Mosquito vectors developing in atypical anthropogenic habitats: Global overview of recent observations, mechanisms and impact on disease transmission

Mosquito vectors developing in atypical anthropogenic habitats: Global overview of recent observations, mechanisms and impact on disease transmission

The major mosquito vectors of human diseases have co-evolved with humans over a long period of time. However, the rapid growth in human population and the associated expansion in agricultural activity and greater urbanisation have created ecological changes that have had a marked impact on biology o...

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Main Authors: Ranjan Ramasamy, Sinnathamby N Surendran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti; Ae. albopictus; agricultural development; anthropogenic environmental changes; arboviral diseases; insecticide resistance; malaria; preimaginal habitats; salinity tolerance; urban pollution
Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.orgjournal/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2016;volume=53;issue=2;spage=91;epage=98;aulast=Ramasamy

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