Scoping review of Culex mosquito life history trait heterogeneity in response to temperature

SK Moser, M Barnard, RM Frantz, JA Spencer… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Mosquitoes in the genus Culex are primary vectors in the US for West Nile virus
(WNV) and other arboviruses. Climatic drivers such as temperature have differential effects …

Non-target effects of chemical malaria vector control on other biological and mechanical infectious disease vectors

NB Jobe, S Huijben, KP Paaijmans - The Lancet Planetary Health, 2023 - thelancet.com
Public health insecticides play a crucial role in malaria control and elimination programmes.
Many other arthropods, including mechanical and biological vectors of infectious diseases …

Epidemiology of West Nile virus in Africa: An underestimated threat

G Mencattelli, MHD Ndione, R Rosà… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus which has been posing
continuous challenges to public health worldwide due to the identification of new lineages …

Rift Valley fever virus: strategies for maintenance, survival and vertical transmission in mosquitoes

S Lumley, DL Horton… - Journal of General …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne arbovirus causing severe disease in
humans and ruminants. Spread of RVFV out of Africa has raised concerns that it could …

Recent outbreaks of rift valley fever in East Africa and the Middle East

YE Himeidan, EJ Kweka, MM Mahgoub… - Frontiers in public …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an important neglected, emerging, mosquito-borne disease with
severe negative impact on human and animal health. Mosquitoes in the Aedes genus have …

First Nationwide Surveillance of Culex pipiens Complex and Culex torrentium Mosquitoes Demonstrated the Presence of Culex pipiens Biotype pipiens/molestus …

M Rudolf, C Czajka, J Börstler, C Melaun, H Jöst… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Mosquitoes and other arthropods may transmit medically important pathogens, in particular
viruses such as West Nile virus. The presence of suitable hosts and competent vectors for …

[HTML][HTML] Culex mosquitoes are experimentally unable to transmit Zika virus

F Amraoui, C Atyame-Nten, A Vega-Rúa… - …, 2016 - eurosurveillance.org
We report that two laboratory colonies of Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex pipiens
mosquitoes were experimentally unable to transmit ZIKV either up to 21 days post an …

Rift Valley fever virus and European mosquitoes: vector competence of Culex pipiens and Stegomyia albopicta (= Aedes albopictus)

M Brustolin, S Talavera, A Nuñez… - Medical and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Rift V alley fever (RVF) is a mosquito‐borne disease caused by the R ift V alley fever virus
(RVFV). Rift V alley fever affects a large number of species, including human, and has …

[HTML][HTML] Reactive oxygen species activate NFκB (p65) and p53 and induce apoptosis in RVFV infected liver cells

A Narayanan, M Amaya, K Voss, M Chung, A Benedict… - Virology, 2014 - Elsevier
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) infection is often associated with pronounced liver damage.
Previously, our studies revealed altered host phospho-signaling responses (NFκB, MAPK …

[HTML][HTML] Culex pipiens and Culex torrentium populations from Central Europe are susceptible to West Nile virus infection

M Leggewie, M Badusche, M Rudolf, S Jansen… - One Health, 2016 - Elsevier
West Nile virus (WNV), a Flavivirus with an avian primary host, is already widespread in
Europe and might also pose an infection risk to Germany, should competent mosquito …