Understanding and interpreting mosquito blood feeding studies: the case of Aedes albopictus

K Fikrig, LC Harrington - Trends in Parasitology, 2021 - cell.com
Blood feeding is a fundamental mosquito behavior with consequences for pathogen
transmission and control. Feeding behavior can be studied through two lenses–patterns and …

The distinctive bionomics of Aedes aegypti populations in Africa

DP Tchouassi, SB Agha, J Villinger, R Sang… - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses of medical
importance. Behavioral and biological attributes contribute to its vectorial capacity. The …

Suppression of flavivirus transmission from animal hosts to mosquitoes with a mosquito-delivered vaccine

D Wen, LS Ding, Y Zhang, X Li, X Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Zoonotic viruses circulate in the natural reservoir and sporadically spill over into human
populations, resulting in endemics or pandemics. We previously found that the Chaoyang …

Vertebrate-Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera)-arbovirus transmission networks: Non-human feeding revealed by meta-barcoding and next …

JG Estrada-Franco, NA Fernández-Santos… - PLOS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Aedes aegypti mosquito-borne viruses including Zika (ZIKV), dengue (DENV),
yellow fever (YFV), and chikungunya (CHIKV) have emerged and re-emerged globally …

Domestic dogs as sentinels for West Nile virus but not Aedes-borne flaviviruses, Mexico

E Davila, NA Fernández-Santos… - Emerging Infectious …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We tested 294 domestic pet dogs in Mexico for neutralizing antibodies for mosquito-borne
flaviviruses. We found high (42.6%) exposure to West Nile virus in Reynosa (northern …

Homogeneity and Possible Replacement of Populations of the Dengue Vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Indonesia

TA Garjito, W Widiarti, MC Hidajat… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Currently, Aedes aegypti, the principal vector of dengue virus in Indonesia, has spread
throughout the archipelago. Aedes albopictus is also present. Invasion and high adaptability …

The effects of host availability and fitness on Aedes albopictus blood feeding patterns in New York

K Fikrig, E Martin, S Dang, K St Fleur… - … American Journal of …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aedes albopictus is a competent vector of numerous pathogens, representing a range of
transmission cycles involving unique hosts. Despite the important status of this vector …

High prevalence of canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in pet dogs in south Texas, USA, with evidence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes contributing to transmission

NA Scavo, IB Zecca, C Sobotyk, MN Saleh, SK Lane… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The canine heartworm Dirofilaria immitis, a filarioid nematode of dogs
and other carnivores, is widespread in the USA and the world. Over 20 different mosquito …

Global patterns of aegyptism without arbovirus

MF Olson, JG Juarez, MUG Kraemer… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The world's most important mosquito vector of viruses, Aedes aegypti, is found around the
world in tropical, subtropical and even some temperate locations. While climate change may …

The unreachable doorbells of South Texas: community engagement in colonias on the US-Mexico border for mosquito control

JG Juarez, E Carbajal, KL Dickinson, S Garcia-Luna… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit continue to place millions of people at risk of
infection around the world. Novel methods of vector control are being developed to provide …