[PDF][PDF] Agent-based modeling and simulation of mosquito-borne disease transmission

A Jindal, S Rao - Proceedings of the 16th conference on …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Mosquito-borne diseases, such as chikungunya, dengue, and malaria, are re-emerging and
expanding to new and formerly unaffected places, leading to a need for models which can …

Urbanization as a facilitator of gene flow in a human health pest

LS Miles, JC Johnson, RJ Dyer… - Molecular ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Urban fragmentation can reduce gene flow that isolates populations, reduces genetic
diversity and increases population differentiation, all of which have negative conservation …

Zoonotic mosquito-borne arboviruses: Spillover, spillback, and realistic mitigation strategies

RK Campos, SL Rossi, RB Tesh… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Emerging zoonotic mosquito-borne viruses pose increasing health threats because of
growing mosquito population, geographic expansions, and control challenges. We …

Surrounding land use significantly influences adult mosquito abundance and species richness in urban mangroves

SB Claflin, CE Webb - Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2017 - Springer
Mangroves harbor mosquitoes capable of transmitting human pathogens; consequently,
urban mangrove management must strike a balance between conservation and minimizing …

Global traffic and disease vector dispersal

AJ Tatem, SI Hay, DJ Rogers - Proceedings of the National …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
The expansion of global air travel and seaborne trade overcomes geographic barriers to
insect disease vectors, enabling them to move great distances in short periods of time. Here …

The ecological foundations of transmission potential and vector‐borne disease in urban landscapes

SL LaDeau, BF Allan, PT Leisnham… - Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Urban transmission of arthropod‐vectored disease has increased in recent decades.
Understanding and managing transmission potential in urban landscapes requires …

[HTML][HTML] A tale of two city blocks: differences in immature and adult mosquito abundances between socioeconomically different urban blocks in Baltimore (Maryland …

B Becker, PT Leisnham, SL LaDeau - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Infrastructure degradation in many post-industrial cities has increased the availability of
potential mosquito habitats, including container habitats that support infestations of invasive …

Landscape epidemiology of emerging infectious diseases in natural and human-altered ecosystems

RK Meentemeyer, SE Haas… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
A central challenge to studying emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) is a landscape
dilemma: Our best empirical understanding of disease dynamics occurs at local scales …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of being urgent: the impact of surveillance target and scale on mosquito-borne disease control

SR Schwab, CM Stone, DM Fonseca, NH Fefferman - Epidemics, 2018 - Elsevier
With the emergence or re-emergence of numerous mosquito-borne diseases in recent
years, effective methods for emergency vector control responses are necessary to reduce …

Human‐aided and natural dispersal drive gene flow across the range of an invasive mosquito

KA Medley, DG Jenkins, EA Hoffman - Molecular ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐aided transport is responsible for many contemporary species introductions, yet the
contribution of human‐aided transport to dispersal within non‐native regions is less clear …