Mass Trapping and Larval Source Management for Mosquito Elimination on Small Maldivian Islands
Insects, 2022 Globally, environmental impacts and insecticide resistance are forcing pest control organizations to adopt eco-friendly and insecticide-free alternatives to reduce the risk of mosquito-borne diseases, which affect millions of people, such as dengue ...
Akib Jahir +7 more
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Ethanolic extract of red dragon fruit inhibits growth of mosquito larvae
Healthcare in Low-resource Settings, 2023 Controlling the vector by eradicating mosquito larvae is frequently done by spreading Abate powder containing 1% Temephos as a larvicide agent. However, the use of Abate powder will possibly increase pesticide residue contamination in the water.
Dhina Ayu Susanti +7 more
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2020 Objective. To identify studies on the competence of Culex mosquitoes as vectors for the transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) around the globe. Methods. We performed an integrative review to identify relevant articles on specific experiments to determine ...
Sandro G. Viveiros-Rosa +2 more
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Japanese Encephalitis Complicated with Obstructive Hydrocephalus [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Japanese Encephalitis (JE), caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a flavi-virus, is the most significant aetiology of arboviral encephalitis worldwide. It has resulted in epidemics of encephalitis in the Indian subcontinent.
Vivek Suman +3 more
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Avian malaria is absent in juvenile colonial herons (Ardeidae) but not Culex pipiens mosquitoes in the Camargue, Southern France [PDF]
, 2015 Apicomplexan blood parasites Plasmodium and Haemoproteus (together termed “Avian malaria”) and Leucocytozoon are widespread, diverse vector-transmitted blood parasites of birds, and conditions associated with colonial nesting in herons (Ardeidae) and ...
Gauthier-Clerc, Michel +1 more
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Culex tarsalis is a competent vector species for Cache Valley virus [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Cache Valley virus (CVV) is a mosquito-borne orthobunyavirus endemic in North America. The virus is an important agricultural pathogen leading to abortion and embryonic lethality in ruminant species, especially sheep.
Alto, Barry W. +10 more
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Avian Malaria Among House Sparrows: a Survey of Disease and Mosquito Vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) in Reed City, Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Nine of 350 house sparrows caught in Reed City, Michigan, had malaria parasites detectable on Giemsa-stained thin films. All of the infected birds were juveniles, Parasitemias were too low to permit identification of the Plasmodium present. Collection of
Freier, Jerome E, Gogolin, Luanne R
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Comparative susceptibility of mosquito populations in North Queensland, Australia to oral infection with dengue virus. [PDF]
, 2014 Dengue is the most prevalent arthropod-borne virus, with at least 40% of the world's population at risk of infection each year. In Australia, dengue is not endemic, but viremic travelers trigger outbreaks involving hundreds of cases.
Anderson +47 more
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The phylogenetic conundrum of Lutzia(Diptera: Culicidae: Culicini): a cautionary account of conflict and support [PDF]
, 2016 This is an open access article, available to all readers online, published under a creative commons licensing (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This document is the author's submitted version of the journal article.
Culverwell, CL, Harbach, RE, Kitching, I
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Color, Bacteria, and Mosquito Eggs as Ovipositional Attractants for \u3ci\u3eAedes Aegypti\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3eAedes Albopictus\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Selected bacterial washes, color, and mosquito eggs were comparatively examined as ovipositional attractants for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Any evidence of additive activity was noted.
Pavlovich, Steven G, Rockett, C. Lee
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