Targeting a Hidden Enemy: Pyriproxyfen Autodissemination Strategy for the Control of the Container Mosquito Aedes albopictus in Cryptic Habitats. by Kshitij Chandel, Devi Shankar Suman, Yi Wang, Isik Unlu, Eric Williges, Gregory M Williams, Randy Gaugler

“…BACKGROUND:The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a vector of dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses. This mosquito inhabits a wide range of artificial water-holding containers in urban and suburban areas making it difficult to control. …”
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Ross River Virus Provokes Differentially Expressed MicroRNA and RNA Interference Responses in <i>Aedes aegypti</i> Mosquitoes by James B. Sinclair, Sassan Asgari

“…<i>Aedes</i> species are common vectors for the clinically important alphaviruses—Chikungunya, Sindbis, and Ross River (RRV) viruses—with <i>Aedes aegypti</i> also being a vector for the flaviviruses dengue, Yellow Fever, and Zika viruses. <i>Ae. aegypti</i> was putatively implicated in the large 1979–1980 South Pacific Islands outbreak of RRV—the leading cause of arboviral disease in Australia today. …”
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Increasing transmission of dengue virus across ecologically diverse regions of Ecuador and associated risk factors. by Leah C Katzelnick, Emmanuelle Quentin, Savannah Colston, Thien-An Ha, Paulina Andrade, Joseph N S Eisenberg, Patricio Ponce, Josefina Coloma, Varsovia Cevallos

“…The newly introduced chikungunya and Zika viruses have age-specific distributions of hospital-seeking cases consistent with recent emergence across all provinces. …”
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Past, present and future distribution of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti: the European paradox by Wint, W, Jones, P, Kraemer, M, Alexander, N, Schaffner, F

“…The global distribution of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti is the subject of considerable attention because of its pivotal role as a biological vector of several high profile disease pathogens including dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses. There is also a lot of interest in the projected future species' distribution. …”

TRIM5α Restricts Flavivirus Replication by Targeting the Viral Protease for Proteasomal Degradation by Abhilash I. Chiramel, Nicholas R. Meyerson, Kristin L. McNally, Rebecca M. Broeckel, Vanessa R. Montoya, Omayra Méndez-Solís, Shelly J. Robertson, Gail L. Sturdevant, Kirk J. Lubick, Vinod Nair, Brian H. Youseff, Robin M. Ireland, Catharine M. Bosio, Kyusik Kim, Jeremy Luban, Vanessa M. Hirsch, R. Travis Taylor, Fadila Bouamr, Sara L. Sawyer, Sonja M. Best

“…Multiple viruses in the tick-borne encephalitis complex are sensitive to TRIM5α-dependent restriction, but mosquito-borne flaviviruses, including yellow fever, dengue, and Zika viruses, are resistant. TRIM5α suppresses replication by binding to the viral protease NS2B/3 to promote its K48-linked ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 RNAs are processed into 22-nt vsRNAs in Vero cells by Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Jian Rao, Yingjie Mi, Yingjie Mi, Lan Chen, Lijuan Feng, Lijuan Feng, Qi Li, Jianing Geng, Xianguang Yang, Xiangjiang Zhan, Xiangjiang Zhan, Lili Ren, Lili Ren, Jinfeng Chen, Xiaoming Zhang, Xiaoming Zhang, Xiaoming Zhang

“…Similar characteristics of vsRNAs were observed in IFN-deficient cell lines infected with Sindbis and Zika viruses. Together, these findings indicate that host cell may deploy RNAi pathway to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection in IFN-deficient cells, informing the alternative antiviral strategies to be developed for patients or tissues with IFN deficiency.…”
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<i>Wolbachia</i> Infection through Hybridization to Enhance an Incompatible Insect Technique-Based Suppression of <i>Aedes albopictus</i> in Eastern Spain by Maria Cholvi, María Trelis, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Messaoud Khoubbane, Rosario Gil, Antonio Marcilla, Riccardo Moretti

“…This is especially relevant in areas such as eastern Spain, where this mosquito species has recently spread and may represent a serious threat due to its competence as a vector for dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses.…”
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Population structure and invasion history of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southeast Asia and Australasia by Andrew J. Maynard, Luke Ambrose, Michael J. Bangs, Rohani Ahmad, Charles Butafa, Nigel W. Beebe

“…Abstract The dengue mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762), is a highly invasive and medically significant vector of dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika viruses, whose global spread can be attributed to increased globalization in the 15th through 20th century. …”
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Sugar feeding patterns of New York Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are affected by saturation deficit, flowers, and host seeking. by Kara Fikrig, Sonile Peck, Peter Deckerman, Sharon Dang, Kimberly St Fleur, Henry Goldsmith, Sophia Qu, Hannah Rosenthal, Laura C Harrington

“…Few studies have addressed sugar feeding of Aedes albopictus, a vector of arboviruses of public health importance, including dengue and Zika viruses. To address this knowledge gap, we assessed sugar feeding patterns of Ae. albopictus for the first time in its invasive northeastern USA range.…”
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The role of urbanisation in the spread of Aedes mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit-A systematic review. by Antonios Kolimenakis, Sabine Heinz, Michael Lowery Wilson, Volker Winkler, Laith Yakob, Antonios Michaelakis, Dimitrios Papachristos, Clive Richardson, Olaf Horstick

“…<h4>Background</h4>This systematic review aims to assess how different urbanisation patterns related to rapid urban growth, unplanned expansion, and human population density affect the establishment and distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus and create favourable conditions for the spread of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic review was conducted using the PubMed, Virtual Health Library, Cochrane, WHO Library Database (WHOLIS), Google Scholar, and and the Institutional Repository for Information Sharing (IRIS) databases. …”
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Dengue seroprevalence in a cohort of schoolchildren and their siblings in Yucatan, Mexico (2015-2016). by Norma Pavía-Ruz, Gloria Abigail Barrera-Fuentes, Salha Villanueva-Jorge, Azael Che-Mendoza, Julio César Campuzano-Rincón, Pablo Manrique-Saide, Diana Patricia Rojas, Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec, M Elizabeth Halloran, Ira M Longini, Héctor Gómez-Dantés

“…The enhanced surveillance strategy was useful to improve detection of dengue cases with the coincident transmission of chikungunya and Zika viruses.…”
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House screening with insecticide-treated netting provides sustained reductions in domestic populations of Aedes aegypti in Merida, Mexico. by Azael Che-Mendoza, Anuar Medina-Barreiro, Edgar Koyoc-Cardeña, Valentín Uc-Puc, Yamili Contreras-Perera, Josué Herrera-Bojórquez, Felipe Dzul-Manzanilla, Fabian Correa-Morales, Hilary Ranson, Audrey Lenhart, Philip J McCall, Axel Kroeger, Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, Pablo Manrique-Saide

“…BACKGROUND:There is a need for effective methods to control Aedes aegypti and prevent the transmission of dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika viruses. Insecticide treated screening (ITS) is a promising approach, particularly as it targets adult mosquitoes to reduce human-mosquito contact. …”
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Quantification of permethrin resistance and kdr alleles in Florida strains of Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse). by Alden S Estep, Neil D Sanscrainte, Christy M Waits, Sarah J Bernard, Aaron M Lloyd, Keira J Lucas, Eva A Buckner, Rajeev Vaidyanathan, Rachel Morreale, Lisa A Conti, James J Becnel

“…Recent outbreaks of locally transmitted dengue and Zika viruses in Florida have placed more emphasis on integrated vector management plans for Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus Skuse. …”
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Arbovirus risk perception as a predictor of mosquito-bite preventive behaviors in Ponce, Puerto Rico. by Josée M Dussault, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Liliana Sánchez-González, Laura E Adams, Dania M Rodríguez, Kyle R Ryff, Chelsea G Major, Olga Lorenzi, Vanessa Rivera-Amill

“…In Puerto Rico, chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses have each caused large outbreaks during 2010-2022. …”
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Cellular diversity and gene expression profiles in the male and female brain of Aedes aegypti by Yingjun Cui, Susanta K. Behura, Alexander W. E. Franz

“…Abstract Background Aedes aegypti is a medically-important mosquito vector that transmits arboviruses including yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses to humans. The mosquito exhibits typical sexually dimorphic behaviors such as courtship, mating, host seeking, bloodfeeding, and oviposition. …”
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Operational satellite-based temporal modelling of Aedes population in Argentina by Manuel Espinosa, Eliana Marina Alvarez Di Fino, Marcelo Abril, Mario Lanfri, Maria Victoria Periago, Carlos Marcelo Scavuzzo

“…Aedes aegypti is a vector for Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika viruses in Latin America and is therefore a large public health problem for the region. …”
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Dengue virus genomic variation associated with mosquito adaptation defines the pattern of viral non-coding RNAs and fitness in human cells. by Claudia V Filomatori, Juan M Carballeda, Sergio M Villordo, Sebastian Aguirre, Horacio M Pallarés, Ana M Maestre, Irma Sánchez-Vargas, Carol D Blair, Cintia Fabri, Maria A Morales, Ana Fernandez-Sesma, Andrea V Gamarnik

“…In addition, using epidemic and pre-epidemic Zika viruses, similar patterns of sfRNAs were observed in mosquito and human infected cells, but they were different from those observed during dengue virus infections, indicating that distinct selective pressures act on the 3'UTR of these closely related viruses. …”
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A systematic bioinformatics approach for large-scale identification and characterization of host-pathogen shared sequences by Stephen Among James, Hui San Ong, Ranjeev Hari, Asif M. Khan

“…The majority (~ 68%) of the shared sequences mapped to Hepacivirus C species; West Nile, dengue and Zika viruses of the Flavivirus genus accounted for ~ 11%, ~ 7%, and ~ 3%, respectively, of the Flaviviridae protein sequences (16,946) mapped by the share-ome. …”
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Imd pathway-specific immune assays reveal NF-κB stimulation by viral RNA PAMPs in Aedes aegypti Aag2 cells. by Tiffany A Russell, Andalus Ayaz, Andrew D Davidson, Ana Fernandez-Sesma, Kevin Maringer

“…<h4>Background</h4>The mosquito Aedes aegypti is a major vector for the arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and Zika viruses. Vector immune responses pose a major barrier to arboviral transmission, and transgenic insects with altered immunity have been proposed as tools for reducing the global public health impact of arboviral diseases. …”
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A microarray-based pathogen chip for simultaneous molecular detection of transfusion–transmitted infectious agents by Valeria De Giorgi, Huizhi Zhou, Harvey J. Alter, Robert D. Allison

“…Results Hepatitis A, B and C, Chikungunya, dengue 1–4, HIV 1–2, HTLV I–II, West Nile and Zika viruses were all correctly identified by the pathogen chip within the range of 105 to 102 copies/mL; hepatitis E virus from 105 to 104. …”
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