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Microbial ecology of sand fly breeding sites: aging and larval conditioning alter the bacterial community composition of rearing substrates
BackgroundSand flies vector several human pathogens, including Leishmania species, which cause leishmaniases. A leishmaniasis vaccine does not yet...
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Anopheles larval habitats seasonality and environmental factors affecting larval abundance and distribution in Arjo-Didessa sugar cane plantation, Ethiopia
BackgroundWater resource development projects are essential for increasing agricultural productivity and ensuring food security. However, these...
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Larval habitat stability and productivity in two sites in Southern Ghana
BackgroundMosquito larval source management (LSM) is a valuable additional tool for malaria vector control. Understanding the characteristics of...
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Fine-scale map** of urban malaria exposure under data scarcity: an approach centred on vector ecology
BackgroundAlthough malaria transmission has experienced an overall decline in sub-Saharan Africa, urban malaria is now considered an emerging health...
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Pupal productivity of larval habitats of Aedes aegypti in Msambweni, Kwale County, Kenya
Aedes aegypti is an important vector of several arboviruses including dengue and chikungunya viruses. Accurate identification of larval habitats of Ae....
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The need for larval source management accompanying urban development projects in malaria endemic areas: a case study on Bioko Island
BackgroundIn 2017, several new housing districts were constructed on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. This case study assessed the impact...
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Elasmobranchs from Indonesian Waters: Feeding Ecology and Trypanorhynch Cestode Fauna Composition to Support Efforts in Shark and Ray Conservation
PurposeThe stomachs and spiral valves of sharks and rays were examined for their trypanorhynch (Cestoda) parasite fauna and dietary items to infer...
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Larval habitats, species composition and distribution of malaria vectors in regions with autochthonous and imported malaria in Roraima state, Brazil
BackgroundMalaria control requires local action. Assessing the vector diversity and abundance provides information on the local malariogenic...
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Larval habitat diversity and Anopheles mosquito species distribution in different ecological zones in Ghana
BackgroundUnderstanding the ecology of larval malaria and lymphatic filariasis mosquitoes in a changing environment is important in develo**...
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Diversity and Ecology of Endohelminth Parasites in a Fish Assemblage of an Amazon River Tributary in Brazil
PurposeThis study investigated the diversity and ecology of endohelminth parasites in an assemblage of 15 omnivorous and four piscivorous fish...
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Metazoan endoparasite fauna and feeding ecology of commercial fishes from Java, Indonesia
Despite being an important component of the marine ecosystem and posing health risks to human seafood consumers, fish parasites in Indonesia have yet...
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The application of drones for mosquito larval habitat identification in rural environments: a practical approach for malaria control?
BackgroundSpatio-temporal trends in mosquito-borne diseases are driven by the locations and seasonality of larval habitat. One method of disease...
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Antigenic Proteins from the Excretory–Secretory Products of Toxocara canis Larvae and Evaluation of Their Potential for Immunodiagnostics of Larval Toxocarosis
BackgroundLarval toxocarosis is a zoonosis caused by larvae of Toxocara canis and T. cati , a gastrointestinal nematode of canids and felids,...
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Larval ecology and infestation indices of two major arbovirus vectors, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae), in Brazzaville, the capital city of the Republic of the Congo
BackgroundInvasive mosquito species, such as Aedes albopictus in Congo can affect the distribution of native species, changing the vector...
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Effects of soil on the development, survival, and oviposition of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes
BackgroundWater quality is known to influence the development and survival of larval mosquitoes, which affects mosquito-borne pathogen transmission...
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Tribolium beetles as a model system in evolution and ecology
Flour beetles of the genus Tribolium have been utilised as informative study systems for over a century and contributed to major advances across many...
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Predatory and competitive interaction in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato larval breeding habitats in selected villages of central Uganda
BackgroundMalaria is often persistent in communities surrounded by mosquito breeding habitats. Anopheles gambiae sensu lato exploit a variety of...
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Comparative transcriptomic analysis of the larval and adult stages of Dibothriocephalus dendriticus (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea)
Tapeworms of the genus Dibothriocephalus are widely distributed throughout the world, some of which are agents of human diphyllobothriasis, one of...
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High Aedes spp. larval indices in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
BackgroundDengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika are among the most important emerging infectious vector-borne diseases worldwide. In the...
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Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) larval ecology in natural habitats in the cold temperate Patagonia region of Argentina
BackgroundKnowledge of immature habitats is an important focus for investigations of mosquito community ecology, and may improve our understanding of...
