Innovative Sugar-Insecticide Feeding Bioassay for Adult Female Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 804-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. M. Stell ◽  
R. M. Roe ◽  
C. Arellano ◽  
C. S. Apperson
Keyword(s):  
Anopheles Gambiae ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Feeding Bioassay

scholarly journals Mosquito midgut Enterobacter cloacae and Serratia marcescens affect the fitness of adult female Anopheles gambiae s.l.

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. e0238931
Author(s):  
Lilian Chiamaka Ezemuoka ◽  
Esinam Abla Akorli ◽  
Fred Aboagye-Antwi ◽  
Jewelna Akorli
Keyword(s):  
Serratia Marcescens ◽  
Anopheles Gambiae ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Enterobacter Cloacae ◽  
Mosquito Midgut ◽  
Anopheles Gambiae S.L

scholarly journals Detection of Francisella tularensis in Alaskan Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and Assessment of a Laboratory Model for Transmission

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison N. Triebenbach ◽  
Sigrid J. Vogl ◽  
Leda Lotspeich-Cole ◽  
Derek S. Sikes ◽  
George M. Happ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Anopheles Gambiae ◽  
Francisella Tularensis ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Laboratory Model ◽  
Mammalian Host ◽  
Bioterrorism Agent ◽  
Anopheles Gambiae Giles ◽  
Pooled Samples

Abstract Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the Category A bioterrorism agent Francisella tularensis. In Scandinavia, tularemia transmission by mosquitoes has been widely cited in the literature. We tested >2,500 mosquitoes captured in Alaska and found Francisella DNA in 30% of pooled samples. To examine the potential for transmission of Francisella by mosquitoes, we developed a mosquito model of Francisella infection. Larvae of Anopheles gambiae Giles and Aedes aegypti (L.) readily ingest F. tularensis but do not efficiently transfer infective doses of the bacterium to the pupal or adult stage. After a bloodmeal containing Francisella, adult female An. gambiae and Ae. aegypti retained detectable levels of Francisella DNA for 3 d, but when they took a second bloodmeal, the mammalian host was not infected. This study suggests that although Francisella DNA can be detected in a significant portion of wild-caught mosquitoes, transmission of Francisella is either very inefficient or is species dependent for the Francisella strain or the arthropod vector.

Chronic Refractory Cough: A Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Anna Maria Siciliano
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Chronic Cough ◽  
Treatment Regime ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Old Adult ◽  
Language Pathology

This paper presents a successful behavioral case study in treatment of chronic refractory cough in a 60-year-old adult female. The efficacy for speech-language pathology treating chronic cough is discussed along with description of treatment regime. Discussion focuses on therapy approaches used and the patient's report of changes in quality of life and frequency, duration, and severity reduction of her cough after treatment.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document