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   Mosquitoes as vectors of human disease in South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PG Jupp --- National Institute for Virology and National Institute for Communicable Diseases,

   While malaria is the most important mosquito-borne disease in South Africa, there are also several mosquito-borne viruses that also cause human disease. The most significant are chikungunya, West Nile, Sindbis and Rift Valley fever viruses. In this review these are...

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   Larvicidal activities of local Bacillus thuringiensis isolates and toxins from nematode bacterial symbionts against the Rift Valley fever vector, Aedes caspius (Diptera: Culicidae)

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ashraf M Ahmed --- , Saudi Arabia Talat A El-Kersh --- , Saudi Arabia Hamdy I Hussein --- , Saudi Arabia Tahany H Ayaad --- , Saudi Arabia Hanan A El-Sadawy --- , Egypt Mohamed S Ibrahim --- , Saudi Arabia Mikky A Amoudi --- , Saudi Arabia Ghaleb M Aseery --- , Saudi Arabia

   Mosquito resistance to insecticides has recently increased the burden of the majority of mosquito-borne diseases, and controlling the spread of these diseases should mainly rely on vector control measures. The present study aimed to investigate the toxicity of locally isolated...

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