| zika virus emergence in mosquitoes in southeastern senegal, 2011. | zika virus (zikv; genus flavivirus, family flaviviridae) is maintained in a zoonotic cycle between arboreal aedes spp. mosquitoes and nonhuman primates in african and asian forests. spillover into humans has been documented in both regions and the virus is currently responsible for a large outbreak in french polynesia. zikv amplifications are frequent in southeastern senegal but little is known about their seasonal and spatial dynamics. the aim of this paper is to describe the spatio-temporal pa ... | 2014 | 25310102 |
| vector competence of aedes aegypti and aedes vittatus (diptera: culicidae) from senegal and cape verde archipelago for west african lineages of chikungunya virus. | to assess the risk of emergence of chikungunya virus (chikv) in west africa, vector competence of wild-type, urban, and non-urban aedes aegypti and ae. vittatus from senegal and cape verde for chikv was investigated. mosquitoes were fed orally with chikv isolates from mosquitoes (ard30237), bats (cs13-288), and humans (hd180738). after 5, 10, and 15 days of incubation following an infectious blood meal, presence of chikv rna was determined in bodies, legs/wings, and saliva using real-time revers ... | 2014 | 25002293 |
| aedes mosquito species in western saudi arabia. | the aedes meigen (diptera: culicidae) mosquito species populations in the western region of saudi arabia, especially in and around jeddah, are increasing, therefore increasing susceptibility of humans to the dengue virus. an extensive survey was carried out for one year, and four species were identified with the help of different pictorial keys available. the identification was based on morphological characteristics of adult female aedes mosquitoes. | 2014 | 25373216 |
| comparative analysis of midgut bacterial communities in three aedine mosquito species from dengue-endemic and non-endemic areas of rajasthan, india. | dengue viruses are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female aedine mosquitoes. differences in the composition and structure of bacterial communities in the midguts of mosquitoes may affect the vector's ability to transmit the disease. to investigate and analyse the role of midgut bacterial communities in viral transmission, midgut bacteria from three species, namely stegomyia aegypti (= aedes aegypti), fredwardsius vittatus (= aedes vittatus) and stegomyia albopicta (= aedes al ... | 2016 | 27094337 |
| aedes vittatus(bigot) mosquito: an emerging threat to public health. | aedes vittatus (bigot) mosquito is a voracious biter of humans and has a geographical distribution throughout tropical asia, africa and the mediterranean region of europe. it is predominantly a rock-hole breeder, though it can breed in diverse macro- and micro-habitats. the mosquito plays an important role in the maintenance and transmission of yellow fever (yfv), dengue (denv), chikungunya (chikv) and zika (zikv) viruses. it has been implicated as an important vector of yfv in several african c ... | 2018 | 29460858 |
| the first record of aedes vittatus (diptera: culicidae) in the dominican republic: public health implications of a potential invasive mosquito species in the americas. | aedes vittatus bigot is distributed throughout africa, tropical asia, and southern europe and occurs in sylvatic as well as peridomestic environments where it readily feeds on humans. although the vectorial capacity of ae. vittatus is not well understood, this species is known to play a role in the maintenance and transmission of yellow fever, zika, chikungunya, and dengue virus within its native range. in october 2019, after a routine inspection of mosquito-breeding containers in jarabacoa, dom ... | 2020 | 32780102 |