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Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change Open
Forecasting the impacts of climate change on Aedes-borne viruses-especially dengue, chikungunya, and Zika-is a key component of public health preparedness. We apply an empirically parameterized model of viral transmission by the vectors Ae…
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Contemporary status of insecticide resistance in the major Aedes vectors of arboviruses infecting humans Open
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<i>Vital Signs</i>: Trends in Reported Vectorborne Disease Cases — United States and Territories, 2004–2016 Open
Vectorborne diseases are a large and growing public health problem in the United States, characterized by geographic specificity and frequent pathogen emergence and introduction. Differences in distribution and transmission dynamics of tic…
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Imported chikungunya cases in an area newly colonised by Aedes albopictus: mathematical assessment of the best public health strategy Open
We aimed to identify the optimal strategy that should be used by public health authorities against transmission of chikungunya virus in mainland France. The theoretical model we developed, which mimics the current surveillance system, pred…
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Detecting the impact of temperature on transmission of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya using mechanistic models Open
Recent epidemics of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya have heightened the need to understand the seasonal and geographic range of transmission by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. We use mechanistic transmission models to derive pre…
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Differential Susceptibilities of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from the Americas to Zika Virus Open
This study suggests that although susceptible to infection, Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus were unexpectedly low competent vectors for ZIKV. This may suggest that other factors such as the large naïve population for ZIKV and the high densi…
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An end-to-end assembly of the Aedes aegypti genome Open
We present an end-to-end genome assembly of a female Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads viral diseases such as yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika to humans. The assembly is based on an earlier genome published in 2007 and impro…
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Effects of the Environmental Temperature on Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes: A Review Open
The temperature of the environment is one of the most important abiotic factors affecting the life of insects. As poikilotherms, their body temperature is not constant, and they rely on various strategies to minimize the risk of thermal st…
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Global risk mapping for major diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Open
With 215 countries/territories potentially suitable for the most important arboviral disease vectors and more than half of these reporting cases, arboviral diseases are indeed a global public health threat. The increasing proportion of rep…
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Aedes aegypti vector competence studies: A review Open
Aedes aegypti is the primary transmitter of the four viruses that have had the greatest impact on human health, the viruses causing yellow fever, dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika fever. Because this mosquito is easy to rear in the labor…
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Zika, Chikungunya, and Other Emerging Vector-Borne Viral Diseases Open
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) have a long history of emerging to infect humans, but during recent decades, they have been spreading more widely and affecting larger populations. This is due to several factors, including increased a…
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Chikungunya virus: epidemiology, replication, disease mechanisms, and prospective intervention strategies Open
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a reemerging arbovirus, causes a crippling musculoskeletal inflammatory disease in humans characterized by fever, polyarthralgia, myalgia, rash, and headache. CHIKV is transmitted by Aedes species of mosquitoes a…
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Vector-borne diseases and climate change: a European perspective Open
Climate change has already impacted the transmission of a wide range of vector-borne diseases in Europe, and it will continue to do so in the coming decades. Climate change has been implicated in the observed shift of ticks to elevated alt…
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Zika, chikungunya and dengue: the causes and threats of new and re-emerging arboviral diseases Open
The recent emergence and re-emergence of viral infections transmitted by vectors—Zika, chikungunya, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, yellow fever and others—is a cause for international concern. Using as examples Zika, chikungunya…
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Mapping global environmental suitability for Zika virus Open
Zika virus was discovered in Uganda in 1947 and is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, which also act as vectors for dengue and chikungunya viruses throughout much of the tropical world. In 2007, an outbreak in the Federated States of Microne…
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Viremia and Clinical Presentation in Nicaraguan Patients Infected With Zika Virus, Chikungunya Virus, and Dengue Virus Open
ZIKV, CHIKV, and DENV result in similar clinical presentations, and coinfections may be relatively common. Our findings illustrate the need for accurate, multiplex diagnostics for patient care and epidemiologic surveillance.
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Detection of Zika Virus in Semen Open
For nearly 8 decades, N. gonorrhoeae has been controllable.Continued investment in research and the development of new laboratory technology are critical in supporting an effective response to mitigate the threat of untreatable gonorrhea.
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A comparative analysis of prophylactic antimicrobial use in long-term care facilities in Ireland, 2013 and 2016 Open
Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are \nimportant locations of antimicrobial consumption. Of \nparticular concern is inappropriate prescribing of prophylactic \nantimicrobials. Aim: We aimed to explore \nfactors related to antimicrobial pr…
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Alternative strategies for mosquito-borne arbovirus control Open
As the burden of mosquito-borne arboviruses, predominately those transmitted by Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus, continues to grow at a global scale, new vector-control tools and integrated strategies will be required to meet public health…
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Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya: Emerging Arboviruses in the New World Open
The arboviruses that cause dengue, chikungunya, and Zika illnesses have rapidly expanded across the globe in recent years, with large-scale outbreaks occurring in Western Hemisphere territories in close proximity to the United States (U.S.…
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Emerging and Re-emerging Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases and the Challenges for Control: A Review Open
Vector-borne emerging and re-emerging diseases pose considerable public health problem worldwide. Some of these diseases are emerging and/or re-emerging at increasing rates and appeared in new regions in the past two decades. Studies empha…
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The wMel strain of Wolbachia Reduces Transmission of Zika virus by Aedes aegypti Open
Zika virus (ZIKV) is causing an explosive outbreak of febrile disease in the Americas. There are no effective antiviral therapies or licensed vaccines for this virus and mosquito control strategies have not been adequate to contain the vir…
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Global expansion of chikungunya virus: mapping the 64-year history Open
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that is emerging as a global threat because of the highly debilitating nature of the associated disease and unprecedented magnitude of its spread. Chikungunya originated in Afr…
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Management of insecticide resistance in the major Aedes vectors of arboviruses: Advances and challenges Open
Although IRM should be a fixture of all vector control programs, it is currently often absent from the strategic plans to control mosquito-borne diseases, especially arboviruses. Experiences from other public health disease vectors and agr…
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Mosquito Oviposition Behavior and Vector Control Open
The burden of gene transfer from one mosquito generation to the next falls on the female and her eggs. The selection of an oviposition site that guarantees egg and larval survival is a critical step in the reproductive process. The dangers…
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Aedes Mosquitoes and Aedes-Borne Arboviruses in Africa: Current and Future Threats Open
The Zika crisis drew attention to the long-overlooked problem of arboviruses transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes in Africa. Yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika are poorly controlled in Africa and often go unrecognized. However, to comba…
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A smartphone-based diagnostic platform for rapid detection of Zika, chikungunya, and dengue viruses Open
Current multiplexed diagnostics for Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses are situated outside the intersection of affordability, high performance, and suitability for use at the point-of-care in resource-limited settings. Consequently, in…
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The role of urbanisation in the spread of Aedes mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit—A systematic review Open
Background This systematic review aims to assess how different urbanisation patterns related to rapid urban growth, unplanned expansion, and human population density affect the establishment and distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albo…
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Mapping the global potential distributions of two arboviral vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus under changing climate Open
BackgroundAedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are the primary vectors that transmit several arboviral diseases, including dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. The world is presently experiencing a series of outbreaks of these diseases, so, we still…
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Arboviruses emerging in Brazil: challenges for clinic and implications for public health Open
Arboviruses have been emerging in different parts of the world due to genetic changes in the virus, alteration of the host and vector population dynamics, or because of anthropogenic environmental factors. These viruses’ capacity for adapt…