Identification of mixed and successive blood meals of mosquitoes using MALDI-TOF MS protein profiling
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DOI: 10.1017/s003118201900163x
Abstract: Abstract Background The accurate and rapid identification of mosquito blood meals is critical to study the interactions between vectors and vertebrate hosts and, subsequently, to develop vector control strategies. Recently, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass… read more here.
Keywords: meals mosquitoes; blood; blood meals; identification ... See more keywords
Using haematophagous fly blood meals to study the diversity of bloodâborne pathogens infecting wild mammals
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DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13670
Abstract: Many emerging infectious diseases originate from wild animals, so there is a profound need for surveillance and monitoring of their pathogens. However, the practical difficulty of sample acquisition from wild animals tends to limit the… read more here.
Keywords: fly blood; serology; ecology; diversity ... See more keywords
Leishmania donovani Transmission Cycle Associated with Human Infection, Phlebotomus alexandri Sand Flies, and Hare Blood Meals, Israel
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2905.221657
Abstract: Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major or L. tropica and visceral leishmaniasis caused by L. infantum have been reported in Israel. We collected Phlebotomus spp. sand flies in the Negev desert of southern Israel to… read more here.
Keywords: alexandri; sand flies; sand; donovani ... See more keywords
Temporal and Spatial Blood Feeding Patterns of Urban Mosquitoes in the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico
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DOI: 10.3390/insects12020129
Abstract: Simple Summary Understanding the biodiversity of urban ecosystems is critical for management of invasive and pest species, conserving native species, and disease control. Mosquitoes (Culicidae) are ubiquitous and abundant in urban ecosystems, and rely on… read more here.
Keywords: metropolitan area; juan metropolitan; san juan; blood ... See more keywords