Effects of climate and climate change on vectors and vector-borne diseases: ticks are different

NH Ogden, LR Lindsay - Trends in parasitology, 2016 - cell.com
There has been considerable debate as to whether global risk from vector-borne diseases
will be impacted by climate change. This has focussed on important mosquito-borne …

Arbovirus vectors of epidemiological concern in the Americas: a scoping review of entomological studies on Zika, dengue and chikungunya virus vectors

R Jones, MA Kulkarni, TMV Davidson… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Three arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) causing human disease have
been the focus of a large number of studies in the Americas since 2013 due to their global …

Environmentally Safe Photodynamic Control of Aedes aegypti Using Sunlight-Activated Synthetic Curcumin: Photodegradation, Aquatic Ecotoxicity, and Field Trial

AR Lima, CM Silva, LM da Silva, A Machulek Jr… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study reports curcumin as an efficient photolarvicide against Aedes aegypti larvae
under natural light illumination. Larval mortality and pupal formation were monitored daily for …

Exploring the impact of temperature on the efficacy of replacing a wild Aedes aegypti population by a Wolbachia-carrying one

LES Lopes, CP Ferreira, SM Oliva - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
A non-autonomous time-delayed differential system, with time-varying delay, is proposed to
reproduce the competitive dynamics of Wolbachia-infected and non-infected mosquito …

Weather factors associated with reduced risk of dengue transmission in an urbanized tropical city

H Gui, S Gwee, J Koh, J Pang - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study assessed the impact of weather factors, including novel predictors—pollutant
standards index (PSI) and wind speed—on dengue incidence in Singapore between 2012 …

Nutritional Quality during Development Alters Insulin-Like Peptides' Expression and Physiology of the Adult Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti

R Pooraiiouby, A Sharma, J Beard, J Reyes, A Nuss… - Insects, 2018 - mdpi.com
Mosquitoes have distinct developmental and adult life history, and the vectorial capacity of
females has been shown to be affected by the larval nutritional environment. However, little …

Numerical modeling of mosquito population dynamics of Aedes aegypti

WMS Yamashita, SS Das, G Chapiro - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background The global incidences of dengue virus have increased the interest in studying
and understanding the mosquito population dynamics. It is predominantly spread by Aedes …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of temperature on the immature development of Aedes albopictus Skuse

H Rozilawati, SM Masri, K Tanaselvi, J Zairi… - Southeast Asian J …, 2016 - thaiscience.info
Temperature is often identified as the main environmental factor affecting the growth of
mosquito population. It is important to study the effect of temperature on the life parameters …

Modeling and simulation of the spatial population dynamics of the Aedes aegypti mosquito with an insecticide application

MR Silva, PHG Lugão, G Chapiro - Parasites & Vectors, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the primary vector for several diseases.
Its control requires a better understanding of the mosquitoes' live cycle, including the spatial …

Traveling wave solutions for the dispersive models describing population dynamics of Aedes aegypti

WMS Yamashita, LT Takahashi, G Chapiro - Mathematics and Computers …, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent decades the global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically by increased
human mobility and urbanization. The study of the mosquitoes population is of great …