Arbovirus-mosquito vector-host interactions and the impact on transmission and disease pathogenesis of arboviruses

YJS Huang, S Higgs, DL Vanlandingham - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Hundreds of viruses, designated as arboviruses, are transmitted by arthropod vectors in
complex transmission cycles between the virus, vertebrate host, and the vector. With millions …

Update on mosquito bite reaction: Itch and hypersensitivity, pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment

A Vander Does, A Labib, G Yosipovitch - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mosquito bites are endured by most populations worldwide. Reactions to mosquito bites
range from localized wheals and papules with associated pruritus to rare systemic reactions …

High resolution proteomics of Aedes aegypti salivary glands infected with either dengue, Zika or chikungunya viruses identify new virus specific and broad antiviral …

A Chowdhury, CM Modahl, D Missé, RM Kini… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Arboviruses such as dengue (DENV), Zika (ZIKV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses infect
close to half a billion people per year, and are primarily transmitted through Aedes aegypti …

Safety and immunogenicity of a mosquito saliva peptide-based vaccine: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, phase 1 trial

JE Manning, F Oliveira, IV Coutinho-Abreu, S Herbert… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background In animal models, immunity to mosquito salivary proteins protects animals
against mosquito-borne disease. These findings provide a rationale to vaccinate against …

Mosquito saliva: the hope for a universal arbovirus vaccine?

JE Manning, DM Morens, S Kamhawi… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are taxonomically diverse causes of significant
morbidity and mortality. In recent decades, important mosquito-borne viruses such as West …

Aedes aegypti D7 Saliva Protein Inhibits Dengue Virus Infection

MJ Conway, B Londono-Renteria… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of several medically relevant arboviruses including
dengue virus (DENV) types 1–4. Ae. aegypti transmits DENV by inoculating virus-infected …

Inflammasome fuels dengue severity

G Shrivastava, PC Valenzuela Leon… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Dengue is an acute febrile disease triggered by dengue virus. Dengue is the widespread
and rapidly transmitted mosquito-borne viral disease of humans. Diverse symptoms and …

Aedes aegypti D7 long salivary proteins modulate blood feeding and parasite infection

I Martin-Martin, BB Ko**, A Aryan, AE Williams… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mosquito saliva facilitates blood meal acquisition through pharmacologically active
compounds that prevent host hemostasis and immune responses. Here, we generated two …

Re-assess vector indices threshold as an early warning tool for predicting dengue epidemic in a dengue non-endemic country

FS Chang, YT Tseng, PS Hsu, CD Chen… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite dengue dynamics being driven by complex interactions between
human hosts, mosquito vectors and viruses that are influenced by climate factors, an …

[HTML][HTML] The significance of mosquito saliva in arbovirus transmission and pathogenesis in the vertebrate host

I Visser, CJM Koenraadt, MPG Koopmans, B Rockx - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to changes in climate, numerous mosquito species are continuously extending their
geographical distributions, posing potential new public health threats as arbovirus infections …