Approaches to passive mosquito surveillance in the EU [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 The recent emergence in Europe of invasive mosquitoes and mosquito-borne disease associated with both invasive and native mosquito species has prompted intensified mosquito vector research in most European countries.
Helge Kampen +9 more
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Aedes Mosquito Surveillance Using Ovitraps, Sweep Nets, and Biogent Traps in the City of Yaoundé, Cameroon. [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Simple Summary The emergence/re-emergence of arboviruses diseases including dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever is of serious public health concern in Cameroon and vector surveillance is a key component of prevention strategies.
Djiappi-Tchamen B +10 more
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Mosquito Surveillance and Insecticide Resistance Monitoring Conducted by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Monroe County, Florida, USA. [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Simple Summary Mosquitoes are the most important group of flies affecting human health and wellness. Worldwide, mosquito-borne diseases kill over 700,000 people every year and afflict millions more.
Hribar LJ +4 more
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Comparison of Fan-Traps and Gravitraps for Aedes Mosquito Surveillance in Taiwan. [PDF]
Front Public Health, 2022 A key component of integrated vector management strategies is the efficient implementation of mosquito traps for surveillance and control. Numerous trap types have been created with distinct designs and capture mechanisms, but identification of the most ...
Pan CY +10 more
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A handmade trap for malaria mosquito surveillance by citizens in Rwanda. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 For effective sampling of mosquitoes in malaria surveillance programmes, it is essential to include attractive cues in traps. With the aim of implementing a citizen science project on malaria vectors in rural Rwanda, a handmade plastic bottle trap was ...
Murindahabi MM +6 more
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Development of a Community-Driven Mosquito Surveillance Program for Vectors of La Crosse Virus to Educate, Inform, and Empower a Community. [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Simple Summary A pilot program was designed using innovative STEM education programming to create a community-driven surveillance network for mosquitoes that transmit La Crosse virus (LACV).
Trout Fryxell RT +7 more
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Mosquito surveillance in maritime entry ports in Miami-Dade County, Florida to increase preparedness and allow the early detection of invasive mosquito species. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Invasive mosquito vector species have been inadvertently transported to new areas by humans for decades. Strong evidence supports that monitoring maritime, terrestrial, and aerial points of entry is an essential part of the effort to curb the invasion ...
Wilke ABB +5 more
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Mosquito surveillance of West Nile and Usutu viruses in four territorial units of Slovakia and description of a confirmed autochthonous human case of West Nile fever, 2018 to 2019. [PDF]
Euro Surveill, 2021 Background Despite the known circulation of West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) in Slovakia, no formal entomological surveillance programme has been established there thus far.
Čabanová V +12 more
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Surveillance for Mosquito-borne Viruses
EDIS, 2004 There are three very important mosquito-borne diseases that occur in Florida: Eastern equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and West Nile fever/encephalitis; all of these diseases are caused by viruses that are transmitted by the bite of an ...
C. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly
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Linking mosquito surveillance to dengue fever through Bayesian mechanistic modeling. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2020 Our ability to effectively prevent the transmission of the dengue virus through targeted control of its vector, Aedes aegypti, depends critically on our understanding of the link between mosquito abundance and human disease risk.
Leach CB +5 more
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