Scientific experimental data generated by all the bionomic technologies is characterized by heterogeneity in its representation formats, constituents, and generation processes and, therefore, also in its usage. Using the proteomics domain we demonstrate the important role of provenance information o manage, interpret and analyze experimental data. We present a novel approach that employs an ont...

To evaluate the potential for North American (NA) Aedes albopictus to transmit West Nile virus (WN), mosquito strains derived from 3 NA sources (Frederick County, Maryland, FRED strain; Cheverly, MD, CHEV strain; Chambers and Liberty counties, Texas, TAMU strain) were tested. These strains were tested along with a previously tested strain from a Hawaiian source (OAHU strain). Mosquitoes were fe...

The 18th Annual Latin American symposium presented by the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) was held as part of the 74th Annual Meeting in Sparks, NV, in March 2008. The principal objective, as for the previous 17 symposia, was to promote participation in the AMCA by vector control specialists, public health workers, and academicians from Latin America. This publication includes summ...

1 City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA, 2 BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, 3 Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, 4 Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 5 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 6 Univ.of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 7 Singapore National Cancer Center, 8 Univ. of New Mexico Cancer Ctr, Albuquerque, NM, 9 Dana Farber Cancer Center, Boston, MA, 10 Sidney Kimmel...

The need to have an improved knowledge on the bioecology of Culex quinquefasciatus, a prerequisite in the development of cost-effective control strategies, has informed the present preliminary investigation to put in better perspective variations that exist in the egg rafts of the species. Freshly laid egg rafts were collected and incubated at ambient temperature in well-labeled plastic trays. ...