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History of domestication and spread of Aedes aegypti - A Review

Year: 2013

Type: review

Abstract: The adaptation of insect vectors of human diseases to breed in human habitats (domestication) is one of the most important phenomena in medical entomology. Considerable data are available on the vector mosquito Aedes aegypti in this regard and here we integrate the available information including genetics, behaviour, morphology, ecology and biogeography of the mosquito, with human history. We emphasise the tremendous amount of variation possessed by Ae. aegypti for virtually all traits considered. Typological thinking needs to be abandoned to reach a realistic and comprehensive understanding of this important vector of yellow fever, dengue and Chikungunya.

Source: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130395

Authors: Jeffrey R Powell, Walter J Tabachnick

Institutions: Yale University, University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Awards: Genetic Studies of African Anopheles Vectors of Malaria, Genetics of Vector Populations: Aedes aegypi