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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The Effect of Deltamethrin-Treated Net Fencing Around Cattle Enclosures on Outdoor-biting Mosquitoes in Kumasi, Ghana. [PDF]
, 2012 Classic vector control strategies target mosquitoes indoors as the main transmitters of malaria are indoor-biting and -resting mosquitoes. However, the intensive use of insecticide-treated bed-nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying have put selective ...
Ayimbire Abonuusum +7 more
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Isolation and Characterization of Midgut Lectin From Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae)
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2015 The present investigation deals with the isolation and characterization of a lectin from Aedes aegypti (Ae aegypti) female mid gut extract that agglutinates various mammalian red blood cells (RBCs) such as human three groups A, B, and O (RH+), mouse, rat,
Tahany Hassan Ayaad +2 more
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Increased Pyrethroid Resistance in Malaria Vectors and Decreased Bed Net Effectiveness, Burkina Faso
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Malaria control is dependent on insecticides. Increases in prevalence of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors across Africa are well-documented.
Kobié H. Toé +5 more
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Rift Valley fever – a growing threat to humans and animals
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2021 Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic, vector-borne infectious disease of ruminants and camels transmitted mainly by the Aedes and Culex mosquito species. Contact with the blood or organs of infected animals may infect humans.
Kwaśnik Małgorzata +2 more
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Assessing the impact of climate conditions on the distribution of mosquito species in Qatar
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Qatar is a peninsular country with predominantly hot and humid weather, with 88% of the total population being immigrants. As such, it leaves the country liable to the introduction and dissemination of vector-borne diseases, in part due to the presence ...
Furqan Tahir +12 more
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Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes: impact, mechanisms, and research directions.
Annual Review of Entomology, 2015 Mosquito-borne diseases, the most well known of which is malaria, are among the leading causes of human deaths worldwide. Vector control is a very important part of the global strategy for management of mosquito-associated diseases, and insecticide ...
Nannan Liu
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Analysis of Culex and Aedes mosquitoes in southwestern Nigeria revealed no West Nile virus activity
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 INTRODUCTION: amplification and transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) by mosquitoes are driven by presence and number of viraemic/susceptible avian hosts.
Waidi Folorunso Sule +1 more
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Gamma Radiation Sterilization Dose of Adult Males in Asian Tiger Mosquito Pupae
Insects, 2019 The pathogen-carrying tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has spread from the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North and South America, and the Caribbean.
Andre Ricardo Machi +4 more
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