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An Experimental and Bioinformatics Protocol for RNA-seq Analyses of Photoperiodic Diapause in the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus
Published on: November 30, 2014
Insights into the autecology of Aedes albopictus
Xiang Guo1,2, Ziyao Li1, Siyu Zhao1,3
1Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases Research in South China, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
Abstract:
Aedes albopictus is among the 100 most invasive species worldwide and has colonized all continents except Antarctica within the last 30-40 years. As an important vector, it can transmit multiple arboviruses including dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), and chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Research aimed at understanding the fundamental autecology of this species is essential for advancing the risk of mosquito-borne disease (MBD) and for formulating practical control strategies. This primer provides contextual background information on several key ecological behaviours of Ae. albopictus, such as host-seeking and habitat-seeking, from an autecological perspective. This study provides the recent multidisciplinary insights into the ecological behaviours of Ae. albopictus and elucidates the connections between its autecology and effective surveillance, disease transmission estimation and efficient disease control.
