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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"yellow fever mosquito"”.
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Toxicological Analysis of Tacrines and Verapamil on the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti
Mosquitoes affect human health worldwide as a result of their ability to vector multiple diseases. Mosquitocide resistance is a serious public health challenge that warrants the development of improved chemical control strategies for mosquitoes. Previous studies demonstrate the mosquito blood-brain …
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Molecular characterization and functional analysis of cytochrome P450 genes in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
… commonly used pyrethroid insecticides in the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti). Our genome-wide analysis of revealed 159 P450 genes that can be classified into 18 families and 63 subfamilies. These genes are distributed in four clans, including 11 genes in the CYP2 clan, 80 in the CYP3 …
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Historical and Contemporary Variables Affecting the Range and Distribution of Aedes aegypti, The Yellow Fever Mosquito, in The United States
<p>Aedes aegypti, the primary mosquito vector of the yellow fever virus, threatens global health by passing on this virus, as well as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses. Through its natural tendency to live in highly urban areas and bite human hosts; understanding the factors that affect the …
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The early zygotic genes and microRNAs in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti and the Asian malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi
Mosquitoes are notorious vectors for multiple diseases like malaria, yellow fever and dengue fever. To manipulate gene expression in mosquito and spread desired genes among natural population for vector control, a thorough understanding of mosquito development and gene regulation is critical. Early …
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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
… largely responsible for the spread of Zika, yellow fever, chikungunya, and dengue viruses. 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 …
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Multimodal Strategies of Host-Seeking Mosquitoes
<p>Mosquitoes use multiple sensory modalities, including olfaction, thermosensation, and vision, to hunt human hosts and obtain a blood-meal for egg production. Any individual sensory cue is an incomplete signal of a human host, and so a mosquito must integrate multimodal sensory information before …
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Response to visual threats in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Blood-feeding mosquitoes, by transmitting parasites and viruses to their hosts, kill several hundred thousand people every year. Mosquito populations are currently developing raising levels of insecticide resistance, and there is a need for a better understanding of their behavior so that new …
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Computational Techniques for the Analysis of Large Scale Biological Systems
… division cycle, and to the RNA-Sequencing of the yellow fever mosquito. Cell cycle system evolves stochastic effects when there are a small number of molecules react each other. Consequently, the stochastic effects of the cell cycle are important, and the evolution of cells is best described …
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Evolution of the Gr family of gustatory and odorant receptors in mosquitoes
… of the Gr family in the genome sequence of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti Linnaeus, yielded a total of 114 potential proteins encoded by 79 genes. In the sequenced genome, 23 of these genes and protein isoforms are pseudogenic, leaving 91 putatively functional Grs. Comparison with the …
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Symbiont-Mediated Modification of Mosquitocide Toxicity in the Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti
The incidence of mosquito-borne human diseases is increasing worldwide, with effective chemical control limited due to widespread insecticide resistance in the insect. Recent evidence also suggests that bacterial symbionts of mosquitoes, known to be essential in nutritional homeostasis and pathogen …
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An Investigation into Neuroendocrine Regulators of Excretory Organs in the Adult Disease-Vector Mosquito, Aedes aegypti
… Haematophagus insects, such as the female yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, ingest bloodmeals comparable to twice their body volume, resulting in considerable amounts of salts and water in excess, threatening the osmotic and ionic balance of their haemolymph. Like other insects, …
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Characterization of intracellular interactions between dengue virus and host proteins
<p>Dengue virus is the causative agent of dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. About two-fifths of world population live in areas where dengue is prevalent, leading to high levels of morbidity and mortality in many areas. Currently there are no vaccines or effective …
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Reproductive Success is Secured by a Rapidly-Evolving Short Peptide in Female Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes
<p>The mosquito lineage spans hundreds of millions of years of evolution, and this period has honed the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, into a precise and expert predator. While nectar and plant-derived carbohydrates are sufficient sources of nutrition to maintain energy and metabolism, …
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Mosquito Transposable Elements and piwi Genes
… needed. One possible strategy involves replacing mosquito populations with disease-resistant transgenic mosquitoes. Transposable elements (TEs) are an important component in this new strategy due to their ability to integrate exogenous DNA into chromosomes. They could potentially be useful tools …