Urbanization favors the proliferation of Aedesaegypti and Culexquinquefasciatus in urban areas of Miami-Dade County, Florida

ABB Wilke, C Vasquez, A Carvajal, M Moreno… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Urbanization processes are increasing globally. Anthropogenic alterations in the
environment have profound effects on biodiversity. Decreased biodiversity due to biotic …

Highlights of medical entomology 2018: the importance of sustainable surveillance of vectors and vector-borne pathogens

R Connelly - Journal of medical entomology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The theme of the 2018 Entomological Society of America, Entomological Society of Canada,
and Entomological Society of British Columbia Joint Annual Meeting was Crossing Borders …

Disturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central Panama

JR Loaiza, LC Dutari, JR Rovira, OI Sanjur… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract The Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH) is well-known in ecology providing
an explanation for the role of disturbance in the coexistence of climax and colonist species …

Community composition and year-round abundance of vector species of mosquitoes make Miami-Dade County, Florida a receptive gateway for arbovirus entry to the …

ABB Wilke, C Vasquez, J Medina, A Carvajal… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Vector-borne diseases are a heavy burden to human-kind. Global warming and urbanization
have a significant impact on vector-borne disease transmission, resulting in more severe …

Assessment of the effectiveness of BG-Sentinel traps baited with CO2 and BG-Lure for the surveillance of vector mosquitoes in Miami-Dade County, Florida

ABB Wilke, A Carvajal, J Medina, M Anderson… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Vector-borne diseases are an increasing issue to public health, endangering billions of
people worldwide. Controlling vector mosquitoes is widely accepted as the most effective …

Transmission risk of two chikungunya lineages by invasive mosquito vectors from Florida and the Dominican Republic

BW Alto, K Wiggins, B Eastmond, D Velez… - PLoS Neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Between 2014 and 2016 more than 3,800 imported human cases of chikungunya fever in
Florida highlight the high risk for local transmission. To examine the potential for sustained …

The Mosquito Fauna of Arizona: Species Composition and Public Health Implications

NB Jobe, NM Franz, MA Johnston, AB Malone… - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Simple Summary: Many mosquito species not only serve as a nuisance
but also pose a threat to public health by transmitting diseases to both humans and animals …

Native Wolbachia infection and larval competition stress shape fitness and West Nile virus infection in Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes

AA Alomar, DW Pérez-Ramos, D Kim… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Wolbachia transinfections established in key mosquito vectors, including Aedes
aegypti are typically associated with pathogen blocking—reduced susceptibility to infection …

Diurnal temperature range and chikungunya virus infection in invasive mosquito vectors

BW Alto, K Wiggins, B Eastmond, S Ortiz… - Journal of Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Climate strongly influences the geographic distribution and timing of mosquito-borne
disease outbreaks. Environmental temperature affects phenotypic traits of mosquitoes …

Effect of the rural and urban microclimate on mosquito richness and abundance in Yucatan State, Mexico

S Flores Ruiz, S Cabrera Romo… - Vector-Borne and …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of the rural and urban microclimate on
the presence of mosquitoes. Temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH; indoors and …