Sentences with phrase «aedes aegypti»

Analysis of 14 BAC sequences from the Aedes aegypti genome: a benchmark for genome annotation and assembly, Genome Biol.; 8 (5): R88 17519023, Co-Authored by Lobo et al, 22 - May - 2007

A view through a microscope shows the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the virus Zika, at a laboratory at the National Institute of Health in Bogota, Colombia.

Currently, both species of mosquito that transmit dengue (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus) live in Florida, but the last time there was a significant outbreak of the disease was in the mid-1930s.

The key finding is that that three out of five DDT - resistant Aedes aegypti mosquitoes avoid huts sprayed with DDT.

In the Top 100 of invasive species, a multi-infective, resilient Asian mosquito (Aedes albopictus, as opposed to the malaria mosquito, Aedes aegypti) seems likely to spread even further than it has already.

The WHO - WMO - UNEP panel noted that the Aedes aegypti mosquito which spreads dengue fever and Yellow Fever has traditionally been unable to survive higher than 1,000 meters.

The northernmost winter survival of Aedes aegypti is now about 35deg.

Lambrechts, L., K. P. Paaijmans, T. Fansiri, L. B. Carrington, L. D. Kramer, M. B. Thomas, and T. W. Scott, 2011: Impact of daily temperature fluctuations on dengue virus transmission by Aedes aegypti.

What's happening is that climate change is causing temperatures to rise on the continent, which makes it more hospitable to the Aedes aegypti mosquito (especially southern and central Europe).

Though Aedes aegypti is the main transmitter of dengue, other species like the Asian Tiger mosquito can spread it too.

These critics say there is a chance that the Asian Tiger mosquito will take over the role of Aedes aegypti.

Unlike pesticides, which kill a wide range of insects and to which many mosquitoes are resistant, genetic modification will only affect the Aedes aegypti species.

With no predators in these places, like fish, to eat the larvae, the Aedes aegypti population grows rapidly.

All of these are transmitted by mosquitoes and although not proven, the use of repellent / insecticides on dogs might reduce the populations of mosquito vectors, particularly Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus, which carry these viruses.

Franc, M., et al., Efficacy of dinotefuran, permethrin and pyriproxyfen combination spot - on against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes on dogs.

Blocking the transmission of heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) to mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) by weekly exposure for one month to microfilaremic dogs treated once topically with dinotefuran - permethrin - pyriproxyfen.

All aircraft coming from areas affected by Zika virus transmission and areas where the Aedes aegypti carrier is present

The researchers injected laboratory - grown Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread the virus, with Zika and tracked its spread to their offspring.

«Despite the daily use of spraying, the vector control experts there were still seeing new larval mosquitoes and moderately high Aedes aegypti counts, which is not something that we had hoped to see,» Frieden said.

A combination of insecticides was needed to beat back the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health.

Despite the daily use of spraying to control the local mosquitoes, Florida vector control specialists are still seeing a lot of mosquito larvae and high numbers of the aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads Zika.

Researchers involved in the initiative are developing, among other things, a way to search high - resolution satellite images to detect the «container» habitats preferred by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, said Paul Bieringer, PhD, a scientist with NCAR's National Security Applications Program.

Ernst and Hayden are also investigating a similar situation in Nogales in the Mexican northern border state of Sonora, where the primary dengue virus vector Aedes aegypti mosquitos are common, but no dengue appears to be present — even though social and economic conditions are similar to areas of Mexico where dengue is endemic.

A good chunk of Aedes aegypti, for example, don't contract dengue even if they absorb the virus during a blood meal, which means they can't spread it to other people they bite.

Irritant and repellent behavioral responses of Aedes aegypti male populations developed for RIDL disease control strategies.

Aedes aegypti do not produce offspring with other species so the control is species - specific and the genes don't spread.

Bieringer said that satellites are now capable of providing clear images of relatively small objects on the ground, allowing researchers to employ sophisticated computer programs to scan these images and identify potential hotspots capable of harboring large populations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

This summer, unexpected populations of Aedes aegypti were reported in Fresno and Madera counties in California's Central Valley, and in San Mateo County in the Bay Area.

These ultimately unsustainable control efforts did not include the United States, Eisen said, and he believes Aedes aegypti has been present continuously in the far southeastern United States for hundreds of years.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito occurs in the southern United States, from Florida in the east to Arizona in the west, and was also recently discovered in California.

Both Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes — which transmitdengue and malaria respectively — were much less attracted to the scented beads after being exposed to the chemical.

But Eisen cautioned that, as is being seen in Arizona, it will take more than just the presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to cause a dengue outbreak.

We can then increase or decrease the number of mosquitos released to optimise release efficiency and control of pest Aedes aegypti.

Zika virus infection has spread to more than 45 countries in the Americas and 3 US territories, and, most recently, local transmission was confirmed in the continental United States in the state of Florida.11 Mosquito - borne transmission of ZIKV in other areas of the United States is possible based on the estimated range of its vectors (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus).12 Recognition of the CZS phenotype by pediatric clinicians will help ensure appropriate and timely evaluation and follow - up of affected infants.

Mosquito (Aedes aegypti), Honeybee (Apis mellifera), Beetle (Tribolium castaneum), Wasp (Nasonia vitripennis), SMonkey (Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri sciureus), Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), Tamarin (Saquinus Oedipus), mouse (Mus musculus), Rat (Rattus norvegicus), Lemur (Microcebus murinus), Human (Homo sapiens) Frog (Xenopus laevis), Chimp (Pan troglodytes) PChimp (Pygmy Chimp, Pan paniscus), RMonkey (Rhesus Monkey, Macaca mulatta), Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), Microbat (Myotis lucifugus), GuineaPig (Cavia porcellus), Dog (Canis familiaris), Cow (Bos Taurus), Horse (Equus caballus), Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii), Playtypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).

Oxitec Ltd, the company that developed a self - limited genetically engineered mosquito, has been working with health authorities in Piracicaba, Brazil, in attempt to reduce the population of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the species that transmits diseases including dengue, chikungunya and Zika.

Pre-print: Axenic Aedes aegypti develop without live bacteria, but exhibit delayed development and reduced oviposition — Maria A Correa — bioRxiv

On June 14th, 2006, the NIAID Microbial Sequencing Centers announced annotation Release 1.0 of the Aedes aegypti genome sequence.

Brian O. Ma & Bernard D. Roitberg — 2008 (8)([email protected]) Keywords: Aedes aegypti, Anopheles gambiae, dynamic state variable model, foraging behaviour, mosquitoes, omnivores, resource availability, state - dependence, vector - borne disease control

Jillian D. Wormington & Steven A. Juliano — 2014 (3)([email protected]) Keywords: Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes triseriatus, phenotypic plasticity, sexual bimaturism, sexual size dimorphism

Aedes aegypti is the mosquito that carries dengue and several other human diseases, including Zika.

The methyltransferase pseudogenes contain motifs of the Caulimovirus, a virus often found integrated in to plant genomes, and of different retrotransposons families such as aedes aegypti, Gypsy, Helitron - 5, CACTA - 1, RTEX and CR1 (see Supplementary Table 2).

The hotly debated gene drive, which uses the gene splicing technology CRISPR, is looking to wipe out the Zika - causing Aedes aegypti mosquito population.

The biotechnology company Oxitec has developed a genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquito to suppress the population, without using gene drive.

[2] By comparison, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District reports that intensive application of the most current pesticide achieves an estimated 50 % reduction in the normal Aedes aegypti population.

«Aedes aegypti are day - time biters and don't move a great distance, so this study really isn't of much relevance to Zika.

A second species, Aedes aegypti, the yellow - fever mosquito, has a more limited geographic footprint and bites only people.

Oxitec says that trials involving its mosquitoes in Brazil, Panama and the Cayman Islands «resulted in a greater than 90 percent suppression» of the Aedes aegypti population.

Diverse laboratory colonies of Aedes aegypti harbor the same adult midgut bacterial microbiome — Laura B. Dickson — BMC Parasites & Vectors

A vacuum tube holds a blood - fed strain of Aedes aegypti — the mosquito that carries the Zika virus — in place under a microscope in a research lab insectary in the Hanson Biomedical Sciences Building at UW — Madison.