ReviewParasites & vectors2024
Smelly interactions: host-borne volatile organic compounds triggering behavioural responses in mosquitoes, sand flies, and ticks.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Review of mosquitoes in Ireland and of relevant mosquito-borne pathogens.Irish veterinary journal · 2026Review
- Ecological and engineered modulation of the mosquito microbiome: mechanisms, vector competence, and translational prospects for disease control.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Household risk factors associated with canine leishmaniasis in Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil: Environmental, social, dog characteristics, and exposure to canineOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Entomopathogenic fungi bait and kill insects with longifolene.Nature microbiology · 2025Article
- A simplified system for the detection of antennal responses to host-borne volatile organic compounds in sand flies.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Bloodthirsty bites: host-feeding patterns of phlebotomine sand flies from two localities in the Aegean Region of Türkiye.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Behavioral responses of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) to host-derived semiochemicals.Journal of medical entomology · 2025Article
- Phlebotomus perniciosus response to volatile organic compounds of dogs and humans.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- The complexities of blood-feeding patterns in mosquitoes and sandflies and the burden of disease: A minireview.Veterinary medicine and science · 2024Review
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Abstract
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are chemicals emitted as products of cell metabolism, which reflects the physiological and pathological conditions of any living organisms. These compounds play a key role as olfactory cues for arthropod vectors such as mosquitoes, sand flies, and ticks, which act in the transmission of pathogens to many animal species, including humans. Some VOCs may influence arthropod behaviour, e.g., host preference and oviposition site selection for gravid females. Furthermore, deadly vector-borne pathogens such as Plasmodium falciparum and Leishmania infantum are suggested to manipulate the VOCs profile of the host to make them more attractive to mosquitoes and sand fly vectors, respectively. Under the above circumstances, studies on these compounds have demonstrated their potential usefulness for investigating the behavioural response of mosquitoes, sand flies, and ticks toward their vertebrate hosts, as well as potential tools for diagnosis of vector-borne diseases (VBDs). Herein, we provide an account for scientific data available on VOCs to study the host seeking behaviour of arthropod vectors, and their usefulness as attractants, repellents, or tools for an early diagnosis of VBDs.
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