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Culex tarsalis is a competent vector species for Cache Valley virus [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Cache Valley virus (CVV) is a mosquito-borne orthobunyavirus endemic in North America. The virus is an important agricultural pathogen leading to abortion and embryonic lethality in ruminant species, especially sheep.
Alto, Barry W., Ayers, Victoria B., Blitvich, Bradley J., Dunlop, James I., Higgs, Stephen, Huang, Yan-Jang, Kohl, Alain, Lyons, Amy C., Park, So Lee, Unlu, Isik, Vanlandingham, Dana L.   +10 more
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Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Vietnam

Insects, 2022
Mosquito-borne diseases pose a significant threat to humans in almost every part of the world. Key factors such as global warming, climatic conditions, rapid urbanisation, frequent human relocation, and widespread deforestation significantly increase the number of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases in Vietnam, and elsewhere around the world.
Huynh, Ly, Tran, Long, Nguyen, Hong, Ho, Van, Parola, Philippe, Nguyen, Xuan   +5 more
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Influence of blood meal on the responsiveness of olfactory receptor neurons in antennal sensilla trichodea of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti [PDF]

, 2010
In female Aedes aegypti L. mosquitoes, a blood meal induces physiological and behavioral changes. Previous studies have shown that olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) housed in grooved peg sensilla on the antennae of Ae.
Hansson, Bill, Hill, Sharon, Ignell, Rickard, Siju, K.P.   +3 more
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Monitoring and Distribution of Mosquitoes in the Downtown Areas and Migratory Bird Habitats in the Jeonbuk Region, 2021

Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science, 2022
This survey was performed to monitor the spread of specific mosquito-borne pathogens at Jeonbuk. The frequency of occurrence of mosquito borne pathogens including Japanese encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, Zika virus, and yellow fever virus was ...
Ho Park, Pil-Seung Kwon
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Fighting Mosquitoes with Mosquitoes

Molecular Medicine Communications, 2022
A first-of-its-kind open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes has been conducted by scientists in the US. The biotechnology company Oxitec, spearheading these experiments, claims to have obtained positive results. However, much more elaborate and intricate studies are needed to establish whether these mosquitoes can suppress a wild population
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The Mosquitoes of Morelos, Mexico: DNA Barcodes, Distribution, Ecology and the Resurrection of the Name Culiseta dugesi Dyar and Knab (Diptera: Culicidae)

Diversity
To update the record of mosquito diversity in the state of Morelos, Mexico, mosquito collections were conducted in both physiographical regions of Morelos: the Neo-volcanic Axis and the South Mountain Range.
Aldo I. Ortega-Morales, Luis M. Hernández-Triana, Javier A. Garza-Hernández, Carlos M. Ramírez-Huicochea, Andrés J. Martínez-Gaona, J. Manuel Quijano-Barraza, Cassandra González-Acosta, Fabián Correa-Morales   +7 more
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Climate Change: A Major Factor in the Spread of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and Its Associated Dengue Virus

Insects
Climate change is thought to be responsible for the spread of various vector-borne diseases. The current study was conducted to evaluate the impact of different temperature and relative humidity regimes on the developmental stages of the yellow fever ...
Shahid Majeed, Waseem Akram, Muhammad Sufyan, Asim Abbasi, Sidra Riaz, Shahla Faisal, Muhammad Binyameen, Muhammad I. Bashir, Shahzad Hassan, Saba Zafar, Oksana Kucher, Elena A. Piven, Olga D. Kucher   +12 more
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Tembusu-Related Flavivirus in Ducks, Thailand

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
Since 2013, outbreaks of disease caused by duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) have been observed in layer and broiler duck farms in Thailand. The virus is closely related to Chinese DTMUVs and belongs to the Ntaya group of mosquitoborne flaviviruses.
Aunyaratana Thontiravong, Patchareeporn Ninvilai, Wikanda Tunterak, Nutthawan Nonthabenjawan, Supassma Chaiyavong, Kingkarn Angkabkingkaew, Chatthapon Mungkundar, Woranuch Phuengpho, Kanisak Oraveerakul, Alongkorn Amonsin   +9 more
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Reflecting on Efforts to Design an Inclusive Citizen Science Project in West Baltimore

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2019
Citizen science (CS) has been an increasingly utilized means by which scientists leverage members of the public to increase the amount of data collected and analyzed.
Amanda E. Sorensen, Rebecca C. Jordan, Shannon L. LaDeau, Dawn Biehler, Sacoby Wilson, John-Henry Pitas, Paul T. Leisnham   +6 more
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WNV infection - an emergent vector borne viral infection in Serbia: Current situation [PDF]

Veterinarski Glasnik, 2015
West Nile virus (WNV) is a neurovirulent mosquito-borne Flavivirus with zoonotic potential. Virus is maintained in nature in an enzootic transmission cycle between avian hosts and mosquito vectors, but occasionally infects other vertebrates. The
Petrović Tamaš, Lupulović Diana, Petrić Dušan, Vasić Ana, Hrnjaković-Cvjetković Ivana, Milošević Vesna, Vidanović Dejan, Šekler Milanko, Lazić Sava, Đuričić Bosiljka, Plavšić Budimir, Saiz Juan-Carlos   +11 more
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