An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe

JM Medlock, KM Hansford, V Versteirt… - Bulletin of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Among the invasive mosquitoes registered all over the world, Aedes species are particularly
frequent and important. As several of them are potential vectors of disease, they present …

How will mosquitoes adapt to climate warming?

LI Couper, JE Farner, JM Caldwell, ML Childs… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
The potential for adaptive evolution to enable species persistence under a changing climate
is one of the most important questions for understanding impacts of future climate change …

Making mosquito taxonomy useful: a stable classification of tribe Aedini that balances utility with current knowledge of evolutionary relationships

RC Wilkerson, YM Linton, DM Fonseca, TR Schultz… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The tribe Aedini (Family Culicidae) contains approximately one-quarter of the known
species of mosquitoes, including vectors of deadly or debilitating disease agents. This tribe …

[HTML][HTML] Invasive mosquito vectors in Europe: from bioecology to surveillance and management

G Giunti, N Becker, G Benelli - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Invasive mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) play a key role in the spread of a number
of mosquito-borne diseases worldwide. Anthropogenic changes play a significant role in …

Introduction of invasive mosquito species into Europe and prospects for arbovirus transmission and vector control in an era of globalization

R Lühken, N Brattig, N Becker - Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Mosquito research in Europe has a long history, primarily focused on
malaria vectors. In recent years, invasive mosquito species like the Asian tiger mosquito …

Japanese encephalitis virus interaction with mosquitoes: A review of vector competence, vector capacity and mosquito immunity

C Van den Eynde, C Sohier, S Matthijs, N De Regge - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic flavivirus and a major cause
of human viral encephalitis in Asia. We provide an overview of the knowledge on vector …

West Nile virus mosquito vectors in North America

I Rochlin, A Faraji, K Healy… - Journal of Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In North America, the geographic distribution, ecology, and vectorial capacity of a
diverse assemblage of mosquito species belonging to the genus Culex determine patterns …

Bridging landscape ecology and urban science to respond to the rising threat of mosquito-borne diseases

PA Kache, M Santos-Vega, AM Stewart-Ibarra… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
The prevalence of diseases borne by mosquitoes, particularly in the genus Aedes, is rising
worldwide. This has been attributed, in part, to the dramatic rates of contemporary …

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 …

Genetic evidence for a worldwide chaotic dispersion pattern of the arbovirus vector, Aedes albopictus

M Manni, CR Guglielmino, F Scolari… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Invasive species represent a global concern for their rapid spread and the
possibility of infectious disease transmission. This is the case of the global invader Aedes …