Situação atual da filariose bancroftiana na cidade de Maceió, estado de Alagoas, Brasil
Com o objetivo de determinar a prevalência e a distribuição da filariose linfática bancroftiana na área urbana de Maceió, estado de Alagoas, assim como identificar os insetos vetores na região, foram realizados inquéritos hemoscópicos e entomológicos ...
Gilberto Fontes +4 more
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Effectiveness of synthetic versus natural human volatiles as attractants for Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) sensu stricto [PDF]
Females of the African malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto, use human volatiles to find their blood-host. Previous work has shown that ammonia, lactic acid, and aliphatic carboxylic acids significantly affect host orientation and ...
Knols, B.G.J. +2 more
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A Simple and Efficient Tool for Trapping Gravid Anopheles at Breeding Sites. [PDF]
No effective tool currently exists for trapping ovipositing malaria vectors. This creates a gap in our ability to investigate the behavior and ecology of gravid Anopheles.\ud Here we describe a simple trap that collects ovipositing Anopheline and ...
Devine, Gregor +5 more
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Sticky traps for Aedes aegypti surveillance and targeted vector control in Sincelejo, Colombia
Introduction. Entomological surveillance of adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes provides better risk indicators than in immature stages. Objective. To determine the usefulness of MosquiTRAP™ traps for Ae. aegypti surveillance, targeted vector control, and the
Carlos Sermeño-Correa +3 more
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Host-feeding patterns of Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans arabiensis, a Rift Valley Fever virus vector in the Ferlo pastoral ecosystem of Senegal [PDF]
Background: Host-vector contact is a key factor in vectorial capacity assessment and thus the transmission of mosquito-borne viruses such as Rift Valley Fever (RVF), an emerging zoonotic disease of interest in West Africa.
Biteye, Biram +5 more
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OBJETIVO: Identificar e comparar a fauna de imaturos de culicídeos e seus predadores de distintos criadouros em área de parque aberto à visitação pública.
Paulo Roberto Urbinatti +2 more
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Forecasting the mosquito population in the Kaluga Region using a time series analysis
The purpose of the research is to develop a seasonal forecasting model for mosquito populations (family Culicidae) in the Kaluga Region based on time series analysis methods with climatic factors taken into account, which ensures a forecast accuracy of ...
F. I. Vasilevich +2 more
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Evaluation of alternative mosquito sampling methods for malaria vectors in Lowland South - East Zambia. [PDF]
Sampling malaria vectors and measuring their biting density is of paramount importance for entomological surveys of malaria transmission. Human landing catch (HLC) has been traditionally regarded as a gold standard method for surveying human exposure to ...
A Seyoum +77 more
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Microscopia eletrônica de varredura de ovos de Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae)
OBJETIVO: Observar detalhes morfológicos de ovos de Haemagogus leucocelaenus visualizados pela primeira vez por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e realizar morfometria das principais estruturas.
Jeronimo Alencar +5 more
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The aim of the present work was to identify cryptic species in the Anopheles maculipennis and Culex pipiens complexes and to study the genetic structure of the dominant mosquito species Ochlerotatus caspius (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Province of ...
Asghar TALBALAGHI, Elena SHAIKEVICH
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