Feeding strategies of anthropophilic mosquitoes result in increased risk of pathogen transmission

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 114-121

  Scott, Thomas W ^a,b   Takken, Willem ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Anopheles gambiae; Blood feeding; Dengue; Disease transmission; Fitness; Malaria; Mosquito; Multiple bloodmeals; Pathogen transmission; Reproduction; Sugar

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; BLOOD; DENGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 84857232753     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2012.01.001     Document Type: Review

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