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New adhesive traps to monitor urban mosquitoes with a case study to assess the efficacy of insecticide control strategies in temperate areas [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Urban mosquitoes in temperate regions may represent a high nuisance and are associated with the risk of arbovirus transmission. Common practices to reduce this burden, at least in Italian highly infested urban areas, imply calendar-based ...
Caputo, Beniamino, DELLA TORRE, Alessandra, Ienco, Annamaria, Manica, Mattia, Petrarca, Vincenzo, Rosà, Roberto   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

An inquiry‐based activity to teach about insects of medico‐legal importance: Lessons from Redi's landmark experiment

Natural Sciences Education, Volume 55, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract In this article, we describe an inquiry‐based teaching activity developed in a public high school in Brazil. The objectives were to (a) develop an experimental activity grounded on the students’ autonomy for formulating and testing hypotheses, (b) address Biology topics from a historical and multidisciplinary perspective, (c) stimulate skills ...
Simão Dias Vasconcelos, Paulo Herton Costa   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chikungunya Virus as the Agent of Emergent Viral Disease

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2019
Chikungunya virus belongs to Alphavirus genus of the Togaviridae family. It is a member of Semliki Forest virus antigenic complex that includes antigenic related Semliki Forest, Chikungunya, O’ Nyong-nyong, Ross River viruses.
T. E. Sizikova, R. V. Sakharov, M. N. Pistsov, Yu. I. Pashchenko, V. N. Lebedev, S. V. Borisevich   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaccine-induced skewing of T cell responses protects against Chikungunya virus disease [PDF]

, 2019
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infections can cause severe and debilitating joint and muscular pain that can be long lasting. Current CHIKV vaccines under development rely on the generation of neutralizing antibodies for protection; however, the role of T ...
Ando, Takeshi, Broeckel, Rebecca M, Curiel, David T, DeFilippis, Victor, Denton, Michael, Dmitriev, Igor, Haese, Nicole, Heise, Mark, Kreklywich, Craig N, Messaoudi, Ilhem, Morrison, Thomas E, Powers, John, Smith, Patricia, Streblow, Daniel N   +13 more
core   +3 more sources

Chikungunya seroprevalence in population-based studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2023
Lacita Menezes Skalinski, Aline Elena Sacramento Santos, Enny S. Paixão, Martha Itaparica, Florisneide Rodrigues Barreto, Maria da Conceição Nascimento Costa, Maria Glória Teixeira   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

Sex Differences in Response to Viral Vector Vaccines—Implications for Future Vaccine Design

Immunological Reviews, Volume 338, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Vaccination represents one of the most impactful public health achievements, preventing 3.5 to 5 million deaths annually according to estimates of the World Health Organization. Yet, recent outbreaks of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases highlight the need for rapid and strategic vaccine development using vaccine platforms ...
Ilka Grewe, Tamara Zoran, Marylyn Martina Addo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spotted fever group Rickettsia in Haemaphysalis ticks: genetic diversity and first detection of “Candidatus Rickettsia jingxinensis” in India

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Ticks are important vectors of rickettsial pathogens, particularly in regions where livestock, wildlife, and humans overlap. Despite increasing reports of rickettsioses in India, molecular evidence of Rickettsia species in questing ticks from the Western
Vinayak V, R. Balasubramanian, Siba S, Jayashri Patil, Pradnya Bhadale, Harsuni H, Sithalakshmi S, Jerlyn Varghese, Kalichamy Alagarasu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zika virus: New clinical syndromes and its emergence in the western hemisphere [PDF]

, 2016
Zika virus (ZIKV) had remained a relatively obscure flavivirus until a recent series of outbreaks accompanied by unexpectedly severe clinical complications brought this virus into the spotlight as causing an infection of global public health concern.
Brazilian Medical Genetics Society–Zika Embryopathy Task Force, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Cross Consortium, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Helen M. Lazear, Michael S. Diamond, T. C. Pierson   +9 more
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Toward Dual‐Function Nanoparticle Platforms for Arboviral Diagnostics and Vaccines: Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Nano Select, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2026.
This review explores nanoparticle (NP)‐based biosensors and nanovaccine platforms for arboviral infections, highlighting their design, performance, and translational potential. By comparing case studies across viruses, it identifies gold‐standard nanomaterials such as gold NPs (AuNPs), zinc oxide NPs (ZnONPs), molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanocomposites,
Peyman Halvaeikhanekahdani, Sajad Zandi, Qadeer Ahmad, Hadiseh Payravand   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unmasking the chik sign: A case report on nasal hyperpigmentation as a diagnostic clue for chikungunya fever [PDF]

Malaysian Family Physician
Macular hyperpigmentation of the nasal region, often referred to as the ‘chik sign’, constitutes a distinctive physical manifestation associated with chikungunya fever.
Nurul Bariah Razali, Nurul Aliaa Mohammad Bokhari, Firdaus Ahmad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source