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Establishment of wMel Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and reduction of local dengue transmission in Cairns and surrounding locations in northern Queensland, Australia

Gates Open Research, 2019
Background: The wMel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and subsequently shown in laboratory studies to reduce transmission of a range of viruses including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, and ...
P. Ryan, A. P. Turley, G. Wilson, T. Hurst, Kate Retzki, Jack Brown-Kenyon, Lauren Hodgson, Nichola Kenny, Helen Cook, B. Montgomery, C. Paton, S. Ritchie, A. Hoffmann, N. Jewell, S. Tanamas, K. Anders, C. Simmons, S. O'Neill   +17 more
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Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus

Genome Biology, 2020
The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is globally expanding and has become the main vector for human arboviruses in Europe. Here we present AalbF2, a dramatically improved assembly of the Ae.
U. Palatini, Reem A. Masri, L. Cosme, S. Koren, F. Thibaud-Nissen, J. Biedler, F. Krsticevic, J. Johnston, Rebecca Halbach, J. Crawford, I. Antoshechkin, A. Failloux, Elisa Pischedda, Michele Marconcini, Jay Ghurye, A. Rhie, Atashi Sharma, Dmitry A. Karagodin, Jeremy F. Jenrette, Stephanie Gamez, Pascal Miesen, Patrick Masterson, A. Caccone, M. Sharakhova, Z. Tu, P. Papathanos, R. V. van Rij, O. Akbari, J. Powell, A. Phillippy, M. Bonizzoni   +30 more
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Machine Learning‐Assisted Infectious Disease Detection in Low‐Income Areas: Toward Rapid Triage of Dengue and Zika Virus Using Open‐Source Hardware

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This study introduces an affordable machine learning platform for simultaneous dengue and zika detection using fluorine‐doped tin oxide thin films modified with gold nanoparticles and DNA aptamers. Designed for low‐cost, hardware‐limited devices (< $25), the model achieves 95.3% accuracy and uses only 9.4 kB of RAM, demonstrating viability for resource‐
Marina Ribeiro Batistuti Sawazaki, Bassam Bachour Junior, Marcelo Mulato, José Ilton de Oliveira Filho   +3 more
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Modelling distributions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using climate, host density and interspecies competition

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Florida faces the challenge of repeated introduction and autochthonous transmission of arboviruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Empirically-based predictive models of the spatial distribution of these species would aid surveillance ...
Bingyi Yang, Brooke A. Borgert, B. Alto, C. Boohene, J. Brew, Kelly Deutsch, J. Devalerio, R. Dinglasan, D. Dixon, Joseph M. Faella, Sandra L. Fisher-Grainger, G. Glass, Reginald Hayes, D. Hoel, Austin Horton, Agne Janusauskaite, Bill Kellner, M. Kraemer, Keira J. Lucas, J. Medina, R. Morreale, W. Petrie, R. Reiner, Michael T. Riles, Henrik Salje, David L. Smith, John P. Smith, Amy Solis, Jason G. Stuck, Chalmers Vasquez, Katie F. Williams, R. Xue, D. Cummings   +32 more
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Optimizing the dengue virus infection mouse model: Comparing different backgrounds and infection route for enhanced stability

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Optimized dengue fever animal model: IFNAR−/− BALB/c mice with intraperitoneal injection. Background screening: Between IFNAR−/− (BALB/c, C57BL/6) and AG129 mice, IFNAR−/−BALB/c exhibited the most severe symptoms: (1) highest weight loss and clinical scores; (2) peak viremia (5.44 log10 RNA copies/mL, day 4); (3) significant organ damage (liver/brain ...
Dan Liao, Ming Zhong, Wenjiang Zheng, Zhendong Guo, Ye Zhou, Qiuhong Li, Lijuan Qiu, Liangwen Yu, Haishan Long, Geng Li   +9 more
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Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Transfer Genes into a Natural Population

Scientific Reports, 2019
In an attempt to control the mosquito-borne diseases yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika fevers, a strain of transgenically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes containing a dominant lethal gene has been developed by a commercial company, Oxitec Ltd.
Benjamin R. Evans, Panayiota Kotsakiozi, A. L. Costa-da-Silva, R. S. Ioshino, L. Garziera, Michele C. Pedrosa, A. Malavasi, J. F. Virgínio, M. Capurro, J. Powell   +9 more
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Molecular bases of insect odorant receptor function: specificity and evolution

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insect odorant receptors (ORs) are a class of chemoreceptors that insects use to detect volatile cues in their environment. In recent years, major advances in the field of structural biology have made it possible to obtain the first structures of insect ORs.
Zibo Li, Abhinob Baruah, Sridevi Bhamidipati, Nicolas Montagné, Emmanuelle Jacquin‐Joly, Camille Meslin   +5 more
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Current resistance status of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations in Penang Island, Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Objective: To determine the current insecticide resistance status of Aedes (Ae.) aegypti and Ae. albopictus to four insecticides, namely 0.05% deltamethrin, 0.75% permethrin, 5% malathion and 0.25% pirimiphos–methyl using the World Health Organisation ...
Kin Hoong Ng, Wan Fatma Zuharah
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Analyses of Insecticide Resistance Genes in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquito Populations from Cameroon

Genes, 2021
The emergence of insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquitoes could pose major challenges for arboviral-borne disease control. In this paper, insecticide susceptibility level and resistance mechanisms were assessed in Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) and ...
Borel Djiappi-Tchamen, Mariette Stella Nana-Ndjangwo, K. Mavridis, A. Talipouo, Elysée Nchoutpouen, Idene Makoudjou, R. Bamou, A. Mayi, P. Awono-ambene, T. Tchuinkam, J. Vontas, C. Antonio-Nkondjio   +11 more
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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