| molecular identification of palearctic members of anopheles maculipennis in northern iran. | members of anopheles maculipennis complex are effective malaria vectors in europe and the caspian sea region in northern iran, where malaria has been re-introduced since 1994. the current study has been designed in order to provide further evidence on the status of species composition and to identify more accurately the members of the maculipennis complex in northern iran. | 2007 | 17233887 |
| nationwide inventory of mosquito biodiversity (diptera: culicidae) in belgium, europe. | to advance our restricted knowledge on mosquito biodiversity and distribution in belgium, a national inventory started in 2007 (modirisk) based on a random selection of 936 collection points in three main environmental types: urban, rural and natural areas. additionally, 64 sites were selected because of the risk of importing a vector or pathogen in these sites. each site was sampled once between may and october 2007 and once in 2008 using mosquito magnet liberty plus traps. diversity in pre-def ... | 2012 | 22971463 |
| current status of invasive mosquito surveillance in the uk. | non-native invasive mosquitoes have for many years made incursions into europe, and are now established in many european countries. the continued european importation of potential vectors and their expansion within europe increases their potential for importation and establishment in the uk. coupled with increasing numbers of returning dengue and chikungunya infected travellers, the potential exists for transmission of vector borne disease in new regions. | 2015 | 26122427 |
| impacts of the creation, expansion and management of english wetlands on mosquito presence and abundance - developing strategies for future disease mitigation. | the incidence of mosquito-borne diseases is increasing in europe, partly due to the incursion of a number of invasive species known to be vectors of dengue and chikungunya viruses, but also due to the involvement of native species in the transmission of west nile virus and malaria. for some of these pathogens, there is a risk of the re-emergence of vector-borne diseases that were once widespread in europe, but declined partly due to large-scale land-drainage projects. some mosquito species explo ... | 2015 | 25889666 |
| molecular detection of dirofilaria immitis, dirofilaria repens and setaria tundra in mosquitoes from germany. | as a result of globalization and climate change, dirofilaria immitis and dirofilaria repens, the causative agents of dirofilariosis in europe, continue to spread from endemic areas in the mediterranean to northern and northeastern regions of europe where autochthonous cases of dirofilarial infections have increasingly been observed in dogs and humans. whilst d. repens was recently reported from mosquitoes in putatively non-endemic areas, d. immitis has never been demonstrated in mosquitoes from ... | 2014 | 24433279 |
| mosquitoes of the anopheles maculipennis group (diptera: culicidae) in romania, with the discovery and formal recognition of a new species based on molecular and morphological evidence. | mosquitoes of the anopheles maculipennis group were collected in five districts of romania (constant,a, giurgiu, ilfov, mehedint,i and suceava) between march 2000 and june 2003. two hundred and ninety-seven specimens were identified by molecular methods. nuclear rdna its2 sequences of 178 specimens were compared with genbank sequences for nine known palaearctic species of the group, and 119 specimens were identified using an its2 pcr-rflp assay developed during the study. five genetically distin ... | 2004 | 15541192 |
| the dominant anopheles vectors of human malaria in africa, europe and the middle east: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis. | abstract: | 2010 | 21129198 |
| assessing the future threat from vivax malaria in the united kingdom using two markedly different modelling approaches. | the world is facing an increased threat from new and emerging diseases, and there is concern that climate change will expand areas suitable for transmission of vector borne diseases. the likelihood of vivax malaria returning to the uk was explored using two markedly different modelling approaches. first, a simple temperature-dependent, process-based model of malaria growth transmitted by anopheles atroparvus, the historical vector of malaria in the uk. second, a statistical model using logistic- ... | 2010 | 20205713 |
| first record of anopheles daciae (linton, nicolescu & harbach, 2004) in poland. | | 2017 | 28504445 |
| cryptic species anopheles daciae (diptera: culicidae) found in the czech republic and slovakia. | we report the distribution of mosquitoes of the maculipennis complex in two distinct areas of the czech republic (bohemia and south moravia) and in one locality of neighbouring slovakia with emphasis on the detection of the newly described cryptic species anopheles daciae (linton, nicolescu & harbach, 2004). a total of 691 mosquitoes were analysed using a species-specific multiplex pcr assay to differentiate between the members of the maculipennis complex. in the czech republic, we found anophel ... | 2018 | 29119308 |
| intragenomic heterogeneity of rdna internal transcribed spacer 2 in anopheles messeae (diptera: culicidae). | because anopheles messeae falleroni (diptera: culicidae) is one of the main vectors of malaria in russia, studying its genetic markers is important for reliable identification of this species. this species is distributed nearly throughout the palearctic region, and it exhibits high genetic variability. we investigated polymorphism of the rdna internal transcribed spacer (its) 2 of an. messeae in various regions of russia, and we found intragenomic heterogeneity of its2 copies verified by chromat ... | 2008 | 18533424 |
| identification of anopheles daciae in germany through its2 sequencing. | until the middle of the twentieth century, malaria was frequently endemic in parts of germany; anopheles maculipennis complex species were considered the primary vectors. three species of this complex have been identified in germany: a. maculipennis s.s., anopheles messeae and anopheles atroparvus; the last predominantly from the coastal regions of northern germany. anopheles daciae is a recently described member of the a . maculipennis complex and resembles the well-characterised species a. mes ... | 2012 | 23001548 |
| occurrence and host preferences of anopheles maculipennis group mosquitoes in england and wales. | mosquitoes of the anopheles maculipennis meigen (diptera: culicidae) group are of public health concern: five of the 11 morphologically indistinct species have been historically considered as vectors of malaria in europe. three members of the an. maculipennis group have been reported in the u.k.: anopheles atroparvus van thiel; anopheles messeae falleroni, and anopheles daciae linton, nicolescu & harbach. to study the distribution of the three u.k. species, particularly that of an. daciae, we de ... | 2014 | 23848304 |
| the anopheles maculipennis complex (diptera: culicidae) in germany: an update following recent monitoring activities. | the anopheles maculipennis complex comprises several sibling species including major vectors of malaria parasites of historic europe. in present-day europe, these species are probably more relevant with regard to transmission of pathogens other than plasmodia, such as viruses and dirofilariae. distribution data facilitating risk assessments and modelling of an. maculipennis complex-borne diseases, however, are generally outdated. in germany, the occurrence and geographic distribution of the comp ... | 2016 | 27444437 |
| pcr identification and distribution of anopheles daciae (diptera, culicidae) in germany. | based primarily on nucleotide polymorphisms in the internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) of the ribosomal dna, anopheles daciae was recently described as an additional member of the maculipennis group of species, separate from anopheles messeae with which it had previously been confused due to morphological and genetic similarity. species differentiation between a. messeae and a. daciae was possible only by its2 polymerase chain reaction (pcr) amplification followed by dna sequencing or rflp anal ... | 2014 | 24696275 |
| molecular confirmation of the occurrence in germany of anopheles daciae (diptera, culicidae). | anopheles daciae, a newly described member of the maculipennis group, was recently reported from western, southern and eastern europe. before its recognition, it had commonly been listed under the name of an. messeae, due to its extreme morphological and genetic similarities. as the sibling species of the maculipennis group are known to differ in their vector competences for malaria parasites and other pathogens, the occurrence of an. daciae in a given region might have an impact on the epidemio ... | 2012 | 23146352 |