Search Results - "Otoo, Sampson"
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Climate and Urbanization Drive Mosquito Preference for Humans
Published in Current biology (21-09-2020)“…The majority of mosquito-borne illness is spread by a few mosquito species that have evolved to specialize in biting humans, yet the precise causes of this…”
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Dating the origin and spread of specialization on human hosts in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Published in eLife (10-03-2023)“…The globally invasive mosquito subspecies is an effective vector of human arboviruses, in part because it specializes in biting humans and breeding in human…”
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Intra‐species quantification reveals differences in activity and sleep levels in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti
Published in Medical and veterinary entomology (01-12-2024)“…Aedes aegypti is an important mosquito vector of human disease with a wide distribution across the globe. Climatic conditions and ecological pressure drive…”
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Extensive variation and strain-specificity in dengue virus susceptibility among African Aedes aegypti populations
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2024)“…African populations of the mosquito Aedes aegypti are usually considered less susceptible to infection by human-pathogenic flaviviruses than globally invasive…”
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An assessment of mosquito collection techniques for xenomonitoring of anopheline-transmitted Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana
Published in Parasitology (01-11-2018)“…Monitoring vectors is relevant to ascertain transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF). This may require the best sampling method that can capture high numbers…”
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Assessing the Presence of Wuchereria bancrofti Infections in Vectors Using Xenomonitoring in Lymphatic Filariasis Endemic Districts in Ghana
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (17-03-2019)“…Mass drug administration (MDA) is the current mainstay to interrupt the transmission of lymphatic filariasis. To monitor whether MDA is effective and…”
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Enhanced Zika virus susceptibility of globally invasive Aedes aegypti populations
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (20-11-2020)“…The drivers and patterns of zoonotic virus emergence in the human population are poorly understood. The mosquito is a major arbovirus vector native to Africa…”
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Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: the human blood index of sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex
Published in Parasites & vectors (05-08-2016)“…Vector-biting behaviour is important for vector-borne disease (VBD) epidemiology. The proportion of blood meals taken on humans (the human blood index, HBI),…”
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Assessing the presence of 'Wuchereria bancrofti' infections in vectors using xenomonitoring in lymphatic filariasis endemic districts in Ghana
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (01-03-2019)“…Mass drug administration (MDA) is the current mainstay to interrupt the transmission of lymphatic filariasis. To monitor whether MDA is effective and…”
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