Dengue and the Aedes aegypti mosquito

Scientists aim to stop spread of dengue with lab-grown mosquitoes

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are known for spreading deadly illnesses like Zika, dengue and yellow fever. 01:24.

Origin of the Dengue Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti, in California

We have determined that the likely source of the California introduction is the southeastern United States, ruling out introductions from abroad.

Dengue: How to keep children safe | UNICEF South Asia

You get dengue by being bitten by an Aedes mosquito that is infected with the dengue virus. Aedes mosquitoes normally bite during the day, ...

yellow fever mosquito - Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus)

Like yellow fever, dengue fever is caused by a flavivirus (attacks the liver), and can only be transmitted by female mosquitoes. To more information on dengue ...

The transmission of dengue virus with Aedes aegypti mosquito in a ...

This paper deals with dengue virus transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. A reaction–diffusion model is proposed incorporating both human and the A. ...

Dengue: Symptoms, testing, treatment and vaccine - CNN

Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus that is spread mainly via the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is also known to carry several other viruses such as yellow fever, ...

Dengue: How to identify the Aedes aegypti mosquito - Times of India

Aedes aegypti is a small, dark coloured mosquito that has white lyre-shaped markings and banded legs. 1x1 polls.

Chemical control of Aedes aegypti: a historical perspective - SciELO

Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) is the mosquito responsible for the transmission of dengue in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including the ...

Travelers beware: It's a big year for dengue - NPR

A female Aedes aegypti mosquito, the species that ...

Dengue is a product of the environment: an approach to the impacts ...

Dengue is an arbovirus infection whose etiologic agent is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Since the early 1980s, when the circulation of the dengue ...

Mosquito-Borne Diseases - Baylor College of Medicine

Dengue, transmitted predominantly by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, is found in more than 100 countries. Dengue is the most common vector-borne viral disease in the ...

Transmission Potential of Floridian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes for ...

Dengue virus serotype 4 (DENV-4) circulated in Aedes aegypti in 2016 and 2017 in Florida in the absence of human index cases, compelling a full assessment ...

What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever

The dengue virus is carried in the gut of female mosquitoes. When the insect bites an infected person and then feeds on someone else, it can ...

Genome evolution of dengue virus serotype 1 under selection by ...

The introgression of antiviral strains of Wolbachia into Aedes aegypti mosquito populations is a public health intervention for the control of dengue.

Aedes aegypti abundance, larval indices and risk for dengue virus ...

Dengue virus is transmitted between humans through a bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. The main vectors that are geographically widespread ...

Dengue Virus-2 Infection Affects Fecundity and Elicits Specific ...

Although there is clear evidence of vertical transmission of flaviviruses in Aedes mosquitoes, it remains unclear how the mosquito immunity ...

Dengue fever - Causes, Symptoms, treatments, how long does it last?

is a disease caused by the dengue virus, transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes, specifically the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) - Biogents AG

The yellow fever mosquito is widespread throughout the tropical & subtropical regions of the world and transmits diseases like chikungunya, dengue and Zika.

Dating the origin and spread of specialization on human hosts in ...

The globally invasive mosquito subspecies Aedes aegypti aegypti is an effective vector of human arboviruses, in part because it specializes ...

Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes are Brazil's weapon against dengue

Brazilian health officials in five cities have been releasing clouds of lab-grown Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria, which prevents ...