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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Mosquitoes as carriers of disease"”.
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A study on malaria control measures among community members in Lusaka urban
Malaria is an illness caused by Plasmodium of the falciparum, maiariae, vivax and ovale species. 90% to 95% of the malaria cases occurring in Zambia are due to Plasmodium falciparum. The malaria parasites are transmitted by the vector mosquito. The important malaria vectors in Zambia are Anopheles …
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Analysis of the feeding behaviour of the mosquito Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to West Nile virus
The goal ofthis literature review is to inform the reader on several aspects of West Nile Virus (WNV) transmission by its mosquito vector, Culex pipiens and to elucidate how Cx. pipiens and WNV are intertwined. The first few sections of the literature review describe the life cycle and blood …
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Adaptation strategies to climate change in the Tropics: analysis of two multifactorial systems (high-altitude Andean ecosystems and Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections)
In this dissertation I focus my analyses of adaptation strategies to climate change on two areas of primary concern: (i) high-altitude ecosystems of the Tropical Andes, with particular interest in the so-called páramo ecosystems; and (ii) mosquito-borne diseases, focusing on Plasmodium falciparum …
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Behavioral Ecology and Associated Virology of Mosquito-Host Interactions in Southern California
<p>Elucidating characteristics of mosquito-host interactions are critical for understanding the ecology and epidemiology of mosquito-borne diseases. In this dissertation, I conducted three studies to explore potential mosquito-host interactions and associated virus infection rates. I first …