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On the Seasonal Occurrence and Abundance of the Zika Virus Vector Mosquito Aedes Aegypti in the Contiguous United States.
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- Systematic Review: Land Cover, Meteorological, and Socioeconomic Determinants of Aedes Mosquito Habitat for Risk Mapping.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Pooled it
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- An Overview of Zika Virus and Zika Virus Induced Neuropathies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Zika, chikungunya and co-occurrence in Brazil: space-time clusters and associated environmental-socioeconomic factors.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Phase 1 trial to model primary, secondary, and tertiary dengue using a monovalent vaccine.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
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- Data-driven computational intelligence applied to dengue outbreak forecasting: a case study at the scale of the city of Natal, RN-Brazil.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Global patterns of aegyptism without arbovirus.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Modelling distributions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using climate, host density and interspecies competition.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- The Eco-Bio-Social Factors That ModulateInsects · 2021Article
- Clinical Symptoms of Arboviruses in Mexico.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Land cover affects microclimate and temperature suitability for arbovirus transmission in an urban landscape.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Mapping Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes albopictus Vector Mosquito Distribution in Brownsville, TX.Journal of medical entomology · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionAn ongoing Zika virus pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean has raised concerns that travel-related introduction of Zika virus could initiate local transmission in the United States (U.S.) by its primary vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
methodsWe employed meteorologically driven models for 2006-2015 to simulate the potential seasonal abundance of adult Aedes aegypti for fifty cities within or near the margins of its known U.S. range. Mosquito abundance results were analyzed alongside travel and socioeconomic factors that are proxies of viral introduction and vulnerability to human-vector contact.
resultsMeteorological conditions are largely unsuitable for Aedes aegypti over the U.S. during winter months (December-March), except in southern Florida and south Texas where comparatively warm conditions can sustain low-to-moderate potential mosquito abundance. Meteorological conditions are suitable for Aedes aegypti across all fifty cities during peak summer months (July-September), though the mosquito has not been documented in all cities. Simulations indicate the highest mosquito abundance occurs in the Southeast and south Texas where locally acquired cases of Aedes-transmitted viruses have been reported previously. Cities in southern Florida and south Texas are at the nexus of high seasonal suitability for Aedes aegypti and strong potential for travel-related virus introduction. Higher poverty rates in cities along the U.S.-Mexico border may correlate with factors that increase human exposure to Aedes aegypti. DISCUSSION: Our results can inform baseline risk for local Zika virus transmission in the U.S. and the optimal timing of vector control activities, and underscore the need for enhanced surveillance for Aedes mosquitoes and Aedes-transmitted viruses.
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