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Open AccessMicroRNAs and other small RNAs in Aedes aegypti saliva and salivary glands following chikungunya virus infection
Mosquito saliva facilitates blood feeding through the anti-haemostatic, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of its proteins. However, the potential contribution of non-coding RNAs to host manipul...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Transgenic refractory Aedes aegypti lines are resistant to multiple serotypes of dengue virus
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The areas where dengue virus (DENV) is endemic have expanded rapidly, driven in part by the global spread of Aedes species, which act as disease vectors. DENV replicates in the mosquito midgut and is disseminated...
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Open AccessRisk of yellow fever virus transmission in the Asia-Pacific region
Historically endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa and South America, yellow fever is absent from the Asia-Pacific region. Yellow fever virus (YFV) is mainly transmitted by the anthropophilic Aedes mosquitoes whose distr...
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Open AccessExperimental adaptation of dengue virus 1 to Aedes albopictus mosquitoes by in vivo selection
In most of the world, Dengue virus (DENV) is mainly transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti while in Europe, Aedes albopictus is responsible for human DENV cases since 2010. Identifying mutations that make DENV...
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Open AccessEstimating the risk of arbovirus transmission in Southern Europe using vector competence data
Arboviral diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses have been threatening the European countries since the introduction in 1979 of the major vector Aedes albopictus. In 2017, more than three hundred ...
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Open AccessPotential of Aedes aegypti populations in Madeira Island to transmit dengue and chikungunya viruses
Aedes spp. mosquitoes mainly transmit the arboviruses dengue virus (DENV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in urban areas, causing a severe public health problem. In 2012–2013, a major dengue outbreak occurred on Ma...
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Open AccessSynthetic miRNAs induce dual arboviral-resistance phenotypes in the vector mosquito Aedes aegypti
Mosquito-borne arboviruses are responsible for recent dengue, chikungunya, and Zika pandemics. The yellow-fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, plays an important role in the transmission of all three viruses. We develo...
