The malaria parasites (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida) of birds are believed to have
diversified across the avian host phylogeny well after the origin of most major host lineages …

A vertebrate bloodmeal is required by female mosquitoes of most species to obtain nutrients
for egg maturation. The yellowfever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.), feeds predominantly on …

Background Despite epidemiological importance, few studies have explored whether
individual experience and learning could affect the vertebrate host choice of mosquito …

Insecticides play an important role in malaria control programmes especially in Sub-
Saharan Africa. However, the development of resistance by vectors to most commonly used …

The amplification of mosquito‐borne pathogens is driven by patterns of host use by vectors.
While each mosquito species is innately adapted to feed upon a particular group of hosts …

BACKGROUND: There were an estimated 207 million cases of malaria in 2012 of which
91% were due to Plasmodium falciparum. Antimalarial drug resistance constitutes a major …

The leading malaria vector control strategies (ie, long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor
residual spraying) can reduce indoor transmission, but these tools alone are insufficient to …

Olfaction, the sense of smell, provides the ability to assess environmental chemicals, which
is crucial to the survival of numerous animals, including humans. The innate olfactory …

Anopheles darlingi Root, a dominant vector species for malaria in Central and South
America, has a broad distribution spanning from southern Mexico to northernArgentina and …

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the principal vectors for several human diseases including
Dengue Fever, which causes~ 400 million cases and~ 24,000 deaths per year (Bhatt et al …