Mosquitoes and Diseases

[Culicidae mosquitoes as emerging vectors of diseases].

A review is presented of the relationships between the so-called emerging infectious diseases and what may be defined as emerging vectors. These include not only those that have recently appeared but also those that present remarkable behavioral changes. Specific factors leading to that emergence can be associated with the powerful human influence on the environment. So the man-made, i.e. anthr...

Literature references for mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases.

Modeling Transmission Potential of Mosquitoes Vectors of Topical Diseases

Vector-borne tropical diseases such as Malaria and Dengue are a leading cause of children mortality. Because in many situations no specific treatment and/or vaccine are available, mosquito control remains the unique prevention tool. A better knowledge of the vector transmission potential can be gained through the development of stochastic models. The mosquito Aedes aegypti transmits the dengue ...

postnatal studies of bats (pipistrellus kuhlii and miniopterus schreibersii) & histomorphology and histochemistry studies of organs and diseases of (neurergus microspilotus and n. kaiseri)

1. to determine whether difference in birth body mass influenced growth performance in pipistrellus kuhlii we studied a total of 12 captive-born neonates. bats were assigned to two body mass groups: light birth body mass (lbw: 0.89 ± 0.05, n=8) and heavy birth body mass (hbw: 1.35 ± 0.08, n=4). heavier body mass at birth was associated with rapid postnatal growth (body mass and forearm length) ...

Mosquitoes

activity during sleep. Interestingly, the pattern of firing observed is specific to the song heard, suggesting that the neuronal activity carries with it information about the song itself. However, the quality of the juvenile’s song actually worsens after sleep, and improves only with practice the next day. Importantly, this effect is dependent upon sleep per se, as it is observed following day...