“Bird biting” mosquitoes and human disease: a review of the role of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in epidemiology

A Farajollahi, DM Fonseca, LD Kramer… - Infection, genetics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The transmission of vector-borne pathogens is greatly influenced by the ecology of their
vector, which is in turn shaped by genetic ancestry, the environment, and the hosts that are …

Harnessing mosquito–Wolbachia symbiosis for vector and disease control

K Bourtzis, SL Dobson, Z **, JL Rasgon, M Calvitti… - Acta tropica, 2014 - Elsevier
Mosquito species, members of the genera Aedes, Anopheles and Culex, are the major
vectors of human pathogens including protozoa (Plasmodium sp.), filariae and of a variety of …

Mosquitoes host communities of bacteria that are essential for development but vary greatly between local habitats

KL Coon, MR Brown, MR Strand - Molecular ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mosquitoes are insects of interest because several species vector disease‐causing
pathogens to humans and other vertebrates. We previously reported that mosquitoes from …

Climate Change Influences on the Global Potential Distribution of the Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus, Vector of West Nile Virus and Lymphatic Filariasis

AM Samy, AH Elaagip, MA Kenawy, CFJ Ayres… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Rapid emergence of most vector-borne diseases (VBDs) may be associated with range
expansion of vector populations. Culex quinquefasciatus Say 1823 is a potential vector of …

Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus Establishes a Platform for Mosquito Comparative Genomics

P Arensburger, K Megy, RM Waterhouse, J Abrudan… - Science, 2010 - science.org
Culex quinquefasciatus (the southern house mosquito) is an important mosquito vector of
viruses such as West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus, as well as of nematodes that …

Emerging Vectors in the Culex pipiens Complex

DM Fonseca, N Keyghobadi, CA Malcolm, C Mehmet… - Science, 2004 - science.org
In the Old World, some mosquitoes in the Culex pipiens complex are excellent enzootic
vectors of West Nile virus, circulating the virus among birds, whereas others bite mainly …

The Native Wolbachia Endosymbionts of Drosophila melanogaster and Culex quinquefasciatus Increase Host Resistance to West Nile Virus Infection

RL Glaser, MA Meola - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis has been shown to increase
host resistance to viral infection in native Drosophila hosts and in the normally Wolbachia …

[PDF][PDF] Rapid assays for identification of members of the Culex (Culex) pipiens complex, their hybrids, and other sibling species (Diptera: Culicidae)

JL Smith, DM Fonseca - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and …, 2004 - Citeseer
Mosquitoes in the Culex (Culex) pipiens complex of species, known as vectors of periodic
filariasis and deadly encephalitides, have recently emerged as important vectors of West …

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 …

[LIVRE][B] Insect symbiosis

K Bourtzis, TA Miller - 2003 - taylorfrancis.com
Insect Symbiosis summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic
organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge …