Early detection of viral pathogens by DNA-sensors in clinical samples, contaminated foods,
soil or water can dramatically improve clinical outcomes and reduce the socioeconomic …

Viruses depend on their hosts to complete their replication cycles; they exploit cellular
receptors for entry and hijack cellular functions to replicate their genome, assemble progeny …

Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infect more than 400 million people each year with
dangerous viral pathogens including dengue, yellow fever, Zika and chikungunya. Progress …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Mosquito-borne diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality across the tropical
regions. Despite much progress in the control of malaria, malaria-associated morbidity …

We present the results of our eighth annual horizon scan of emerging issues likely to affect
global biological diversity, the environment, and conservation efforts in the future. The …

The sterile insect technique is based on the overflooding of a target population with released
sterile males inducing sterility in the wild female population. It has proven to be effective …

A dominant male-determining locus (M-locus) establishes the male sex (M/m) in the yellow
fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Nix, a gene in the M-locus, was shown to be a male …

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) represent a growing burden for human and animal health
worldwide. Several approaches including the use of chemicals with repellency and …

Dengue is prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. As an arbovirus disease, it is mainly
transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. According to the previous studies …