Zika; a continuous global threat to public health

SH Nikookar, M Fazeli-Dinan, A Enayati, M Zaim - Environmental Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Zika virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, especially, Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus.
About 80% of the cases do not manifest any symptoms, and it is a self-limiting, mild viral …

Larval habitats and species diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in West Azerbaijan Province, Northwestern Iran

M Amini, AA Hanafi-Bojd, AA Aghapour, AR Chavshin - BMC ecology, 2020 - Springer
Background The characteristics of a larval habitat is an important factor which affects the
breeding pattern and population growth of mosquitoes Information about the larval habitat …

Mosquito survey reveals the first record of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) species in urban area, Annaba district, Northeastern Algeria

DER Arroussi, A Bouaziz… - Polish journal of …, 2021 - pje-journal.com
The diversity, distribution and ecology of mosquitoes, especially arbovirus vectors are
important indices for arthropod-borne diseases control. The mosquito larvae were collected …

Mosquito surveillance and the first record of morphological and molecular-based identification of invasive species Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) …

H Dorzaban, A Soltani, H Alipour, J Hatami… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ae. aegypti is an important vector for transmission of some dangerous arboviral diseases,
including Dengue Fever. The present study was conducted (from August 2017 to January …

[HTML][HTML] Entomological Surveillance of the Invasive Aedes Species at Higher-Priority Entry Points in Northern Iran: Exploratory Report on a Field Study

SH Nikookar, A Maleki, M Fazeli-Dinan… - JMIR Public Health …, 2022 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background Arboviral diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya are transmitted by
Aedes aegypti and Ae albopictus and are emerging global public health concerns. Objective …

Entomological surveillance of invasive Aedes mosquitoes in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran from 2014 to 2020

SH Nikookar, A Charkame, A Nezammahalleh… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Mosquitoes are the most important vectors of serious infectious diseases in the world.
Dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever are emerging and re-emerging infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Baseline susceptibility of Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera: Culicidae) to different imagicides, in eastern Azerbaijan, Iran

T Hazratian, A Paksa, MM Sedaghat… - Journal of Arthropod …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Culiseta longiareolata is an important vector for many human diseases such as
brucellosis, avian influenza and West Nile encephalitis. It is likely an intermediate host of …

First report on the molecular phylogenetics and population genetics of Aedes aegypti in Iran

A Paksa, K Azizi, S Yousefi, S Dabaghmanesh… - Parasites & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of various human arboviral diseases, is a
significant public health threat. Aedes aegypti was detected in Iran in 2018, in Hormozgan …

[HTML][HTML] Changing risk of arboviral emergence in Catalonia due to higher probability of autochthonous outbreaks

L López, C Dommar, A San José, L Meyers, S Fox… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background: The lack of previous exposure to arbovirus and the ongoing geographical
expansion of viable vector populations has fostered the implementation of preventive …

Chironomidae (Diptera: Insecta) of Qeshlagh River, Kurdistan: DNA and morphology reveal new genus, species, and faunistic records for Iran

H Mohammadi, H Ghobari, E Ghaderi… - Journal of Zoological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We assessed the Chironomidae fauna of Qeshlagh River, the second largest running water
in the Kurdistan Province of Iran, and a major tributary of Sirwan River, using molecular and …