Background Dengue is an arboviral disease caused by dengue virus. Symptomatic dengue
infection causes a wide range of clinical manifestations, from mild dengue fever (DF) to …

Aedes mosquito-transmitted diseases, such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, are
becoming major global health emergencies while old threats, such as yellow fever, are re …

OBJETIVO: descrever as principais estratégias de controle do Aedes aegypti, com ênfase
nas inovações tecnológicas promissoras para utilização no Brasil. MÉTODOS: trata-se de …

Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne viral illness characterized by a sudden onset of
fever associated with joint pains. It was first described in the 1950s during a Chikungunya …

Small laboratory cage trials of non-drive and gene-drive strains of the Asian malaria vector
mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, were used to investigate release ratios and other strain …

Historically, biological control utilizes predatory species and pathogenic microorganisms to
reduce the population of mosquitoes as disease vectors. This is particularly important for the …

Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are
bloodsucking vectors of human and animal pathogens. Mosquito-borne diseases (malaria …

New Zealand is under increasing pressure from terrestrial and aquatic pests, weeds and
diseases that threaten the country's ecosystems and economy. Ongoing improvement in …

The arrival of chikungunya fever (CHIKF) in Latin American countries has been expected to
trigger epidemics and challenge health systems. Historically considered as dengue …

The requirement to develop new techniques for insect control that minimize negative
environmental impacts has never been more pressing. Here we discuss population …