Search Results - "Fălcuţă, Elena"
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The invasive Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus in Romania: towards a country-wide colonization?
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-03-2020)“…Currently, five invasive Aedes mosquito species are of concern in Europe according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: Aedes aegypti ,…”
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West Nile virus lineage 2 in Romania, 2015-2016: co-circulation and strain replacement
Published in Parasites & vectors (26-10-2018)“…West Nile virus (WNV) is endemic in southeastern Romania and, after the unprecedented urban epidemic in Bucharest in 1996 caused by lineage 1 WNV, cases of…”
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Using Rapid Analyte Measurement Platform (RAMP) as a tool for an early warning system assessing West Nile virus epidemiological risk in Bucharest, Romania
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (23-10-2022)“…West Nile virus (WNV) is the most widely spread arbovirus in the world. Early detection of this virus in mosquito populations is essential for implementing…”
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Characterization and Host-Feeding Patterns of Culex pipiens s.l. Taxa in a West Nile Virus-Endemic Area in Southeastern Romania
Published in Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) (01-09-2021)“…sensu lato has been documented as West Nile virus (WNV) vector in southeastern Romania. Bucharest, the densely populated capital city of Romania, and the…”
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Practical management plan for invasive mosquito species in Europe: I. Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
Published in Travel medicine and infectious disease (01-05-2020)“…Aedes albopictus, also known as the “Asian Tiger Mosquito”, is an invasive mosquito species to Europe causing high concern in public health due to its severe…”
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Continuous and Dynamic Circulation of West Nile Virus in Mosquito Populations in Bucharest Area, Romania, 2017-2023
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (17-10-2024)“…West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen with a worldwide distribution. Climate change and human activities have driven the expansion of WNV into new…”
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Established Population of the Invasive Mosquito Species Aedes albopictus in Romania, 2012-14
Published in Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (01-06-2015)“…During an entomological investigation carried out in Bucharest and surroundings in fall of 2012, 45 adult mosquitoes (38 females and 7 males) of Aedes…”
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Distribution of Insecticide Resistance Genetic Markers in the West Nile Virus Vector Culex pipiens from South-Eastern Romania
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (17-11-2022)“…Culex pipiens pipiens and Culex pipiens molestus mosquitoes are the vectors of West Nile virus in south-eastern Romania, an area of intense circulation and…”
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First Detection and Molecular Characterization of Usutu Virus in Culex pipiens Mosquitoes Collected in Romania
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (07-03-2023)“…Usutu virus (USUV) is an emergent arbovirus in Europe causing mortality in bird populations. Similar to West Nile virus (WNV), USUV is maintained in sylvatic…”
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Geographic distribution of the V1016G knockdown resistance mutation in Aedes albopictus: a warning bell for Europe
Published in Parasites & vectors (05-08-2022)“…Colonization of large part of Europe by the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is causing autochthonous transmission of chikungunya and dengue exotic…”
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Evidence of West Nile Virus (WNV) circulation in wild birds and WNV RNA negativity in mosquitoes of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania, 2016
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (21-08-2019)“…West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic flavivirus whose transmission cycle in nature includes wild birds as amplifying hosts and ornithophilic mosquito vectors…”
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Genetic and phenotypic variation of the malaria vector Anopheles atroparvus in southern Europe
Published in Malaria journal (11-01-2011)“…There is a growing concern that global climate change will affect the potential for pathogen transmission by insect species that are vectors of human diseases…”
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Transmission Dynamics of the West Nile Virus in Mosquito Vector Populations under the Influence of Weather Factors in the Danube Delta, Romania
Published in EcoHealth (01-12-2016)“…Mosquitoes were collected in the Danube Delta during the active seasons of 2011–2013. For Culex spp. mosquitoes, the abundance was calculated. Culex pipiens (…”
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First Detection and Molecular Characterization of Usutu Virus in ICulex pipiens/I Mosquitoes Collected in Romania
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (01-03-2023)“…Usutu virus (USUV) is an emergent arbovirus in Europe causing mortality in bird populations. Similar to West Nile virus (WNV), USUV is maintained in sylvatic…”
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Distribution of Insecticide Resistance Genetic Markers in the West Nile Virus Vector ICulex pipiens/I from South-Eastern Romania
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (01-11-2022)“…Culex pipiens mosquitoes are the vectors of West Nile virus in south-eastern Romania, a region where significant outbreaks of infection with this virus have…”
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THE WEST NILE VIRUS (WNV) MOLECULAR DETECTION IN VECTORS: FROM THE BENCHTOP TO THE FIELD - DEPLOYABLE LABORATORY
Published in Romanian archives of microbiology and immunology (01-04-2019)“…The WNV molecular detection has been well documented and studied in Romania since the occurrence of the urban outbreak in 1996. A lot of molecular methods…”
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Investigations of the Anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna from three areas belonging to the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve in order to evaluate the risk of malaria re-emergence
Published in Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute (01-10-2008)“…The survey focused on the comparative analyses of the anopheline fauna belonging to the maculipennis group between three areas of the Danube Delta Biosphere…”
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Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Mila 26 – Maliuc area (Danube Delta, Romania) – preliminary data
Published in Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute (01-10-2007)“…The present paper reports the preliminary results of the survey of the mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) in Maliuc - Mila 26 area, in 2006. A number of 1,255…”
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