- Kepple D., Ford A., Little E., Abagero B.R., Blackwell A.N., Indrasekara S.D.S., Yewhalaw D, Lo, E. From genes to biomarkers: The biology of malaria gametocytes and their detection. Book chapter In DNA polymorphisms – New insights. IntechOpen. (in press)
- Lo, E., Russo G., Pestana K. , Kepple D., Abagero B.R., Dongho G.B.D., Gunalan K., Miller L.H., Hamid M.M., Yewhalaw D., Paganotti G. (2021) Contrasting epidemiology and genetic variation of Plasmodium vivax infecting Duffy negatives across Africa. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 108:63-71.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.05.009
- Amoah L., Abuakri Z., Dawson-Amoah M.E., Dieng C.C., Lo, E., Afrane Y. (2021) Population structure and diversity of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in children with asymptomatic malaria living in different ecological zones of Ghana. BMC Infectious Diseases 21:439.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06120-9
- Dieng C.C., Ford C.T., Huynh J., Amoah L.A., Afrane Y.A., Janies D.A., Lo, E. (2021) Progress in parasite genomics and application to current challenges in malaria control. Book chapter In Current Topics and Emerging Issues in Malaria Elimination. IntechOpen. ISBN 978-1-83968-484-5. <doi:10.5772/intechopen.96530>
- Kepple D., Hubbard A., Musab M.A., Abagero B.R., Lopez K., Pestana K., Janies D.A., Yan G., Hamid M.A., Yewhalaw D., Lo, E. (2021) Plasmodium vivax from Duffy-negative and Duffy-positive individuals shared similar gene pool indicative of frequent transmission in East Africa. Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Alemayehu G.S., Blackburn K., Lopez K., Dieng C.C., Lo, E., Janies D.A., Golassa L. (2021) Detection of high prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2/3 gene deletions in Assosa zone, Ethiopia: Implication for malaria diagnosis. Malaria Journal 20:109
doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03629-x
- Kepple D., Pestana K., Abebe A., Tomida J, Golassa L., Lo, E. (2020) Alternative Invasion Mechanisms and Host Immune Response to Plasmodium vivax Malaria: Trends and Future Directions. Microorganisms 9:15.
doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010015
- Chen S., Owolabi Y., Li A., Lo, E., Robinson P., Janies D., Lee C., Dulin M. (2020) Patch dynamics modeling framework from pathogens’ perspective: unified and standardized approach for complicated epidemic systems. PLoS ONE 15:e0238186.
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008234
- Zhou G., Lo, E., Githeko A.K., Afrane Y., Yan G. (2020) Long-lasting microbial larvicides for controlling insecticide resistant and outdoor transmitting vectors: A cost-effective supplement for malaria intervention. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 9:162.
doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-00767-3
- Golassa L., Amenga-Etego L., Lo, E., Amambua Ngwa A. (2020) The biology of unconventional invasion of Duffy-negative reticulocytes by Plasmodium vivax and its implication in malaria epidemiology and public health. Malaria Journal 19:299.
doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03372-9
- Alemayehu G.S., Lopez K., Dieng C.C., Lo, E.Y.Y., Janies D.A., Golassa L. (2020) Evaluation of PfHRP2 and PfLDH malaria rapid diagnostic test performance in Assosa zone, Ethiopia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 103:1902-1909.
- Tancredi A., Papandrea D., Marconcini M., Carballar-Lejarazu R., Casas-Martinez M., Lo, E., Chen X., Malacrida A.R., Bonizzoni M. (2020) Tracing temporal and geographic distribution of resistance to pyrethroids in the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14:e0008350.
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008350
- Ford, A., Kepple, D., Abagero B.R., Connors, J., Pearson, R., Auburn, S. Getachew, S., Ford, C., Gunalan, K., Miller, L.H., Janies, D.A., Rayner, J.C., Yan, G., Yewhalaw, D., Lo, E. (2020) Whole genome sequencing of Plasmodium vivax isolates reveals frequent sequence and structural polymorphisms in erythrocyte binding genes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14(10): e0008234.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008234
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Zhong, D., Raya, B., Pestana, K., Koepfli, C., Lee, M.C., Yewhalaw, D., Yan, G. (2019) Prevalence and distribution of G6PD deficiency: implication for the use of primaquine in malaria treatment in Ethiopia. Malaria Journal 18, 340.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2981-x
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Hostetler J., Yewhalaw D., Pearson R., Hamid M.M.A., Gunalan K., Kepple D., Ford A., Janies D.A., Rayner J., Miller L.H., Yan G. (2019) Frequent expansion of Plasmodium vivax Duffy Binding Protein in Ethiopia and its epidemiological significance. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13, e0007222.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31509523
- Dieng, C.C., Gonzalez, L., Pestana, K., Dhikrullahi, S.B., Amoah, L.E., Afrane, Y.A., Lo, E.Y.Y. (2019) Contrasting Asympomatic and Drug Resistance Gene Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum in Ghana: Implications of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention. Genes 10, 538.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31315304
- Albsheer, M.M.A, Pestana, K., Ahmed, S., Elfaki, M., Gamil, E., Ahmed, S.M., Ibrahim, M.E., Musa, A.M., Lo, E.Y.Y., Hamid, M.M.A. (2019) Distribution of Duffy Phenotypes among Plasmodium vivax infections in Sudan. Genes 10, 437.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31181786
- Abukari, Z., Okonu, R., Nyarko, S.B., Lo, A.C., Dieng, C.C., Salifu, S.P., Gyan, B.A., Lo, E.Y.Y., Amoah, L.E. (2019) The Diversity, Multiplicity of Infection and Population Structure of P. falciparum Parasites Circulating in Asymptomatic Carriers Living in High and Low Malaria Transmission Settings of Ghana. Genes 10, 434.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31181699
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Bonizzoni M., Hemming-Schroeder E., Ford A., Janies D.A., James, A.A., Afrane Y., Harrisone E., Zhou G., Githeko A., and Yan, G. (2018) Performance and utility of genome-wide Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in fine scale population study: lesson from Plasmodium falciparum. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6:145.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00145
- Hemming-Schroeder E., Lo, E.Y.Y., Puente, S., Yan, G. (2018) Landscape genetics: a toolbox for studying vector-borne diseases. Frontier in Ecology and Evolution 6, 21.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00021
- Zhong, D., Lo, E.Y.Y., Yewhalasaw, D., Atieli, H.E., Githeko A., Hemming-Schroeder E., Zhou, G., Lee, M.H., and Yan, G. (2018) Multiplicity and molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum infections determined by amplicon deep sequencing. Malaria Journal 17:185.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29720181
- Hemming-Schroeder E., Ulukoro E., Lo, E.Y.Y., Fung B., Tomás-Domingo P., et al. (2018) Impact of antimalarial drugs on Plasmodium falciparum drug resistant markers, Western Kenya, 2003-2015. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 98, 692.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29363453
- Hemming-Schroeder E., Strahl S., Yang E., Lo, E.Y.Y., Zhong D., Atieli H., Githeko A., Yan G. (2018) Emerging pyrethroid resistance among Anopheles arabiensis in Kenya. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 98, 704.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29363447
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Hemming-Schroeder E., Nguyen J., Delenasaw Y., Kebede E., Zemene E., Tushune K., Zhou G., Lee M.C., James A.A., Yan, G. (2017) Transmission dynamics of co-endemic Plasmodium vivax and falciparum in Ethiopia and prevalence of antimalarial resistant genotypes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 11, e5806.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28746333
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Lam N., Hemming-Schroeder E., Nguyen J., Zhou G., Lee M.C., Yang Z., Cui L., Yan, G. (2017). Frequent spread of Plasmodium vivax malaria maintains high genetic diversity at the Myanmar-China border without distance and landscape barriers. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 215(4).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28329141
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Nguyen K., Nguyen J., Hemming-Schroeder E., Xu J., Etemesi H., Githeko A, Yan G. (2017). Plasmodium malariae prevalence in Kenya and its genetic affinities with other global isolates. Emerging Infectious Diseases 27(4):601-610.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28322694
- Hemming-Schroeder E., Lo, E.Y.Y. (2017). Evidence of a hard selective sweep for artemisinin resistant Plasmodium falciparum. Lancet Infectious Diseases 3099:30056-7.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28161568
- Hostetler J., Lo, E.Y.Y., Kanjee U., Amaratunga C., Suon S., Sreng S., Mao S., Kwiatkowski D., Yan G., Fairthurst R., Duraigingh M.T., Rayner J.C. (2016) Independent origin and global spread of distinct duplications in the Plasmodium vivax Duffy Binging Protein gene. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10:e0005091.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27798646
- Gunalan K.*, Lo, E.Y.Y.*, Hostetler J., Yewhalaw D., Mu J., Nesfsey D., Yan G., Miller L.H. (2016) The role of Plasmodium vivax Duffy binding protein 1 in invasion of Duffy null Africans. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences 113:6271-6. *Co-first authors
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27190089
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Nguyen J., Oo W., Xu J.B., Zhou G., Wang X.M., James, A., Cui L., Yan, G. (2016) Monitoring parasitemia level of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria subsequent to antimalarial drug treatment in the Myanmar-China border area based on quantitative real-time PCR. BMC Infectious Diseases 16:154.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27084511
- Zhou G., Lo, E.Y.Y., Zhong D., Wang X., Wang Y., Malla S., Lee M.C., Yang Z., Cui L., Yan, G. (2016) Impact of interventions on malaria in internally displaced persons along the China-Myanmar border: 2011-2014. Malaria Journal 15:471.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27628040
- Chang X., Zhong, D., Lo, E.Y.Y., Bonizzoni M., Wang X.M., Lee M.C., Zhou G., Zhu G.D., Qin Q., Chen X.G., Cui L., Fang Q., Yan, G. (2016) Landscape genetic structure a d evolutionary genetics of insecticide resistance gene mutations in Anopheles sinensis. Parasite and Vectors 9:228.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27108406
- Zhou G., Yewhalaw D., Lo, E.Y.Y., Zhong D., Wang X., Degefa T., Zemene E., Lee M.C., Kebede E., Tushune K., Yan, G. (2016) Analysis of asymptomatic and clinical malaria in urban and suburban settings of southwestern Ethiopia in the context of sustaining malaria control and approaching elimination. Malaria Journal 15:250.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27129785
- Xu J.B., Bonizzoni M., Zhong D., Lo, E.Y.Y., Wang X.M., Lee R., Sheen R., Yan, G, Chen X.G. (2016) Multi-country survey revealed prevalent and novel F1534S mutations in voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) gene in Aedes albopictus. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10:e0004696.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27144981
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Zhou G., Oo W., Lee M.C., Baum E., Felgner P.L., Yang Z., Cui L., Yan, G. (2015) Molecular inference of sources and spreading patterns of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites in internally displaced person settlements in Myanmar-China border area. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 33:189-196.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25952567
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Delenasaw Y., Zhong, D., Zemene E., Degefa T., Tushune K., Ha M., Lee M.C., James A.A., Yan, G. (2015) Molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum malaria among Duffy-positive and Duffy-negative populations in Ethiopia. Malaria Journal 14:84.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25884875
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Zhou G., Yaw A., Githeko A., Yan, G. (2015) Low parasitemia in submicroscopic infections significantly impacts malaria diagnostic sensitivity in the highlands of Western Kenya. PLoS ONE 10:e0121763.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25816298
- Baum E., Sattabongkot J., Sirichaisinthop J., Kiattibutr K., Davies H., Jain A., Lo, E.Y.Y., Lee M.C., Cui L., Felgner P.L., Yan, G. (2015) Submicroscopic and asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax infections are common in western Thailand – molecular and serological evidence. Malaria Journal 14:95.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25849211
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Duke, N., Sun, M. (2014) Global phylogeography of mangroves: long-distance dispersal and evolutionary history of Rhizophora. BMC Evolutionary Biology 14, 83.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24742016
- Zhong, D., Lo, E.Y.Y., Hu, R., Metzger, M., Fujioka, K., Sorvillo, T., Kluh, S., Bayless, , Yan, G. (2013). Genetic analysis of invasive Aedes albopictus populations in Los Angeles County, California. PLoS ONE 8(7), e68586.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23861921
- Stournaras, K. E., Lo, E.Y.Y., Bohning-Gaese, K., Cazette, E., Dehling, D. M., Schleuning, M., Stoddard, M. C., Donoghue, M.J., Prum, R. O., Schaefer, H. M. (2013) How colorful are fruits? Limited color diversity in fleshy fruits on local and global scales. New Phytologist 198, 617–29.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23374020
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Stefanovic,, Dickinson, T.A. (2013). Geographical parthenogenesis in Pacific Northwest hawthorns (Crataegus; Rosaceae). Botany 91, 1–10.
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/cjb-2012-0073
- Avolio, M.L., Beaulieu, J.M., Lo, E.Y.Y., Smith, M.D. (2012). Measuring genetic diversity in ecological studies. Ecology 213, 1105-1115.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11258-012-0069-6
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Donoghue, M.J. (2012). Expanded phylogenetic and dating analyses of apples and their relatives (Pyreae; Rosaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63, 230-243.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22293154
- Sun, M., Lo, E.Y.Y. (2011). Genomic markers reveal introgressive hybridization in the Indo-West Pacific Mangroves: A Case Study. PLoS One 6(5), e19671.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21589927
- Lo, E.Y.Y. (2010). Testing hybridization hypotheses and evaluating the evolutionary potential of hybrids in mangrove plant species. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 23, 2249–2261.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20796134
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Stefanovic, S., Dickinson, T.A. (2010). Reconstructing reticulation history in a phylogenetic framework and the potential of polyploid speciation in a Crataegus agamic complex. Evolution 64, 3593–608.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20561052
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Stefanovic, S., Dickinson, T.A. (2010). A deeper insight from fine-scale family genetic structure analyses of Crataegus apomicts compared to the sexual relatives (Rosaceae). American Journal of Botany 97, 1–11.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21622471
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Stefanovic, S., Dickinson, T.A. (2009). Population genetic structure of diploid sexual and polyploid apomictic hawthorns (Crataegus; Rosaceae) in the Pacific Northwest. Molecular Ecology 18, 1145–1160.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19243504
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Stefanovic, S., Christensen, K.I., Dickinson, T.A. (2009). Evidence for genetic association between East Asian and Western North American Crataegus (Rosaceae) and rapid divergence of the Eastern North American lineages based on multiple DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51,157–168.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19405185
- Dickinson, T.A., Lo, E.Y.Y., Talent, N., Love, R. (2008). Black-fruited hawthorns of western North America—one or more agamic complexes? Botany 86, 846–865.
https://doi.org/10.1139/B08-072
- Talent, N., Eckenwalder, J.E., Lo, Y.Y., Christensen, K.I., Dickinson, T.A. (2008). Proposal to conserve the name Crataegus against Mespilus (Rosaceae). Taxon 57, 1007–1008.
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/iapt/tax/2008/00000057/00000003/art00042
- Lo, E.Y.Y., Stefanovic, S., Dickinson, T.A. (2007). Molecular reappraisal of relationships between Crataegus and Mespilus (Rosaceae, Pyreae) – Two genera or one? Systematic Botany 32, 596–616.
https://doi.org/10.1600/036364407782250562
- Dickinson, T.A., Lo, E.Y.Y., Talent, N. (2007). Polyploidy, reproductive biology, and Rosaceae: Understanding evolution and making classifications. Plant Systematics and Evolution 266, 59–78.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00606-007-0541-2
Manuscripts under Review
- Alemayehu G.S., Messele A., Lopez K., Lo, E., Janies D.A., Golassa L. Genetic variations of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 in Assosa zone, Ethiopia. Malaria Journal
- Ford C.T., Alemayehu G., Blackburn K., Lopez K., Dieng C.C., Golassa L., Lo, E., Janies D.A. Machine Learning Modeling of Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein 2 for Diagnostic Tests. Frontier in Infectious Diseases
- Musab M.A., Gebremeskel E.I., Kepple D., Lo, E., Hamid M.M.A., Ibrahim M.E. Transmission pattern of Plasmodium vivax in Sudan and its relatedness with other geographical isolates. PLoS ONE