Mosquito bloodmeals can be used to determine vertebrate diversity, host preference, and pathogen exposure in humans and wildlife

CJSP Vieira, N Gyawali, MB Onn, MA Shivas… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The surveillance and detection of zoonotic pathogens in animals is essential for predicting
disease transmission pathways and the risks of spillover, but challenges include the costs …

The dark side of light traps

EG McDermott, BA Mullens - Journal of Medical Entomology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Light-baited suction traps are one of the most widely used tools for vector surveillance. Their
popularity stems from ease of use even in remote locations, range and abundance of …

Prospects, drawbacks and future needs of xenomonitoring for the endpoint evaluation of lymphatic filariasis elimination programs in Africa

PN Okorie, DK de Souza - Transactions of the Royal Society of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating disease caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia
malayi and B. timori parasitic worms and transmitted by Culex, Anopheles, Aedes and …

Long-term surveillance defines spatial and temporal patterns implicating Culex tarsalis as the primary vector of West Nile virus

BM Dunphy, KB Kovach, EJ Gehrke, EN Field… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
West Nile virus (WNV) has become the most epidemiologically important mosquito-borne
disease in the United States, causing~ 50,000 cases since its introduction in 1999 …

Drought-induced amplification of local and regional West Nile virus infection rates in New Jersey

BJ Johnson, MVK Sukhdeo - Journal of medical entomology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
This study looked at the influence of interannual variations in temperature and precipitation
on seasonal mosquito abundances, the prevalence of West Nile virus (family Flaviviridae …

Large-scale performance assessment of the BG-Counter 2 used with two different mosquito traps

L Rauhöft, T Șuleșco, SM Martins Afonso… - Parasites & vectors, 2024 - Springer
Background Mosquitoes are important vectors of pathogens. They are usually collected with
CO2-baited traps and subsequently identified by morphology. This procedure is very time …

[PDF][PDF] Situación actual y perspectivas para el estudio de las enfermedades zoonóticas emergentes, reemergentes y olvidadas en la Península de Yucatán, México

E Reyes-Novelo, H Ruíz-Piña… - Tropical and …, 2011 - redalyc.org
Se presenta una revisión con el objetivo de integrar, describir y analizar la situación actual
del conocimiento generado sobre enfermedades zoonóticas en la Península de Yucatán …

Evaluation of the effectiveness of BG-Sentinel and CDC light traps in assessing the abundance, richness, and community composition of mosquitoes in rural and …

ABB Wilke, C Vasquez, A Carvajal, M Moreno… - Parasites & vectors, 2022 - Springer
Background Vector-borne diseases are a major burden to public health. Controlling
mosquitoes is considered the most effective way to prevent vector-borne disease …

Rapid assessment of West Nile virus circulation in a German zoo based on honey-baited FTA cards in combination with box gravid traps

N Fynmore, R Lühken, H Maisch, T Risch, S Merz… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Background For over a decade, monitoring of West Nile virus (WNV) in Germany has
consisted of a bird monitoring programme as well as a mosquito-based surveillance …

Tick‐, mosquito‐, and rodent‐borne parasite sampling designs for the National Ecological Observatory Network

YP Springer, D Hoekman, PTJ Johnson, PA Duffy… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Parasites and pathogens are increasingly recognized as significant drivers of ecological and
evolutionary change in natural ecosystems. Concurrently, transmission of infectious agents …