Sentences with phrase «because aegypti»

That's because aegypti mosquitoes are not the sole food source of any animal, nor are they a pollinator for any plants.

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But just last week, Dan Kass, the city's deputy health commissioner, said the chance of an outbreak in the city is low because the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transport Zika do not live in the area.

Pyrethroids have also played a role in the fight against Aedes aegypti, the main mosquito transmitting the yellow fever, dengue, and Zika viruses, even though bed nets are less effective against A. aegypti because it predominantly bites people outdoors and during the day.

Stewart Ibarra said that because dengue is transmitted by the same mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, this model should also be explored as a tool to predict outbreaks of Zika and chikungunya.

(It is unlikely that Zika made a similar species jump because the virus is already thriving in areas with A. aegypti, Weaver says.)

Urbanization is an important factor because it changes the species composition in an area, favoring the types of mosquitoes that live near and feed on people, such as Aedes aegypti, and causing other species to decline, such as those adapted to wetlands and other natural habitats.