Publications
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| too "sexy" for the field? paired measures of laboratory and semi-field performance highlight variability in the apparent mating fitness of aedes aegypti transgenic strains. | evaluating and improving mating success and competitive ability of laboratory-reared transgenic mosquito strains will enhance the effectiveness of proposed disease-control strategies that involve deployment of transgenic strains. two components of the mosquito rearing process, larval diet quantity and aquatic environment - which are linked to physiological and behavioural differences in adults - are both relatively easy to manipulate. in mosquitoes, as for many other arthropod species, the quali ... | 2019 | 31324262 |
| natural vertical transmission of zika virus in larval aedes aegypti populations, morelos, mexico. | we characterized natural vertical transmission of zika virus in pools of aedes aegypti larvae hatched from eggs collected in jojutla, morelos, mexico. of the 151 pools analyzed, 17 tested positive for zika virus rna; infectious zika virus was successfully isolated from 1 of the larvae pools (31n) in c6/36 cells. real-time quantitative pcr and indirect immunofluorescence assays confirmed the identity of the isolate, named zika virus isolate 31n; plaque assays in vero cells demonstrated the isolat ... | 2019 | 31310224 |
| hydrophobic nanoprecipitates formed by benzoylphenylureas and β-cyclodextrin inclusion compounds: synthesis, characterization and toxicity against aedes aegypti larvae. | the aim of this work was to synthesize and characterize the inclusion compounds formed by the complexation of β-cyclodextrin (βcd) with insecticides from the class of benzoylphenylureas (bpus), named novaluron (nov) and diflubenzuron (dif), beyond evaluate their larvicidal activity against aedes aegypti larvae. solid state characterization by ftir showed changes in the main peaks of bpus and βcd, suggesting the formation of inclusion compounds in solid phase. dta and tga thermal analysis showed ... | 2019 | 31321326 |
| mosquito vectors of arboviruses in french polynesia. | the circulation of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) throughout the pacific is no exception in french polynesia (fp). we review here the mosquito vectors involved or potentially involved in the transmission of arboviruses in fp. we highlight aedes aegypti and aedes polynesiensis; species that are widely distributed in fp and whose ability to transmit dengue, zika and chikungunya viruses is well known. in addition, we discuss the contribution of those species and the abundant culex annulirost ... | 2019 | 31316821 |
| evaluation of inflammatory skin infiltrate following aedes aegypti bites in sensitized and non-sensitized mice reveals saliva-dependent and immune-dependent phenotypes. | during probing and blood feeding, haematophagous mosquitoes inoculate a mixture of salivary molecules into their vertebrate hosts' skin. in addition to the anti-haemostatic and immunomodulatory activities, mosquito saliva also triggers acute inflammatory reactions, especially in sensitized hosts. here, we characterize the oedema and the cellular infiltrate following aedes aegypti mosquito bites in the skin of sensitized and non-sensitized balb/c mice by flow cytometry. ae. aegypti bites induced ... | 2019 | 31315156 |
| agbr1 antibodies delay lethal aedes aegypti-borne west nile virus infection in mice. | west nile virus (wnv) is transmitted by mosquitoes and can cause severe disease, including meningoencephalitis. agbr1 is a mosquito salivary protein that enhances aedes aegypti mosquito-borne zika virus pathogenesis in mice. here, we show that agbr1 antibodies reduce the initial west nile viral load and delay lethal infection after feeding by an infected aedes aegypti mosquito. targeting agbr1 may therefore be incorporated into strategies to prevent mosquito-transmitted west nile virus infection ... | 2019 | 31312526 |
| mosquito-borne viruses and insect-specific viruses revealed in field-collected mosquitoes by a monitoring tool adapted from a microbial detection array. | several mosquito-borne diseases affecting humans are emerging or reemerging in the united states. the early detection of pathogens in mosquito populations is essential to prevent and control the spread of these diseases. in this study, we tested the potential applicability of the lawrence livermore microbial detection array (llmda) to enhance biosurveillance by detecting microbes present in aedes aegypti, aedes albopictus, and culex mosquitoes, which are major vector species globally, including ... | 2019 | 31350319 |
| in vitro and in vivo toxicity assessment of selenium nanoparticles with significant larvicidal and bacteriostatic properties. | in the present study, we investigated the larvicidal and bacteriostatic activity of biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles using aqueous berry extract of murraya koenigii (mk-se nps). the synthesized mk-se nps were characterized using uv-visible spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (xrd), fourier transform infrared (ftir) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (tem), scanning electron microscopy (sem) and energy dispersive x-ray (edx) analysis. xrd analysis revealed the crystalline nature of m ... | 2019 | 31349432 |
| odorant inhibition in mosquito olfaction. | how chemical signals are integrated at the peripheral sensory system of insects is still an enigma. here we show that when coexpressed with orco in xenopus oocytes, an odorant receptor from the southern house mosquito, cquior32, generated inward (regular) currents when challenged with cyclohexanone and methyl salicylate, whereas eucalyptol and fenchone elicited inhibitory (upward) currents. responses of cquior32-cquiorco-expressing oocytes to odorants were reduced in a dose-dependent fashion by ... | 2019 | 31349189 |
| effect of chlorine and temperature on larvicidal activity of cuban bacillus thuringiensis isolates. | the efficacy of biolarvicides may be influenced by species of mosquito, larval age and density, temperature, water quality, bacterial formulation, and others. the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of temperature and chlorine on larvicidal activity of bacillus thuringiensis cuban isolates against aedes aegypti. | 2019 | 31346534 |
| monitoring indole alkaloid production by penicillium digitatum during infection process in citrus by mass spectrometry imaging and molecular networking. | green mold, caused by penicillium digitatum, is the most destructive post-harvest disease in citrus. secondary metabolites produced by fungal phytopathogens have been associated with toxicity to their respective host through the interaction with a wide range of cell targets. natural products have also been described as important molecules for biocontrol and competition in their respective environment. for p. digitatum, the production of indole alkaloids, tryptoquialanines a and b, have been repo ... | 2019 | 31345413 |
| revisiting alkali metals as a tool to characterize patterns of mosquito dispersal and oviposition. | mark-recapture methods constitute a set of classical ecological tools that are used to collect information on species dispersal and population size. these methods have advanced knowledge in disparate scientific fields, from conservation biology to pest control. gathering information on the dispersal of mosquito species, such as aedes aegypti, has become critical since the recognition of their role as vectors of pathogens. here, we evaluate a method to mark mosquitoes that exploits the rare alkal ... | 2019 | 31344901 |
| autocidal gravid ovitraps protect humans from chikungunya virus infection by reducing aedes aegypti mosquito populations. | public health responses to outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya, and zika virus have been stymied by the inability to control the primary vector, aedes aegypti mosquitos. consequently, the need for novel approaches to aedes vector control is urgent. placement of three autocidal gravid ovitraps (ago traps) in ~85% of homes in a community was previously shown to sustainably reduce the density of female ae. aegypti by >80%. following the introduction of chikungunya virus (chikv) to puerto rico, we cond ... | 2019 | 31344040 |
| detection of wolbachia in field-collected aedes aegypti mosquitoes in metropolitan manila, philippines. | recent reports reveal the presence of wolbachia in ae. aegypti. our study presents additional support for wolbachia infection in ae. aegypti by screening field-collected adult mosquitoes using two wolbachia-specific molecular makers. | 2019 | 31340862 |
| corrigendum to: "screening aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) populations from pernambuco, brazil for resistance to temephos, diflubenzuron, and cypermethrin and characterization of potential resistance mechanisms". | 2019 | 31340382 | |
| correlation between cephalic circumference at birth and ocular alterations in patients with microcephaly potentially associated with zika virus infection. | the zika virus (zikv) is an arbovirus isolated for the first time in 1947 and transmitted to humans by the aedes aegypti mosquito. in brasil, it was first detected in may 2015. since then, zikv has been identified as the etiological agent of acute exanthematous disease in brasil, and neuropediatricians of the recife warned about an epidemic of microcephaly, and the brazilian ministry of health confirmed the association between zikv and congenital malformations and neurological syndromes. the eye ... | 2019 | 31340324 |
| efficacy of heterorhabdits indica lpp35 against aedes aegypti in domiciliary oviposition sites. | entomopathogenic nematodes have been evaluated for control of mosquito species for decades. depending on the nematode and mosquito involved, mortality rates of larvae (l) may reach 100% in vitro. nonetheless, nematode efficacy at oviposition sites has rarely been assessed. heterorhabditis indica lpp35 has been shown to kill over 75% of aedes aegypti l3/l4 in cups and bottles outdoors. to assess its efficacy in indoor oviposition sites, different types/sizes of floor drains and pot saucers, and 6 ... | 2019 | 31339672 |
| ctlga9 interacts with alp1 and apn receptors to modulate cry11aa toxicity in aedes aegypti. | the mosquito aedes aegypti is associated with the spread of many viral diseases in humans, including dengue virus (denvs), yellow fever virus (yfv), zika virus (zikv), and chikungunya virus (chikv). bacillus thuringiensis (bt) is widely used as a biopesticide, which produces cry toxins for mosquito control. the cry toxins bind mainly to important receptors, including alkaline phosphatase (alp) and aminopeptidase-n (apn). this work investigated the function of a c-type lectin, ctlga9, in a. aegyp ... | 2019 | 31339308 |
| activity of additives and their effect in formulations of metarhizium anisopliae s.l. ip 46 against aedes aegypti adults and on post mortem conidiogenesis. | oil formulations of entomopathogenic fungi have interest for biological mosquito control. | 2019 | 30836061 |
| aedes aegypti agbr1 antibodies modulate early zika virus infection of mice. | a recent epidemic of zika virus in the americas, affecting well over a million people, caused substantial mortality and morbidity, including guillain-barre syndrome, microcephaly and other fetal developmental defects1,2. preventive and therapeutic measures that specifically target the virus are not readily available. the transmission of zika virus is predominantly mosquito-borne, and aedes aegypti mosquitoes serve as a key vector for zika virus3. here, to identify salivary factors that modulate ... | 2019 | 30858571 |
| modeling the impact of sterile males on an aedes aegypti population with optimal control. | we use partial differential equations to describe the dynamics of an aedes aegypti mosquito population on an island, and the effects of a sterile male release. the model includes mosquito movement and an allee effect to capture extinction events. we apply optimal control theory to identify the release strategy that eliminates the mosquitoes most rapidly, conditional on a limited availability of sterile males. the optimal solution for a single location is to initially release a substantial number ... | 2019 | 30857942 |
| protein expression in female salivary glands of pyrethroid-susceptible and resistant strains of aedes aegypti mosquitoes. | a group of insecticides called pyrethroids has been used extensively worldwide and development of pyrethroid resistance within mosquito populations, especially in aedes aegypti, has rapidly spread through populations. in this study, sds-page, 2-de coupled with nanolc-ms, and bioinformatics were used to analyze the female salivary gland proteins of pyrethroid-susceptible (pmd) and pyrethroid-resistant (pmd-r and upk-r) strains of ae. aegypti mosquitoes for the first time. | 2019 | 30871604 |
| male accessory gland molecules inhibit harmonic convergence in the mosquito aedes aegypti. | aedes aegypti mosquitoes transmit pathogens such as yellow fever, dengue, zika, and chikungunya viruses to millions of human hosts annually [1]. as such, understanding ae. aegypti courtship and mating biology could prove crucial to the success of disease control efforts that target reproduction. potentially to communicate reproductive fitness [2,3], mosquito males and females harmonize their flight tones prior to mating in a behavior known as harmonic convergence (hc) [4]. furthermore, after mat ... | 2019 | 30889386 |
| environmental concentrations of antibiotics may diminish wolbachia infections in aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae). | wolbachia-infected aedes aegypti (l.) mosquitoes for control of dengue transmission are being released experimentally in tropical regions of australia, south-east asia, and south america. to become established, the wolbachia hertig (rickettsiales: rickettsiaceae) strains used must induce expression of cytoplasmic incompatibility (ci) in matings between infected males and uninfected females so that infected females have a reproductive advantage, which will drive the infection through field popula ... | 2019 | 30889242 |
| urban and semi-urban mosquitoes of mexico city: a risk for endemic mosquito-borne disease transmission. | since past century, vector-borne diseases have been a major public health concern in several states of mexico. however, mexico city continues to be free of endemic mosquito-borne viral diseases. the city is the most important politic and economic state of mexico and one of the most important city of latin america. its subtropical highland climate and high elevation (2240 masl) had historically made the occurrence of aedes species unlikely. however, the presence of other potential disease vectors ... | 2019 | 30840661 |
| larvicidal activity of selected essential oil in synergized combinations against aedes aegypti. | this study was conducted to attain an alternate plant essential oil (eo) based mosquito larvicide against the dengue vector aedes aegypti. here three plants were selected based on their local availability, safety and insecticidal properties. eos were extracted from syzygium aromaticum (myrtaceae) flower buds, fruits of illicium verum (schisandraceae) and trachyspermum ammi (apiaceae) by hydro-distillation and tested against ae. aegypti larvae individually and in combinations to find synergistic ... | 2019 | 30861442 |
| climate change may enable aedes aegypti infestation in major european cities by 2100. | climate change allows aedes aegypti to infest new areas. consequently, it enables the arboviruses the mosquito transmits -- e.g., dengue, chikungunya, zika and yellow fever - to emerge in previously uninfected areas. an example is the portuguese island of madeira during 2012-13. | 2019 | 30884421 |
| update on the geographical distribution and prevalence of aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae), two major arbovirus vectors in cameroon. | arboviral diseases including dengue are increasingly spreading in the tropical/subtropical world including africa. updated knowledge on the distribution and abundance of the major vectors aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus constitutes crucial surveillance action to prepare african countries such as cameroon for potential arbovirus outbreaks. here, we present a nationwide survey in cameroon to assess the current geographical distribution and prevalence of both vectors including a genetic diversit ... | 2019 | 30883552 |
| development and validation of reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (rt-lamp) for rapid detection of zikv in mosquito samples from brazil. | the rapid spread of zika virus (zikv) represents a global public health problem, especially in areas that harbor several mosquito species responsible for virus transmission, such as brazil. in these areas, improvement in mosquito control needs to be a top priority, but mosquito viral surveillance occurs inefficiently in zikv-endemic countries. quantitative reverse transcription pcr (qrt-pcr) is the gold standard for molecular diagnostic of zikv in both human and mosquito samples. however, the te ... | 2019 | 30872672 |
| the pharmacological and functional characterization of the serotonergic system in anopheles gambiae and aedes aegypti: influences on flight and blood-feeding behavior. | aedes aegypti and anopheles gambiae harbor the causative agents of diseases such as dengue fever and malaria, afflicting human morbidity and mortality worldwide. given the worldwide emergence of resistance to insecticides, the current mainstay for vector control, identification of alternative modes of action for future insecticides is paramount. the serotonergic (5-ht) system has been documented to impact physiological mechanisms involved in disease transmission, suggesting its potential as a ne ... | 2019 | 30872615 |
| epidemiological and clinical characteristics of dengue virus outbreaks in two regions of china, 2014 - 2015. | dengue virus (denv), a single-stranded rna virus and flaviviridae family member, is transmitted by aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus mosquitoes. denv causes dengue fever, which may progress to severe dengue. hospital-based surveillance was performed in two chinese regions, guangzhou and xishuangbanna, during the dengue epidemics in 2014 and 2015, respectively. acute-phase serum was obtained from 133 patients with suspected dengue infections during the peak season for dengue cases. viremia level ... | 2019 | 30835769 |
| transcriptome sequencing and analysis of changes associated with insecticide resistance in the dengue mosquito (aedes aegypti) in vietnam. | the mosquito aedes aegypti is a transmission vector for dangerous epidemic diseases in humans. insecticides have been used as the most general vector control method in the world. however, ae. aegypti have developed many resistant mechanisms such as reduced neuronal sensitivity to insecticides (target-site resistance), enhanced insecticide metabolism (metabolic resistance), altered transport, sequestration, and other mechanisms. it has become a major problem for vector control programs. transcrip ... | 2019 | 30834881 |
| laboratory evaluation of larvicidal and oviposition deterrent properties of edible plant oils for potential management of aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) in drinking water containers. | the yellow fever mosquito, aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) transmits several devastating arboviruses, including dengue, chikungunya, and zika virus, making development of inexpensive and eco-friendly strategies for its control an urgent priority. we evaluated the lethality of 13 commonly used plant-derived edible oils against late-third instar ae. aegypti and then tested the three most lethal oils for stage-specific differences in lethality. we also examined the effects of the most lethal (he ... | 2019 | 30855084 |
| udp-glycosyltransferase genes and their association and mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in anopheles sinensis (diptera: culicidae). | udp-glycosyltransferase (ugt) is an important biotransformation superfamily of enzymes. they catalyze the transfer of glycosyl residues from activated nucleotide sugars to acceptor hydrophobic molecules, and function in several physiological processes, including detoxification, olfaction, cuticle formation, pigmentation. the diversity, classification, scaffold location, characteristics, phylogenetics, and evolution of the superfamily of genes at whole genome level, and their association and muta ... | 2019 | 30845961 |
| evidence for the natural occurrence of wolbachia in aedes aegypti mosquitoes. | wolbachia, a gram-negative bacterium, is widely known to be present in arthropods and nematodes. of late, great impetus is given to employ this intracellular bacterium, as an alternative to conventional biocontrol agents for the control of mosquitoes because of its inherent ability to induce sperm-egg incompatibility, feminisation etc. by employing molecular tools, we have shown the presence of wolbachia from aedes aegypti mosquito population collected from coimbatore, india by pcr amplifying th ... | 2019 | 30869785 |
| determination by chromatography and cytotoxotoxic and oxidative effects of pyriproxyfen and pyridalyl. | pyriproxyfen (ppf) is a larvicide, used to combat the proliferation of aedes aegypti larvae. the objective of this study was to analyze the compounds of pyriproxyfen and pyridalyl (pyl) in a commercial larvicide to analyze the cytotoxic and oxidative effects of ppf and pyl. the toxic potential of ppf and pyl were assessed based on lethal concentration (lc50) in artemia salina, cytotoxicity based on the mitotic index and the chromosomal alterations in allium cepa and the oxidative damage in sacch ... | 2019 | 30831490 |
| corrigendum to "larvicidal potential of five selected dragonfly nymphs in sri lanka over aedes aegypti (linnaeus) larvae under laboratory settings". | [this corrects the article doi: 10.1155/2018/8759459.]. | 2019 | 30868069 |
| first dengue virus seroprevalence study on madeira island after the 2012 outbreak indicates unreported dengue circulation. | in 2012, the first dengue virus outbreak was reported on the portuguese island of madeira with 1080 confirmed cases. dengue virus of serotype 1 (denv-1), probably imported from venezuela, caused this outbreak with autochthonous transmission by invasive aedes aegypti mosquitoes. | 2019 | 30867031 |
| genome-wide divergence among invasive populations of aedes aegypti in california. | in the summer of 2013, aedes aegypti linnaeus was first detected in three cities in central california (clovis, madera and menlo park). it has now been detected in multiple locations in central and southern ca as far south as san diego and imperial counties. a number of published reports suggest that ca populations have been established from multiple independent introductions. | 2019 | 30866822 |
| effects of methylmercury on mosquito oviposition behavior: maladaptive response to non-toxic exposure. | animals can modulate their own exposure to environmental contaminants through behavioral plasticity such as diet and habitat choice. however, it remains unclear if behavior also has cascading effects on contaminant exposure across multiple generations. in insects, oviposition site selection is an important behavior females can use to modify offspring contaminant exposure risk. in this study, we use the yellow fever mosquito, aedes aegypti, to test how methylmercury (mehg) affects oviposition sit ... | 2019 | 30831364 |
| naturally infected aedes aegypti collected during a zika virus outbreak have viral titres consistent with transmission. | 2019 | 30866777 | |
| costs of an aedes aegypti vector control program. | 2019 | 30864616 | |
| socio-ecological factors associated with dengue risk and aedes aegypti presence in the galápagos islands, ecuador. | dengue fever is an emerging infectious disease in the galápagos islands of ecuador, with the first cases reported in 2002 and subsequent periodic outbreaks. we report results of a 2014 pilot study conducted in puerto ayora (pa) on santa cruz island, and puerto baquerizo moreno (pb) on san cristobal island. to assess the socio-ecological risk factors associated with dengue and mosquito vector presence at the household level, we conducted 100 household surveys (50 on each island) in neighborhoods ... | 2019 | 30813558 |
| molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of zika virus from field-caught mosquitoes in various regions of thailand. | zika virus (zikv) infection is an emerging and re-emerging arbovirus disease that is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. zikv infections were first described in thailand in 1954 from the sera of indigenous residents and several travelers returning from thailand in 2014. however, reported cases in thailand have been increasing since 2015 and 2016, and epidemiological information about the vectors of zikv is unclear. we investigated the molecular epidemiology and genetic ... | 2019 | 30845707 |
| updated methods for the production of toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis (diptera, culicidae) for use as biocontrol agent against container breeding pest mosquitoes in harris county, texas. | the complex biologies of pestiferous mosquito species complicate the development of a single, across the board effective control measure. the use of traditional biological control through predators, parasitoids, and microbes, though part of a multimodal, integrated pest management approach, is scant in current standard mosquito control operations. at this time, traditional, whole organism mosquito biocontrol agents are not commercially available, and if their integration into a release program i ... | 2019 | 30843583 |
| the first outbreak of dengue fever in greater darfur, western sudan. | dengue virus (denv) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) transmitted by the aedes mosquitoes, mainly aedes aegypti. dengue fever is a rapidly growing disease with expanding geographical distribution worldwide. we investigated a high number of non-malaria febrile cases reported to health clinics in refugee camps in the five states of darfur between august 2015 and march 2016. the clinical presentation of cases and case definition criteria suggested involvement of one or more arboviral hemorrha ... | 2019 | 30823624 |
| effects of prenatal exposure to temephos on behavior and social interaction. | the neurodevelopment period is susceptible to alterations by genetic and environmental factors, such as the exposure to organophosphates (op). the op is neurotoxic and has been associated with neurological diseases pathophysiology. the op temephos is widely used against aedes aegypti in brazil's public health programs. | 2019 | 30880993 |
| heterologous expression of aedes aegypti cation chloride cotransporter 2 (aeccc2) in xenopus laevis oocytes induces an enigmatic na⁺/li⁺ conductance. | the yellow fever mosquito aedes aegypti possesses three genes encoding putative na⁺-coupled cation chloride cotransporters (cccs): aenkcc1, aeccc2, and aeccc3. to date, none of the aecccs have been functionally characterized. here we expressed aeccc2 heterologously in xenopus oocytes and measured the uptake of li⁺ (a tracer for na⁺) and rb⁺ (a tracer for k⁺). compared to control (h₂o-injected) oocytes, the aeccc2-expressing oocytes exhibited significantly greater uptake of li⁺, but not rb⁺. howe ... | 2019 | 30875796 |
| biochemical and functional characterization of glycoside hydrolase family 16 genes in aedes aegypti larvae: identification of the major digestive β-1,3-glucanase. | insect β-1,3-glucanases belong to glycoside hydrolase family 16 (ghf16) and are involved in digestion of detritus and plant hemicellulose. in this work, we investigated the role of ghf16 genes in aedes aegypti larvae, due to their detritivore diet. aedes aegypti genome has six genes belonging to ghf16 (aae gh16.1 - aae gh16.6), containing two to six exons. sequence analysis suggests that five of these ghf16 sequences (aae gh16.1, 2, 3, 5, and 6) contain the conserved catalytic residues of this f ... | 2019 | 30873040 |
| trap location and premises condition influences on aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) catches using biogents sentinel traps during a 'rear and release' program: implications for designing surveillance programs. | as the incidence of arboviral diseases such as dengue, zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever increases globally, controlling their primary vector, aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae), is of greater importance than ever before. mosquito control programs rely heavily on effective adult surveillance to ensure methodological efficacy. the biogents sentinel (bgs) trap is the gold standard for surveilling adult aedes mosquitoes and is commonly deployed worldwide, including during modern 'rear and re ... | 2019 | 30817823 |
| efficacy of novel indoor residual spraying methods targeting pyrethroid-resistant aedes aegypti within experimental houses. | challenges in maintaining high effectiveness of classic vector control in urban areas has renewed the interest in indoor residual spraying (irs) as a promising approach for aedes-borne disease prevention. while irs has many benefits, application time and intrusive indoor applications make its scalability in urban areas difficult. modifying irs to account for ae. aegypti resting behavior, named targeted irs (tirs, spraying walls below 1.5 m and under furniture) can reduce application time; howeve ... | 2019 | 30817759 |
| female resistance and harmonic convergence influence male mating success in aedes aegypti. | despite the importance of mosquito mating biology to reproductive control strategies, a mechanistic understanding of individual mating interactions is currently lacking. using synchronised high-speed video and audio recordings, we quantified behavioural and acoustic features of mating attempts between tethered female and free-flying male aedes aegypti. in most couplings, males were actively displaced by female kicks in the early phases of the interaction, while flight cessation prior to adoption ... | 2019 | 30765779 |
| feasibility of feeding aedes aegypti mosquitoes on dengue virus-infected human volunteers for vector competence studies in iquitos, peru. | transmission of dengue virus (denv) from humans to mosquitoes represents a critical component of dengue epidemiology. examinations of this process have generally been hampered by a lack of methods that adequately represent natural acquisition of denv by mosquitoes from humans. in this study, we assessed artificial and natural blood feeding methods based on rates of denv infection and dissemination within mosquitoes for use in a field-based epidemiological cohort study in iquitos, peru. | 2019 | 30753180 |
| assessment of the effectiveness of bg-sentinel traps baited with co2 and bg-lure for the surveillance of vector mosquitoes in miami-dade county, florida. | vector-borne diseases are an increasing issue to public health, endangering billions of people worldwide. controlling vector mosquitoes is widely accepted as the most effective way to prevent vector-borne disease outbreaks. mosquito surveillance is critical for the development of control strategies under the integrated vector management framework. we hypothesize that the effectiveness and reliability of using bg-sentinel traps for the surveillance strongly depend on the bait used to attract mosq ... | 2019 | 30794670 |
| past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus. | the global population at risk from mosquito-borne diseases-including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and zika-is expanding in concert with changes in the distribution of two key vectors: aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus. the distribution of these species is largely driven by both human movement and the presence of suitable climate. using statistical mapping techniques, we show that human movement patterns explain the spread of both species in europe and the united states following their intr ... | 2019 | 30833735 |
| widespread insecticide resistance in aedes aegypti l. from new mexico, u.s.a. | aedes aegypti mosquitoes are vectors of a variety of emerging viral pathogens, including yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and zika virus. this species has established endemic populations in all cities across southern new mexico sampled to date. presently, control of aedes-borne viruses relies on deployment of insecticides to suppress mosquito populations, but the evolution of insecticide resistance threatens the success of vector control programs. while insecticide resistance is quite common i ... | 2019 | 30794644 |
| high frequencies of f1534c and v1016i kdr mutations and association with pyrethroid resistance in aedes aegypti from somgandé (ouagadougou), burkina faso. | resistance to pyrethroid insecticides involving kdr mutations is widespread in aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae) and potentially could impact control efforts in endemic countries. dengue cases had been sporadic in burkina faso for over a decade prior to the 2016-2017 outbreak that resulted in 15,074 suspected cases and 36 deaths, mainly in ouagadougou. these outbreaks highlighted the lack of information on numerous aspects of the biology, behaviour and insecticide status of local dengue ve ... | 2019 | 30787670 |
| discovery and characterization of 2-nitro-5-(4-(phenylsulfonyl)piperazin-1-yl)- n-(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)anilines as novel inhibitors of the aedes aegypti kir1 ( aekir1) channel. | mosquito-borne arboviral diseases such as zika, dengue fever, and chikungunya are transmitted to humans by infected adult female aedes aegypti mosquitoes and affect a large portion of the world's population. the kir1 channel in ae. aegypti ( aekir1) is an important ion channel in the functioning of mosquito malpighian (renal) tubules and one that can be manipulated in order to disrupt excretory functions in mosquitoes. we have previously reported the discovery of various scaffolds that are activ ... | 2019 | 30832472 |
| experimental study on the action of larvicides in aedes aegypti populations collected in the brazilian municipality of itabuna, bahia, under simulated field conditions. | to evaluate, under simulated field conditions, the efficacy of pyriproxyfen (juvenile hormone), novaluron (chitin inhibitor) and spinosad (biolarvicide) in controlling aedes aegypti. | 2019 | 30785572 |
| characterization, diversity, and structure-activity relationship study of lipoamino acids from pantoea sp. and synthetic analogues. | a biological evaluation of a library of extracts from entomopathogen strains showed that pantoea sp. extract has significant antimicrobial and insecticidal activities. three hydroxyacyl-phenylalanine derivatives were isolated from this strain. their structures were elucidated by a comprehensive analysis of their nmr and ms spectroscopic data. the antimicrobial and insecticidal potencies of these compounds were evaluated, and compound 3 showed 67% mortality against aedes aegypti larvae at a conce ... | 2019 | 30832353 |
| entomological and virological surveillance for dengue virus in churches in merida, mexico. | this study was designed to assess whether churches in endemic dengue districts in merida, mexico provide suitable breeding habitats for mosquitoes and are potential sites for dengue virus (denv) transmission. churches were inspected for immature and adult mosquitoes once every week from november 2015 to october 2016. a total of 10,997 immatures of five species were collected. the most abundant species were aedes aegypti (6,051) and culex quinquefasciatus (3,018). the most common source of immatu ... | 2019 | 30785563 |
| origin and expansion of the mosquito aedes aegypti in madeira island (portugal). | historically known as the yellow fever mosquito, aedes aegypti invaded madeira island in 2005 and was the vector of the island's first dengue outbreak in 2012. we have studied genetic variation at 16 microsatellites and two mitochondrial dna genes in temporal samples of madeira island, in order to assess the origin of the invasion and the population structure of this mosquito vector. our results indicated at least two independent colonization events occurred on the island, both having a south am ... | 2019 | 30783149 |
| optimization of irradiation dose to aedes aegypti and ae. albopictus in a sterile insect technique program. | the sterile insect technique (sit) may offer a means to control the transmission of mosquito borne diseases. sit involves the release of male insects that have been sterilized by exposure to ionizing radiation. we determined the effects of different doses of radiation on the survival and reproductive capacity of local strains of aedes aegypti and ae. albopictus in southern mexico. the survival of irradiated pupae was invariably greater than 90% and did not differ significantly in either sex for ... | 2019 | 30779779 |
| larvicidal and ovicidal activities of artocarpus blancoi extracts against aedes aegypti. | dengue control may be done by targeting its vector. in this study, we used artocarpus blancoi (elm.) merr. (moraceae) leaves, an endemic hematophagous insect repellent as a larvicide and ovicide. | 2019 | 30776315 |
| natural vertical infection by dengue virus serotype 4, zika virus and mayaro virus in aedes (stegomyia) aegypti and aedes (stegomyia) albopictus. | vertical transmission to progeny ensures the maintenance of arboviruses in their natural vectors. this mechanism is largely reported for dengue virus (denv) and yellow fever virus (yfv). few studies have addressed this mechanism for zika virus (zikv), mayaro virus (mayv) and other arboviruses. the present study investigated the natural infection rate by arboviruses in 4490 aedes (stegomyia) aegypti and 296 aedes (stegomyia) albopictus (diptera: culicidae) reared from eggs collected with ovitraps ... | 2019 | 30776139 |
| interventions for the control of aedes aegypti in latin america and the caribbean: systematic review and meta-analysis. | to determine the effectiveness and degree of implementation of interventions for the control of aedes aegypti in latin america and the caribbean (lac) as reported in scientific literature. | 2019 | 30771267 |
| juvenile hormone controls ovarian development in female anopheles albimanus mosquitoes. | anophelinae mosquitoes are vectors of human malaria, a disease that infects hundreds of millions of people and causes almost 600,000 fatalities annually. despite their medical importance, laboratory studies on key aspects of anophelinae reproductive biology have been limited, and in particular, relatively little is known about the role of juvenile hormone (jh) in the control of female reproduction. the study presented here attempts to fill a gap of knowledge in our understanding of the jh contro ... | 2019 | 30765796 |
| protocols for testing the toxicity of novel insecticidal chemistries to mosquitoes. | new classes of insecticides with novel modes of action are needed to control insecticide resistant populations of mosquitoes that transmit diseases such as zika, dengue and malaria. assays for rapid, high-throughput analyses of unformulated novel chemistries against mosquito larvae and adults are presented. we describe protocols for single point-dose and dose response assays to evaluate the toxicity of small molecule chemistries to the aedes aegypti vector of zika, dengue and yellow fever, the m ... | 2019 | 30829331 |
| a comprehensive assessment of inbreeding and laboratory adaptation in aedes aegypti mosquitoes. | modified aedes aegypti mosquitoes reared in laboratories are being released around the world to control wild mosquito populations and the diseases they transmit. several efforts have failed due to poor competitiveness of the released mosquitoes. we hypothesized that colonized mosquito populations could suffer from inbreeding depression and adapt to laboratory conditions, reducing their performance in the field. we established replicate populations of ae. aegypti mosquitoes collected from queensl ... | 2019 | 30828375 |
| risk of dengue transmission in cocody (abidjan, ivory coast). | in recent years, an upsurge of vector-borne diseases has been reported in several parts of the world. among these is dengue fever, the first arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus aedes. after the detection of the dengue virus serological types (type 1, 2, and 3) in the health district of cocody-bingerville in ivory coast, entomological investigations were carried out in the city of cocody (host of most cases) to evaluate the risk of transmission of the disease in view of an effective ... | 2019 | 30755798 |
| [effect of attraction of transfluthrin and linalool on the mosquito vector aedes aegypti]. | 2019 | 30753763 | |
| citywide control of aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) during the 2016 zika epidemic by integrating community awareness, education, source reduction, larvicides, and mass mosquito trapping. | this investigation was initiated to control aedes aegypti and zika virus transmission in caguas city, puerto rico, during the 2016 epidemic using integrated vector management (ivm), which included community awareness and education, source reduction, larviciding, and mass-trapping with autocidal gravid ovitraps (ago). the epidemic peaked in august to october 2016 and waned after april 2017. there was a preintervention period in october/november 2016 and ivm lasted until august 2017. the area unde ... | 2019 | 30753539 |
| quantitative evaluation of the behavioral response to attractant and repellent compounds in anopheles pseudopunctipennis and aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) larvae. | the mosquito anopheles pseudopunctipennis (theobald) is the principal vector for malaria in latin-america. aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae) is the key vector of four important arboviral diseases: dengue, yellow fever, zika, and chikungunya. controlling larval stages to reduce the production of new adult mosquitoes is part of the integrated vector management strategies. however, there are few studies about the olfactory behavior on immature stages of mosquitoes, especially in an. pseudopun ... | 2019 | 30753516 |
| vector competence of biting midges and mosquitoes for shuni virus. | shuni virus (shuv) is an orthobunyavirus that belongs to the simbu serogroup. shuv was isolated from diverse species of domesticated animals and wildlife, and is associated with neurological disease, abortions, and congenital malformations. recently, shuv caused outbreaks among ruminants in israel, representing the first incursions outside the african continent. the isolation of shuv from a febrile child in nigeria and seroprevalence among veterinarians in south africa suggests that the virus ma ... | 2019 | 30753187 |
| bacteria: a novel source for potent mosquito feeding-deterrents. | antibiotic and insecticidal bioactivities of the extracellular secondary metabolites produced by entomopathogenic bacteria belonging to genus xenorhabdus have been identified; however, their novel applications such as mosquito feeding-deterrence have not been reported. here, we show that a mixture of compounds isolated from xenorhabdus budapestensis in vitro cultures exhibits potent feeding-deterrent activity against three deadly mosquito vectors: aedes aegypti, anopheles gambiae, and culex pipi ... | 2019 | 30746455 |
| the long and short of hearing in the mosquito aedes aegypti. | mating behavior in aedes aegypti mosquitoes occurs mid-air and involves the exchange of auditory signals at close range (millimeters to centimeters) [1-6]. it is widely assumed that this intimate signaling distance reflects short-range auditory sensitivity of their antennal hearing organs to faint flight tones [7, 8]. to the contrary, we show here that male mosquitoes can hear the female's flight tone at surprisingly long distances-from several meters to up to 10 m-and that unrestrained, resting ... | 2019 | 30744970 |
| detection of rna-dependent rna polymerase of hubei reo-like virus 7 by next-generation sequencing in aedes aegypti and culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes from brazil. | advancements in next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics have expanded our knowledge of the diversity of viruses (pathogens and non-pathogens) harbored by mosquitoes. hubei reo-like virus 7 (hrlv 7) was recently detected by the virome analysis of fecal samples from migratory birds in australia. we now report the detection of rna-dependent rna polymerase sequences of hrlv 7 in pools of aedes aegypti and culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes species from the brazilian amazon forest. phylogenetic ... | 2019 | 30744159 |
| modeling the present and future distribution of arbovirus vectors aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus under climate change scenarios in mainland china. | aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus are two important mosquito species which transmit various infectious arbovirus diseases represented mainly by dengue fever. these two species of mosquito have a wide range of distribution and strong transfer capacity. with ongoing global climate change, we are facing an increasing public health threat from the rapid spread of vectors in wider geographical areas. based on observed occurrence records of ae. aegypti and ae. albopictus and high-resolution environme ... | 2019 | 30743113 |
| acceptability of aedes aegypti blood feeding on dengue virus-infected human volunteers for vector competence studies in iquitos, peru. | as part of a study to investigate drivers of dengue virus (denv) transmission dynamics, this qualitative study explored whether denv-infected residents of iquitos, peru, considered it acceptable (1) to participate in direct mosquito feeding experiments (lab-reared aedes aegypti mosquitoes fed directly on human volunteers) and (2) to provide blood meals indirectly (ae. aegypti fed on blood drawn from participants by venipuncture). twelve focus group discussions (fgds; 94 participants: 82 females ... | 2019 | 30742621 |
| mathematical modeling of dengue epidemic: control methods and vaccination strategies. | dengue is, in terms of death and economic cost, one of the most important infectious diseases in the world. so, its mathematical modeling can be a valuable tool to help us to understand the dynamics of the disease and to infer about its spreading by the proposition of control methods. in this paper, control strategies, which aim to eliminate the aedes aegypti mosquito, as well as proposals for the vaccination campaign are evaluated. in our mathematical model, the mechanical control is accomplish ... | 2019 | 30740641 |
| small-molecule agonists of ae. aegypti neuropeptide y receptor block mosquito biting. | female aedes aegypti mosquitoes bite humans to obtain blood to develop their eggs. remarkably, their strong attraction to humans is suppressed for days after the blood meal by an unknown mechanism. we investigated a role for neuropeptide y (npy)-related signaling in long-term behavioral suppression and discovered that drugs targeting human npy receptors modulate mosquito host-seeking. in a screen of all 49 predicted ae. aegypti peptide receptors, we identified npy-like receptor 7 (npylr7) as the ... | 2019 | 30735632 |
| the perfect appetizer: a pharmacological strategy for a non-biting mosquito. | new possibilities for vector-borne disease control are revealed by duvall et al. (2019), who link host-seeking behavioral modulation in aedes aegypti to neuropeptide y (npy)-like receptor 7. small-molecule screening yields agonist compounds able to activate npylr7 and suppress attraction to hosts. | 2019 | 30735629 |
| surveillance of aedes aegypti indoors and outdoors using autocidal gravid ovitraps in south texas during local transmission of zika virus, 2016 to 2018. | the yellow fever mosquito, aedes aegypti, has facilitated the re-emergence of dengue virus (denv) and emergence of chikungunya virus (chikv) and zika virus (zikv) in the americas and the caribbean. the recent transmission of these arboviruses in the continental united states has been limited, to date, to south florida and south texas despite ae. aegypti occurring over a much larger geographical region within the country. the main goal of our study was to provide the first long term longitudinal ... | 2019 | 30763563 |
| potential for sylvatic and urban aedes mosquitoes from senegal to transmit the new emerging dengue serotypes 1, 3 and 4 in west africa. | dengue fever (den) is the most common arboviral disease in the world and dengue virus (denv) causes 390 million annual infections around the world, of which 240 million are inapparent and 96 million are symptomatic. during the past decade a changing epidemiological pattern has been observed in africa, with den outbreaks reported in all regions. in senegal, all denv serotypes have been reported. these important changes in the epidemiological profile of den are occurring in a context where there i ... | 2019 | 30759080 |
| genotoxic and mutagenic assessment of spinosad using bioassays with tradescantia pallida and drosophila melanogaster. | spinosad (spn) is a naturally-occurring insecticide obtained from the fermentation process of the actinomycete saccharopolyspora spinosa. owing to the larvicidal action, the compound has been used in the control of aedes aegypti. as a new insecticide commercially available in the market, few data are reported on genotoxic effects in non-target organisms. the objective of the present study was to evaluate the mutagenic effect of spn through the micronucleus test in tradescantia pallida (trad-mcn) ... | 2019 | 30721808 |
| assessment of acute toxicity and cytotoxicity of fluorescent markers produced by cardanol and glycerol, which are industrial waste, to different biological models. | the amphyphylic triazoanilines recently synthesized 1-(4-(3-aminophenyl)-1h-1,2,3- triazole-1-yl)-3-(3-pentadecylphenoxy)propan-2-ol (1) and 1-(4-(4-aminophenyl)-1h- 1,2,3-triazole-1-yl)-3-(3-pentadecylphenoxy)propan-2-ol (2), synthesized from cardanol and glycerol, have photophysical properties which allow their use in the development of fluorescent biomarkers with applicability in the biodiesel quality control. based on this, the present research evaluated the toxic effects of both compounds i ... | 2019 | 30719661 |
| exome-wide association of deltamethrin resistance in aedes aegypti from mexico. | aedes aegypti is the major vector of a number of arboviruses that cause disease in humans. without vaccines or pharmaceuticals, pyrethroid insecticides remain the major tool for public health protection. pyrethroid resistance is now widespread. replacement substitutions in the voltage-gated sodium channel (vgsc) that reduce the stability of pyrethroid binding account for most of the resistance, but metabolic mechanisms also inactivate pyrethroids. high-throughput sequencing and the a. aegypti l5 ... | 2019 | 30758862 |
| glycosaminoglycan compositional analysis of relevant tissues in zika virus pathogenesis and in vitro evaluation of heparin as an antiviral against zika virus infection. | zika virus (zikv) is an enveloped rna virus from the flavivirus family that can cause fetal neural abnormalities in pregnant women. previously, we established that zikv-ep (envelope protein) binds to human placental chondroitin sulfate (cs), suggesting that cs may be a potential host cell surface receptor in zikv pathogenesis. in this study, we further characterized the gag disaccharide composition of other biological tissues (i.e., mosquitoes, fetal brain cells, and eye tissues) in zikv pathoge ... | 2019 | 30698412 |
| presence of the point mutations val1016gly in the voltage-gated sodium channel detected in a single mosquito from panama. | in panama, arboviroses such as dengue fever, and more recently chikungunya fever and zika disease, are transmitted by aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus. their control is based on the elimination of breeding sites and fogging with pyrethroid insecticides. however, one of the significant issues derived from the prolonged use of pyrethroid insecticide is the development of resistance mechanisms, such as knockdown resistance or kdr. the objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of kdr mu ... | 2019 | 30691518 |
| identification of potential inhibitors from pyriproxyfen with insecticidal activity by virtual screening. | aedes aegypti is the main vector of dengue fever transmission, yellow fever, zika, and chikungunya in tropical and subtropical regions and it is considered to cause health risks to millions of people in the world. in this study, we search to obtain new molecules with insecticidal potential against ae. aegypti via virtual screening. pyriproxyfen was chosen as a template compound to search molecules in the database zinc_natural_stock (znst) with structural similarity using rocs (rapid overlay of c ... | 2019 | 30691028 |
| factors affecting short-range host-seeking for the yellow fever mosquito (diptera: culicidae). | understanding short-range cues (e.g., host odorants, heat, moisture) of host-seeking female aedes aegypti l. is very important for attempts to reduce mosquito bites, to complement current control strategies, and to develop potential spatial repellents. we investigated behavior under semi-field conditions utilizing a new portable uni-port taxis box with a caged chicken host. the combined influences of airflow regimes (0, 1.5, 3, 5, and 6 m/s), distance from host odor (10, 50, 100 cm), host-odor c ... | 2019 | 30689913 |
| rapid loss of resistance to satyrization in invasive mosquitoes and the effects of age on interspecific mating frequency. | in several areas where aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae) and aedes albopictus (skuse) (diptera: culicidae) have come in contact following successful invasions, ae. aegypti have been rapidly displaced by ae. albopictus. recent work has confirmed that mating interference, in the form of satyrization, is likely a driving factor in these competitive displacements. however, in sites of sympatry, ae. aegypti females evolve resistance to satyrization, and in the laboratory, satyrization-susceptib ... | 2019 | 30668807 |
| response of aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae) survival, life history, and population growth to oak leaf and acorn detritus. | aedes albopictus (skuse) (diptera: culicidae) and aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae) are invasive container mosquitoes that are of potential medical importance in the southern united states. seeds (acorns) and leaves from oak trees can contribute seasonally to the detritus of larval container habitats. herein, we examined the effect of acorns and leaves from the southern live oak (quercus virginiana mill.), which has a concomitant range with these mosquitoes, on the population performance o ... | 2019 | 30668756 |
| microbial exopolymer-capped selenium nanowires - towards new antibacterial, antibiofilm and arbovirus vector larvicides? | arboviral diseases and microbial pathogens resistant to commercially available drugs are on the rise. herein, a facile microbial-based approach was developed to synthesize selenium nanowires (se nws) using microbial exopolymer (mep) extracted from the bacillus licheniformis (probiotic bacteria). mep-se nws were characterized using uv-visible, xrd, ftir, hr-tem, fe-sem and edx. an uv-visible peak was detected at 330 nm while xrd spectrum data pointed out the crystalline nature of mep-se nws. ftir ... | 2019 | 30685584 |
| spermathecal filling in aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus: effects of female and male body sizes and species. | the mosquitoes aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae) and aedes albopictus (skuse) (diptera: culicidae) are ecologically similar species that have evolved independently in their native ranges, ae. aegypti in africa and ae. albopictus in asia. where their invasive ranges overlap, interspecific mating is facilitated by both species swarming to mate around bloodmeal hosts during daylight. here, we test hypotheses to account for variation in spermathecal filling in females of ae. aegypti and ae. al ... | 2019 | 30668724 |
| complete nmr chemical shift assignments of odorant binding protein 22 from the yellow fever mosquito, aedes aegypti, bound to arachidonic acid. | aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the vector for transmission of dengue, zika and chikungunya viruses. these mosquitos feed exclusively on human hosts for a blood meal. previous studies have established that dengue virus infection of the mosquito results in increased expression of the odorant binding proteins 22 and 10 within the mosquito salivary gland and silencing of these genes dramatically reduces blood-feeding behaviors. odorant binding proteins are implicated in modulating the chemosensory per ... | 2019 | 30684234 |
| arbovirus coinfection and co-transmission: a neglected public health concern? | epidemiological synergy between outbreaks of viruses transmitted by aedes aegypti mosquitoes, such as chikungunya, dengue, and zika viruses, has resulted in coinfection of humans with multiple viruses. despite the potential impact on public health, we know only little about the occurrence and consequences of such coinfections. here, we review the impact of coinfection on clinical disease in humans, discuss the possibility for co-transmission from mosquito to human, and describe a role for modeli ... | 2019 | 30668574 |
| attraction of female aedes aegypti (l.) to aphid honeydew. | plant sugar is an essential dietary constituent for mosquitoes, and hemipteran honeydew is one of the many forms of plant sugar that is important to mosquitoes. many insects rely on volatile honeydew semiochemicals to locate aphids or honeydew itself. mosquitoes exploit volatile semiochemicals to locate sources of plant sugar but their attraction to honeydew has not previously been investigated. here, we report the attraction of female yellow fever mosquitoes, aedes aegypti, to honeydew odorants ... | 2019 | 30717169 |
| analysis of salivary glands and saliva from aedes albopictus and aedes aegypti infected with chikungunya viruses. | chikungunya virus (chikv) is a medically important mosquito-borne virus transmitted to humans by infected aedes (stegomyia) species. in 2013⁻2014, ae. aegypti transmitted chikv to humans in the caribbean and in 2005⁻2006, ae. albopictus transmitted chikv on la réunion island (indian ocean basin). chikv lr2006 opy1 from the la réunion epidemic was associated with a mutation (e1:a226v) in the viral e1 glycoprotein that enhanced chikv transmission by ae. albopictus. chikv r99659 from the caribbean ... | 2019 | 30717086 |
| water-induced strong protection against acute exposure to low subzero temperature of adult aedes albopictus. | as an important vector of dengue and zika, aedes albopictus has been the fastest spreading invasive mosquitoes in the world over the last 3-4 decades. cold tolerance is important for survival and expansion of insects. ae. albopictus adults are generally considered to be cold-intolerant that cannot survive at subzero temperature. however, we found that ae. albopictus could survive for several hours' exposure to -9 to -19 oc so long as it was exposed with water. median lethal time (lt50) of ae. al ... | 2019 | 30716071 |