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[Entomological Surveillance of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes in the Republic of Korea, 2023]. [PDF]

Jugan Geongang Gwa Jilbyeong
The Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency operates a malaria vector (Genus Anopheles) surveillance system to provide warnings and alerts. Surveillance was conducted at 36 sites in Incheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, and Gangwon-do, and 14 sites in military bases from April to October 2023.
Han BG, Shin HI, Kim HW, Ju JW, Lee HI.
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Entomological Assessment of the Status and Risk of Mosquito-borne Arboviral Transmission in Ghana

Viruses, 2020
Entomological surveillance is one of the tools used in monitoring and controlling vector-borne diseases. However, the use of entomological surveillance for arboviral infection vector control is often dependent on finding infected individuals.
Michael Amoa-Bosompem, Daisuke Kobayashi, Katsunori Murota, Astri Nur Faizah, Kentaro Itokawa, Ryosuke Fujita, Joseph Harold Nyarko Osei, Esinam Agbosu, Deborah Pratt, Shohei Kimura, Kofi Dadzie Kwofie, Mitsuko Ohashi, Joseph H. Kofi Bonney, Samuel Dadzie, Toshinori Sasaki, Nobuo Ohta, Haruhiko Isawa, Kyoko Sawabe, Shiroh Iwanaga   +18 more
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Detection of Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes by Molecular Surveillance, Kenya

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is an invasive malaria vector recently reported in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Ghana. The World Health Organization has called on countries in Africa to increase surveillance efforts to detect and ...
Eric O. Ochomo, Sylvia Milanoi, Bernard Abong’o, Brenda Onyango, Margaret Muchoki, Diana Omoke, Evelyn Olanga, Laban Njoroge, Elijah Omondi Juma, James Dan Otieno, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Luna Kamau, Cristina Rafferty, John E. Gimnig, Mildred Shieshia, Daniel Wacira, Joseph Mwangangi, Marta Maia, Charles Chege, Ahmeddin Omar, Martin K. Rono, Lucy Abel, Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara, Andrew Obala, Charles Mbogo, Lenson Kariuki   +25 more
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Entomological Surveillance Associated with Human Zika Cases in Miri Sarawak, Malaysia. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2020
Two confirmed human cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) were reported in the district of Miri, Sarawak, in 2016. Following that, a mosquito-based ZIKV surveillance study was conducted within 200-m radius from the case houses. Mosquito surveillance was conducted using five different methods, that is, biogents sentinel mosquito (BG) sentinel trap, modified sticky
Ali R, Azmi RA, Wasi Ahmad N, Abd Hadi A, Muhamed KA, Rasli R, Yoon Ling C, Anak Chua H, Lian Wan K, Lee HL.   +9 more
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Entomological and Molecular Surveillance of Anopheles Mosquitoes in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 2019 [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Background: Malaria is endemic in Sierra Leone, with stable and perennial transmission in all parts of the country. At present, the main prevention and control measures for mosquito vectors here involve insecticide treated nets (ITN) and indoor residual spraying (IRS).
Ning Zhao, Ning Zhao, Ishaq Sesay, Hong Tu, Hong Tu, Frederick Yamba, Liang Lu, Liang Lu, Yuhong Guo, Xiuping Song, Jun Wang, Xiaobo Liu, Yujuan Yue, Haixia Wu, Qiyong Liu   +14 more
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Entomological Surveillance System for Invasive <i>Aedes</i> Mosquitoes at Points of Entry in West Azerbaijan Province: Strengths and Weaknesses. [PDF]

J Arthropod Borne Dis
Background: Global trade and travel are key factors affecting the initial introduction of vectors and VBDs (vector-borne diseases) in a country. Vectors know no borders; it is essential to establish systems for the surveillance of vectors and vector ...
Firooziyan S, Enayati AA, Sedaghat MM.
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Species composition and relative abundance of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Romania

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Culicoides biting midges are vectors involved in the biological transmission cycle of important animal diseases such as bluetongue and African horse sickness.
Doru Hristescu, Florica Bărbuceanu, Lenuța Dascălu, Cristina Nițescu, Maria Goffredo, Adriana Santilli, Michela Quaglia, Thomas Balenghien, Gabriel Predoi   +8 more
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Entomological Characteristics of Malaria Transmission across Benin: An Essential Element for Improved Deployment of Vector Control Interventions

Insects, 2023
Entomological surveillance in Benin has historically been limited to zones where indoor residual spraying was performed or where long-standing sentinel surveillance sites existed.
Tatchémè Filémon Tokponnon, Razaki Ossè, Germain Gil Padonou, Cyriaque Dossou Affoukou, Aboubakar Sidick, Wilfried Sewade, Arsène Fassinou, Côme Z. Koukpo, Bruno Akinro, Louisa A. Messenger, Mariam Okê, Alexis Tchévoédé, Aurore Ogouyemi-Hounto, Dorothée Kinde Gazard, Martin Akogbeto   +14 more
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A new methodology for sampling blackflies for the entomological surveillance of onchocerciasis in Brazil. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2017
The effectiveness of the MosqTent® trap was evaluated in endemic area to onchocerciasis in Brazil. This study seeks to provide subsidies for the monitoring of the onchocerciasis transmission in the country. The study was carried out at the Homoxi and Thirei villages, located in the Yanomami Indigenous Land, in the state of Roraima.
Nascimento-Carvalho ÉSD, Cesário RA, do Vale VF, Aranda AT, Valente ACDS, Maia-Herzog M.   +5 more
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Entomological and virological surveillance for dengue virus in churches in Merida, Mexico [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2019
This study was designed to assess whether churches in endemic dengue districts in Merida, Mexico provide suitable breeding habitats for mosquitoes and are potential sites for dengue virus (DENV) transmission. Churches were inspected for immature and adult mosquitoes once every week from November 2015 to October 2016. A total of 10,997 immatures of five
Carlos Marcial Baak-Baak, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Angelica Pech-May, Guadalupe A. Cruz-Escalona, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Julio C. Tzuc-Dzul, Lourdes Gabriela Talavera-Aguilar, Suemy Flores-Ruiz, Carlos Machain-Williams, Oswaldo Margarito Torres-Chable, Bradley J. Blitvich, Jorge Mendez-Galvan, Julian E. Garcia-Rejon   +12 more
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