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Reverse chemical ecology approach for the identification of an oviposition attractant for Culex quinquefasciatus. [PDF]

, 2018
Pheromones and other semiochemicals play a crucial role in today's integrated pest and vector management strategies. These semiochemicals are typically discovered by bioassay-guided approaches.
Bhagavathy, Ganga, Chauhan, Kamlesh R, Choo, Young-Moo, Hwang, Justin K, Leal, Walter S, Tan, Kaiming, Xu, Pingxi, Zeng, Fangfang   +7 more
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Mosquito Oviposition Behavior and Vector Control

Insects, 2016
The burden of gene transfer from one mosquito generation to the next falls on the female and her eggs. The selection of an oviposition site that guarantees egg and larval survival is a critical step in the reproductive process.
Jonathan F. Day
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Low-Quality Housing Is Associated With Increased Risk of Malaria Infection: A National Population-Based Study From the Low Transmission Setting of Swaziland. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundLow-quality housing may confer risk of malaria infection, but evidence in low transmission settings is limited.MethodsTo examine the relationship between individual level housing quality and locally acquired infection in children and adults, a ...
Allen, Regan, Cohen, Justin, Dlamini, Nomcebo, Dorsey, Grant, Gosling, Roly, Greenhouse, Bryan, Hsiang, Michelle S, Kang Dufour, Mi-Suk, Kunene, Simon, LeMenach, Arnaud, Midekisa, Alemayehu, Nhlabathi, Nomcebo, Novotny, Joseph, Ntshalintshali, Nyasatu, Pindolia, Deepa   +14 more
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A systematic review of published literature on mosquito control action thresholds across the world.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundDespite the use of numerous methods of control measures, mosquito populations and mosquito-borne diseases are still increasing globally. Evidence-based action thresholds to initiate or intensify control activities have been identified as ...
Vindhya S Aryaprema, Madeline R Steck, Steven T Peper, Rui-de Xue, Whitney A Qualls   +4 more
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Evaluation of alternative mosquito sampling methods for malaria vectors in Lowland South - East Zambia. [PDF]

, 2013
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, AK Githeko, Aklilu Seyoum, B Huho, BG Knols, BL Sharp, C Garrett-Jones, C Ngufor, CA Stoops, Chadwick H Sikaala, CJ Shiff, CN Mbogo, Dingani Chinula, DW Meyrowitsch, E Chanda, EB Magbity, EJ Kweka, EM Mathenge, EM Mathenge, FM Mutuku, FO Okumu, FO Okumu, FO Okumu, FO Okumu, Gerry F Killeen, GF Killeen, H Bugoro, H Bugoro, H Pates, HV Pates, I Dia, I Dusfour, I Kleinschmidt, J Edman, J Keating, JA Odetoyinbo, JA Scott, Javan Chanda, JC Mouatcho, JE Harbison, John M Miller, JR Davis, JT Griffin, L Durnez, L Molineaux, LA Kelly-Hope, LE Mboera, LL Koekemoer, M Odiere, M Sikulu, M Yasuno, ME Sinka, ME Sinka, MF Maia, Ministry of Health, MR Reddy, MT Gillies, MW Service, MW Service, MW Service, NJ Govella, NJ Govella, NJ Govella, OJ Briet, P Kittayapong, PP Chaki, R Laganier, R Sithiprasasna, SJ Torr, SS Kiware, SW Lindsay, T Chareonviriyaphap, Tanya L Russell, TL Russell, TR Burkot, W Duo-quan, WD Sudia, WR Mukabana   +77 more
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Mapping of Aedes albopictus abundance at a local scale in Italy [PDF]

, 2017
Given the growing risk of arbovirus outbreaks in Europe, there is a clear need to better describe the distribution of invasive mosquito species such as Aedes albopictus. Current challenges consist in simulating Ae. albopictus abundance, rather than its
Arnoldi, Daniele, Baldacchino, Frédéric, Capelli, Gioia, Delucchi, Luca, Manica, Mattia, Marcantonio, Matteo, Marini, Giovanni, Montarsi, Fabrizio, Rizzoli, Annapaola, Rosà, Roberto, Zorer, Roberto   +10 more
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The Role of Village Surveillance Officer to Prevent Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever [PDF]

, 2016
Dengue is a major public health problem in Indonesia. The program of elimination of mosquito breeding places is still low. This study was aimed to analyze the effectiveness of village surveillance officer for decrease container index.
Kuntoro, K. (Kuntoro), Sunarsih, S. (Sunarsih), Susanto, N. (Nugroho), W, C. U. (Chatrin)   +3 more
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A novel optical sensor system for the automatic classification of mosquitoes by genus and sex with high levels of accuracy

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Every year, more than 700,000 people die from vector-borne diseases, mainly transmitted by mosquitoes. Vector surveillance plays a major role in the control of these diseases and requires accurate and rapid taxonomical identification.
María I. González-Pérez, Bastian Faulhaber, Mark Williams, Josep Brosa, Carles Aranda, Nuria Pujol, Marta Verdún, Pancraç Villalonga, Joao Encarnação, Núria Busquets, Sandra Talavera   +10 more
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West Nile virus transmission. results from the integrated surveillance system in Italy, 2008 to 2015 [PDF]

, 2016
IIn Italy a national Plan for the surveillance of imported and autochthonous human vector-borne diseases (chikungunya, dengue, Zika virus disease and West Nile virus (WNV) disease) that integrates human and veterinary (animals and vectors) surveillance ...
Angelini, P., Baldanti, Fausto, Bedeschi, Emanuela, Bella, A., Bellini, R., Benedetti, Eleonora, Boccolini, Daniela, Busani, Luca, Cagarelli, R., Calistri, P., Cenci, Corrado, Chiari, M., Costa, Nanni, Declich, Silvia, di Luca, Marco, Dottori, Michele, Faccin, Francesca, Farioli, Marco, Fiorentini, Cristiano, Fortuna, Claudia, Gismondo, Mariarita, Gramegna, Maria, Gualanduzzi, Claudio, Landini, Maria Paola, Lavazza, A., Lelli, Davide, Liumbruno, Giancarlo Maria, Lombardini, Annalisa, Lombardini, L., Maraglino, Francesco, Mattivi, Andrea, Monaco, F., Napoli, Christian, Natalini, Silvano, Palú, G., Parodi, Patrizia, Pezzotti, Patrizio, Piatti, A., Prosperi, Alice, Pupella, S., Remoli, Maria Elena, Rezza, Gianni, Rizzo, Caterina, Romi, Roberto, Rossi, Davide, Rovida, Francesca, Russo, F., Severini, Francesco, Squintani, Gabriele, Tamba, M., Toma, Luciano, Venturi, G., Zanchetta, Nadia, Zanella, Francesca   +53 more
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Unforeseen costs of cutting mosquito surveillance budgets. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010
A budget proposal to stop the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding in surveillance and research for mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and West Nile virus has the potential to leave the country ill-prepared to handle new ...
Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec, Luis F Chaves, Scott A Ritchie, Joe Davis, Uriel Kitron   +4 more
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