2018
Seasonal Distribution, Blood-Feeding Habits, and Viruses of Mosquitoes in an Open-Faced Quarry in Connecticut, 2010 and 2011
Anderson J, Armstrong P, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Andreadis T, Molaei G. Seasonal Distribution, Blood-Feeding Habits, and Viruses of Mosquitoes in an Open-Faced Quarry in Connecticut, 2010 and 2011. Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 2018, 34: 1-10. PMID: 31442119, DOI: 10.2987/17-6707.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimal DistributionAnimalsArbovirusesConnecticutCulicidaeDietFeeding BehaviorFemalePopulation DynamicsSeasonsConceptsSpecies of mosquitoesBlood-feeding habitMammalian hostsCommon mammalian hostSpecies of birdsDifferent mammalian hostsBlood-fed mosquitoesSource of bloodUnique habitatAbundant speciesSeasonal abundanceMosquito speciesSpeciesMosquito-borne virusJamestown Canyon virusCache Valley virusWest Nile virusMosquitoesBirdsMid-JuneHostNile virusSeasonal distributionVirusPasseriformes
2007
Host feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas.
Molaei G, Andreadis T, Armstrong P, Bueno R, Dennett J, Real S, Sargent C, Bala A, Randle Y, Guzman H, da Rosa A, Wuithiranyagool T, Tesh R. Host feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2007, 77: 73-81. PMID: 17620633, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBirdsCatsCulexDogsFeeding BehaviorInsect VectorsMosquito ControlTexasWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsVertebrate hostsCytochrome b geneHost feeding patternsMammalian blood mealsOpportunistic feedersGray CatbirdsB geneAmerican robinsHouse finchesBlue jaysHouse sparrowsMosquito speciesAmerican crowsWNV infection ratesBlood mealPrincipal mosquito vectorCulex quinquefasciatus SayMosquito vectorsWest Nile virusPCR productsCulex quinquefasciatusMode of infectionQuinquefasciatus SayDomestic catsFeeding patterns
2006
Identification of avian- and mammalian-derived bloodmeals in Aedes vexans and Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) and its implication for West Nile virus transmission in Connecticut, U.S.A.
Molaei G, Andreadis T. Identification of avian- and mammalian-derived bloodmeals in Aedes vexans and Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) and its implication for West Nile virus transmission in Connecticut, U.S.A. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2006, 43: 1088-93. PMID: 17017250, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[1088:ioaamb]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate bloodmealsAmerican robinsMixed bloodmealsCytochrome b geneHost-feeding patternsCuliseta melanuraAedes vexansVertebrate bloodMitochondrial DNAWood ThrushGray CatbirdsB geneMammalian hostsAvian hostsLarge mammalsAvian speciesMammalian bloodWest Nile virus transmissionEastern cottontailsBridge vectorsIndividual mosquitoesAmerican crowsMelanuraCulex vectorsVexans
2004
Outbreak of West Nile Virus in North America
Spielman A, Andreadis T, Apperson C, Cornel A, Day J, Edman J, Fish D, Harrington L, Kiszewski A, Lampman R, Lanzaro G, Matuschka F, Munstermann L, Nasci R, Norris D, Novak R, Pollack R, Reisen W, Reiter P, Savage H, Tabachnick W, Wesson D. Outbreak of West Nile Virus in North America. Science 2004, 306: 1473-1475. PMID: 15567836, DOI: 10.1126/science.306.5701.1473c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research