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Serologic and Molecular Evidence of Vaccinia Virus Circulation among Small Mammals from Different Biomes, Brazil by Miranda, Júlia B, Borges, Iara A, Campos, Samantha P S, Vieira, Flávia N, de Ázara, Tatiana M F, Marques, Fernanda A, Costa, Galileu B, Luis, Ana Paula M F, de Oliveira, Jaqueline S, Ferreira, Paulo César P, Bonjardim, Cláudio Antônio, da Silva, Silvio L M, Eiras, Álvaro E, Abrahão, Jônatas S, Kroon, Erna G, Drumond, Betânia P, Paglia, Adriano P, Trindade, Giliane de S

“…Vaccinia virus (VACV) is a zoonotic agent that causes a disease called bovine vaccinia, which is detected mainly in milking cattle and humans in close contact…”
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Dengue virus 3 genotype I in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and eggs, Brazil, 2005-2006 by Vilela, Ana P P, Figueiredo, Leandra B, dos Santos, João R, Eiras, Alvaro E, Bonjardim, Cláudio A, Ferreira, Paulo C P, Kroon, Erna G

“…Dengue virus type 3 genotype I was detected in Brazil during epidemics in 2002-2004. To confirm this finding, we identified this virus genotype in naturally…”
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Semi-field assessment of the Gravid Aedes Trap (GAT) with the aim of controlling Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti populations by Eiras, Alvaro E, Costa, Laila H, Batista-Pereira, Luciane G, Paixão, Kelly S, Batista, Elis P A

“…The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the main vector of arboviroses and current approaches to control this vector are not sufficiently effective. Adult traps, such as…”
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Observing the distribution of mosquito bites on humans to inform personal protection measures against malaria and dengue vectors by Mponzi, Winifrida P, Swai, Johnson K, Kaindoa, Emmanuel W, Kifungo, Khamis, Eiras, Alvaro E, Batista, Elis P A, Matowo, Nancy S, Sangoro, Peter O, Finda, Marceline F, Mmbando, Arnold S, Gavana, Tegemeo, Ngowo, Halfan S, Okumu, Fredros O

“…Understanding mosquito biting behaviours is important for designing and evaluating protection methods against nuisance biting and mosquito-borne diseases (e.g…”
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Field evaluation of the BG-Malaria trap for monitoring malaria vectors in rural Tanzanian villages by Batista, Elis P A, Ngowo, Halfan, Opiyo, Mercy, Shubis, Gasper K, Meza, Felician C, Siria, Doreen J, Eiras, Alvaro E, Okumu, Fredros O

“…BG-Malaria (BGM) trap is a simple adaptation of the widely-used BG-Sentinel trap (BGS). It is proven to be highly effective for trapping the Brazilian malaria…”
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New tools for surveillance of adult yellow fever mosquitoes: comparison of trap catches with human landing rates in an urban environment by Krockel, Ulla, Rose, Andreas, Eiras, Alvaro E, Geier, Martin

“…A novel mosquito trapping system, the BG-Sentinel trap, was evaluated as a monitoring tool for adult Aedes aegypti in field tests in the city of Belo…”
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Modeling the non-stationary climate dependent temporal dynamics of Aedes aegypti by Simões, Taynãna C, Codeço, Cláudia T, Nobre, Aline A, Eiras, Alvaro E

“…Temperature and humidity strongly affect the physiology, longevity, fecundity and dispersal behavior of Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue fever. Contrastingly,…”
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Semi-field assessment of the BG-Malaria trap for monitoring the African malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis by Batista, Elis P A, Ngowo, Halfan S, Opiyo, Mercy, Shubis, Gasper K, Meza, Felician C, Okumu, Fredros O, Eiras, Alvaro E

“…Odour-baited technologies are increasingly considered for effective monitoring of mosquito populations and for the evaluation of vector control interventions…”
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Linking mosquito surveillance to dengue fever through Bayesian mechanistic modeling by Leach, Clinton B, Hoeting, Jennifer A, Pepin, Kim M, Eiras, Alvaro E, Hooten, Mevin B, Webb, Colleen T

“…Our ability to effectively prevent the transmission of the dengue virus through targeted control of its vector, Aedes aegypti, depends critically on our…”
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Cost-effectiveness of novel system of mosquito surveillance and control, Brazil by Pepin, Kim M, Marques-Toledo, Cecilia, Scherer, Luciano, Morais, Maira M, Ellis, Brett, Eiras, Alvaro E

“…Of all countries in the Western Hemisphere, Brazil has the highest economic losses caused by dengue fever. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a novel…”
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Evaluation of a push-pull system consisting of transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons and odour-baited traps for control of indoor- and outdoor-biting malaria vectors by Mmbando, Arnold S, Batista, Elis P A, Kilalangongono, Masoud, Finda, Marceline F, Mwanga, Emmanuel P, Kaindoa, Emmanuel W, Kifungo, Khamis, Njalambaha, Rukiyah M, Ngowo, Halfan S, Eiras, Alvaro E, Okumu, Fredros O

“…Push-pull strategies have been proposed as options to complement primary malaria prevention tools, indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting…”
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Small-scale field evaluation of transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons and sandals for the control of malaria vectors in rural Tanzania by Mmbando, Arnold S, Mponzi, Winifrida P, Ngowo, Halfan S, Kifungo, Khamis, Kasubiri, Robert, Njalambaha, Rukiyah M, Gavana, Tegemeo, Eiras, Alvaro E, Batista, Elis P A, Finda, Marceline F, Sangoro, Onyango P, Okumu, Fredros O

“…Early-evening and outdoor-biting mosquitoes may compromise the effectiveness of frontline malaria interventions, notably insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). This…”
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Evaluation of a simple polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-based membrane for blood-feeding of malaria and dengue fever vectors in the laboratory by Siria, Doreen J, Batista, Elis P A, Opiyo, Mercy A, Melo, Elizangela F, Sumaye, Robert D, Ngowo, Halfan S, Eiras, Alvaro E, Okumu, Fredros O

“…Controlled blood-feeding is essential for maintaining laboratory colonies of disease-transmitting mosquitoes and investigating pathogen transmission. We…”
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Evaluation of the New Modular Biogents BG-Pro Mosquito Trap in Comparison to CDC, EVS, BG-Sentinel, and BG-Mosquitaire Traps by Degener, Carolin M, Staunton, Kyran M, Bossin, Hervé, Marie, Jérôme, da Silva, Richard Diogo, Lima, Daniela Cristina, Eiras, Álvaro E, Akaratovic, Karen I, Kiser, Jay, Gordon, Scott W

“…Mosquito surveillance is an essential component of mosquito control and mosquito traps are a universally employed tool to monitor adult populations. The…”
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Evaluation of Alternative Killing Agents for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Gravid Aedes Trap (GAT) by Heringer, Laila, Johnson, Brian J., Fikrig, Kara, Oliveira, Bruna A., Silva, Richard D., Townsend, Michael, Barrera, Roberto, Eiras, Álvaro E., Ritchie, Scott A.

“…The Gravid Aedes Trap (GAT) uses visual and olfactory cues to attract gravid Aedes aegypti (L.) that are then captured when knocked down by a residual…”
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Videographic analysis of flight behaviours of host-seeking Anopheles arabiensis towards BG-Malaria trap by Batista, Elis P A, Mapua, Salum A, Ngowo, Halfan, Matowo, Nancy S, Melo, Elizangela F, Paixão, Kelly S, Eiras, Alvaro E, Okumu, Fredros O

“…The BG-Malaria trap (BGM) is an adaptation of the well-known BG-Sentinel trap (BGS) with greater trapping efficiencies for anopheline and culicine mosquitoes…”
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Multi-agent modeling and simulation of an Aedes aegypti mosquito population by Almeida, Sandro Jerônimo de, Martins Ferreira, Ricardo Poley, Eiras, Álvaro E., Obermayr, Robin P., Geier, Martin

“…The present work deals with the simulation of a mosquito Aedes aegypti population. The mosquito population was modeled using an individual-based approach. The…”
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A high-risk Zika and dengue transmission hub: virus detections in mosquitoes at a Brazilian university campus by Eiras, Alvaro E, Pires, Simone F, Staunton, Kyran M, Paixão, Kelly S, Resende, Marcelo C, Silva, Hilcielly A, Rocha, Isadora G, Oliveira, Bruna A, Peres, Anderson M, Drumond, Betânia P, Ritchie, Scott A

“…Zika virus (ZIKV) and dengue virus (DENV) are mosquito-borne flaviviruses prevalent throughout tropical regions. Currently, management of ZIKV and DENV centers…”
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Development of a New Mosquito Retention System for the BG-Malaria Trap To Reduce The Damage To Mosquitoes by Rodrigues, Moreno S, Silva, Ivoneide M, Leal, Leandro B, Dos Santos, Jr, Carlos A C, Eiras, Álvaro E

“…The BG-Malaria trap was recently modified from the BioGents BG-Sentinel trap to collect Anopheles species, including Anopheles darlingi. However, the captured…”
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Are light traps baited with kairomones effective in the capture of Lutzomyia longipalpis and Lutzomyia intermedia ? An evaluation of synthetic human odor as an attractant for phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) by Andrade, Andrey J, Andrade, Mateus R, Dias, Edelberto S, Pinto, Mara C, Eiras, Álvaro E

“…Phlebotomine sand flies are often captured with human bait and/or light traps, either with or without an animal bait. More recently, synthetic attractants have…”
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