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Modified Mosquito Programs’ Surveillance Needs and An Image-Based Identification Tool to Address Them

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2022
Effective mosquito surveillance and control relies on rapid and accurate identification of mosquito vectors and confounding sympatric species. As adoption of modified mosquito (MM) control techniques has increased, the value of monitoring the success of ...
Jewell Brey, Bala Murali Manoghar Sai Sudhakar, Kiley Gersch, Tristan Ford, Margaret Glancey, Jennifer West, Sanket Padmanabhan, Angela F. Harris, Autumn Goodwin   +8 more
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Xenosurveillance reflects traditional sampling techniques for the identification of human pathogens: A comparative study in West Africa [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Novel surveillance strategies are needed to detect the rapid and continuous emergence of infectious disease agents. Ideally, new sampling strategies should be simple to implement, technologically uncomplicated, and applicable to areas where ...
Bolay, Fatorma K, Bolay, Kpehe, Brackney, Doug E, Diclaro, Joseph W, II, Ebel, Gregory D, Fakoli, Lawrence S, III, Fauver, Joseph R, Foy, Brian D, Stenglein, Mark D, Weger-Lucarelli, James   +9 more
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GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper Citizen Science Data 2017–2020

GeoHealth, 2021
The GLOBE Program's GLOBE Observer application is a free citizen science mobile data collection and visualization tool compatible with iOS and Android operating systems.
Russanne Low, Rebecca Boger, Peder Nelson, Matteo Kimura   +3 more
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An affordable, quality-assured community-based system for high-resolution entomological surveillance of vector mosquitoes that reflects human malaria infection risk patterns. [PDF]

, 2012
: BACKGROUND: More sensitive and scalable entomological surveillance tools are required to monitor low levels of transmission that are increasingly common across the tropics, particularly where vector control has been successful.
A Bhattarai, A Moody, Alpha D Malishee, Athuman Muhili, B Greenwood, BL Sharp, BL Sharp, BM Bolker, BM Greenwood, CC Campbell, CK Murray, D Collett, Daniel Msellemu, DF Hoel, DJ Gubler, E Mathenge, F Mutuku, FM Mutuku, FO Okumu, G Giglioli, Gerry F Killeen, GF Killeen, GF Killeen, GF Killeen, GF Killeen, GF Killeen, GF Killeen, GF Killeen, GW Fegan, H Bugoro, H Townson, HB Tanowitz, HM Ferguson, I Dusfour, I Kleinschmidt, I Kleinschmidt, J Keiser, JA Najera, JA Najera, JA Odetoyinbo, JA Rozendaal, JA Scott, JG Breman, JI Shililu, JL San Martín, JM Cohen, JR Zucker, JT Griffin, K Clinton, K Walker, K Walker, L Roberts, M Sikulu, M Tanner, MA Malakooti, MA Sattler, ME Toledo, MJ Vanek, MN Bayoh, MR Reddy, MT Gillies, MT Gillies, MW Service, National Bureau of Statistics, Neil F Lobo, Nicodem J Govella, NJ Govella, NJ Govella, NJ Govella, NJ Govella, P Barbazan, P Bejon, P Gillet, P Winch, PI Trigg, PJ Obenauer, PM Nyarango, PP Chaki, PP Chaki, Prosper P Chaki, R Mundry, RC Smallegange, RC Smallegange, RGA Feachem, RT Bryan, S Dongus, S Dongus, S Dongus, S Majambere, Samson S Kiware, SB Ogoma, SI Hay, SJ Ceesay, SJ Moore, Stefan Dongus, T Bousema, Tanya L Russell, TL Russell, TL Russell, TR Burkot, U Fillinger, U Fillinger, U Fillinger, U Fillinger, U Kitron, U Krockel, UR Bernier, V D'Acremont, WHO, World Urbanization Prospects, WP O'Meara, WP O'Meara, WR Mukabana, Y Geissbuhler, Y Geissbühler, Yeromin Mlacha, Ying Zhou, YT Qiu, Zacharia J Mtema   +118 more
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An integrated public health response to an outbreak of Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection during the 2022–2023 mosquito season in Victoria

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionMurray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus known to cause infrequent yet substantial human outbreaks around the Murray Valley region of south-eastern Australia, resulting in significant mortality.MethodsThe public ...
Maxwell Braddick, Maxwell Braddick, Helen M. O’Brien, Chuan K. Lim, Chuan K. Lim, Rebecca Feldman, Cathy Bunter, Peter Neville, Christopher R. Bailie, Grace Butel-Simoes, Min-Ho Jung, Aidan Yuen, Nicole Hughes, N. Deborah Friedman   +13 more
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Determinants of the population growth of the West Nile virus mosquito vector Culex pipiens in a repeatedly affected area in Italy [PDF]

, 2014
Background The recent spread of West Nile Virus in temperate countries has raised concern. Predicting the likelihood of transmission is crucial to ascertain the threat to Public and Veterinary Health.
Bonfanti, L., Capelli, G., Ferguson, H.M., Marangon, S., Montarsi, F., Mulatti, P.   +5 more
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Spread and establishment of Aedes albopictus in southern Switzerland between 2003 and 2014 : an analysis of oviposition data and weather conditions [PDF]

, 2016
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a highly invasive mosquito species of public health importance. In the wake of its arrival in neighbouring Italy the authorities of the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland initiated a surveillance ...
Engeler, Lukas, Flacio, Eleonora, Müller, Pie, Tonolla, Mauro   +3 more
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Carbon dioxide baited trap catches do not correlate with human landing collections of Anopheles aquasalis in Suriname [PDF]

, 2011
Three types of carbon dioxide-baited traps, i.e., the Centers for Disease Control Miniature Light Trap without light, the BioGents (BG) Sentinel Mosquito Trap (BG-Sentinel) and the Mosquito Magnet® Liberty Plus were compared with human landing ...
Andriessen, R., Hiwat-van Laar, H., Koenraadt, C.J.M., Rijk, M., de, Takken, W.   +4 more
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Coordination among neighbors improves the efficacy of Zika control despite economic costs.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Emerging mosquito-borne viruses like Zika, dengue, and chikungunya pose a major threat to public health, especially in low-income regions of Central and South America, southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. Outbreaks of these diseases are likely to have long-
Natalie J Lemanski, Samantha R Schwab, Dina M Fonseca, Nina H Fefferman   +3 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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