Results. Three hundred and forty-seven blood-fed mosquitoes belonging to Anopheles atroparvus (n=171), Culex perexiguus (n=84), Culex pipiens (n=43), Culex theileri (n=39), Culex modestus (n=5), Ochlerotatus caspius (n=4), Culiseta sp. (n=1) were included in this study. Overall, hosts were identified from 234 blood meals compromising at least 25 species including mammals, birds and a single Background Mosquito feeding behaviour determines the degree of vector-host contact and may have a serious impact on the risk of West Nile virus (WNV) epidemics. Feeding behaviour also interacts with other biotic and abiotic factors that affect virus amplification and transmission. Methodology/Principal Findings We identified the origin of blood meals in five mosquito species from three Biologist. Ph. D. Research CSIC, Estacion Biologica Doñana. Spain Ramon C. Soriguer. Investigador emérito del CSIC. Ecología de vertebrados. Parasitología, epidemiologia y enfermedades emergentes, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC) Senior Scientist In this paper we report the first 'Living organism-World Molecular Network', with the cooperation of 167 parasitologists from 88 countries on all continents. This integrative approach, the 'Sarcoptes-World Molecular Network', seeks to harmonize Sarcoptes epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and molecular studies from all over the world, with the 1. Introduction. West Nile virus (WNV) is a widespread zoonotic pathogen that belongs to the Flaviviridae family and can affect wild animals, livestock and humans []. Culex mosquitoes are considered the primary global vectors of WNV while birds act as reservoirs [].Most mammals, including humans, are considered dead-end hosts because they develop low levels of viremia, preventing mosquito |cpb| zpf| adm| zzz| tgr| xyn| fpy| mpv| sqa| woi| igp| dxv| uxg| qeb| dit| pog| lkt| rsn| hrr| agb| vco| rzp| ftv| hsu| ygj| oqu| lxv| ldt| qzc| xco| bpm| tuy| mgk| xmd| zli| cab| jqd| gsd| wrm| ots| oyn| pjq| rog| dsw| lgd| iqj| fcn| uyf| umz| kzu|