ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2021
Differential attraction in mosquito-human interactions and implications for disease control.
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- Microbial Volatiles from Human Skin and Floral Nectar: Insufficiently Understood Adult Feeding Cues To Improve Odor-Based Traps for Aedes Vector Control.Journal of chemical ecology · 2025Review
- The global, regional, and national burden trends of dengue among adults aged 20-49 from 1990 to 2021.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Dengue-mediated changes in the vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): manipulation of transmission or infection by-product?Journal of medical entomology · 2025Review
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- No detectable fitness cost of infection by cell-fusing agent virus inRoyal Society open science · 2024Article
- The MTego trap: a potential tool for monitoring malaria and arbovirus vectors.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Estimating malaria transmission risk through surveillance of human-vector interactions in northern Ghana.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Human skin bacterial microbiota homeostasis: A delicate balance between health and disease.mLife · 2023Review
- Synergistic attraction of Western black-legged ticks,Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- Aedes albopictus host odor preference does not drive observed variation in feeding patterns across field populations.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Modeling preferential attraction to infected hosts in vector-borne diseases.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Elucidating the status of malaria in Andaman and Nicobar Islands post-millennium 2000.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Mosquito-borne diseases are a major burden on human health worldwide and their eradication through vector control methods remains challenging. In particular, the success of vector control interventions for targeting diseases such as malaria is under threat, in part due to the evolution of insecticide resistance, while for other diseases effective control solutions are still lacking. The rate at which mosquitoes encounter and bite humans is a key determinant of their capacity for disease transmission. Future progress is strongly reliant on improving our understanding of the mechanisms leading to a mosquito bite. Here, we review the biological factors known to influence the attractiveness of mosquitoes to humans, such as body odour, the skin microbiome, genetics and infection by parasites. We identify the knowledge gaps around the relative contribution of each factor, and the potential links between them, as well as the role of natural selection in shaping vector-host-parasite interactions. Finally, we argue that addressing these questions will contribute to improving current tools and the development of novel interventions for the future. This article is part of the theme issue 'Novel control strategies for mosquito-borne diseases'.
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