22: 69 – 70. 41. Dev, V. (1998). Insecticide impregnated mosquito nets: An alternative strategy for malaria control. Current Science 74:5 (Article reproduced in N.E. Newsletter, April 2000, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI). 42. Dev, V. and S. Phookan (1998). Epidemiology and control of malaria in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam. In: Advances in Medical & Human Welfare (S.C. Goel, Editor), The U.P. Zoological Society, 97 B. Sriramkrupa, New Mendi, Muzaffar Nagar, 251001 India, pp. 59 - 65. 43. Bhutani, N., M.R. Ranjit, M. Yameen, N. Singh, V. Dev, C.R. Pillai, M.A. Ansari & Y.D. Sharma (1998). Genetic Diversity among field isolates of P. falciparum in India. Current Science 75: 160-163. 44. Bhattacharya, P.C., M.P. Baruah and V. Dev (1998). Drug resistance in malaria, its prevention & treatment. In: Update in Medicine, (A.K. Das and P.P. Baruah, Eds.) APICON, Assam, 98, Designer Graphics, Dibrugarh – 786001, India, pp. 262 – 267. 45. Dev, V., N.C. Nayak, K.M. Mahapatra, B. Choudhury, S. Phookan, J.S. Srivastava, O.P. Asthana & V.P. Sharma (1998). Alpha/ beta Arteether, new anti-malaria. Current Science 75: 758 – 759. V. DEV PUBLICATIONS PAGE 5 46. Dev, V. (1999). Hybridization; A potent factor in speciation. Current Science 76:1062-63. 47. Dev, V. (1999). Current Science – the vital link (A letter to the Editor). Current Science 76: 1291 – 92. 48. Dev, V. (1999). Field evaluation of HRP – 2-antigen detection test kit for Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Current Science 77: 17-18. 49. Dev, V. (1999). Malaria havoc in the Northeast. The North East Times, Vol. 9, No. 337, Dated Guwahati the 10th September 1999, G.L. Publications Ltd. Assam – 781007, India. (Popular article). 50. Dev, V. (2000). Plasmodium malariae, A case of quartan Malaria in Assam. J. Commun. Dis. 32, 149-151. 51. Dev, V. (2000). Roll Back Malaria. The Assam Tribune dated GUWAHATI, the 20th Nov. 2000,Vol. 62, No. 316, p.4 (Popular article). 52. Subbarao, S.K., K. Vasantha, N. Nanda, B.N. Nagpal, V. Dev and V.P. Sharma (2000) Cytotaxonomic evidence for the presence of Anopheles nivipes In India. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 16: 71-74 53. Dev, V (2001). Spatial distribution of malaria in relation to rice-agro ecosystem in Assam. In: Proceedings of the Workshop on “Water Quality Assessment, Bio-monitoring and Zooplankton Diversity”, Ed. B.K. Sharma, Deptt. Of Zoology, Northeastern Hill Univ; Shillong – 793 022, India pp. 152-163. 54. Dev, V. (2001). A letter of the Editor, In: MALARIA MATTERS, Issue 9 of 2001, Path Canada (NGO Newsletter), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, p.6. 55. Dev, V. (2001). Operational aspects of insecticide treated nets for malaria control in Assam. J. Commun. Dis., 33, 147-150. (Article extracted in Eastern Panorma, Calcutta under title ‘MALARIA MALICE, pp. 35-37, 2002). 56. Dev, V. and B.K. Borgohain (2001). Insecticide treated nets for malaria control, an eco-friendly technology for the northeastern States of India. Journal of the Northeastern Council (Shillong) 21: 37-40. V. DEV PUBLICATIONS PAGE 6 57. Dev, V. C.R. Hira and M.K. Rajkhowa (2001). Malaria - attributable morbidly in Assam, northeastern India. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 95: 789 -796. 58. Dev, V., M.A. Ansari, C.R. Hira and K. Barman. (2001). An outbreak of P. falciparum malaria due to Anopheles minimus in Central Assam. Indian Journal of Malariology 38: 32 -38. 59. Hira, C.R. and Vas Dev (2001). Insecticide treated nets for malaria control. In, The Assam Tribune, Guwahati dated Sunday, the 4th Feb 2001, page 4. 60. Asthana, O.P., J.S. Srivastava, V.P. Kamboj, N. Valecha, V.P Sharma, S. Gupta, T.K. Pande, K.A. Viswanathan, K.M. Mohapatra, N.C. Nayak, P.K. Mahapatra, J. Mahanta, V.K. Srivastava, Vas Dev, N. Singh, M.M. Sukla, A.B. Balsara, S.K. Mishra, S.K. Satpathy, S. Mohanty and B. Dash (2001). A multicentric study with Arteether in patient uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (JAPI) 49: 692 - 696. 61. Sharma, I., M.K Aneja, S. Biswas, Vas Dev, M.A. Ansari, S.T. Pasha & Y.D. Sharma (2001). Allelic variation in the Cg2 gene does not correlate with chloroquine resistance among Indian P. falciparum isolates. International Journal for Parasitology 31: 1669 – 1672. 62. Asthana, O.P., J. S. Srivastava, T.K. Pande, K.A. Vishwanathan, V. Dev, K.M.Mahapatra, N.C. Nayak, A.B. Balsara, O.P. Mandal, N. Gupta, S.K. Mishra, S.Mohanty, S. Sathpathy, B.S. Das, J.K. Patnaik, S.K. Sathpathy, B. Dash (2001). Multicentric clinical trials for safety and efficacy evaluation of alpha/ beta Arteether in complicated P. falciparum malaria. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (JAPI) 49: 1155 – 1160. 63. Dev, V. (2002). Micropylar apparatus of an egg of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L). Bionature 22: 13 – 15. 64. Dev, V. (2002) Pyrethroid impregnated mosquito nets for malaria control in Northeastern India, A success story, displayed at WHO/ RBM website (www.rbm.who.int) during July / August 2002 (Article reproduced by Path Canada in their News Letter, Malaria Matters, June 2003, No. 12, p. 7). 65. Dev, V. and P.C. Bhattacharya (2002). Rapid test kits for diagnosis of malaria, An Update. Medicine Update (Passi Publications), 10(8), 12/ 02: 83-87. 66. Dev, V., P.C. Bhattacharyya and R. Talukdar (2003). Transmission of malaria and its control in the Northeastern Region of India. Journal of Association of Physicians of India (JAPI) 51: 1073-1076. V. DEV PUBLICATIONS PAGE 7 67. Vinayak, S., S. Biswas, V. Dev, A. Kumar, M.A. Ansari & Y.D. Sharma (2003). Prevalence to the K 76T mutation with pfcrt gene of P. falciparum among chloroquine responders in India. Acta Tropica 87: 287- 293. 68. Dev, V. (2003), Malaria control activities in Kamrup, State of Assam (India). Image Gallery, displayed at the WHO/ RBM Website (www.rbm.who.int) during Feb/ March 2003. 69. Dua, V.K., V. Dev, S. Phookan, N.C. Gupta, V.P. Sharma and S. K. Subbarao (2003). Multi-drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Assam, India: Timing of recurrence and antimalarial drug concentrations in whole blood. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg, 69: 555 - 557. 70. Dev, V. and P.C. Bhattacharya (2003). Emergence and spread of malaria, its treatment and containment practices in India. Medicine update (Passi Publications), Anniversary issue, pp. 141 – 150. 71. Valecha, N., N. Singh, R.S. Yadav, V. Dev, A. Aggarwal and S.K. Subbarao (2003). Field evaluation of optimal 48 rapid malaria diagnostic test in India. Acta Parasitologica 48(3): 229-232. 72. Dev, V., S. Phookan and K. Barman (2003). Therapeutic efficacies of antimalarial drugs in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Assam, northeastern India. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 97: 783-791. 73. Biswas, S., N. Valecha, P.K. Tyagi, S. Phookan, V. Dev, S.K. Sharma and S.K. Subbarao (2003). Assessment of therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine and Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in uncomplicated falciparum malaria. J. Vect. Borne Dis. 40: 92-99. 74. Dev, V., S. Phookan, V.P. Sharma and S.P. Anand (2004). Physiographic and entomologic risk factors of malaria in Assam, India. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 71: 451 – 456. 75. Dev, V. (2004). Relative utility of dipsticks for diagnosis of malaria in mesoendemic area for Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax in Northeastern India. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 4: 123 -130. 76. Patra, S.S. and V. Dev (2004). Malaria related morbidity in Central Reserve Police Force personal located in the North-Eastern States of India. J. Hum. Ecol. 15: 255 – 259. 77. Ahmed, A., D. Bararia, S. Vinayak, M. Yameen, S. Biswas, V. Dev, A. Kumar, M.A. Ansari and Y.D. Sharma (2004). Plasmodium falciparum isolates in India exhibit a progressive increase in mutations associated with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 48: 879 – 889. V. DEV PUBLICATIONS PAGE 8 78. Srivastava. A., B.N. Nagpal, R. Sexena, V. Dev and S.K. Subbarao (2005). Prediction of Anopheles minimus habitat in India – a tool for malaria management. Int. J. Geographical Information Science 19: 91 - 97. 79. Dunne, M.W., N. Singh, M. Shukla, N. Valecha, P.C. Bhattacharyya, V. Dev, K. Patel, M.K. Mohapatra, J. Lakhani, R. Benner, C. Lele and K. Patki (2005). A multicenter study of azithromycin, alone and in combination with chloroquine, for the treatment of acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in India. Journal of Infectious Diseases 191: 15821588. 80. Dunne, M., N. Singh, M. Shukla, N. Valecha, P.C. Bhattacharyya, K. Patel, M.K. Mohapatra, J. Lakhani, C.U. Devi, T. Adak, V. Dev, R.S. Yadav, C. Lele and K. Patki (2005). A double blind, randomized study of Azithromycin compared to chloroquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria in India. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 73: 1108 – 1111. 81. Dev, V., S. Phookan, V.P. Sharma, A.P. Dash and S.P. Anand (2006). Malaria parasite burden and treatment seeking behavior in ethnic communities of Assam, Northeastern India. Journal of Infection 52: 131139. 82. Dev, V., A.P. Dash and K. Khound (2006). High-risk areas of malaria and prioritizing interventions in Assam. Current science 90: 32-36. 83. Dev, V. and K.S. Rai (2006). Hybrid sterility in mosquitoes. Current science 91: 9 –10. 84. Mittra, P., S.Vinayak, H. Chandawat, M.K. Das, N. Singh, S. Biswas, V. Dev, A. Kumar, M.A. Ansari and Y.D. Sharma (2006). Progressive increase in point mutations associated with chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from India. Journal of Infectious Diseases 193: 13041312. 85. Ahmed, A., M.K. Das, V. Dev, M.A. Saifi, Wajihullah and Y.D. Sharma (2006). Quadruple mutations in dihydrofolate reductase of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Car Nicobar Island, India. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 50: 1546-1549. 86. Dev, V., V.P. Sharma and A.P. Dash (2006). Seasonal prevalence of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum malaria in Assam. In, Vector Biology (Eds. V.P. Sharma & J.S. Kirti), The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad, pp. 70-80. 87. Dev, V. and A.P. Dash (2007). Rainfall and malaria transmission in northeastern India. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 101: 457-459. V. DEV PUBLICATIONS PAGE 9 88. Alam, M.T., H. Bora, P.K. Bharti, M.A. Saifi, M.K. Das, V. Dev, A. Kumar, N. Singh, A.P. Dash, B. Das, Wajihullah and Y.D. Sharma (2007). Similar trends of pyrimethamine resistance-associated mutations in Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 51: 857-863. 89. Alam, M.T., M.K. Das, V. Dev, M.A. Ansari and Y.D. Sharma (2007). PCRRFLP method for the identification of four members of the Anopheles annularis group of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg, 101: 239- 244. 90. Alam, M.T., M.K. Das, V. Dev, M.A. Ansari and Y.D. Sharma (2007). Identification of two cryptic species in the Anopheles (Cellia) annularis complex using ribosomal DNA PCR-RFLP. Parasitological Research 100: 943-948. 91. Joshi, H., N. Valecha, A. Verma, A. Kaul, P.K. Mallick, S. Shalini, S.K. Prajapati, S.K. Sharma, V. Dev, S. Biswas, N. Nanda, M.S. Malhotra, S.K. Subbarao and A.P. Dash (2007). Genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum field isolates in eastern and north-eastern India. Malaria Journal, 6:60 (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-60) 92. Dev, V. and A.P. Dash (2007). Operationalization of Insecticide Treated Nets, a community driven intervention against malaria in Northeastern India. In: Women & Health care: Initiatives in Vector Control through Community Mobilization. Eds. V.P. Sharma, P. Vasudevan, S. Satya and V. Sharma, Centre for Rural development & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, pp. 100- 111. 93. Sharma, V.P. and V. Dev (2006). Prospects of malaria control in Northeastern India with particular reference to Assam. In: Proceedings of the National Symposium on Tribal Health, Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals, Jabalpur, MP, India, pp. 21-31. 94. Dev, V (2007). Malaria surveys in outposts of Assam Rifles: An investigation Report. IMA Calling, News Bulletin cum Journal of Assam State Branch of Indian Medical Association, Vol. VI (No. 03), Guwahati, pp. 6-11. 95. Garg, S., M.T. Alam, M.K. Das, V. Dev, A. Kumar, A.P. Dash and Y.D. Sharma (2007). Sequence diversity and natural selection at domain 1 of the apical membrane antigen 1 among Indian Plasmodium falciparum populations. Malaria Journal, 6:154 (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-154) 96. Dev, V, A.P. Dash and D. Hojai (2008). Fishing out malaria in Assam, northeastern India: hope or hype? Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg, 102: 839- 840. 97. Dev, V., G.C. Doley and A.P. Dash (2008). Rolling back malaria is possible. Indian J. Med. Res. 128: 82-83. V. DEV PUBLICATIONS PAGE 10 98. O’loughlin, S.M. T. Okabayashi, M. Honda, Y. Kitazoe, H. Kishino, P. Somboon, T. Sochantha, S. nambanya, P.K. Saikia, V. Dev and C. Walton (2008). Complex population history of two Anopheles dirus mosquito species in Southeast Asia suggests the influence of Pleistocene climate rather than human-mediated effects. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 21 (6): 1555-1569. 99. Dev, V. and A.P. Dash (2008). Insecticide-treated nets, the key element for rolling back malaria in north-eastern India: policy and practice. The Open Entomology journal, 2: 14-20. 100. Dev, V. (2009). Rolling back malaria initiative in India. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg, 103: 210 101 Dev, V. (2009). Long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria control. Current Science 97: 469-470. 102 Dev, V. (2009). Wash resistance and residual efficacy of long-lasting polyester netting coated with alpha-cypermethrin (Interceptor) against malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in Assam, northeast India. Trop. Med. Intern. Health 14 (2): 85 (Abstract) 103 Dev, V., Raghavendra K., Barman, K., Phookan, S. and Dash AP (2009). Wash-resistance and field efficacy of Olyset net, a permethrin incorporated long-lasting insecticidal netting against Anopheles minimus transmitted malaria in Assam, Northeastern India. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (In press). 104 Dev, V., Biswas, S., Joshi, H., Prajapati SK., Valecha, N., and Dash AP (2009). Safety and efficacy of artesunate+sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in treatment of Plasmodium falcparum malaria in northeast India. Parassitologia 51: 29 – 34. 105 Valecha, N., Srivastava, P., Mohanty SS, Mittra, P., Sharma, SK, Tyagi PK, Padhan, K., Dev, V., Singh R, Dash AP & Sharma YD (2009). Malaria Journal 8:107 106 Lumb, V, M.K. Das, N. Singh, V. Dev, W. Khan and Y.D. Sharma (2009). Characteristics of Genetic Hitchhiking around Dihydrofolate Reductase Genes Associated with Pyrimethamine Resistancein Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from India. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 53: (In press). 108 Dev, V., Sharma, V.P. and Hojai, D. (2009). Malaria transmission and disease burden in Assam: challenges and opportunities. J. Parasitic Dis, 33: 3-12. 109 Dev, V. (2009). Integrated disease vector control of malaria: a success story based in Assam, northeastern India. ICMR Bulletin 39: 21-28. V. DEV PUBLICATIONS PAGE 11 110 Dev, V. (2009). Artemisinin-based combination therapy for treatment of drug-resistant malaria. Current Science 97: 1523-24. 111 Gandhi, M., A.P. Singh, V. Dev, T. Adak, A.P. Dash & H. Joshi (2009). Role of CR1 knops polymorphism in the pathophysiology of malaria: Indian Scenario. J. Vector Borne Dis., 46: 288-294. 112 Dev, V., Raghavendra K., Singh SP, Phookan S., Khound K and Dash AP (2010). Wash resistance and residual efficacy of long-lasting polyester netting coated with alpha-cypermethrin (Interceptor) against malariatransmitting mosquitoes in Assam, northeast India. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg., 104: 273 – 278.