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Comparative vector competence of North American Lyme disease vectors [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
AbstractBackgroundUnderstanding the drivers of Lyme disease incidence at broad spatial scales is critical for predicting and mitigating human disease risk. Previous studies have identified vector phenology and behavior, host community composition, and landscape features as drivers of variable Lyme disease risk.
Lisa I. Couper, Youyun Yang, Xiaofeng Frank Yang, Andrea Swei   +3 more
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Genetics of Mosquito Vector Competence [PDF]

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2000
SUMMARY Mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for significant human morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Efforts to control mosquito-borne diseases have been impeded, in part, by the development of drug-resistant parasites, insecticide-resistant mosquitoes, and environmental concerns over the application of ...
B T, Beerntsen, A A, James, B M, Christensen   +2 more
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Implications of mosquito metabolism on vector competence

Insect Science, 2023
AbstractMosquito‐borne diseases (MBDs) annually kill nearly half a million people. Due to the lack of effective vaccines and drugs on most MBDs, disease prevention relies primarily on controlling mosquitoes. Despite huge efforts having been put into mosquito control, eco‐friendly and sustainable mosquito‐control strategies are still lacking and ...
Li Gao, Wenxu Yang, Jingwen Wang
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Zika Virus Mosquito Vectors: Competence, Biology, and Vector Control [PDF]

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Zika virus (ZIKV) (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) has become one of the most medically important mosquito-borne viruses because of its ability to cause microcephaly in utero and Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults. This virus emerged from its sylvatic cycle in Africa to cause an outbreak in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia in 2007, French Polynesia in 2014,
Elizabeth B, Kauffman, Laura D, Kramer
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Enrichment of phenotype among biological forms of Anopheles stephensi Liston through establishment of isofemale lines

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Vector management programs rely on knowledge of the biology and genetic make-up of mosquitoes. Anopheles stephensi is a major invasive urban malaria vector, distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Middle East, and has recently been ...
Chaitali Ghosh, Naveen Kumar, Raja Babu Singh Kushwah, Soumya M., Soumya Gopal Joshi, Chethan Kumar Ramanjini, Tejashwini Alalamath, Subhashini Srinivasan, Suresh Subramani, Sampath Kumar, Sunita Swain   +10 more
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Vector competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for filarial nematodes is affected by age and nutrient limitation [PDF]

, 2015
Mosquitoes are one of the most important vectors of human disease. The ability of mosquitoes to transmit disease is dependent on the age structure of the population, as mosquitoes must survive long enough for the parasites to complete their development ...
Ariani, Cristina, Tinsley, M C, Juneja, Punita, Smith, Sophia, Jiggins, Francis M   +4 more
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Competence and competency in the EQF and in European VET systems [PDF]

, 2009
Purpose – Though the notion of competence is common terminology in European VET policy at national and supra-national level, understandings vary widely, both across countries and within.
Clarke, L., Clarke, Linda, Winch, Christopher, Brockmann, M., Winch, C., Winch, Chris, Brockmann, Michaela   +6 more
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Ingestion of spinosad-containing toxic sugar bait alters Aedes albopictus vector competence and vectorial capacity for dengue virus

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Dengue virus (DENV) is a highly prevalent vector-borne virus that causes life-threatening illnesses to humans worldwide. The development of a tool to control vector populations has the potential to reduce the burden of DENV.
Abdullah A. Alomar, Bradley H. Eastmond, Zoi Rapti, Zoi Rapti, Edward D. Walker, Edward D. Walker, Barry W. Alto   +6 more
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Transformation of Environmental Bacillus subtilis Isolates by Transiently Inducing Genetic Competence [PDF]

, 2010
Domesticated laboratory strains of Bacillus subtilis readily take up and integrate exogenous DNA. In contrast, ‘‘wild’’ ancestors or Bacillus strains recently isolated from the environment can only be genetically modified by phage transduction ...
Nijland, Reindert,, Veening, Jan Willem, Errington, Jeff,, J. Grant Burgess, Burgess, Grant J., J Grant Burgess, Burgess, J. Grant, Reindert Nijland, Veening, Jan-Willem,, Jan-Willem Veening, Nijland, Reindert, Burgess, J. Grant,, Errington, Jeff, Jeff Errington, Veening, Jan-Willem   +14 more
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Quantifying the efficacy of genetic shifting in control of mosquito‐borne diseases

Evolutionary Applications, 2019
Many of the world's most prevalent diseases are transmitted by animal vectors such as dengue transmitted by mosquitoes. To reduce these vector‐borne diseases, a promising approach is “genetic shifting”: selective breeding of the vectors to be more ...
Siyang Xia, Marissa L. Baskett, Jeffrey R. Powell   +2 more
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