Browsing Investigación by Subject "Aedes albopictus"

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Dynamics and diversity of bacteria associated with the disease vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

Bennett, Kelly L.; Gómez-Martínez, Carmelo; Chin, Yamileth; Saltonstall, Kristin; McMillan, W. Owen; Rovira, Jose R.; Loaiza, Jose R. (2019-08-21)

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus develop in the same aquatic sites where they encounter microorganisms that infuence their life history and capacity to transmit human arboviruses. Some bacteria such as Wolbachia are ...
Geographic Expansion of the Invasive Mosquito Aedes albopictus across Panama— Implications for Control of Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses

Miller, Matthew J.; Loaiza, Jose R. (2015-01-08)

The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus, is an invasive species that has expanded its territory to over 40% of the earth’s terrestrial landmass in the last 30 years [1]. Ae. albopictus is an efficient vector ...
Maternal invasion history of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus into the Isthmus of Panama: Implications for the control of emergent viral disease agents

Eskildsen, Gilberto A.; Loaiza, Jose R.; Smith, Octavio; Miller, Matthew J.; Bennet, Kelly L.; McMillan, W. Owen; Rovira, Jose R. (2018-03-26)

Despite an increase in dengue outbreaks and the arrival of chikungunya and Zika disease in Panama, studies on the demographic history of the invasive Aedes mosquitoes that are the principle vectors of these diseases are ...