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Mosquito-Borne Human Viral Diseases: Why Aedes aegypti ? by Powell, Jeffrey R

“…Although numerous viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes, four have caused the most human suffering over the centuries and continuing today. These are the…”
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History of domestication and spread of Aedes aegypti--a review by Powell, Jeffrey R, Tabachnick, Walter J

“…The adaptation of insect vectors of human diseases to breed in human habitats (domestication) is one of the most important phenomena in medical entomology…”
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An Evolutionary Perspective on Vector-Borne Diseases by Powell, Jeffrey R

“…Several aspects of the biology of the three players in a vector-borne disease that affect their evolutionary interactions are outlined. A model of the origin…”
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Genetic diversity of laboratory strains and implications for research: The case of Aedes aegypti by Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Soghigian, John, Kellner, David, Powell, Jeffrey R

“…The yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti), is the primary vector of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya fever, among other arboviral diseases. It is also a popular…”
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Climate and Urbanization Drive Mosquito Preference for Humans by Rose, Noah H., Sylla, Massamba, Badolo, Athanase, Lutomiah, Joel, Ayala, Diego, Aribodor, Ogechukwu B., Ibe, Nnenna, Akorli, Jewelna, Otoo, Sampson, Mutebi, John-Paul, Kriete, Alexis L., Ewing, Eliza G., Sang, Rosemary, Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Powell, Jeffrey R., Baker, Rachel E., White, Bradley J., Crawford, Jacob E., McBride, Carolyn S.

“…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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Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Transfer Genes into a Natural Population by Evans, Benjamin R., Kotsakiozi, Panayiota, Costa-da-Silva, Andre Luis, Ioshino, Rafaella Sayuri, Garziera, Luiza, Pedrosa, Michele C., Malavasi, Aldo, Virginio, Jair F., Capurro, Margareth L., Powell, Jeffrey R.

“…In an attempt to control the mosquito-borne diseases yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika fevers, a strain of transgenically modified Aedes aegypti…”
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Tracking the return of Aedes aegypti to Brazil, the major vector of the dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses by Kotsakiozi, Panayiota, Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Caccone, Adalgisa, Evans, Benjamin, Schama, Renata, Martins, Ademir Jesus, Powell, Jeffrey R

“…Aedes aegypti, commonly known as "the yellow fever mosquito", is of great medical concern today primarily as the major vector of dengue, chikungunya and Zika…”
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Dating the origin and spread of specialization on human hosts in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by Rose, Noah H, Badolo, Athanase, Sylla, Massamba, Akorli, Jewelna, Otoo, Sampson, Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Powell, Jeffrey R, White, Bradley J, Crawford, Jacob E, McBride, Carolyn S

“…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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Multiple introductions of the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, into California by Pless, Evlyn, Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Evans, Benjamin R, Kramer, Vicki, Bolling, Bethany G, Tabachnick, Walter J, Powell, Jeffrey R

“…The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti inhabits much of the tropical and subtropical world and is a primary vector of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses…”
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Phylogenomics reveals the history of host use in mosquitoes by Soghigian, John, Sither, Charles, Justi, Silvia Andrade, Morinaga, Gen, Cassel, Brian K., Vitek, Christopher J., Livdahl, Todd, Xia, Siyang, Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Powell, Jeffrey R., Zavortink, Thomas, Hardy, Christopher M., Burkett-Cadena, Nathan D., Reeves, Lawrence E., Wilkerson, Richard C., Dunn, Robert R., Yeates, David K., Sallum, Maria Anice, Byrd, Brian D., Trautwein, Michelle D., Linton, Yvonne-Marie, Reiskind, Michael H., Wiegmann, Brian M.

“…Mosquitoes have profoundly affected human history and continue to threaten human health through the transmission of a diverse array of pathogens. The phylogeny…”
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Aedes aegypti in the Black Sea: recent introduction or ancient remnant? by Kotsakiozi, Panayiota, Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Schaffner, Francis, Robert, Vincent, Powell, Jeffrey R

“…The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti transmits viral diseases that have plagued humans for centuries. Its ancestral home are forests of Africa and ~400-600…”
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From Anonymous to Public Enemy: How Does a Mosquito Become a Feared Arbovirus Vector? by Fontenille, Didier, Powell, Jeffrey R

“…The past few decades have seen the emergence of several worldwide arbovirus epidemics (chikungunya, Zika), the expansion or recrudescence of historical…”
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Codon usage in twelve species of Drosophila by Vicario, Saverio, Moriyama, Etsuko N, Powell, Jeffrey R

“…Codon usage bias (CUB), the uneven use of synonymous codons, is a ubiquitous observation in virtually all organisms examined. The pattern of codon usage is…”
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Genetic Variation in Insect Vectors: Death of Typology? by Powell, Jeffrey R

“…The issue of typological versus population thinking in biology is briefly introduced and defined. It is then emphasized how population thinking is most…”
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Genome-wide Association Study Reveals New Loci Associated With Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegypti by Cosme, Luciano V, Lima, José Bento Pereira, Powell, Jeffrey R, Martins, Ademir Jesus

“…Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) use genetic polymorphism across the genomes of individuals with distinct characteristics to identify genotype-phenotype…”
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Altered vector competence in an experimental mosquito-mouse transmission model of Zika infection by Uraki, Ryuta, Hastings, Andrew K, Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Powell, Jeffrey R, Fikrig, Erol

“…Few animal models of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection have incorporated arthropod-borne transmission. Here, we establish an Aedes aegypti mosquito model of ZIKV…”
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Genetic structure of the mosquito Aedes aegypti in local forest and domestic habitats in Gabon and Kenya by Xia, Siyang, Cosme, Luciano V, Lutomiah, Joel, Sang, Rosemary, Ngangue, Marc F, Rahola, Nil, Ayala, Diego, Powell, Jeffrey R

“…The mosquito Aedes aegypti is a devastating disease vector transmitting several important human arboviral diseases. In its native range in Africa, the mosquito…”
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Larval sites of the mosquito Aedes aegypti formosus in forest and domestic habitats in Africa and the potential association with oviposition evolution by Xia, Siyang, Dweck, Hany K. M., Lutomiah, Joel, Sang, Rosemary, McBride, Carolyn S., Rose, Noah H., Ayala, Diego, Powell, Jeffrey R.

“…Adaptations to anthropogenic domestic habitats contribute to the success of the mosquito Aedes aegypti as a major global vector of several arboviral diseases…”
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Population Genetic Analysis of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes From Sudan Revealed Recent Independent Colonization Events by the Two Subspecies by Elnour, Mohammed-Ahmed B, Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Azrag, Rasha S, Alkhaibari, Abeer M, Powell, Jeffrey R, Salim, Bashir

“…Increases in arbovirus outbreaks in Sudan are vectored by raising the medical importance of this mosquito. We genotyped 12 microsatellite loci in four…”
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Evidence for serial founder events during the colonization of North America by the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti by Pless, Evlyn, Powell, Jeffrey R., Seger, Krystal R., Ellis, Brett, Gloria‐Soria, Andrea

“…The Aedes aegypti mosquito first invaded the Americas about 500 years ago and today is a widely distributed invasive species and the primary vector for viruses…”
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