Intracellular bacteria of the genus Wolbachia often behave as reproductive parasites by manipulating host reproduction to enhance the vertical transmission of infections. Wolbachia infections in Aedes albopictus (Skuse) cause a reproductive manipulation known as cytoplasmic incompatibility, which can reduce brood hatch. Because field populations of Ae. albopictus are naturally infected, studies...

BACKGROUND Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) were recently introduced in central Africa, along with Aedes albopictus. Simultaneous outbreaks of CHIKV and DENV-2 have subsequently occurred, in Cameroon in 2006 and Gabon in 2007. METHODS To study the spread of the 2 viruses, we conducted active surveillance of acute febrile syndromes throughout Gabon between 2007 an...

Aedes albopictus has replaced Aedes aegypti in much of the latter species' historic range within the United States. The leading hypothesis for this displacement is exclusion via resource competition; however, the proximate mechanism producing a competitive advantage for A. albopictus over A. aegypti has not been identified. We performed laboratory experiments to test the hypotheses that these s...

The aim of the present study was to determine the vertical distribution and abundance of Aedes mosquitoes in multiple storey buildings in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ovitrap surveillance was conducted for 4 continuous weeks in multiple storey buildings in 4 residential areas located in Selangor [Kg. Baiduri (KB)] and Kuala Lumpur [Student Hostel of University of Malaya (UM), Kg. Kerinc...

Keys to the adult females and 4th instar larvae of the mosquitoes of Greece are presented. In all, 53 species in 7 genera are included. Also, Aedes albopictus is added because of the potential for its introduction into Greece.

Plaque formation in Vero cells has been induced with seven rabies serogroup viruses either cocultivated as infected BHK-21 or Aedes albopictus cells, or directly cultivated as infected mouse brain.

This study was carried out to know about the various species of mosquito in Surguja district during June 2021 May 2022. Larvae and adult mosquitoes were also studied currently. In this study, 15 belonging a total 3 genera found which are as follows Aedes, Culex and, Anopheles (64.39%) highly hegemonic followed by (25.07%) Aedes (10.52%) respectively. albopictus, Culex. Quinquefasciatus complete...

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has long been considered to be transmitted to humans by the human-biting mosquito Aedes aegypti, especially in Africa. However, the recent outbreak of CHIKV involved another vector, Aedes albopictus, and serological data in the literature suggest that several species of domestic or human-related vertebrates can be contaminated by this virus. However, the role of Ae. al...