Human–mosquito contact: a missing link in our understanding of mosquito-borne disease transmission dynamics
Despite the critical role that contact between hosts and vectors, through vector bites, plays in
driving vector-borne disease (VBD) transmission, transmission risk is primarily studied …
driving vector-borne disease (VBD) transmission, transmission risk is primarily studied …
Differential attraction in mosquito–human interactions and implications for disease control
Mosquito-borne diseases are a major burden on human health worldwide and their
eradication through vector control methods remains challenging. In particular, the success of …
eradication through vector control methods remains challenging. In particular, the success of …
[HTML][HTML] Human scent guides mosquito thermotaxis and host selection under naturalistic conditions
Summary The African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae exhibits a strong innate drive to
seek out humans in its sensory environment, classically entering homes to land on human …
seek out humans in its sensory environment, classically entering homes to land on human …
Pareto rules for malaria super-spreaders and super-spreading
Heterogeneity in transmission is a challenge for infectious disease dynamics and control. An
80-20 “Pareto” rule has been proposed to describe this heterogeneity whereby 80% of …
80-20 “Pareto” rule has been proposed to describe this heterogeneity whereby 80% of …
Plasmodium falciparum infection in humans and mosquitoes influence natural Anopheline biting behavior and transmission
CF Markwalter, Z Lapp, L Abel, E Kimachas… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The human infectious reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum is governed by transmission
efficiency during vector-human contact and mosquito biting preferences. Understanding …
efficiency during vector-human contact and mosquito biting preferences. Understanding …
Malaria hotspots: is there epidemiological evidence for fine-scale spatial targeting of interventions?
As data at progressively granular spatial scales become available, the temptation is to target
interventions to areas with higher malaria transmission–so-called hotspots–with the aim of …
interventions to areas with higher malaria transmission–so-called hotspots–with the aim of …
[HTML][HTML] When is a Plasmodium-infected mosquito an infectious mosquito?
Plasmodium parasites experience significant bottlenecks as they transit through the
mosquito and are transmitted to their mammalian host. Oocyst prevalence on mosquito …
mosquito and are transmitted to their mammalian host. Oocyst prevalence on mosquito …
Genotyping of Anopheles mosquito blood meals reveals nonrandom human host selection: implications for human-to-mosquito Plasmodium falciparum transmission
Background Control of malaria parasite transmission can be enhanced by understanding
which human demographic groups serve as the infectious reservoirs. Because vector biting …
which human demographic groups serve as the infectious reservoirs. Because vector biting …
Extreme competence: keystone hosts of infections
Individual hosts differ extensively in their competence for parasites, but traditional research
has discounted this variation, partly because modeling such heterogeneity is difficult. This …
has discounted this variation, partly because modeling such heterogeneity is difficult. This …
Modelling exposure heterogeneity and density dependence in onchocerciasis using a novel individual-based transmission model, EPIONCHO-IBM: Implications for …
Background Density dependence in helminth establishment and heterogeneity in exposure
to infection are known to drive resilience to interventions based on mass drug administration …
to infection are known to drive resilience to interventions based on mass drug administration …