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The Bioscientist, 2023 Mosquitoes are important vector of parasitic diseases. This study was conducted in Awka South LGA, Anambra State, between October 2017 and September 2018to determine the effects of rainfall, temperature, and relative humidity on mosquito species ...
K. C Irikannu +8 more
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Gates Open Research, 2019 Background: The wMel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and subsequently shown in laboratory studies to reduce transmission of a range of viruses including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, and ...
P. A. Ryan +17 more
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Mosquito Control in Poland: Pro- and Anti-Environmental Activities
Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, 2014 Mosquito control in Poland is still dominated by the use of chemicals. Although it has been 13 years since the flood of the century, only in few cities and towns (Wroclaw, Gorzow Wielkopolski and Torun) various methods of mosquito control such as mapping
Gliniewicz Aleksandra +2 more
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Phylogeny of Anopheles (Kerteszia) (Diptera: Culicidae) Using Mitochondrial Genes
Insects, 2020 Identification of mosquito species is necessary for determining the entomological components of malaria transmission, but it can be difficult in morphologically similar species. DNA sequences are largely used as an additional tool for species recognition,
Karin Kirchgatter +8 more
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Windborne long-distance migration of malaria mosquitoes in the Sahel
Nature, 2019 Over the past two decades efforts to control malaria have halved the number of cases globally, yet burdens remain high in much of Africa and the elimination of malaria has not been achieved even in areas where extreme reductions have been sustained, such
D. Huestis +21 more
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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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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes detect acidic volatiles found in human odor using the IR8a pathway
Current Biology, 2019 Summary Mosquitoes use olfaction as a primary means of detecting their hosts. Previously, the functional ablation of a family of Aedes aegypti olfactory receptors, the Odorant Receptors (ORs), was not sufficient to reduce host-seeking in the presence of ...
J. Raji +6 more
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DiversityTo 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 +7 more
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Evolutionary enhancement of Zika virus infectivity in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Nature, 2017 Zika virus (ZIKV) remained obscure until the recent explosive outbreaks in French Polynesia (2013–2014) and South America (2015–2016). Phylogenetic studies have shown that ZIKV has evolved into African and Asian lineages.
Yang Liu +12 more
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