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Entomological Surveillance of Behavioural Resilience and Resistance in Residual Malaria Vector Populations. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The most potent malaria vectors rely heavily upon human blood so they are vulnerable to attack with insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) within houses. Mosquito taxa that can avoid feeding or resting indoors, or by obtaining
A Hasan   +87 more
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Current status of invasive mosquito surveillance in the UK. [PDF]

open access: yesParasit Vectors, 2015
Non-native invasive mosquitoes have for many years made incursions into Europe, and are now established in many European countries. The continued European importation of potential vectors and their expansion within Europe increases their potential for importation and establishment in the UK.
Vaux AG, Medlock JM.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Spatio-temporal malaria transmission patterns in Navrongo demographic surveillance site, northern Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The relationship between entomological measures of malaria transmission intensity and mortality remains uncertain. This is partly because transmission is heterogeneous even within small geographical areas.
Adjuik, Martin   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Surveillance of adult Aedes mosquitoes in Selangor, Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yesTropical Medicine & International Health, 2015
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the effectiveness of using sticky traps and the NS1 dengue antigen kit for the surveillance of Aedes mosquitoes for dengue control.MethodsApartments were selected in a dengue‐endemic area, and sticky traps were set to capture adult Aedes mosquitoes.
Sai-Ming, Lau   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Carbon dioxide baited trap catches do not correlate with human landing collections of Anopheles aquasalis in Suriname [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Environmental Predictors of Human West Nile Virus Infections, Colorado

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
To determine whether environmental surveillance of West Nile virus–positive dead birds, mosquito pools, equines, and sentinel chickens helped predict human cases in metropolitan Denver, Colorado, during 2003, we analyzed human surveillance data and ...
Jennifer L. Patnaik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global mosquito observations dashboard (GMOD): creating a user-friendly web interface fueled by citizen science to monitor invasive and vector mosquitoes

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Geographics, 2023
Background Mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit pose a significant public health threat worldwide, causing more fatalities than any other animal. To effectively combat this issue, there is a need for increased public awareness and mosquito control ...
Johnny A. Uelmen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entomological Surveillance Activities in Regions in Greece: Data on Mosquito Species Abundance and West Nile Virus Detection in Culex pipiens Pools (2019–2020)

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infections have been recorded in Greece since 2010, with seasonal outbreaks (summer-autumn) on an almost annual basis, caused mainly by the WNV lineage 2 strain (Nea Santa-Greece-2010).
Annita Vakali   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pan-European Chikungunya surveillance: Designing risk stratified surveillance zones [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund - Copyright @ 2009 Tilston et alThe first documented transmission of Chikungunya within Europe took place in Italy during the summer of 2007.
Skelly, C, Tilston, N, Weinstein, P
core   +4 more sources

Converting Mosquito Surveillance to Arbovirus Surveillance with Honey-Baited Nucleic Acid Preservation Cards

open access: yesVector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2015
Spatially and temporally accurate information about infectious mosquito distribution allows for pre-emptive public health interventions that can reduce the burden of mosquito-borne infections on human populations. However, the labile nature of arboviruses, the low prevalence of infection in mosquitoes, the expensive labor costs for mosquito ...
Flies, E.   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

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