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Mapping the Urban Environments of Aedes aegypti Using Drone Technology
Drones, 2023 Aedes aegypti is widely distributed worldwide and is the main vector mosquito for dengue, one of the most important infectious diseases in middle- and low-income countries. The landscape composition and vegetation cover determine appropriate environments
Kenia Mayela Valdez-Delgado +11 more
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Insects, 2023 Mosquitoes transmit pathogens that cause human diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika fever, and filariasis. Biotechnological approaches using microorganisms have a significant potential to control mosquito populations ...
Ricardo de Melo Katak +5 more
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ESTABLISHING THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEST NILE VIRUS OUTBREAKS IN ROMANIA BY USING CLIMATIC SCENARIOS [PDF]
Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment, 2023 West Nile virus (WNV) is a re-emerging zoonotic pathogen that represents a threat to both human and animal health. It is difficult to estimate the impact of WNV in the future, although many of the climatic factors influencing its spread have been ...
Liviu Dan MIRON +5 more
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The Introduction and Establishment of Four Invasive Insect Species in Serbia
Insects, 2023 Urban areas are often populated by specific species of insects, some colorful and appealing, such as ladybugs and butterflies, and others irritating as nuisance bitters or as vectors of pathogens of public health importance.
Mihaela Kavran +3 more
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Egg-laying by female Aedes aegypti shapes the bacterial communities of breeding sites
BMC Biology, 2023 Background Aedes aegypti, the main arboviral mosquito vector, is attracted to human dwellings and makes use of human-generated breeding sites. Past research has shown that bacterial communities associated with such sites undergo compositional shifts as ...
Katherine D. Mosquera +6 more
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International Archives of Health Sciences, 2021 Aims: The aim of this study was to monitor mosquito activity with emphasis on Aedes species in Kashan County. Materials and Methods: This investigation was carried out in Kashan County, from April to late September 2019.
Tahereh Sadat Asgarian +4 more
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Diversity, 2022 Potential arboviral Afrotropical mosquito vectors are underrepresented in public databases of CoxI barcode sequences. Furthermore, available CoxI sequences for many species are often not associated with voucher specimens to match the corresponding fine ...
Eddyson Montalvo-Sabino +13 more
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GeoHealth, 2023 West Nile virus (WNV) is the most significant arbovirus in the United States in terms of both morbidity and mortality. West Nile exists in a complex transmission cycle between avian hosts and the arthropod vector, Culex spp. mosquitoes.
Matthew J. Ward +7 more
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Alphaviruses Detected in Mosquitoes in the North-Eastern Regions of South Africa, 2014 to 2018
Viruses, 2023 The prevalence and distribution of African alphaviruses such as chikungunya have increased in recent years. Therefore, a better understanding of the local distribution of alphaviruses in vectors across the African continent is important.
Milehna M. Guarido +12 more
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Chikungunya Virus: Priority Pathogen or Passing Trend?
Vaccines, 2023 Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is considered a priority pathogen and a major threat to global health. While CHIKV infections may be asymptomatic, symptomatic patients can develop chikungunya fever (CHIKF) characterized by severe arthralgia which often ...
Gerardo Montalvo Zurbia-Flores +2 more
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