Windborne long-distance migration of malaria mosquitoes in the Sahel

DL Huestis, A Dao, M Diallo, ZL Sanogo, D Samake… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Over the past two decades efforts to control malaria have halved the number of cases
globally, yet burdens remain high in much of Africa and the elimination of malaria has not …

The mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula: a comprehensive review on the use of taxonomic names

S Talaga, G Le Goff, R Arana-Guardia… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Yucatan Peninsula is a biogeographic province of the Neotropical region which
is mostly encompassed by the 3 Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán …

[HTML][HTML] Barcoding Turkish Culex mosquitoes to facilitate arbovirus vector incrimination studies reveals hidden diversity and new potential vectors

F Gunay, B Alten, F Simsek, A Aldemir, YM Linton - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
As a precursor to planned arboviral vector incrimination studies, an integrated systematics
approach was adopted using morphology and DNA barcoding to examine the Culex fauna …

DNA barcoding of morphologically characterized mosquitoes belonging to the subfamily Culicinae from Sri Lanka

TC Weeraratne, SN Surendran… - Parasites & …, 2018 - Springer
Background Vectors of mosquito-borne diseases in Sri Lanka, except for malaria, belong to
the subfamily Culicinae, which includes nearly 84% of the mosquito fauna of the country …

[HTML][HTML] Mosquito species (Diptera, Culicidae) in three ecosystems from the Colombian Andes: identification through DNA barcoding and adult morphology

P Rozo-Lopez, X Mengual - ZooKeys, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colombia, one of the world's megadiverse countries, has a highly diverse mosquito fauna
and a high prevalence of mosquito-borne diseases. In order to provide relevant information …

Genetic diversity of Culex pipiens mosquitoes in distinct populations from Europe: contribution of Cx. quinquefasciatus in Mediterranean populations

EV Shaikevich, EB Vinogradova, A Bouattour… - Parasites & …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Mosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex are cosmopolitan, and
important vectors of neglected tropical diseases, such as arbovirosis and lymphatic filariasis …

Exploring malaria vector diversity on the Amazon Frontier

BP Bourke, JE Conn, TMP de Oliveira, LSM Chaves… - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Deforestation in the Amazon and the social vulnerability of its settler
communities has been associated with increased malaria incidence. The feeding biology of …

DNA reference libraries of French Guianese mosquitoes for barcoding and metabarcoding

S Talaga, C Leroy, A Guidez, I Dusfour, R Girod… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The mosquito family (Diptera: Culicidae) constitutes the most medically important group of
arthropods because certain species are vectors of human pathogens. In some parts of the …

The invasive Korean bush mosquito Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany as of 2020

N Hohmeister, D Werner, H Kampen - Parasites & Vectors, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The Korean bush mosquito Aedes koreicus was recently reported to
have established a population in western Germany (Wiesbaden) in 2016. The species is …

Incursion and establishment of the Old World arbovirus vector Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus (Bigot, 1861) in the Americas

BB Pagac, AR Spring, JR Stawicki, TL Dinh, T Lura… - Acta Tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Routine biosurveillance efforts at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on 18 June
2019, detected two unusual mosquitos in a CO 2-baited CDC light trap. Morphological and …