Culicoides Biting Midges—Underestimated Vectors for Arboviruses of Public Health and Veterinary Importance

F Sick, M Beer, H Kampen, K Wernike - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Culicoides biting midges, small hematophagous dipterans, are the demonstrated or putative
vectors of multiple arboviruses of veterinary and public health importance. Despite its …

La Crosse virus neuroinvasive disease: the kids are not alright

CA Day, BD Byrd, RT Trout Fryxell - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
La Crosse virus (LACV) is the most common cause of neuroinvasive mosquito-borne
disease in children within the United States. Despite more than 50 years of recognized …

First detection of Aedes japonicus in Spain: an unexpected finding triggered by citizen science

R Eritja, I Ruiz-Arrondo, S Delacour-Estrella… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Aedes japonicus is an invasive vector mosquito from Southeast Asia which has
been spreading across central Europe since the year 2000. Unlike the Asian Tiger mosquito …

Challenges to mitigating the urban health burden of mosquito-borne diseases in the face of climate change

A Ligsay, O Telle, R Paul - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cities worldwide are facing ever-increasing pressure to develop mitigation strategies for all
sectors to deal with the impacts of climate change. Cities are expected to house 70% of the …

Primary blood-hosts of mosquitoes are influenced by social and ecological conditions in a complex urban landscape

H Goodman, A Egizi, DM Fonseca, PT Leisnham… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Temperate urban landscapes support persistent and growing populations of
Culex and Aedes mosquito vectors. Large urban mosquito populations can represent a …

La Crosse encephalitis virus infection in field-collected Aedes albopictus, Aedes japonicus, and Aedes triseriatus in Tennessee

KM Westby, C Fritzen, D Paulsen, S Poindexter… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - BioOne
La Crosse virus (LACV) is a mosquito-borne virus and a major cause of pediatric
encephalitis in the USA. La Crosse virus emerged in Tennessee and other states in the …

Midgut fungal and bacterial microbiota of Aedes triseriatus and Aedes japonicus shift in response to La Crosse virus infection

EJ Muturi, JJ Bara, AP Rooney… - Molecular Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how midgut microbial communities of field‐collected mosquitoes interact with
pathogens is critical for controlling vector infection and disease. We used 16S rRNA and …

The Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Europe, 17 years after its first detection, with a focus on monitoring methods

MB Koban, H Kampen, DE Scheuch, L Frueh… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
After the first detection of the Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus in the year
2000 in France, its invasive nature was revealed in 2008 in Switzerland and Germany. In the …

Global potential distribution of three underappreciated arboviruses vectors (Aedes japonicus, Aedes vexans and Aedes vittatus) under current and future climate …

A Outammassine, S Zouhair… - … and emerging diseases, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Arboviruses (arthropod‐borne viruses) are expanding their geographic range, posing
significant health threats to millions of people worldwide. This expansion is associated with …

Spatiotemporal distribution, abundance, and host interactions of two invasive vectors of arboviruses, Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus, in Pennsylvania, USA

EAH Little, ML Hutchinson, KJ Price, A Marini… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus, two invasive mosquito species
in the United States, are implicated in the transmission of arboviruses. Studies have shown …