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Survival rate, blood feeding habits and sibling species composition of Aedes simpsoni complex: Implications for arbovirus transmission risk in East Africa by Kamau, Winnie W, Sang, Rosemary, Ogola, Edwin O, Rotich, Gilbert, Getugi, Caroline, Agha, Sheila B, Menza, Nelson, Torto, Baldwyn, Tchouassi, David P

“…Aedes simpsoni complex has a wide distribution in Africa and comprises at least three described sub-species including the yellow fever virus (YFV) vector Ae…”
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Assessment of risk of dengue and yellow fever virus transmission in three major Kenyan cities based on Stegomyia indices by Agha, Sheila B, Tchouassi, David P, Bastos, Armanda D S, Sang, Rosemary

“…Dengue (DEN) and yellow fever (YF) are re-emerging in East Africa, with contributing drivers to this trend being unplanned urbanization and increasingly…”
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Sand Fly-Associated Phlebovirus with Evidence of Neutralizing Antibodies in Humans, Kenya by Tchouassi, David P, Marklewitz, Marco, Chepkorir, Edith, Zirkel, Florian, Agha, Sheila B, Tigoi, Caroline C, Koskei, Edith, Drosten, Christian, Borgemeister, Christian, Torto, Baldwyn, Junglen, Sandra, Sang, Rosemary

“…We describe a novel virus, designated Ntepes virus (NPV), isolated from sand flies in Kenya. NPV has the characteristic phlebovirus trisegmented genome…”
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Entomological assessment of dengue virus transmission risk in three urban areas of Kenya by Agha, Sheila B, Tchouassi, David P, Turell, Michael J, Bastos, Armanda D S, Sang, Rosemary

“…Urbanization is one of the major drivers of dengue epidemics globally. In Kenya, an intriguing pattern of urban dengue virus epidemics has been documented in…”
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Invasive Alien Plants in Africa and the Potential Emergence of Mosquito-Borne Arboviral Diseases-A Review and Research Outlook by Agha, Sheila B, Alvarez, Miguel, Becker, Mathias, Fèvre, Eric M, Junglen, Sandra, Borgemeister, Christian

“…The emergence of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) as linked to land-use changes, especially the growing agricultural intensification and expansion efforts…”
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Vector competence of populations of Aedes aegypti from three distinct cities in Kenya for chikungunya virus by Agha, Sheila B, Chepkorir, Edith, Mulwa, Francis, Tigoi, Caroline, Arum, Samwel, Guarido, Milehna M, Ambala, Peris, Chelangat, Betty, Lutomiah, Joel, Tchouassi, David P, Turell, Michael J, Sang, Rosemary

“…In April, 2004, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Kenya and eventually spread to the islands in the Indian Ocean basin, South-East Asia, and the…”
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Risk assessment of urban yellow fever virus transmission in Kenya: is Aedes aegypti an efficient vector? by Agha, Sheila B., Tchouassi, David P., Turell, Michael J., Bastos, Armanda D.S., Sang, Rosemary

“…The absence of urban yellow fever epidemics in East Africa remains a mystery amidst the proliferation of Aedes aegypti in this region. To understand the…”
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Dengue and yellow fever virus vectors: seasonal abundance, diversity and resting preferences in three Kenyan cities by Agha, Sheila B, Tchouassi, David P, Bastos, Armanda D S, Sang, Rosemary

“…The transmission patterns of dengue (DENV) and yellow fever (YFV) viruses, especially in urban settings, are influenced by Aedes (Stegomyia) mosquito abundance…”
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Urbanization of Aedes mosquito populations and evolution of arboviral disease risk in Africa by Agha, Sheila B, Tchouassi, David P

“…The arboviral diseases dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever are re-merging and gaining a foothold in Africa, with a significant threat of large outbreaks in…”
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The distinctive bionomics of Aedes aegypti populations in Africa by Tchouassi, David P, Agha, Sheila B, Villinger, Jandouwe, Sang, Rosemary, Torto, Baldwyn

“…Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses of medical importance. Behavioral and biological attributes contribute to its…”
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Patterns of Aedes aegypti abundance, survival, human-blood feeding and relationship with dengue risk, Kenya by Kamau, Winnie W., Sang, Rosemary, Rotich, Gilbert, Agha, Sheila B., Menza, Nelson, Torto, Baldwyn, Tchouassi, David P.

“…Dengue virus (DENV) transmission risk is influenced by the bionomic traits of the key vector, Aedes aegypti . We investigated patterns of abundance, survival,…”
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