Comparison of the blood-sucking performance of a female mosquito with a commercial pump

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Comparative study on the liquid-feeding and disease transmission of Aedes togoi and Anopheles sinensis

MasterFemale mosquitoes transmit various diseases as vectors during liquid-feeding. Figuring out the determinants of vector efficiency is an essential challenge in establishing strategies against these infectious diseases. The liquid-feeding flow is interconnected with main indexes of vector efficiency, that is, infection rate and transmission efficiency. However, the correlation between liquid-feeding flow characteristics and pathogen transmission remains poorly understood. The liquid-feeding flow characteristics of Aedes togoi and Anopheles sinensis were comparatively investigated in conjunction with vector efficiency via micro-particle image velocimetry (PIV). The ejection volume of Aedes togoi was higher than that of Anophels sinensis, though stroke volume was comparable. These difference would influence pathogen re-ingestion. Wall shear stresses in the proboscis of Aedes togoi and Anopheles sinensis were also clearly discriminatory, affecting the infective rate of B. malayi microfilariae. Net variations in volume of two pump chambers and diameter of the proboscis of the two mosquito species were compared to examine the differences in the liquid-feeding flow characteristics. Liquid-feeding flow characteristics have influence on vector efficiency; hence, this study can elucidate the vector efficiency of mosquitoes and the vector-pathogen interactions and eventually contribute to the development of strategies against vector-borne diseases

Aedes togoi와 Anopheles sinensis모기의 흡혈 및 질병 전파 성능의 비교 연구

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Aedes togoi와 Anopheles sinensis 모기의 흡혈 현상 및 병원균 전파 성능 비교

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X-선 단층촬영기법을 이용한 Anopheles sinensis와 Aedes togoi 모기의 흡혈기관의 3차원 구조에 대한 비교 연구

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토고숲모기 침샘의 항응고제 검출 및 성분 분석

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