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Diel activity patterns of two distinct populations of Aedes aegypti in Miami, FL and Brownsville, TX
Scientific Reports, 2022 The diel biting activity of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L) populations was extensively investigated in the early 1900s to gain more information on the biology of Ae.
John-Paul Mutebi +19 more
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Mosquito-Borne Viruses and Non-Human Vertebrates in Australia: A Review
Viruses, 2021 Mosquito-borne viruses are well recognized as a global public health burden amongst humans, but the effects on non-human vertebrates is rarely reported. Australia, houses a number of endemic mosquito-borne viruses, such as Ross River virus, Barmah Forest
Oselyne T. W. Ong +3 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background The World Mosquito Program uses Wolbachia pipientis for the biocontrol of arboviruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Diagnostic testing for Wolbachia in laboratory colonies and in field-caught mosquito populations has typically ...
Daniela da Silva Gonçalves +7 more
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Mosquito-borne diseases in Assam [PDF]
International Journal of Mosquito Research, 2021 Mosquito-borne diseases are of major public health concern in the northeastern state of Assam, India. The most common among them include Malaria, Dengue, Japanese encephalitis (JE), and Lymphatic filariasis (LF), while Malaria and JE being predominant and spread across the state.
Bobita Bordoloi, Samujjal Saharia
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background Dengue is endemic in over 100 countries and is an important public health problem worldwide. Dengue fever is not endemic in Taiwan; the importation of dengue viruses from neighboring countries via close commercial links and air travel is ...
Chao-Ying Pan +8 more
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Gates Open Research, 2020 One of the pillars of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Vector Control Response 2017–2030 strategy is the engagement of communities. Among the priority activities, defined by 2022 by the WHO, is the development of plans for the effective ...
Guilherme B. Costa +3 more
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Reproductive phase locking of mosquito populations in response to rainfall frequency. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2007 The frequency of moderate to heavy rainfall events is projected to change in response to global warming. Here we show that these hydrologic changes may have a profound effect on mosquito population dynamics and rates of mosquito-borne disease ...
Jeffrey Shaman, Jonathan F Day
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Mosquito‐borne disease and newborn health [PDF]
Health Economics, 2021 AbstractWhile mosquito‐borne diseases are currently most prevalent in mid‐latitude countries, rising global temperatures could expand their range. This paper investigates whether one such disease, dengue, harms newborns. The empirical design exploits epidemiological patterns of the disease spreading.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundTransmission intensity for mosquito-borne diseases are highly heterogenous and multi-factorial. Understanding risk factors associated to disease transmission allow the optimization of vector control.
Pranav Tewari +7 more
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Impact of the microbiome on mosquito-borne diseases
Protein & Cell, 2023 Abstract Mosquito-borne diseases present a significant threat to human health, with the possibility of outbreaks of new mosquito-borne diseases always looming. Unfortunately, current measures to combat these diseases such as vaccines and drugs are often either unavailable or ineffective.
Huicheng Shi, Xi Yu, Gong Cheng
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