Search Results - "Brugman, V. A."

Blood-feeding patterns of native mosquitoes and insights into their potential role as pathogen vectors in the Thames estuary region of the United Kingdom by Brugman, V A, Hernández-Triana, L M, England, M E, Medlock, J M, Mertens, P P C, Logan, J G, Wilson, A J, Fooks, A R, Johnson, N, Carpenter, S

“…The range of vertebrate hosts on which species of mosquito blood-feed is an important parameter for identifying potential vectors and in assessing the risk of…”
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Electrophysiologically and behaviourally active semiochemicals identified from bed bug refuge substrate by Weeks, E. N. I., Logan, J. G., Birkett, M. A., Caulfield, J. C., Gezan, S. A., Welham, S. J., Brugman, V. A., Pickett, J. A., Cameron, M. M.

“…Bed bugs are pests of public health importance due to their relentless biting habits that can lead to allergies, secondary infections and mental health issues…”
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Epidemiological perspectives on West Nile virus surveillance in wild birds in Great Britain by BRUGMAN, V. A., HORTON, D. L., PHIPPS, L. P., JOHNSON, N., COOK, A. J. C., FOOKS, A. R., BREED, A. C.

“…West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic arthropod-borne pathogen with continued geographical expansion in Europe. We present and evaluate data on the temporal,…”
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Detection of malaria sporozoites expelled during mosquito sugar feeding by Brugman, V. A., Kristan, M., Gibbins, M. P., Angrisano, F., Sala, K. A., Dessens, J. T., Blagborough, A. M., Walker, T.

“…Malaria is a severe disease of global importance transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles . The ability to rapidly detect the presence of infectious…”
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Species-specific alterations in Anopheles mosquito olfactory responses caused by Plasmodium infection by Stanczyk, N. M., Brugman, V. A., Austin, V., Sanchez-Roman Teran, F., Gezan, S. A., Emery, M., Visser, T. M., Dessens, J. T., Stevens, W., Smallegange, R. C., Takken, W., Hurd, H., Caulfield, John, Birkett, M., Pickett, J., Logan, J. G.

“…Mosquitoes infected with malaria parasites have demonstrated altered behaviour that may increase the probability of parasite transmission. Here, we examine the…”
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Detection of Theileria orientalis in mosquito blood meals in the United Kingdom by Fernández de Marco, M., Brugman, V.A., Hernández-Triana, L.M., Thorne, L., Phipps, L.P., Nikolova, N.I., Fooks, A.R., Johnson, N.

“…•Blood-fed mosquitoes were collected from a site in Kent, England.•The species Culiseta annulata was identified by morphological and molecular…”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Culex modestus across Europe: does recent appearance in the United Kingdom reveal a tendency for geographical spread? by Hernández‐Triana, L. M., Brugman, V. A., Pramual, P., Barrero, E., Nikolova, N. I., Ruiz‐Arrondo, I., Kaiser, A., Krüger, A., Lumley, S., Osório, H. C., Ignjatović‐Ćupina, A., Petrić, D., Laure Setier‐Rio, M., Bødker, R., Johnson, N.

“…In mainland Europe, the mosquito species Culex modestus Ficalbi (1890) is a bridge vector for West Nile virus (WNV) from its natural bird‐mosquito cycle to…”
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