Impact of the microbiome on mosquito-borne diseases

H Shi, X Yu, G Cheng - Protein & Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mosquito-borne diseases present a significant threat to human health, with the possibility of
outbreaks of new mosquito-borne diseases always looming. Unfortunately, current …

Innate immunity in Aedes mosquitoes: from pathogen resistance to shaping the microbiota

B Hixson, R Chen, N Buchon - … Transactions of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Discussions of host–microbe interactions in mosquito vectors are frequently dominated by a
focus on the human pathogens they transmit (eg Plasmodium parasites and arboviruses) …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging insect-specific viruses to elucidate mosquito population structure and dynamics

BD Hollingsworth, ND Grubaugh, BP Lazzaro… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Several aspects of mosquito ecology that are important for vectored disease transmission
and control have been difficult to measure at epidemiologically important scales in the field …

[HTML][HTML] Role of the Microbiome in Aedes spp. Vector Competence: What Do We Know?

QR Ferreira, FFB Lemos, MN Moura, JOS Nascimento… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the vectors of important arboviruses: dengue fever,
chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever. Female mosquitoes acquire arboviruses by feeding on …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from cohabiting fields in Hainan Island and the Leizhou Peninsula, China

M Zhao, X Ran, Y Bai, Z Ma, J Gao, D Xing, C Li… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are important human arbovirus
vectors that can spread arboviral diseases such as yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and …

Translating mosquito viromes into vector management strategies

C Koh, MC Saleh - Trends in Parasitology, 2024 - cell.com
Mosquitoes are best known for transmitting human and animal viruses. However, they also
harbour mosquito-specific viruses (MSVs) as part of their microbiota. These are a group of …

Insecticidal activity of essential oil from leaves of Eugenia stipitata McVaugh against Aedes aegypti

WK Costa, RCD da Cruz, K da Silva Carvalho… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aedes aegypti, a mosquito, is responsible for the spread of many diseases, including
dengue, zika, and chikungunya. However, due to this mosquito's developed resistance to …

Research trends in mosquito studies in urban areas

S Rodríguez-González, RP Salomão… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization is causing a significant impact on biodiversity and human health. The increase
in vector-borne diseases in recent decades is linked to changes in the environment due to …

Influence of dengue virus serotypes on the abundance of Aedes aegypti insect-specific viruses (ISVs)

M Gómez, D Martínez, L Páez-Triana, N Luna… - Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A comprehensive understanding of the virome in mosquito vectors is crucial for
assessing the potential transmission of viral agents, designing effective vector control …

[HTML][HTML] Bacillus thuringiensis Cyt Proteins as Enablers of Activity of Cry and Tpp Toxins against Aedes albopictus

L Lai, M Villanueva, A Muruzabal-Galarza… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aedes albopictus is a species of mosquito, originally from Southeast Asia, that belongs to
the Culicidae family and the Dipteran insect order. The distribution of this vector has rapidly …