[HTML][HTML] The impact of deforestation, urbanization, and changing land use patterns on the ecology of mosquito and tick-borne diseases in Central America

DI Ortiz, M Piche-Ovares, LM Romero-Vega, J Wagman… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Central America is a region that possesses distinct ecological and
socioeconomic characteristics, making it increasingly vulnerable to vector-borne diseases …

Applicability of the Mexican ovitrap system for Aedes vector surveillance in Colombia

E Wright, MA Carrillo, D Matamoros… - … and Global Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Ovitraps can detect Aedes vectors at an early stage and can serve as an alarm indicator for
outbreak prediction. This study aimed to summarize the available literature about the ovitrap …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal changes in the diversity, host preferences and infectivity of mosquitoes in two arbovirus-endemic regions of Costa Rica

LM Romero-Vega, M Piche-Ovares, C Soto-Garita… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Mosquitoes are vectors of various arboviruses belonging to the genera
Alphavirus and Flavivirus, and Costa Rica is endemic to several of them. The aim of this …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial heterogeneity and temporal dynamics of mosquito population density and community structure in Hainan Island, China

Y Li, G Zhou, S Zhong, X Wang, D Zhong… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background Mosquitoes are vectors of many tropical diseases. Understanding the ecology
of local mosquito vectors, such as species composition, distributions, population dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) collected in different types of larvitraps in an Amazon rural settlement

JF Almeida, HCM Belchior, CM Ríos-Velásquez… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Anthropogenic environments provide favorable conditions for some species, which is
especially true of mosquitoes that present eclecticism at the moment of choice for the site of …

[HTML][HTML] Colonized Sabethes cyaneus, a Sylvatic New World Mosquito Species, Shows a Low Vector Competence for Zika Virus Relative to Aedes aegypti

AK Karna, SR Azar, JA Plante, R Yun, N Vasilakis… - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
The introduction of Zika virus (ZIKV) to the Americas raised concern that the virus would spill
back from human transmission, perpetuated by Aedes aegypti, into a sylvatic cycle …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the association between Aedes aegypti ovitrap egg counts, multi-scale remotely sensed environmental data and arboviral cases at Puntarenas …

LF Chaves, JAV Cordero, G Delgado… - Current Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Problems with vector surveillance are a major barrier for the effective control of vector-borne
disease transmission through Latin America. Here, we present results from a 80-week …

[HTML][HTML] Increased Adult Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Abundance in a Dengue Transmission Hotspot, Compared to a Coldspot …

KC Ng, LF Chaves, KH Tsai, TW Chuang - Insects, 2018 - mdpi.com
The assumption that vector abundance differences might drive spatial and temporal
heterogeneities in vector-borne disease transmission is common, though data supporting it …

Mosquito surveillance in Mexico: the use of ovitraps for Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, and non-target species

AI Ortega-Morales, M Moreno-García… - Florida …, 2018 - BioOne
Vector-borne diseases are of great public health concern in Mexico. Timely surveillance and
control measures require methods to quickly detect mosquito population fluctuations …

[HTML][HTML] Report of Mosquito Vectors of Arboviruses from a Federal Conservation Unit in the Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

SOF Silva, CF de Mello, JAR Campos, PJ Leite… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Arbovirus infections, such as dengue, zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever, are a major
public health problem worldwide. As the main vectors, mosquitoes have been classified by …