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Mosquito-Virus-Environment Interactions
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are transmitted between vertebrate hosts and arthropod vectors. A complex interaction among viruses, vectors,...
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Temperature, mosquito feeding status and mosquito density influence the measured bio-efficacy of insecticide-treated nets in cone assays
BackgroundThe WHO cone bioassay is routinely used to evaluate the bioefficacy of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for product pre-qualification and...
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Mosquito Surveillance for West Nile Virus
Identifying the mosquitoes responsible for transmitting human disease-causing pathogens is of critical importance for effective control of...
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Accelerating targeted mosquito control efforts through mobile West Nile virus detection
BackgroundDifferent mosquito control strategies have been implemented to mitigate or prevent mosquito-related public health situations. Modern...
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Vegetation structure drives mosquito community composition in UK’s largest managed lowland wetland
PurposeThe rising burden of mosquito-borne diseases in Europe extends beyond urban areas, encompassing rural and semi-urban regions near managed and...
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Unravelling the mosquito-haemosporidian parasite-bird host network in the southwestern Iberian Peninsula: insights into malaria infections, mosquito community and feeding preferences
BakgroundVector-borne diseases affecting humans, wildlife and livestock have significantly increased their incidence and distribution in the last...
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Response of the mosquito immune system and symbiotic bacteria to pathogen infection
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal in the word, transmitting a variety of insect-borne infectious diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow...
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Genotyping of Anopheles mosquito blood meals reveals nonrandom human host selection: implications for human-to-mosquito Plasmodium falciparum transmission
BackgroundControl of malaria parasite transmission can be enhanced by understanding which human demographic groups serve as the infectious...
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Mosquito sex and mycobiota contribute to fructose metabolism in the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus
BackgroundPlant floral nectars contain natural sugars such as fructose, which are a primary energy resource for adult mosquitoes. Despite the...
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Association of virome dynamics with mosquito species and environmental factors
BackgroundThe pathogenic viruses transmitted by mosquitoes cause a variety of animal and human diseases and public health concerns. Virome...
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Mosquito control by abatement programmes in the United States: perspectives and lessons for countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Africa and the United States are both large, heterogeneous geographies with a diverse range of ecologies, climates and mosquito species diversity...
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RNAi: The Mosquito Defense System Against Damage Due to Arbovirus Infection
Although I have been engaged with arboviruses and their mosquito vectors for over 50 years, the fascinating research I describe in this chapter has...
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A mosquito AgTRIO mRNA vaccine contributes to immunity against malaria
Malaria begins when an infected mosquito injects saliva containing Plasmodium sporozoites into the skin of a vertebrate host. To prevent malaria,...
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Evaluating the mosquito vector range for two orthobunyaviruses: Oya virus and Ebinur Lake virus
BackgroundMosquito-borne viruses cause various infectious diseases in humans and animals. Oya virus (OYAV) and Ebinur Lake virus (EBIV), belonging to...
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Culex modestus: the overlooked mosquito vector
Culex ( Barraudius ) modestus (Ficalbi 1889) are found in temperate regions across Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. These mosquitoes thrive during...
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Next-generation neuropeptide Y receptor small-molecule agonists inhibit mosquito-biting behavior
BackgroundFemale Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can spread disease-causing pathogens when they bite humans to obtain blood nutrients required for egg...
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Large-scale performance assessment of the BG-Counter 2 used with two different mosquito traps
BackgroundMosquitoes are important vectors of pathogens. They are usually collected with CO 2 -baited traps and subsequently identified by morphology....
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Development of microsatellite markers for the invasive mosquito Aedes koreicus
BackgroundAedes koreicus is a mosquito species native to East Asia which has recently invaded several countries in Europe. In Italy, this mosquito...
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Trends in mosquito species distribution modeling: insights for vector surveillance and disease control
Species distribution modeling (SDM) has become an increasingly common approach to explore questions about ecology, geography, outbreak risk, and...
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The use of drones for mosquito surveillance and control
In recent years, global health security has been threatened by the geographical expansion of vector-borne infectious diseases such as malaria,...
