The Global Expansion of Dengue: How Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Enabled the First Pandemic Arbovirus

OJ Brady, SI Hay - Annual review of entomology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Dengue is an emerging viral disease principally transmitted by the Aedes (Stegomyia)
aegypti mosquito. It is one of the fastest-growing global infectious diseases, with 100–400 …

“Bird biting” mosquitoes and human disease: a review of the role of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in epidemiology

A Farajollahi, DM Fonseca, LD Kramer… - Infection, genetics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The transmission of vector-borne pathogens is greatly influenced by the ecology of their
vector, which is in turn shaped by genetic ancestry, the environment, and the hosts that are …

A Literature Review of Host Feeding Patterns of Invasive Aedes Mosquitoes in Europe

S Cebrián-Camisón, J Martínez-de la Puente… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Invasive mosquito species alter the local epidemiology of many pathogens
in the invaded areas, including locality circulating pathogens and imported ones. Four …

Estimating Past, Present, and Future Trends in the Global Distribution and Abundance of the Arbovirus Vector Aedes aegypti Under Climate Change Scenarios

J Liu-Helmersson, Å Brännström, MO Sewe… - Frontiers in public …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Aedes aegypti is the principal vector for several important arbovirus diseases,
including dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika. While recent empirical research has …

Genetic control of Aedes mosquitoes

L Alphey, A McKemey, D Nimmo… - Pathogens and global …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Aedes mosquitoes include important vector species such as Aedes aegypti, the major vector
of dengue. Genetic control methods are being developed for several of these species …

Characteristics of Aedes aegypti adult mosquitoes in rural and urban areas of western and coastal Kenya

BA Ndenga, FM Mutuku, HN Ngugi, JO Mbakaya… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Aedes aegypti is the main vector for yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses.
Recent outbreaks of dengue and chikungunya have been reported in Kenya. Presence 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 …

Vertebrate Hosts of Aedes aegypti and Aedes mediovittatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Rural Puerto Rico

R Barrera, AM Bingham, HK Hassan… - Journal of medical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The distribution of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L.), the main vector of dengue
viruses (DENV) worldwide, overlaps with Aedes (Gymnometopa) mediovittatus (Coquillett) …

High Rate of Non-Human Feeding by Aedes aegypti Reduces Zika Virus Transmission in South Texas

MF Olson, ML Ndeffo-Mbah, JG Juarez, S Garcia-Luna… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mosquito-borne viruses are emerging or re-emerging globally, afflicting millions of people
around the world. Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is the principal vector of …

Dengue virus in humans and mosquitoes and their molecular characteristics in northeastern Thailand 2016-2018

P Nonyong, T Ekalaksananan, S Phanthanawiboon… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Dengue is hyperendemic in most Southeast Asian countries including Thailand, where all
four dengue virus serotypes (DENV-1 to-4) have circulated over different periods and …