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Habitat characterization and spatial distribution of Anopheles sp. mosquito larvae in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) during an extended dry period. [PDF]

, 2005
INTRODUCTION\ud \ud By 2030, more than 50% of the African population will live in urban areas. Controlling malaria reduces the disease burden and further improves economic development.
Killeen, G.F., Lengeler, Christian, Mtasiwa Deo, Mtasiwa, Deo, Tanner, M., Sattler, M.A., Sattler, Michael A, Kiama, Michael, Mtasiwa, D., Tanner Marcel, Sattler Michael A, Kiama Michael, Lengeler Christian, Killeen, Gerry F, Killeen Gerry F, Premji Zul, Kiama, M., Premji, Zul, Lengeler, C., Tanner, Marcel   +19 more
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Conserved dimerization architecture in C‐type lectins from virus‐vector mosquitoes

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
C‐type lectins (CTLs) are involved in the detection of viral/microbial carbohydrates. We studied a family of soluble CTLs in the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which acts as a vector for viruses like dengue and Zika. Using crystallography, biophysics, and structure prediction approaches, we found that these proteins consistently pair together in the same ...
Mattia Bertinelli, Rupesh Balaji Jayachandran, Jack Whitehead, Cédric Leyrat, Annabel v. Clanner, Guido C Paesen, Max Renner   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defining the role of αC helix interactions in the activation of the integrin αI domain

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
The α2I domain of the α2β1 integrin contains a distinctive αC helix and a conserved Arg288‐Glu318 ion pair that stabilizes the closed state of the domain. Disruption of this ion pair in the activated α2I variant unwinds the αC helix, which allows interaction with additional collagen‐binding sites increasing collagen binding.
Liisa Pösö, Tomi T. Airenne, Jarmo Käpylä, Hongmin Tu, Eva Bligt‐Lindén, Vimal Parkash, Jyrki Heino, Tiina A. Salminen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vector Competence of Selected North American Culex and Coquillettidia Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001
To control West Nile virus (WNV), it is necessary to know which mosquitoes are able to transmit this virus. Therefore, we evaluated the WNV vector potential of several North American mosquito species. Culex restuans and Cx.
Michael R. Sardelis, Michael J. Turell, David J. Dohm, Monica L. O'Guinn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Linking individual phenotype to density-dependent population growth: the influence of body size on the population dynamics of malaria vectors [PDF]

, 2011
Understanding the endogenous factors that drive the population dynamics of malaria mosquitoes will facilitate more accurate predictions about vector control effectiveness and our ability to destabilize the growth of either low- or high-density insect ...
Killeen, G.F., Knols, B.G.J., Heather M. Ferguson, Knols, Bart G. J., Dickson W. Lwetoijera, Lwetoijera, D.W., Lwetoijera, Dickson W., Killeen, Gerry, Killeen, Gerry F, Takken, W., Ferguson, Heather M., Ferguson, H.M., Gerry F. Killeen, Lwetoijera, Dickson W, Takken, Willem, Ferguson, H. M., Tanya L. Russell, Lwetoijera, D. W., Knols, Bart G.J., Killeen, Gerry F., Russell, T.L., Russell, Tanya L, Russell, Tanya L., Knols, B. G. J., Bart G. J. Knols, Knols, Bart G J, Willem Takken, Ferguson, Heather M   +27 more
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A longitudinal study of avian pox in a small passerine, the Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

Ibis, EarlyView.
Long‐term, longitudinal studies of disease in wild bird populations are rare. Diseases are important determinants of bird survival and may spill‐over into other species including livestock and, in some cases, humans. Avian pox is a globally distributed disease, resulting from infection by viruses in the genus Avipoxvirus (APV).
Denise C. Wawman, Steven R. Fiddaman, Becki Lawson, Maria D. Christodoulou, Ben C. Sheldon, Adrian L. Smith   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

RNA activation in insects: From emerging evidence to molecular applications

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Canonical RNA activation involves small RNAs interacting with promoter sequences, but there is also evidence of non‐canonical RNAa in eukaryotes. Emerging evidence suggests the presence of RNAa in insects. RNAa can be utilised as a tool for functional genomic studies in insects.
Sassan Asgari
wiley   +1 more source

Diet and leishmaniasis in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In Ecuador's Amazon, Indigenous communities affected by leishmaniasis often modify their diets as part of their health‐seeking practices. Drawing on qualitative research with sixty‐eight participants from seven Indigenous groups, this study explores how and why patients’ diets shift in pursuit of healing from leishmaniasis.
Veronica Cristina Vargas Roman
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of Sec14 Domain–Containing Proteins in the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular Microbiology, EarlyView.
During asexual blood‐stage development, P. falciparum Sec14 proteins display distinct localizations suggesting specialized roles in lipid exchange. PfSec14‐1 initially localizes to the nucleus before moving to the ER and Golgi alongside PfSec14‐4 during schizogony.
Florian Lauruol, Dominik Šťastný, J. Pedro Fernandez‐Murray, Christopher R. McMaster, Peter Griač, Dave Richard   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nationwide larval mosquito sampling in Cambodian households: Vector species in anthropogenic breeding sites.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Vector control remains a key strategy in reducing mosquito-borne disease transmission. Understanding mosquito species distribution, diversity, and breeding habitat ecology is crucial for effective surveillance and to define targeted vector control ...
Bros Doeurk, Shinji Kasai, Pierre-Olivier Maquart, Sébastien Boyer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source