Effectiveness of Aedes-borne infectious disease control in Latin America and the Caribbean region: A sco** review

V Mulderij-Jansen, P Pundir, ME Grillet, T Lakiang… - PLoS …, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are primary vectors of emerging or re-
emerging arboviruses that threaten public health worldwide. Many efforts have been made …

Arbovirus vectors insects: are botanical insecticides an alternative for its management?

GC da Silva Sá, PVV Bezerra, MFA Da Silva… - Journal of Pest …, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are insect vectors of epidemiologically important
arboviruses owing to their behavior, physiology, morphology, and proximity to humans …

Efficacy of a spatial repellent for control of Aedes-borne virus transmission: A cluster-randomized trial in Iquitos, Peru

AC Morrison, RC Reiner Jr, WH Elson, H Astete… - Proceedings of the …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
Over half the world's population is at risk for viruses transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, such
as dengue and Zika. The primary vector, Aedes aegypti, thrives in urban environments …

Prolonged mosquitocidal activity of Siparuna guianensis essential oil encapsulated in chitosan nanoparticles

T P. Ferreira, K Haddi, R FT Corrêa… - PLoS neglected …, 2019‏ - journals.plos.org
Background The use of synthetic insecticides is one of the most common strategies for
controlling disease vectors such as mosquitos. However, their overuse can result in serious …

Pandemic-associated mobility restrictions could cause increases in dengue virus transmission

SM Cavany, G España… - PLoS neglected …, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has induced unprecedented reductions in human
mobility and social contacts throughout the world. Because dengue virus (DENV) …

Mosquito age grading and vector-control programmes

BJ Johnson, LE Hugo, TS Churcher, OTW Ong… - Trends in …, 2020‏ - cell.com
An ability to characterize the age of mosquito populations could provide cost-effective and
compelling entomological evidence for the potential epidemiological impacts of vector …

Etiologies of acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses in and near iquitos from 1993 to 1999 in the amazon river basin of Peru

DM Watts, KL Russell, MT Wooster… - … American Journal of …, 2022‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The objective of this study was to determine the etiology of febrile illnesses among patients
from October 1, 1993 through September 30, 1999, in the urban community of Iquitos in the …

Surveillance of Aedes aegypti indoors and outdoors using Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps in South Texas during local transmission of Zika virus, 2016 to 2018

E Martin, MCI Medeiros, E Carbajal, E Valdez… - Acta tropica, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has facilitated the re-emergence of dengue virus
(DENV) and emergence of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas …

The impact of insecticide treated curtains on dengue virus transmission: A cluster randomized trial in Iquitos, Peru

A Lenhart, AC Morrison, VA Paz-Soldan… - PLoS neglected …, 2020‏ - journals.plos.org
Dengue is one of the most important vector-borne diseases, resulting in an estimated
hundreds of millions of infections annually throughout the tropics. Control of dengue is …

The entomological impact of passive metofluthrin emanators against indoor Aedes aegypti: A randomized field trial

GJ Devine, GM Vazquez-Prokopec… - PLoS neglected …, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Background In the absence of vaccines or drugs, insecticides are the mainstay of Aedes-
borne disease control. Their utility is challenged by the slow deployment of resources, poor …