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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Arboviral Infections"”.
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Cross-reactivity among alphaviruses provides insight into viral emergence and novel defense strategies
… the most effective means of controlling these arboviral infections is through mosquito control programs. However, these programs have crucial limitations in their effectiveness; therefore, novel approaches are necessary to control the spread of these crippling pathogens and lessen their disease …
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Genetic modification of the homomorphic sex chromosomes in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti provides novel insights and tools for biocontrol
… Current methods of preventing the spread of arboviral diseases rely primarily on population control of the mosquito vector. These practices are insufficient as millions of arboviral infections still occur each year. Genetic biocontrol, which includes the mass release of sterile, incompatible, …
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The role of mosquito saliva on host immune response and pathogenesis of West Nile virus\r\n
… to re-evaluate the pathogenesis of these infections in the presence of mosquito saliva. A central question of this dissertation project was to determine if mosquito feeding or mosquito saliva could impact WNV disease. To evaluate the potential for mosquito saliva to alter WNV infection, …
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Freirean Codes: A Transformative Educational Tool for Community Empowerment and Arboviral Control in Kenya
… diseases globally. There are 390 million dengue infections per year globally, and 65 million cases in Africa. In East Africa, Kenya and Tanzania have suffered outbreaks of these diseases. Dengue fever is transmitted by the bite of the highly anthropophilic <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquito, while …