2023
Phylogenomics reveals the history of host use in mosquitoes
Soghigian J, Sither C, Justi S, Morinaga G, Cassel B, Vitek C, Livdahl T, Xia S, Gloria-Soria A, Powell J, Zavortink T, Hardy C, Burkett-Cadena N, Reeves L, Wilkerson R, Dunn R, Yeates D, Sallum M, Byrd B, Trautwein M, Linton Y, Reiskind M, Wiegmann B. Phylogenomics reveals the history of host use in mosquitoes. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 6252. PMID: 37803007, PMCID: PMC10558525, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41764-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVector speciesDisease vector speciesHost-use patternsImportant vector speciesMosquito lineageTaxonomic samplingHost usePhylogenomic analysisOrtholog groupsMajor lineagesHost associationsVertebrate classesGenomic dataMosquito speciesDiverse arrayPhylogenySpeciesLineagesMosquitoesDiversificationPhylogenomicsNumerous timesDrift eventsHuman healthEarly Triassic
2020
The mosquito taste system and disease control
Baik LS, Carlson JR. The mosquito taste system and disease control. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 32848-32856. PMID: 33372129, PMCID: PMC7776869, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2013076117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVectors of diseaseNew mechanistic insightsMosquito olfactionGeographical rangeVector speciesMechanistic insightsSpeciesMosquito controlAfflict hundredsDiverse groupCurrent knowledgeWealth of opportunitiesMosquitoesClimate changeTaste systemInsectsEnormous rangeHabitatsUnderstanding of tasteOrganismsEggsNew strategyOlfactionTechnological advancesUnderstanding
2016
An Ecological Assessment of the Pandemic Threat of Zika Virus
Carlson C, Dougherty E, Getz W. An Ecological Assessment of the Pandemic Threat of Zika Virus. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004968. PMID: 27564232, PMCID: PMC5001720, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological niche modelsSignificant evolutionary changeEcological nichesNiche modelsGenetic shiftNative rangeSeasonality of precipitationEvolutionary changesDiurnal temperature fluctuationsEcological assessmentOccurrence datasetNorthward expansionDistribution of dengue feverHuman healthPotential establishmentClimate changeSevere threatVector speciesZika virusOutbreak of Zika virusPathogensClimatic eventsOutbreak of casesNicheNorth America
2013
Genetically Distinct Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Populations in the Lake Kyoga Region of Uganda and Its Relevance for Human African Trypanosomiasis
Echodu R, Sistrom M, Hyseni C, Enyaru J, Okedi L, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genetically Distinct Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Populations in the Lake Kyoga Region of Uganda and Its Relevance for Human African Trypanosomiasis. BioMed Research International 2013, 2013: 614721. PMID: 24199195, PMCID: PMC3807537, DOI: 10.1155/2013/614721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-biased dispersalMicrosatellite DNA dataLack of admixtureAgents of humanVicariant barrierGenetic differentiationSouthern populationsDNA dataTrypanosoma bruceiCompetitive exclusionMain vector speciesSole vectorsContact zonePopulation clustersVector speciesEnvironmental conditionsTsetse fliesDistinct groupsAnimal trypanosomiasisHuman African trypanosomiasisGlossinaAfrican trypanosomiasisIntrogressionSympatryDispersal
2008
Distribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa
Santolamazza F, Calzetta M, Etang J, Barrese E, Dia I, Caccone A, Donnelly M, Petrarca V, Simard F, Pinto J, della Torre A. Distribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa. Malaria Journal 2008, 7: 74. PMID: 18445265, PMCID: PMC2405802, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL1014F alleleVoltage-gated sodium channel geneM-form populationsSodium channel geneResistance allele frequencyAnopheles gambiae sensu strictoPhenotypic effectsGambiae sensu strictoSelection pressureGambiae ML1014F mutationMolecular formsPosition 1014Channel genesL1014S mutationS formLigation assayL1014S alleleSensu strictoKdr genotypesVector speciesKdr alleleAllele-specific PCRPoint mutationsFormer mutation
1997
Control of Vector‐Borne Disease by Genetic Manipulation of Insect Populations: Technological Requirements and Research Priorities
PETTIGREW M, O'NEILL S. Control of Vector‐Borne Disease by Genetic Manipulation of Insect Populations: Technological Requirements and Research Priorities. Australian Journal Of Entomology 1997, 36: 309-317. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1997.tb01477.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImportant vector speciesVector-borne diseasesInsect populationsNatural vector populationsInsect vectorsGenetic manipulationAnopheles gambiaeTransformation systemVector speciesTsetse fliesVector populationsDisease systemsImportant vector-borne diseasesTraitsVector borne diseasesAfrican trypanosomiasisComplex epidemiologyRecent advances
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