Assessing entomological risk factors for arboviral disease transmission in the French Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008250
Abstract: Background The French overseas Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands has been affected by several dengue epidemics. Aedes polynesiensis is the main mosquito vector described in this territory. Other Aedes species have been reported,… read more here.
Keywords: polynesiensis; risk; wallis futuna; transmission ... See more keywords
Effects of pH and Nutrients (Nitrogen) on Growth and Toxin Profile of the Ciguatera-Causing Dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus polynesiensis (Dinophyceae)
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DOI: 10.3390/toxins12120767
Abstract: Ciguatera poisoning is a foodborne disease caused by the consumption of seafood contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) produced by dinoflagellates in the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa. Ciguatera outbreaks are expected to increase worldwide with global change,… read more here.
Keywords: polynesiensis; source; ctx; gambierdiscus ... See more keywords