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Are we ready for (re)emerging arboviral diseases?
Arboviral infectious diseases are caused by arthropod-borne (e.g ticks, mosquitoes) viruses and include dengue, Zika and Chikungunya. Some arboviral
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Mosquitoes and COVID-19 are a ticking time bomb for Latin America
Latin America’s coronavirus outbreak is playing out against a backdrop of already rampant arboviruses like dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and
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Honey baits for arbovirus surveillance
Collecting mosquito saliva on FTA cards The idea to take advantage of the fact that infectious mosquitoes spit out viruses in their saliva not only
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Too Hot to Handle: Loss of cytoplasmic incompatibility may hinder Wolbachia-centred disease control
Wolbachia bacteria are a genus of symbiotes that infect a wide range of insects. Transmitted through the female line, they are notable for their
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A new era in mosquito-borne disease surveillance
Mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals on the planet, thanks to the variety of arboviruses and other pathogens they transmit. Surveillance of