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 …

Zika virus

LR Petersen, DJ Jamieson, AM Powers… - New England Journal …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
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Alternative strategies for mosquito-borne arbovirus control

NL Achee, JP Grieco, H Vatandoost… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Mosquito-borne viruses—such as Zika, chikungunya, dengue fever, and yellow
fever, among others—are of global importance. Although vaccine development for …

Current vector control challenges in the fight against malaria

G Benelli, JC Beier - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
The effective and eco-friendly control of Anopheles vectors plays a key role in any malaria
management program. Integrated Vector Management (IVM) suggests making use of the full …

Pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus: Important mosquito vectors of human diseases

LB Smith, S Kasai, JG Scott - Pesticide biochemistry and physiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus mosquitoes are vectors of important human disease
viruses, including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika. Pyrethroid insecticides are …

Control methods against invasive Aedes mosquitoes in Europe: a review

F Baldacchino, B Caputo, F Chandre… - Pest management …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Five species of invasive Aedes mosquitoes have recently become established in Europe:
Ae. albopictus, Ae. aegypti, Ae. japonicus japonicus, Ae. koreicus and Ae. atropalpus. These …

Repellence of essential oils and selected compounds against ticks—A systematic review

G Benelli, R Pavela - Acta tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
Ticks act as vectors of a wide range of infectious agents, far encompassing any other group
of bloodsucking arthropods worldwide. The prevention of tick-borne diseases is strictly …

What is the impact of lockdowns on dengue?

O Brady, A Wilder-Smith - Current infectious disease reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Societal lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
have led to unprecedented disruption to daily life across the globe. A collateral effect of …

Pyrethroids: how they affect human and animal health?

I Hołyńska-Iwan, K Szewczyk-Golec - Medicina, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pyrethroids are pesticides commonly used in crop protection; in the forestry, wood, and
textile industries; as well as in medicine and veterinary medicine to treat parasitic crustacean …

[HTML][HTML] Update: interim guidance for health care providers caring for women of reproductive age with possible Zika virus exposure—United States, 2016

EE Petersen - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 - cdc.gov
CDC has updated its interim guidance for US health care providers caring for women of
reproductive age with possible Zika virus exposure (1) to include recommendations on …