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Ecological Niche Modeling of West Nile Virus Vector in Northwest of Iran

Oman Medical Journal, 2019
Objectives: West Nile virus (WNV) is a microorganism and the leading cause of the spread of fatal diseases in horses, birds, and humans. The etiologic agent of West Nile fever belongs to the genus Flavivirus that is transmitted by Culex mosquitoes in ...
Davoud Adham, Eslam Moradi-Asl, Hassan Vatandoost, Abedin Saghafipour   +3 more
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Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini 1925

, 2022
Published as part of Kirik, Heli, Tummeleht, Lea & Kurina, Olavi, 2022, Rediscovering the mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of Estonia: an annotated checklist with distribution maps and DNA evidence, pp.
Kirik, Heli, Tummeleht, Lea, Kurina, Olavi   +2 more
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Enhanced West Nile virus surveillance in the North Kent marshes, UK. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: As part of efforts to more fully understand the potential risks posed by West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) in the UK, and following on from previous reports of a potential bridge vector Culex modestus for these viruses, at wetland ...
Hernandez-Triana, Luis M, Cheke, Robert A, Vaux, A.G.C., Jeffries, Claire L, Medlock, Jolyon M, McCracken, F., Johnson, Nicholas, Cheke, RA, Jeffries, CL, Anthony R Fooks, Alexander Vaux, Daniel L Horton, Jeffries, C.L., Hernandez-Triana, L.M., Horton, D.L., Claire L Jeffries, Horton, Daniel L, Leach, S., Springate, S, Robert A Cheke, Fooks, AR, Johnson, N., McCracken, F, Hernandez-Triana, LM, Leach, Steve, Gibson, G, Cheke, Robert, Leach, S, Fooks, A.R., Fiona McCracken, Steve Leach, Johnson, N, Alexander GC Vaux, Luis M Hernandez-Triana, Vaux, AGC, Fooks, Anthony R, Gibson, Gabriella, McCracken, Fiona, Vaux, Alexander GC, Medlock, J.M., Gabriella Gibson, Medlock, JM, Simon Springate, Nicholas Johnson, Jolyon M Medlock, Springate, Simon, Horton, DL   +46 more
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Effect of aminopyridinium-based ionic liquids against larvae of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Taibah University for Science, 2020
Culex pipiens is the most abundant mosquito in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah region, Saudi Arabia, transmitting several diseases like elephantiasis, avian malaria, and arboviruses.
Saeed Alahmadi, Reda Ibrahim, Mouslim Messali, Medhat Ali   +3 more
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Historical applications of induced sterilisation in field populations of mosquitoes. [PDF]

, 2009
Research on sterile mosquito technology from 1955 to the 1980s provided a substantial body of knowledge on propagation and release of sterile mosquitoes.
Curtis, Christopher F, Robinson, Alan S., Benedict, Mark Q., Knols Bart GJ, Dame David A, Knols, Bart G. J., Benedict Mark Q, Curtis Christopher F, Robinson, Alan S, Dame, David A, Benedict, Mark Q, Knols, Bart GJ, Robinson Alan S, Dame, David A., Curtis, Christopher F.   +14 more
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The Scientific Basis for the Prevention of Zooanthroponoze Vector-Borne Diseases Spread by Parasitic Arthropods of the Center of the East European Plain

Российский паразитологический журнал, 2020
The purpose of the research is development of preventive measures against zooanthroponoze vector-borne diseases spread by parasitic arthropods in the Kaluga Region.Materials and methods.
F. I. Vasilevich, A. М. Nikanorova
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Quantitative reverse transcription PCR assay to detect a genetic marker of pyrethroid resistance in Culex mosquitoes.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Pyrethroid insecticides are widely used to control mosquitoes that transmit pathogens such as West Nile virus (WNV) to people. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the knockdown resistance locus (kdr) of the voltage gated sodium channel (Vgsc) gene ...
Kelli M Hager, Erick Gaona, Amy Kistler, Kalani Ratnasiri, Hanna Retallack, Miguel Barretto, Sarah S Wheeler, Christopher M Hoover, Eric J Haas-Stapleton   +8 more
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Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus 1758

, 2023
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 (Fig. 34) Type locality. Near Lake Krankesjo, Silvakra farm, Veberod, Scania, Sweden. Distribution. This species is cosmopolitan (Azari-Hamidian et al. 2019). In the Middle East and North Africa, it has been recorded in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar ...
Dawah, Hassan A., Abdullah, Mohammed A., Ahmad, Syed Kamran, Turner, James, Azari-Hamidian, Shahyad   +4 more
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Molecular biological characterisation of amplified esterases from organophosphate resistant and susceptible 'Culex quinquefasciatus'. [PDF]

Culex mosquitoes, as well as being vectors of filariasis and Japanese encephalitis, are a world wide biting nuisance. Organophosphorus insecticides (OPs) have been widely used to control Culex populations.
Vaughan, Ashley Michael
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The Role of Temperature in Transmission of Zoonotic Arboviruses

Viruses, 2019
We reviewed the literature on the role of temperature in transmission of zoonotic arboviruses. Vector competence is affected by both direct and indirect effects of temperature, and generally increases with increasing temperature, but results may vary by ...
Alexander T. Ciota, Alexander C. Keyel
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