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Espécies de Anopheles (Culicidae, Anophelinae) em área endêmica de malária, Maranhão, Brasil Species of Anopheles (Culicidae, Anophelinae) in a malaria-endemic area, Maranhão, Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1999
OBJETIVO: Estudar a flutuação sazonal, freqüência horária, abundância relativa e riqueza de espécies de Anopheles em ambiente antrópico, para entender a bioecologia do grupo e para a monitorização do programa de controle da malária.
Maria M dos SP Xavier, José MM Rebêlo
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Utility of Complete Mitochondrial Genomes in Phylogenetic Classification of the Species of Anopheles (Culicidae: Anophelinae)

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2021
Background: Among the blood-sucking insects, Anopheles mosquitoes have a very special position, because they transmit parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which cause malaria as one of the main vector-borne disease worldwide.
Taghi Ghassemi-Khademi, Mohammad Ali Oshaghi, Hassan Vatandoost, Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh, Mohammad Amin Gorouhi   +4 more
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Ťahyňa virus—A widespread, but neglected mosquito‐borne virus in Europe

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 70, Issue 5, Page 371-382, August 2023., 2023
Abstract Ťahyňa virus (TAHV) is an orthobunyavirus and was the first arbovirus isolated from mosquitoes in Europe and is associated with floodplain areas as a characteristic biotope, hares as reservoir hosts and the mammal‐feeding mosquitoes Aedes vexans as the main vector.
Kristína Mravcová, Jeremy V. Camp, Zdeněk Hubálek, Silvie Šikutová, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Jolyon M. Medlock, Ivo Rudolf   +6 more
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Medicinal Plants of Solanum Species: The Promising Sources of Phyto‐Insecticidal Compounds

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Several medicinal plants have the potential to be a promising alternative pharmacological therapy for a variety of human illnesses. Many insects, including mosquitoes, are important vectors of deadly pathogens and parasites, which in the world’s growing human and animal populations can cause serious epidemics and pandemics. Medicinal plants continue to
Kumarappan Chidambaram, Taha Alqahtani, Yahia Alghazwani, Afaf Aldahish, Sivakumar Annadurai, Kumar Venkatesan, Kavitha Dhandapani, Ellappan Thilagam, Krishnaraju Venkatesan, Premalatha Paulsamy, Rajalakshimi Vasudevan, Geetha Kandasamy, Mohammed Bourhia   +12 more
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A DNA barcode reference library of Portuguese mosquitoes

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 68, Issue 8, Page 926-936, December 2021., 2021
Abstract Mosquitoes are important biological vectors of pathogens and species identification in all life stages is the first step for effective monitoring and control of mosquito‐borne diseases. Molecular methods for species identification have been developed over the last years to overcome the limitations of the taxonomic identification based on ...
Sara Madeira, Ana Duarte, Fernando Boinas, Hugo Costa Osório   +3 more
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Registro de especies de Anopheles Meigen, 1818 (Diptera: Culicidae: Anophelinae) en el municipio Palavecino, estado Lara, Venezuela

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2022
Se reportan tres especies de Anophelinae: Anopheles albimanus Wiedemann, 1820, An. marajoara Galvão y Damasceno, 1942 y An. pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901 en el casco urbano y periurbano de Cabudare, municipio Palavecino, estado Lara, Venezuela.
Evelin Arcaya Sánchez, Tarcisio Capote Luna, María Capote Fasanella   +2 more
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Omalizumab for prevention of anaphylactic episodes in a patient with severe mosquito allergy

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2021., 2021
Anaphylaxis after mosquito bite is rare, but life threatening. No approved preventive therapy is available to date, but omalizumab could be a promising therapeutic option for reducing risk and improving quality of life in these patients. Abstract Anaphylaxis after mosquito bite is rare, but life threatening.
Elisa Meucci, Anna Radice, Filippo Fassio, Maria Loredana Chiara Iorno, Donatella Macchia   +4 more
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Review of Anopheles Mosquito Species, Abundance, and Distribution in Ethiopia

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Background. Malaria is a major mosquito‐borne disease in Ethiopia, and it is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax are the two malaria‐causing parasitic species commonly known to cause human malaria in Ethiopia.
Fasil Adugna, Melaku Wale, Endalkachew Nibret, Wei Wang   +3 more
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Efeitos da implantação da Usina Hidrelétrica de Rosal, Rio Itabapoana, Estados do Espírito Santo e Rio de Janeiro, sobre anofelinos, planorbídeos e flebotomíneos Effects of the installation of the Rosal hydroelectric power station, Itabapoana River, States of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, on anophelinae, planorbidae and phlebotominae

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2009
A construção de represas geralmente causa modificações na composição da fauna em sua área de influência. Na área de implantação da Usina Hidrelétrica de Rosal, Estados do Espírito Santo e Rio de Janeiro, foram avaliadas modificações na abundância de ...
Helder Ricas Rezende, Paulo Augusto Sessa, Adelson Luiz Ferreira, Claudiney Biral dos Santos, Gustavo Rocha Leite, Aloísio Falqueto   +5 more
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Exploring malaria vector diversity on the Amazon Frontier

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background Deforestation in the Amazon and the social vulnerability of its settler communities has been associated with increased malaria incidence. The feeding biology of the most important malaria vectors in the region, notably Nyssorhynchus darlingi ...
Brian P. Bourke, Jan E. Conn, Tatiane M. P. de Oliveira, Leonardo S. M. Chaves, Eduardo S. Bergo, Gabriel Z. Laporta, Maria A. M. Sallum   +6 more
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