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  1. Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) kani (Diptera: Culicidae), a new species from Kerala, India

    Article • Zootaxa, August 2026, Magnolia Press

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  2. Field evaluation of the efficacy of ovillanta ovitrap towards Aedes spp. control in a dengue endemic area of Kerala, India

    Article • Parasite Epidemiology and Control, May 2026, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  3. Age and sex distribution trends of SARS-CoV-2 infections: Insights from three epidemic waves in Puducherry, India

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, August 2025, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  4. Zika virus re-emerging as a distinct genetic lineage in India

    Article • Access Microbiology, May 2025, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  5. Is Zika virus re-emerging as a distinct genetic lineage in India?

    Article • January 2025, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  6. Report on the emergence of the new Indian lineage of Zika virus

    Article • June 2024, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  7. Confirmation of the recognition of Culiseta (Culiseta) indica Edwards, 1920 as a distinct species based on integrated morphological and molecular data

    Article • Zootaxa, February 2024, Magnolia Press

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  8. Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by the Same Zymodeme of Leishmania donovani in Kerala, India

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, January 2024, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  9. Interactions between Leishmania parasite and sandfly: a review

    Article • Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde Parasitology Research, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  10. The burden of dengue and force of infection among children in Kerala, India; seroprevalence estimates from Government of Kerala-WHO Dengue study

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, December 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Pillaveetil Sathyadas Indu MBBS MD DPM DNB MPhil(Clinical Epidemiology)PhD FRCP, Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  11. Genetic characterization of a new entomo-pathogenic nematode (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae) parasite in wild-caught sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Western Ghats, India

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  12. Molecular Evidence of Wolbachia Species in Wild-Caught Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes in Four States of Northeast India

    Article • Journal of Tropical Medicine, September 2023, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  13. Genetic differentiation among Aedes aegypti populations from different eco-geographical zones of India

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2023, PLOS

    Dr Om Prakash Singh, Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  14. Identification and molecular characterization of Culex flavivirus in Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae): first report from India

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, July 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  15. Development of DNA barcode-based PCR methodology to distinguish two sympatric species viz. Phlebotomus argentipes and Phlebotomus colabaensis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  16. Assessment of genetic diversity patterns of different serotypes of dengue virus, prevalent in patients from Kerala, India: a strain specific mutation study and its relevance to pathogenesis

    Article • February 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  17. Recent Outbreak of Zika in Kerala State, India; is Zika Virus Re-Emerging as a Distinct Genetic Lineage in India?

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  18. The Burden of Dengue and Force of Infection Among Children in Kerala, India; Seroprevalence Estimates from Government of Kerala - WHO Dengue Study

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar , Prof Pillaveetil Sathyadas Indu MBBS MD DPM DNB MPhil(Clinical Epidemiology)PhD FRCP

  19. Faunal richness and checklist of sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in India

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, January 2023, Medknow

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  20. A new species of the genus Downsiomyia Vargas (Diptera: Culicidae) from Himachal Pradesh, India

    Article • Zootaxa, November 2022, Magnolia Press

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  21. Region-specific improvisation on WHO case definition and environmental risk factors associated with dengue: a case–control analysis from Kerala, India

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  22. Epidemiological and clinical characterization of dengue virus serotypes during 2017–2019 in southern Kerala, India

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Pillaveetil Sathyadas Indu MBBS MD DPM DNB MPhil(Clinical Epidemiology)PhD FRCP, Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  23. Detection of recombinant dengue virus 2 NS1 protein in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using commercial Dengue NS1 ELISA kit

    Article • Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, January 2022, Medknow

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  24. Morphological and molecular characterization of Aedes aegypti variant collected from Tamil Nadu, India

    Article • Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, January 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  25. Dengue NS1 antigen kit shows high sensitivity for detection of recombinant dengue virus-2 NS1 antigen spiked with Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  26. Nation-wide vector surveillance on Zika and Dengue did not indicate transmission of the American lineage-pandemic Zika virus in India

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  27. Clinical and virological characteristics of patients during the outbreak of chikungunya in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 2019–2020

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology Plus, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  28. ZIKV outbreak in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 2021 –a primary report

    Article • September 2021, Research Square

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  29. Seasonal abundance of Leptotrombidium deliense, the vector of scrub typhus, in areas reporting acute encephalitis syndrome in Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  30. Seroprevalence of Dengue in Urban and Rural Settings in Kerala, India

    Article • Current Science, July 2021, Current Science Association

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  31. Nation-wide vector surveillance did not indicate transmission of the “American lineage pandemic ZIKA virus” in India

    Article • May 2021, Research Square

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  32. VectorInfo: A web resource for medically important Indian arthropod disease vectors

    Article • Acta Tropica, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  33. Molecular modelling analysis of T219A mutant envelope protein revealed novel virulence enhancing factors in Dengue virus isolated from Kerala state, India

    Article • Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  34. Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani Zymodeme MON-37, Western Ghats, India

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  35. Distribution of the Genetic clade “G” of SARS-CoV-2 – an insight into COVID-19 virulence and spread in India

    Article • May 2020, Center for Open Science

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  36. Incrimination of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus as vectors of dengue virus serotypes 1, 2 and 3 from four states of Northeast India

    Article • Access Microbiology, March 2020, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  37. Occurrence of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the Etiological Agent of Scrub Typhus in Animal Hosts and Mite Vectors in Areas Reporting Human Cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in the Gorakhpur Region of Uttar Pradesh, India

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, October 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  38. VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN A NON-ENDEMIC REGION OF INDIA- INVESTIGATION OF AN OUTBREAK

    Article • Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, February 2018, Akshantala Enterprises

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  39. Description of a new species Platynectes sahyadriensis, predatory to Aedes in Kerala, India

    Article • Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, February 2018, Biomedical Research Network, LLC

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  40. Domestic dogs as the reservoirs of cutaneous leshmaniasis in Kerala, India

    Article • Acta Tropica, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  41. 5. Gender based dimorphism in host response to viral infection: Two interesting epidemiological trends observed during Chikungunya outbreak in Kerala

    Article • Journal of International Medicine and Dentistry, May 2017, VXL Publishers

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  42. PCR for distinguishing members of Culex tritaeniorhynchus species complex

    Article • Insect Science, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  43. Phlebotomus argentipes the vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kerala, India

    Article • Acta Tropica, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  44. Temporal distribution and behaviour of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus of the Kani Tribe settlements in the Western Ghats, India

    Article • Acta Tropica, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  45. Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Kerala, India

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, December 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  46. Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) monticola, a new species of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the Western Ghats, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India

    Article • Acta Tropica, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  47. DNA Barcodes indicate members of the Anopheles fluviatilis (Diptera: Culicidae) species complex to be conspecific in India

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  48. Efficacy of a mermithid nematode Romanomermis iyengari (Welch) (Nematoda: Mermithidae) in controlling tree hole-breeding mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in a rubber plantation area of Kerala, India

    Article • Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde Parasitology Research, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  49. Genetic characterization of dengue viruses prevalent in Kerala State, India

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, January 2013, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  50. Detection of Chikungunya Virus in Wild Populations ofAedes albopictusin Kerala State, India

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, October 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  51. DNA barcoding of sand flies

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  52. Chikungunya virus outbreak in Kerala, India, 2007: a seroprevalence study

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, December 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  53. Isolation and molecular characterization of Chikungunya virus from the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, India: evidence of an East, Central, and South African genotype

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, December 2011, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar , Debdutta Bhattacharya

  54. NMR and ab initio studies of Mg2+, Ca2+, Zn2+, Cu2+ alizarin complexes

    Article • Polyhedron, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  55. Characterization of the 3-HKT gene in important malaria vectors in India, viz: Anopheles culicifacies and Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, September 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  56. A crucial Envelope gene mutation in Chikungunya Virus, leading to disease outbreak in Kerala, India.

    Article • Journal of General Virology, August 2008, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  57. Application of PDF417 symbology for ‘DNA Barcoding’

    Article • Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  58. Filariasis

    Article • July 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  59. This study describes the utility of DNA Barcoding for the taxonomic identification of mosquitoes.

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, January 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  60. Phylogeography of human lymphatic filarial parasite, Wuchereria bancrofti in India

    Article • Acta Tropica, July 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  61. FILARIASIS

    Article • May 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  62. Genetic variability of the human filarial parasite, Wuchereria bancrofti in South India

    Article • Acta Tropica, April 2002, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  63. Bionomics of Mansonioides mosquitoes in relation to community structure of hydrophytes/breeding habitats in Cherthala, Kerala

    Article • Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, December 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  64. Natural Mortality of Mansonia annulifera with Special Reference to Mortality due to Brugia malayi Infection and Distribution of Parasites in a Vector Population

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, May 1994, JSTOR

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar

  65. Population movement and malaria persistence in Rameswaram Island

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, January 1986, Elsevier

    Dr. N Pradeep Kumar