Aedes aegypti (/ˈiːdiːz/ from Greek αηδής: "hateful" and /aɪˈdʒɛpti/ from Latin, meaning "of Egypt"), the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can...
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comes from the Ancient Greek ἀηδής, aēdēs, meaning 'unpleasant' or 'odious'. The type species for Aedes is Aedes cinereus. The genus was named by Johann...
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September, Aedes albopictus, was detected in Kern and San Diego Counties and has expanded in regions of Los Angeles County. "Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus...
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hosts. Anatomy of an adult female mosquito Adult yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti, typical of subfamily Culicinae. Male (left) has bushy antennae and...
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Antarctica. Some of the most well-known species include Aedes aegypti, A. albopictus, and A. japonicus. Aedes mosquitoes are known to carry a variety of pathogens...
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is spread by several species of female mosquitoes of the Aedes genus, principally Aedes aegypti. Infection can be prevented by mosquito elimination and...
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bite of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti, but other mostly Aedes mosquitoes such as the tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) can also serve as a vector...
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dengue fever, Zika fever and chikungunya are transmitted mostly by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.[citation needed] Other viral diseases like epidemic polyarthritis...
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virus family Flaviviridae. It is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as A. aegypti and A. albopictus. Its name comes from the Ziika Forest of...
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temephos by A. aegypti has been seen in Brazil. The Brazilian Aedes aegypti resistance monitoring program detected temephos resistance in A. aegypti populations...
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