The Role of Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae) in Virus Transmission in Europe

VA Brugman, LM Hernández-Triana… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Over the past three decades, a range of mosquito-borne viruses that threaten public and
veterinary health have emerged or re-emerged in Europe. Mosquito surveillance activities …

A Literature Review of Host Feeding Patterns of Invasive Aedes Mosquitoes in Europe

S Cebrián-Camisón, J Martínez-de la Puente… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Invasive mosquito species alter the local epidemiology of many pathogens
in the invaded areas, including locality circulating pathogens and imported ones. Four …

Effects of landscape anthropization on mosquito community composition and abundance

M Ferraguti, J Martínez-de La Puente, D Roiz, S Ruiz… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Anthropogenic landscape transformation has an important effect on vector-borne pathogen
transmission. However, the effects of urbanization on mosquito communities are still only …

Spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of invasive and native mosquitoes in a large Mediterranean city

M Ferraguti, J Martínez-de la Puente… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes, including invasive species like the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus,
alongside native species Culex pipiens sl, pose a significant nuisance to humans and serve …

A detailed review of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Iran and their medical and veterinary importance

S Azari-Hamidian, B Norouzi, RE Harbach - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are the most significant arthropods of medical
importance because of the burden of diseases, such as malaria, encephalitis and filariasis …

Ecological determinants of avian malaria infections: an integrative analysis at landscape, mosquito and vertebrate community levels

M Ferraguti, J Martínez‐de la Puente… - Journal of Animal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Vector and host communities, as well as habitat characteristics, may have important but
different impacts on the prevalence, richness and evenness of vector‐borne parasites. We …

Determinants of the current and future distribution of the West Nile virus mosquito vector Culex pipiens in Spain

L Gangoso, D Aragonés, J Martínez-de la Puente… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in environmental conditions, whether related or not to human activities,
are continuously modifying the geographic distribution of vectors, which in turn affects the …

Culex modestus: the overlooked mosquito vector

A Soto, L Delang - Parasites & Vectors, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Culex (Barraudius) modestus (Ficalbi 1889) are found in temperate regions across
Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. These mosquitoes thrive during the summer and prefer to …

The role of different Culex mosquito species in the transmission of West Nile virus and avian malaria parasites in Mediterranean areas

M Ferraguti, H Heesterbeek… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vector‐borne diseases, especially those transmitted by mosquitoes, have severe impacts on
public health and economy. West Nile virus (WNV) and avian malaria parasites of the genus …

Culex pipiens forms and urbanization: effects on blood feeding sources and transmission of avian Plasmodium

J Martínez-de La Puente, M Ferraguti, S Ruiz, D Roiz… - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
Background The wide spread mosquito Culex pipiens pipiens have two forms molestus and
pipiens which frequently hybridize. The two forms have behavioural and physiological …