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Esterase and Other Enzyme Polymorphism in Anopheles Mosquitos
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Mosquitos Associated with Equine West Nile Virus Cases in Southeastern Georgia
Mosquito populations associated with equine and avian cases of West Nile Virus infections in five counties in southeastern Georgia were sampled in 2003 and 2004. More than 10,500 mosquitoes representing over 20 species were collected at 25 sites using light traps and vacuum aspirators. Of these, …
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Mosquitos (Diptera, Culicidae) das regiões de Pendotiba e oceânica de Niterói (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
A statistical analysis between monthly female frequencies and temperature, air humidity and precipitation monthly índices was done, using Sperman correlation in Statistica 4.2 program. Female mosquitoes (Culicidae) were collected weekly in human bait, during the period from March 1997 to February …
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Alterações no intestino médio de larvas de mosquitos Toxorhynchites violaceus e Lutzia bigoti após ingestão de Aedes aegypti
Mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) são vetores de patógenos para humanos e vertebrados de importância veterinária. Larvas predadoras dos gêneros Toxorhynchites e Lutzia alimentam-se de formas imaturas de invertebrados, incluindo mosquitos, oferecendo uma oportunidade única para estudar adaptações …
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Numerical simulation for identification of insects using a cw lidar system
Mosquitos are the most common vector of disease in the world, causing millions of deaths a year. While curing the diseases they cause is one approach to this problem, another could be to avoid the mosquitos in the first place. Knowing their flight patterns, location, and population in one area …
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Predador e presa de Culicidae: a interação em microcosmo aquático mediada por bactérias
Em criadouros de mosquitos a riqueza ou abundância de micro-organismos a pode ser afetada negativamente pela presença de larvas dos mesmos. Contudo, efeitos indiretos de predadores sobre micro-organismos não são bem conhecidos. Sabe-se que fêmeas de mosquitos são atraídas para ovipositar em …
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Should We Let Them Go: A Narrative Policy Framework Analysis of the Policy Narratives Surrounding the Release of Genetically Modified Mosquitos in Brazil and the Florida Keys.
North Carolina State University Theses Political Science and Public Administration.
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Óleo essencial de citronela : avaliação do seu potencial como repelente veiculado em uma loção cremosa
… de creme foi avaliada por meio da presença de mosquitos nas gaiolas de garrafa pet. A gaiola contendo o creme feito por meio do óleo extraído apresentou um resultado mais favorável em comparação ao creme feito a partir do óleo fornecido da empresa HOMEOVITAE. O óleo foi extraído por meio de um …
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Discovery and characterization of a newly emerged DENV serotype.
… transmission cycles: a sylvatic cycle between mosquitos and non-human primates (NHP), and an urban cycle between mosquitos and human hosts. The human-endemic lineages of DENV-1-4 each emerged from sylvatic ancestors maintained in a cycle between NHP and arboreal Aedes mosquitoes. Ancestral …
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Junkballer
… abuse, kleptomaniac teammates, heat-stroke, and mosquitos the size of hummingbirds.</p>
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A Computational Analysis of the Gradient Concentration Profile of DEET and the Mosquito Behavioral Response
… to further understand how and why DEET affects mosquitos. A custom developed system is used to measure DEET dissipation and observe mosquito behavioral response to the DEET. DEET dissipations and mosquito behavior is measured within a holding chamber. When DEET is present within the holding …
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An investigation of challenges that impede the elimination of malaria in Andara district, Kavango east region, Namibia
… good climatic conditions, resistance of mosquitos to insecticides and poor surveillance of malaria transmission hotspots. The study also found that some barriers to mosquito control and prevention in Andara District include the resistance of mosquitos to insecticides, shortage of nets and …
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Análise espacial dos casos de dengue nos municípios do estado do Rio de Janeiro
… transmitida aos seres humanos principalmente por mosquitos do gênero Aedes, sobretudo o Aedes aegypti. Esse estudo foi realizado nos municípios do estado do Rio de Janeiro com objetivo de avaliar o comportamento da doença, identificar as regiões que são mais acometidas e detectar fatores que …
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Infección de Anopheles SPP por Plasmodium SPP y su importancia en la transmisión de Malaria en comunidades indígenas del Amazonas colombiano
… un afluente del rio Amazonas, fueron capturados mosquitos de 6 pm a 11 pm en tres ecotopos (intradomicilio, peridomicilio y extradomicilio), por el método de cebo humano protegido. Fue realizada la identificación taxonómica morfológica y luego fue confirmada con Reacción en Cadena de la …
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The Health and Medical Care of Enslaved African Americans at Somerset Place, 1839-1863
… them constantly in contact with disease carrying mosquitos and stagnant water that made them ill. For this reason in 1839 Collins converted a two story slave cabin into a plantation hospital. The original structure is no longer present; however, because of its importance in the history of …
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A molecular phylogeny of the Microsporida
… and Culicosporella) are all parasites of mosquitos. The next group to come off of the tree is the Ichthyosporidium group. The Ichthyosporidium group, being comprised of species infecting a variety of hosts found in a variety of habitats, represents one of the more diverse groups with …
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Food Safe Alternatives to Methyl Bromide in Country Ham Production
… species including the northern fowl mite, mosquitos, and aphids. We chose to explore the efficacy of garlic juice in controlling T. putrescentiae. Using a choice test design, approximately 65% of the inoculated mites colonized on the control ham cubes, while no mites remained on garlic …
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Examination of Antiviral Resistance in Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus
… of concern as, in addition to its spread through mosquitos, it can be aerosolized and used as a bioweapon. Unfortunately, there are currently no FDA-approved vaccines or antivirals against VEEV. Efforts have been made to discover small molecules with an inhibitory effect on VEEV, but the potential …
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Immunity Against Malaria: an Atlas of the Mosquito Cellular Immune System at Single Cell Resolution
… malaria parasite: Plasmodium falciparum. Mosquitos are not mere bystanders however, and rely on both humoral and cellular innate immune divisions to defeat invading pathogens. These efforts are coordinated by hemocytes, the insect equivalent to vertebrate’s white blood cells, circulating …
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Factors preventing the metabolism of carbohydrates by Bacillus sphaericus 2362
… potential may be in developing countries where mosquitos are often vectors for diseases. This strain is typical of the species in that it is unable to grow using carbohydrates as a sole source of carbon. The goal of this research was to determine the metabolic deficiency(s) responsible for the …
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