| virological examination of mosquito larvae from southern moravia. | 254 pools of 4,115 mosquito larvae belonging to nine species were examined by isolation experiments. the larvae were collected in breeding places in an inundated forest--a natural focus of tahyna virus, in april, june and july 1974 and 1975. tahyna virus was isolated from one pool of 10 culiseta annulata larvae collected in july 1974. ecological questions concerning this finding are discussed. | 1978 | 25228 |
| isolation of tahyna virus from field collected culiseta annulata (schrk.) larvae. | | 1975 | 241252 |
| [inventory of the culcinae in balagne (corsica)]. | we have drawn up the faunistic inventory of culicinae in balagne (corsica) in late summer. the list shows the following species (in order of frequency): culex hortensis, culex pipiens, culex impudicus, culex territans (?), culiseta longiareolata, culiseta annulata, culiseta subochrea, aedes mariae, aedes caspius, aedes vexans, anopheles claviger, anopheles maculipennis. we have observed the important recession of the maculipennis complex (only one female catched indoor) and the abundance of anop ... | 1978 | 754888 |
| attractiveness of vertebrate hosts to culex pipiens (diptera: culicidae) and other mosquitoes in israel. | host preferences of mosquitoes, mainly culex pipiens l. and aedes caspius (pallas), were studied in israel using live baits, chemical attractants, light, and suction traps. the feeding habits of cx. pipiens were opportunistic. this species used a wide range of mammalian and avian hosts; a calf, chickens, turkeys, and sheep were the most attractive baits. a. caspius fed mainly on large mammals and was most attracted to calf and sheep baits. although sheep were attractive, few cx. pipiens and no a ... | 1991 | 1674543 |
| the mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in maliuc (danube delta)--faunistical and ecological data. | the paper reports the results of the survey of the mosquito fauna in the maliuc area (danube delta) in 1983-1985. 16 mosquito species have been recorded in the area during the investigations: anopheles maculipennis--complex, an. hyrcanus, uranotaenia unguiculata, coquillettidia richiardii, culiseta annulata, aedes vexans, ae. cinereus, ae. caspius, ae. dorsalis, ae. excrucians, ae. flavescens, ae. leucomelas, ae. intrudens, culex pipiens, c. martinii, cx. modestus. they have been captured by lig ... | 1990 | 1983702 |
| overwintering of culex mosquitoes in sweden and their potential as reservoirs of human pathogens. | 1. culex pipiens l. and cx torrentium martini are suspected enzootic vectors in sweden of sindbis virus causing ockelbo disease in man. to estimate their potential as virus reservoirs over the winter, mosquitoes were collected from august to may from a cellar in a rural area, central sweden. the mosquitoes were dissected and examined for blood content, gonotrophic stage, parity and insemination, and tested for fructose. 2. cx pipiens, cx torrentium and cx territans walker constituted 94% of 887 ... | 1987 | 2856507 |
| the vector efficiency of culiseta annulata mosquito in relation to tahyna virus. | | 1972 | 4151785 |
| mosquitoes as vectors of setaria labiatopapillosa. | an infected bovine-baited trap was utilised in summer 1994 to catch possible intermediate hosts of s. labiatopapillosa in northeastern italy. collections were made for 21 nights from 8.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. every 2 h and, after 12 september, every 30 min. among the 16,159 mosquitoes sampled, 11,052 were freshly blood-fed. most of the unfed females and a representative sample of those which had fed were identified as follows: culex pipiens, aedes caspius, a. vexans, culiseta annulata, anopheles ma ... | 1997 | 9363488 |
| larval mosquitoes collected from northern jordan and the jordan valley. | nineteen species of anopheline and culicine mosquitoes are reported from larval collections made in northern jordan and the jordan valley. culex judaicus, culiseta annulata, and uranotaenia unguiculata are reported as new records for jordan. the impact of agricultural development and man-made changes on the mosquito fauna of jordan is discussed. | 1997 | 9474565 |
| isolation of the spirochaete borrelia afzelii from the mosquito aedes vexans in the czech republic. | during the years 1993-1995, a total of 3580 culicine mosquitoes of six species were collected in south moravia, czech republic, and examined by dark-field microscopy for the presence of borreliae. females of aedes cantans, ae. sticticus, ae. vexans, culex pipiens and cx pipiens biotype molestus (but not ae. geniculatus or culiseta annulata) harboured spirochaetes, the frequencies ranging from 0.7% to 7.8%. one isolate (br-53) from ae. vexans was identified as borrelia afzelii genospecies. the po ... | 1998 | 9513946 |
| [research on culicidae attracted to dog bait in piedmont]. | dog attracted mosquitoes were collected in piedmont (nw italy) in 1992 and 1993. sampling sites where chosen on ecological and epidemiological basis, according to the results of a previous study on the distribution and prevalence of canine filariosis in this region. dog baited traps were operated monthly (two nights/site from june to september) in six plain sites differing in the prevalence of heartworm infected dogs (including two sites where no positivity was recorded). a single capture was ca ... | 1998 | 10645556 |
| species composition and seasonal dynamics of mosquitoes in the belek region of turkey. | the species composition and seasonal population dynamics of mosquitoes trapped in the belek region of turkey are described. eight traps (four new jersey light traps and four co2 baited traps) were activated weekly at four different sampling sites (wooded area, open field, village, and road edge). between may and december, 1997, 4,542 specimens representing seven species (culex pipiens, culex tritaeniorhynchus, aedes caspius, aedes cretinus, aedes dorsalis, aedes vexans, and culiseta annulata) we ... | 2000 | 11217213 |
| comparison of nocturnal activities of mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) sampled by new jersey light traps and co2 traps in belek, turkey. | temporal and seasonal variations in the nocturnal activities of adult females of six locally common mosquitoes, aedes cretinus, ochlerotatus caspius, oc. dorsalis, culex pipiens, cx. tritaeniorhynchus and culiseta annulata were studied at belek, turkey, using new jersey light traps and co2 charged olfactory traps. in addition to assessing the relative value of these traps as sampling devices capable of measuring activity at different periods of the night, these studies also examined the seasonal ... | 2003 | 12831124 |
| species composition and seasonal dynamics of mosquito larvae in the wrocław, poland area. | a total of 13,214 larvae specimens representing eight species (culex pipiens, culiseta annulata, ochlerotatus cantans, ochlerotatus communis, ochlerotatus excrucians, ochlerotatus sticticus, aedes vexans, and anopheles maculipennis) from twelve sampling places in the wrocław area in poland were collected between may and october, 1998-2000. the development rate of each mosquito species depended on hydrological types and various plant communities in water bodies. the water quality (temperature, ph ... | 2003 | 14714675 |
| potential transmission of west nile virus in the british isles: an ecological review of candidate mosquito bridge vectors. | west nile virus (wnv) transmitted by mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) infects various vertebrates, being pathogenic for birds, horses and humans. after its discovery in tropical africa, sporadic outbreaks of wnv occurred during recent decades in eurasia, but not the british isles. wnv reached new york in 1999 and spread to california by 2003, causing widespread outbreaks of west nile encephalitis across north america, transmitted by many species of mosquitoes, mainly culex spp. the periodic reapp ... | 2005 | 15752172 |
| [environmental monitoring and control strategy of urban mosquito culicidae (diptera: culicidae) populations in wrocław]. | among dipterans of medical and veterinary importance, the mosquitoes (culicidae) play the most important role both as vectors and nuisance insects. mass occurrence of floodwater mosquito species in the flooded area in wrocław district (lower silesia, poland) in 1997 has enhanced the already existed problem of mosquito control. a successful model of control strategy for the city based on the currently recommended integrated methodologies with special emphasis on preventive treatment of aquatic la ... | 2004 | 16865970 |
| distribution of mosquito species in areas with high and low incidence of classic kaposi's sarcoma and seroprevalence for hhv-8. | the 'promoter-arthropod' hypothesis, which postulates that exposure to the bites of certain species of haematophagous arthropods is an environmental risk cofactor linked to human herpes virus 8 (hhv-8) and kaposi's sarcoma, was investigated in the po river valley, northern italy. the presence and density of adult female mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) was determined by cdc light trap catches in two adjacent districts, at variance with respect to kaposi's sarcoma incidence and hhv-8 seroprevalenc ... | 2006 | 16871701 |
| [preliminary investigations on fauna of mosquitoes (culicinae) in lódź and environs]. | species composition of mosquitoes (diptera, culicinae) was investigated in 2000 year. the mosquitoes were caugh from april till october, twice a month, at 6 stations. seven species from genus aedes were found: a. beclemishevi, a. ciprinus, a. cantans, a. flavescens, a. communis a. punctor, and a. vexans. a. cantans was most numerous (32,4). from genus culex only one soecies was found (culex pipiens). furthermoce, mansonia richardii and culiseta annulata were caugh. the agresiveness toward men sh ... | 2001 | 16886446 |
| genome of invertebrate iridescent virus type 3 (mosquito iridescent virus). | iridoviruses (ivs) are classified into five genera: iridovirus and chloriridovirus, whose members infect invertebrates, and ranavirus, lymphocystivirus, and megalocytivirus, whose members infect vertebrates. until now, chloriridovirus was the only iv genus for which a representative and complete genomic sequence was not available. here, we report the genome sequence and comparative analysis of a field isolate of invertebrate iridescent virus type 3 (iiv-3), also known as mosquito iridescent viru ... | 2006 | 16912294 |
| [environmental conditions of evening activity of synanthropic mosquito species (diptera: culicinae) in the wrocław area]. | materials and methods: temporal variations in the evening activity pattern of adult mosquito females of locally common mosquito were studied at wrocław area using co2 charged olfactory traps. results: there has been 4856 synanthropic individuals which belonged to culex pipiens (l.) i culiseta annulata (schrank.) species distinguished from the general population of 5997 individuals caught in the three sampling sites. the number of active mosquito females increased from 4 pm to 9 pm creating one d ... | 2005 | 16913501 |
| detection and monitoring of mosquito flaviviruses in spain between 2001 and 2005. | between the years 2001 and 2005, a total of 72,895 female mosquitoes were trapped during their season of abundance, and analyzed. they were sorted into 4,723 pools belonging to 20 culicidae species from the anopheles, aedes, ochlerotatus, culex, culiseta, coquillettidia, and uranotaenia genera. the aim was to detect arboviral rna directly from mosquito homogenates for the genera alphavirus, flavivirus, and phlebovirus. the study formed part of general arbovirus transmission research in four of t ... | 2009 | 18959502 |
| changing distribution patterns of canine vector borne diseases in italy: leishmaniosis vs. dirofilariosis. | abstract : ecological and climatic changes, human and animal population dynamics are among the several factors that have favoured the spread or the (re)introduction and establishment of "novel" vector species and pathogens they transmit in previously disease-free geographical areas. as key examples of the changing pattern of distribution of canine vector borne diseases (cvbds), the current distribution of canine leishmaniosis (canl) by leishmania infantum and dirofilariosis by dirofilaria immiti ... | 2009 | 19426441 |
| flavivirus rna in phlebotomine sandflies. | sandfly-transmitted phleboviruses, such as toscana, sandfly fever sicilian, and sandfly fever naples, can cause human disease and circulate at high rates in mediterranean countries. previous studies have also established that viruses other than phleboviruses may be detected in and isolated from sand flies. the recent detection and isolation (in a large variety of mosquito species) of insect-only flaviviruses related to cell fusing agent virus has indicated that the latter is not an evolutionary ... | 2010 | 19492949 |
| distribution of 'promoter' sandflies associated with incidence of classic kaposi's sarcoma. | the patchy geographical distributions of classic kaposi's sarcoma (ks) and human herpesvirus type 8 (hhv-8), better known as kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (kshv) remain unexplained. it has been proposed that certain species of bloodsucking insects ('promoter arthropods') promote the reactivation of hhv-8/kshv and facilitate both hhv-8/kshv transmission and ks development. this hypothesis was tested by sampling the presence and density of human-biting diptera with cdc light traps in two ... | 2009 | 19712152 |
| structure and functionality in flavivirus ns-proteins: perspectives for drug design. | flaviviridae are small enveloped viruses hosting a positive-sense single-stranded rna genome. besides yellow fever virus, a landmark case in the history of virology, members of the flavivirus genus, such as west nile virus and dengue virus, are increasingly gaining attention due to their re-emergence and incidence in different areas of the world. additional environmental and demographic considerations suggest that novel or known flaviviruses will continue to emerge in the future. nevertheless, u ... | 2010 | 19945487 |
| putative new lineage of west nile virus, spain. | to ascertain the presence of west nile virus (wnv), we sampled mosquitoes in 2006 in locations in southern spain where humans had been infected. wnv genomic rna was detected in 1 pool from unfed female culex pipiens mosquitoes. phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that this sequence cannot be assigned to previously described lineages of wnv. | 2010 | 20202444 |
| blood feeding patterns of mosquitoes: random or structured? | abstract: | 2010 | 20205866 |
| [evaluation of mosquito species (diptera: culicidae) identified in manisa province according to their breeding sites and seasonal differences]. | objective: to identify the mosquito species and the potential mosquito-related infectious diseases in manisa province, mosquito larvae were collected from aquatic habitats in manisa between october 2008 and october 2009. methods: mosquito larvae were collected from the surface water of study sites with a standard larvae collection spoon. the 1st and 2nd stage larvae brought to the laboratory were kept until they become adults, and their species were identified during 3rd or 4th larvae stages. in ... | 2011 | 21776596 |
| Spatio-temporal patterns of distribution of West Nile virus vectors in eastern Piedmont Region, Italy. | ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: West Nile Virus (WNV) transmission in Italy was first reported in 1998 as an equine outbreak near the swamps of Padule di Fucecchio, Tuscany. No other cases were identified during the following decade until 2008, when horse and human outbreaks were reported in Emilia Romagna, North Italy. Since then, WNV outbreaks have occurred annually, spreading from their initial northern foci throughout the country. Following the outbreak in 1998 the Italian public health authority def ... | 2011 | 22152822 |
| novel flaviviruses detected in different species of mosquitoes in spain. | abstract we report the characterization of three novel flaviviruses isolated in spain. marisma mosquito virus, a novel mosquito borne virus, was isolated from ochlerotatus caspius mosquitoes; spanish ochlerotatus flavivirus and spanish culex flavivirus, two novel insect flaviviruses, were isolated from oc. caspius and culex pipiens, respectively. during this investigation, we designed a sensitive rt-nested polymerase chain reaction method that amplifies a 1019bp fragment of the flavivirus ns5 ... | 2011 | 22022811 |
| Isolation of usutu virus in Germany. | Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that emerged 2001 in Austria and caused deaths in wild birds. In Germany, 70,378 female mosquitoes were captured in 2009 and 2010 and assayed for USUV. Virus was isolated in cell culture from one pool of Culex pipiens pipiens mosquitoes trapped exclusively in August 2010 in Weinheim, Germany. Subsequent phylogenetic analysis demonstrated a close relationship between the isolated USUV strain from Germany and a USUV strain from Austria, which was d ... | 2011 | 21896821 |
| an iridovirus from larvae of culiseta annulata and culex territans. | field-collected 4th instar larvae of culiseta annulata and culex territans were found to be infected with mosquito iridescent virus (miv). ultrathin sections revealed the presence in infected cells of different types of immature virus particles of an average diameter of 180 and 190 nm respectively. | 1999 | 15443 |
| host-feeding patterns of mosquito species in germany. | mosquito-borne pathogens are of growing importance in many countries of europe including germany. at the same time, the transmission cycles of most mosquito-borne pathogens (e.g. viruses or filarial parasites) are not completely understood. there is especially a lack of knowledge about the vector capacity of the different mosquito species, which is strongly influenced by their host-feeding patterns. while this kind of information is important to identify the relevant vector species, e.g. to dire ... | 2016 | 27259984 |
| 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 |
| larval habitat characteristics of the genus anopheles (diptera: culicidae) and a checklist of mosquitoes in guilan province, northern iran. | ecological data are important in the vector control management of mosquitoes. there is scattered published information about the larval habitat characteristics and ecology of the genus anopheles (diptera: culicidae) in iran and most of available data is in relation to malaria vectors in southern iran. | 2011 | 22808409 |
| pilot longitudinal mosquito surveillance study in the danube delta biosphere reserve and the first reports of anopheles algeriensis theobald, 1903 and aedes hungaricus mihályi, 1955 for romania. | mosquito-borne viruses (moboviruses) are of growing importance in many countries of europe. in romania and especially in the danube delta biosphere reserve (ddbr), mosquito and mobovirus surveillance are not performed on a regular basis. however, this type of study is crucially needed to evaluate the risk of pathogen transmission, to understand the ecology of emerging moboviruses, or to plan vector control programmes. | 2016 | 27066827 |
| direct pcr of indigenous and invasive mosquito species: a time- and cost-effective technique of mosquito barcoding. | millions of people die each year as a result of pathogens transmitted by mosquitoes. however, the morphological identification of mosquito species can be difficult even for experts. the identification of morphologically indistinguishable species, such as members of the anopheles maculipennis complex (diptera: culicidae), and possible hybrids, such as culex pipiens pipiens/culex pipiens molestus (diptera: culicidae), presents a major problem. in addition, the detection and discrimination of newly ... | 2015 | 26663040 |
| 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 |
| mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) and their relevance as disease vectors in the city of vienna, austria. | mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) are important vectors for a wide range of pathogenic organisms. as large parts of the human population in developed countries live in cities, the occurrence of vector-borne diseases in urban areas is of particular interest for epidemiologists and public health authorities. in this study, we investigated the mosquito occurrence in the city of vienna, austria, in order to estimate the risk of transmission of mosquito-borne diseases. mosquitoes were captured using di ... | 2014 | 25468380 |
| european surveillance for west nile virus in mosquito populations. | a wide range of arthropod-borne viruses threaten both human and animal health either through their presence in europe or through risk of introduction. prominent among these is west nile virus (wnv), primarily an avian virus, which has caused multiple outbreaks associated with human and equine mortality. endemic outbreaks of west nile fever have been reported in italy, greece, france, romania, hungary, russia and spain, with further spread expected. most outbreaks in western europe have been due ... | 2013 | 24157510 |
| lack of evidence for the presence of mosquito-borne arboviruses in the upper rhine valley, germany, in 1999 to 2000. | | 2010 | 20592140 |
| ecological approaches to informing public health policy and risk assessments on emerging vector-borne zoonoses. | pathogens associated with vector-borne zoonoses occur in enzootic cycles within nature. they are driven by a combination of vertebrate host and invertebrate vector population dynamics, which in turn respond to changes in environmental stimuli. human involvement in these cycles, and hence the occurrence of human disease, is often to act as incidental host. from a public health perspective our ability to better predict human outbreaks of these diseases and prepare intervention and mitigation strat ... | 2010 | 22460391 |
| monitoring of west nile virus in mosquitoes between 2011-2012 in hungary. | west nile virus (wnv) is a widely distributed mosquito-borne flavivirus. wnv strains are classified into several genetic lineages on the basis of phylogenetic differences. whereas lineage 1 viruses are distributed worldwide, lineage 2 wnv was first detected outside of africa in hungary in 2004. since then, wnv-associated disease and mortality in animal and human hosts have been documented periodically in hungary. after the first detection of wnv from a pool of culex pipiens mosquitoes in 2010, s ... | 0 | 25229703 |
| mosquito, bird and human surveillance of west nile and usutu viruses in emilia-romagna region (italy) in 2010. | in 2008, after the first west nile virus (wnv) detection in the emilia-romagna region, a surveillance system, including mosquito- and bird-based surveillance, was established to evaluate the virus presence. surveillance was improved in following years by extending the monitoring to larger areas and increasing the numbers of mosquitoes and birds tested. | 2012 | 22666446 |
| metallic copper spray--a new control technique to combat invasive container-inhabiting mosquitoes. | the control of container-inhabiting mosquitoes is mainly based on environmental management with special emphasis on community participation e.g. source reduction by elimination or modification of water bodies. however, citizens are often not aware of the problems related to urban mosquito control or just ignore the advice provided during anti-mosquito control campaigns. in particular, cemeteries contain favourite breeding sites for container-inhabiting mosquitoes like ochlerotatus j. japonicus, ... | 2015 | 26553319 |
| identifying biotic interactions which drive the spatial distribution of a mosquito community. | spatial variation in the risk of many mosquito-borne pathogens is strongly influenced by the distribution of communities of suitable vector mosquitoes. the spatial distributions of such communities have been linked to the abiotic habitat requirements of each constituent mosquito species, but the biotic interactions between mosquitoes and other species are less well understood. determining which fauna restrict the presence and abundance of key mosquito species in vector communities may identify s ... | 2015 | 26170202 |
| landscape effects on the presence, abundance and diversity of mosquitoes in mediterranean wetlands. | environment determines the distribution of mosquito-borne diseases in that it influences the vector-host-pathogen transmission cycle, including vector distribution, abundance and diversity. in this study, we analyse the relationship between environmental variables estimated by remote sensing and the spatial distribution (presence, abundance and diversity) of seven mosquito species vectors of west nile and other pathogens (usutu, avian malaria and dirofilariasis) in the doñana natural park, spain ... | 2015 | 26086804 |
| modeling occurrence of urban mosquitos based on land use types and meteorological factors in korea. | mosquitoes are a public health concern because they are vectors of pathogen, which cause human-related diseases. it is well known that the occurrence of mosquitoes is highly influenced by meteorological conditions (e.g., temperature and precipitation) and land use, but there are insufficient studies quantifying their impacts. therefore, three analytical methods were applied to determine the relationships between urban mosquito occurrence, land use type, and meteorological factors: cluster analys ... | 2015 | 26492260 |
| first report outside eastern europe of west nile virus lineage 2 related to the volgograd 2007 strain, northeastern italy, 2014. | west nile virus (wnv) is a flavivirus transmitted to vertebrate hosts by mosquitoes, maintained in nature through an enzootic bird-mosquito cycle. in europe the virus became of major public health and veterinary concern in the 1990s. in italy, wnv re-emerged in 2008, ten years after the previous outbreak and is currently endemic in many areas of the country. in particular, the northeastern part of italy experience continuous viral circulation, with human outbreaks caused by different genovariant ... | 2015 | 26265490 |
| mosquito surveillance for prevention and control of emerging mosquito-borne diseases in portugal - 2008-2014. | mosquito surveillance in europe is essential for early detection of invasive species with public health importance and prevention and control of emerging pathogens. in portugal, a vector surveillance national program-revive (rede de vigilância de vectores)-has been operating since 2008 under the custody of portuguese ministry of health. the revive is responsible for the nationwide surveillance of hematophagous arthropods. surveillance for west nile virus (wnv) and other flaviviruses in adult mos ... | 2014 | 25396768 |
| field evaluation of four widely used mosquito traps in central europe. | to monitor adult mosquitoes several trapping devices are available. these are differently constructed and use various mechanisms for mosquito attraction, thus resulting in different trapping sensitivities and efficacies for the various species. mosquito monitoring and surveillance programs in europe use various types of mosquito traps, but only a few comparisons have been conducted so far. this study compared the performance of four commercial trapping devices, which are commonly used in europe. | 2014 | 24924481 |
| enhanced west nile virus surveillance in the north kent marshes, uk. | as part of efforts to more fully understand the potential risks posed by west nile virus (wnv) and usutu virus (usuv) in the uk, and following on from previous reports of a potential bridge vector culex modestus for these viruses, at wetland sites in north kent, mosquito surveillance was undertaken more widely across the isle of sheppey, the hoo peninsula and the kent mainland. | 2015 | 25884920 |
| west nile virus vector culex modestus established in southern england. | the risk posed to the united kingdom by west nile virus (wnv) has previously been considered low, due to the absence or scarcity of the main culex sp. bridge vectors. the mosquito culex modestus is widespread in southern europe, where it acts as the principle bridge vector of wnv. this species was not previously thought to be present in the united kingdom. | 2012 | 22316288 |
| effects of landscape anthropization on mosquito community composition and abundance. | anthropogenic landscape transformation has an important effect on vector-borne pathogen transmission. however, the effects of urbanization on mosquito communities are still only poorly known. here, we evaluate how land-use characteristics are related to the abundance and community composition of mosquitoes in an area with endemic circulation of numerous mosquito-borne pathogens. we collected 340 829 female mosquitoes belonging to 13 species at 45 localities spatially grouped in 15 trios formed b ... | 2016 | 27373794 |
| british container breeding mosquitoes: the impact of urbanisation and climate change on community composition and phenology. | the proliferation of artificial container habitats in urban areas has benefitted urban adaptable mosquito species globally. in areas where mosquitoes transmit viruses and parasites, it can promote vector population productivity and fuel mosquito-borne disease outbreaks. in britain, storage of water in garden water butts is increasing, potentially expanding mosquito larval habitats and influencing population dynamics and mosquito-human contact. here we show that the community composition, abundan ... | 2014 | 24759617 |
| colonisation and mass rearing: learning from others. | mosquitoes, just as other insects produced for the sterile insect technique (sit), are subjected to several unnatural processes including laboratory colonisation and large-scale factory production. after these processes, sterile male mosquitoes must perform the natural task of locating and mating with wild females. therefore, the colonisation and production processes must preserve characters necessary for these functions. fortunately, in contrast to natural selection which favours a suite of cha ... | 2009 | 19917074 |
| 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 |
| circulation of dirofilaria repens and dirofilaria immitis in moldova. | over the last two decades, a significant spread of dirofilariasis has been observed in eastern and central europe. however, data on the circulation of dirofilaria spp. in moldova were absent although direct neighbor states reported high incidence rates of human dirofilariasis. | 2016 | 27912786 |
| molecular species identification, host preference and detection of myxoma virus in the anopheles maculipennis complex (diptera: culicidae) in southern england, uk. | determining the host feeding patterns of mosquitoes by identifying the origin of their blood-meals is an important part of understanding the role of vector species in current and future disease transmission cycles. collecting large numbers of blood-fed mosquitoes from the field is difficult, therefore it is important to maximise the information obtained from each specimen. this study aimed to use mosquito genome sequence to identify the species within anopheles maculipennis sensu lato (an. macul ... | 2015 | 26271277 |
| fauna and larval habitat characteristics of mosquitoes in neka county, northern iran. | ecological studies on mosquitoes are very important in vector control programs. there are a few studies about the ecology of mosquitoes in northern iran. this study was carried out to detect fauna and larval habitat characteristics of mosquitoes. | 2015 | 26623437 |
| modelling the potential spatial distribution of mosquito species using three different techniques. | models for the spatial distribution of vector species are important tools in the assessment of the risk of establishment and subsequent spread of vector-borne diseases. the aims of this study are to define the environmental conditions suitable for several mosquito species through species distribution modelling techniques, and to compare the results produced with the different techniques. | 2015 | 25888755 |
| lack of evidence for the presence of schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in germany, 2011. | in 2011, a novel orthobunyavirus of the simbu serogroup was discovered near the german-dutch border and named schmallenberg virus (sbv). so far, sbv genome has been detected in various field-collected culicoides species; however, other members of the simbu serogroup are also transmitted by mosquitoes. | 2014 | 25174354 |
| molecular detection of setaria tundra (nematoda: filarioidea) and an unidentified filarial species in mosquitoes in germany. | knowledge of the potential vector role of culicidae mosquitoes in germany is very scanty, and until recently it was generally assumed that they are not involved in the transmission of anthroponotic or zoonotic pathogens in this country. however, anticipated changes in the course of global warming and globalization may alter their status. | 2012 | 22236560 |
| monitoring resistance to bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis in the field by performing bioassays with each cry toxin separately. | bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (bti) is increasingly used worldwide for mosquito control and is the only larvicide used in the french rhône-alpes region since decades. the artificial selection of mosquitoes with field-persistent bti collected in breeding sites from this region led to a moderate level of resistance to bti, but to relatively high levels of resistance to individual bti cry toxins. based on this observation, we developed a bioassay procedure using each bti cry toxin separ ... | 0 | 24037105 |
| dirofilaria repens microfilariae in aedes vexans mosquitoes in slovakia. | in this study, we screened field-caught mosquitoes for presence of dirofilaria spp. by using a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assay. potential occurrence of dirofilaria repens and dirofilaria immitis microfilariae was examined in 3,600 mosquitoes of eight species (aedes vexans, aedes cinereus, aedes rossicus, culex pipiens, culiseta annulata, ochlerotatus sticticus, ochlerotatus cantans and ochlerotatus caspius) collected from five locations in two districts (kosice and trebisov) of eastern slo ... | 2013 | 23846240 |
| dirofilaria in humans, dogs, and vectors in austria (1978-2014)-from imported pathogens to the endemicity of dirofilaria repens. | dirofilaria repens and d. immitis are filarioid helminths with domestic and wild canids as main hosts and mosquitoes as vectors. both species are known to cause zoonotic diseases, primarily pulmonary (d. immitis), ocular (d. repens), and subcutaneous (d. repens) dirofilariosis. both d. immitis and d. repens are known as invasive species, and their distribution seems associated with climate change. until very recently, both species were known to be nonendemic in austria. | 2016 | 27196049 |
| first molecular identification of mosquito vectors of dirofilaria immitis in continental portugal. | canine dirofilariasis due to dirofilaria immitis is known to be endemic in continental portugal. however, information about the transmitting mosquito species is still scarce, with only culex theileri identified to date, albeit with l1-2, through dissection. this study was carried out to investigate the potential vectors of dirofilaria spp. in continental portugal. | 2015 | 25886610 |
| anophelism in a former malaria area of northeastern spain. | a field study on diversity and distribution of anophelines currently present in a past endemic malaria area of spain was carried out in order to identify possible risk areas of local disease transmission. | 2013 | 24409440 |
| vector-borne helminths of dogs and humans in europe. | presently, 45% of the total human population of europe, as well as their domestic and companion animals, are exposed to the risk of vector-borne helminths (vbh) causing diseases. a plethora of intrinsic biological and extrinsic factors affect the relationship among helminths, vectors and animal hosts, in a constantly changing environment. although canine dirofilarioses by dirofilaria immitis and dirofilaria repens are key examples of the success of vbh spreading into non-endemic areas, another e ... | 2013 | 23324440 |
| species composition and diversity of mosquitoes in neka county, mazandaran province, northern iran. | regarding to the significant of the possibility of the malaria epidemic and nuisance of mosquitoes during the active season, the fauna and some ecological activities of mosquitoes in related to tree holes were investigated from april to december 2009 in neka county of mazandaran province, northern iran. | 2010 | 22808397 |
| high prevalence and lineage diversity of avian malaria in wild populations of great tits (parus major) and mosquitoes (culex pipiens). | avian malaria studies have taken a prominent place in different aspects of evolutionary ecology. despite a recent interest in the role of vectors within the complex interaction system of the malaria parasite, they have largely been ignored in most epidemiological studies. epidemiology of the disease is however strongly related to the vector's ecology and behaviour, and there is a need for basic investigations to obtain a better picture of the natural associations between plasmodium lineages, vec ... | 2012 | 22506060 |
| stable transmission of dirofilaria repens nematodes, northern germany. | | 0 | 24447653 |
| molecular investigation of francisella-like endosymbiont in ticks and francisella tularensis in ixodid ticks and mosquitoes in turkey. | this study was carried out to investigate the molecular prevalence of francisella-like endosymbionts (fles) and francisella tularensis in ticks (acari: ixodidae) and mosquitoes in turkey. genomic dna pools were constructed from a total of 1477 adult hard ticks of rhipicephalus (rh.) annulatus, rh. turanicus, rh. sanguineus, rh. bursa, haemaphysalis (hae.) parva, hae. sulcata, hyalomma marginatum marginatum, h. anatolicum anatolicum, h. anatolicum excavatum, h. detritum detritum, h. dromedarii, d ... | 2016 | 26741324 |
| culiseta annulata: a new mosquito for kuwait. | we report new records for culiseta annulata from kuwait. prior to our records, culiseta longiareolata was the only culiseta sp. known from kuwait. culiseta annulata is a vector of tahyna virus (bunyaviridae) to humans throughout asia. we tested a limited number of mosquitoes for tahyna virus and other viruses. tahyna virus was not detected, but we did discover a mosquito densovirus in a pool of cs. annulata using next generation sequencing. | 2016 | 28206870 |
| detection of theileria orientalis in mosquito blood meals in the united kingdom. | theileria spp. are tick-borne protozoan parasites that infect a wide range of wild and domestic animals. in this study, the utility of xenosurveillance of blood-fed specimens of culiseta annulata for detecting the presence of piroplasms in livestock was investigated. blood-fed mosquitoes were collected at elmley national nature reserve, kent, united kingdom. all specimens were morphologically identified, and dna barcoding was used to confirm the morphological identification. both the vertebrate ... | 2016 | 27809975 |
| co-circulation of west nile virus and distinct insect-specific flaviviruses in turkey. | active vector surveillance provides an efficient tool for monitoring the presence or spread of emerging or re-emerging vector-borne viruses. this study was undertaken to investigate the circulation of flaviviruses. mosquitoes were collected from 58 locations in 10 provinces across the aegean, thrace and mediterranean anatolian regions of turkey in 2014 and 2015. following morphological identification, mosquitoes were pooled and screened by nested and real-time pcr assays. detected viruses were f ... | 2017 | 28320443 |
| finding of anopheles (anopheles) hyrcanus (pallas, 1771) (diptera, culicidae) during the entomological surveillance for west nile virus in umbria, italy. | this study reports the mosquito collections conducted in july-august 2013 in castiglione del lago (umbria region, italy) during the entomological surveillance within the west nile national control program. the mosquito collections showed the noteworthy occurrence of anopheles hyrcanus s.l. (n = 156; 35.8% of the whole sample), a relatively rare mosquito species in italy, with molecular analyses con rming that these mosquitoes belong to an. hyrcanus s.s. the same catching site was characterized b ... | 2016 | 27723051 |
| diversity and ecology survey of mosquitoes potential vectors in belgian equestrian farms: a threat prevention of mosquito-borne equine arboviruses. | emergence of west nile virus was recently recorded in several european countries, which can lead to severe health problems in horse populations. europe is also at risk of introduction of mosquito-borne equine alphavirus from americas. prevention of these arboviruses requires a clear understanding of transmission cycles, especially their vectors. to characterize mosquito fauna, their ecology and identify potential vectors of equine arboviruses in belgium, entomological surveys of six equestrian f ... | 2016 | 26775817 |
| recent entomological enquiry on mosquito fauna in circeo national park. | the present study was carried out in circeo national park (lazio region, central italy), in order to collect data about mosquito (diptera, culicidae) fauna in a protected area for biodiversity. from 2003 to 2004 seasonal surveys allowed to collect and to identify 380 larvae and 713 adult mosquitoes in 6 sites. a total of 15 mosquito species belonging to 6 genera were recorded; the most abundant species were culex pipens linnaeus, 1758 known as the main west nile virus vector, ochlerotatus detrit ... | 2015 | 26428047 |
| host-feeding patterns of culex pipiens and other potential mosquito vectors (diptera: culicidae) of west nile virus (flaviviridae) collected in portugal. | the host blood-feeding patterns of mosquito vectors affects the likelihood of human exposure to zoonotic pathogens, including west nile virus (family flaviviridae, genus flavivirus, wnv). in portugal, data are unavailable regarding the blood-feeding habits of common mosquito species, including culex pipiens l., considered the primary vector of wnv to humans. the sources of bloodmeals in 203 blood-fed mosquitoes of nine species collected from june 2007 to november 2010 in 34 portuguese counties w ... | 2012 | 22679881 |
| molecular detection of six (endo-) symbiotic bacteria in belgian mosquitoes: first step towards the selection of appropriate paratransgenesis candidates. | actually, the use of symbiotic bacteria is one of alternative solution to avoid vector resistance to pesticides. in belgium, among 31 identified mosquito species, 10 were considered as potential vectors. given to introduction risks of arbovirosis, the purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of symbiosis bacteria in potential mosquito vectors. eleven species caught from 12 sites in belgium were used: culex pipiens s.l., culex torrentium, culex hortensis, anopheles claviger, anophele ... | 2016 | 26670313 |
| tree-hole breeding mosquitoes in israel. | a survey was conducted to evaluate the number of tree-hole breeding mosquito species and their distribution in the six principal woodland types in israel. out of approximately 3,000 mature trees examined, only 38 contained holes that retained water for extended periods of time, and breeding mosquitoes were observed in 27 of them. two specialized tree-hole breeders, aedes pulchritarsis rondani and aedes geniculatus oliver, were found breeding at several sites in northern israel, always at locatio ... | 2012 | 22548543 |
| seasonal and daily activity patterns of mosquito (diptera: culicidae) vectors of pathogens in northeastern italy. | the seasonal and daily activity of mosquito vectors of pathogens affecting animals and humans were studied in northeastern italy at a site within the po river delta park. a cdc-co2 trap and a gravid trap were operated at 2-h intervals for 24 h every 15 d from may to october 2010. overall, 5,788 mosquitoes comprising six species were collected, namely culex pipiens l. (75.1% of total), aedes caspius (pallas) (15.2%), aedes vexans (meigen) (6.9%), anopheles maculipennis s.l. meigen (2.6%), culiset ... | 2015 | 26336280 |
| detection and molecular characterization of avian plasmodium from mosquitoes in central turkey. | assessing vector-parasite relationship is important in understanding the emergence of vector-borne diseases and the evolution of parasite diversity. this study investigates avian plasmodium parasites in mosquitoes collected from kayseri province in central anatolian, turkey and determines the haemosporidian parasite lineages from these mosquito species. a total of 6153 female mosquitos from 6 species were collected from 46 sites during june-august of 2008 and 2009. each mosquito's head-thorax an ... | 2012 | 22455723 |
| blood-feeding patterns of native mosquitoes and insights into their potential role as pathogen vectors in the thames estuary region of the united kingdom. | the range of vertebrate hosts on which species of mosquito blood-feed is an important parameter for identifying potential vectors and in assessing the risk of incursion and establishment of vector-borne pathogens. in the united kingdom, studies of mosquito host range have collected relatively few specimens and used techniques that could only broadly identify host species. this study conducted intensive collection and analysis of mosquitoes from a grazing marsh environment in southeast england. t ... | 2017 | 28347323 |
| species composition, co-occurrence, association and affinity indices of mosquito larvae (diptera: culicidae) in mazandaran province, northern iran. | although considerable progress has been made in the past years in management of mosquito borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever and west nile fever through research in biology and ecology of the vectors, these diseases are still major threats to human health. therefore, more research is required for better management of the diseases. this investigation provides information on the composition, co-occurrence, association and affinity indices of mosquito larvae in mazandaran province, ... | 2016 | 26805471 |
| potential vectors of equine arboviruses in the uk. | there is growing concern about the increasing risk of disease outbreaks caused by arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) in both human beings and animals. there are several mosquito-borne viral diseases that cause varying levels of morbidity and mortality in horses and that can have substantial welfare and economic ramifications. while none has been recorded in the uk, vector species for some of these viruses are present, suggesting that uk equines may be at risk. the authors undertook, therefore ... | 2017 | 27694545 |
| mosquito species involved in the circulation of west nile and usutu viruses in italy. | usutu (usuv) and west nile (wnv) are mosquito-borne flavivirus emerged in italy in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and reappeared 10 years later. the aim of this work is to review the italian mosquito species found positive for wnv and usuv between 2008 and 2014. moreover, the role of mosquitoes in promoting the overwintering of these viruses is discussed, as a result of the mosquito collections performed in molise region between september 2010 and april 2011. overall 99,000 mosquitoes were collect ... | 2017 | 28675249 |
| west nile virus in overwintering mosquitoes, central europe. | west nile virus (wnv) is currently the most important mosquito-borne pathogen spreading in europe. data on overwintering of wnv in mosquitoes are crucial for understanding wnv circulation in europe; nonetheless, such data were not available so far. | 2017 | 28969685 |
| culiseta annulata - just a biting nuisance or a deadly foe? | | 2017 | 29157173 |
| mosquitoes of north-western europe as potential vectors of arboviruses: a review. | the intensification of trade and travel is linked to the growing number of imported cases of dengue, chikungunya or zika viruses into continental europe and to the expansion of invasive mosquito species such as aedes albopictus and aedes japonicus. local outbreaks have already occurred in several european countries. very little information exists on the vector competence of native mosquitoes for arboviruses. as such, the vectorial status of the nine mosquito species largely established in north- ... | 2019 | 31739553 |