À la carte: how mosquitoes choose their blood meals.
Trends Parasitol
; 40(7): 591-603, 2024 Jul.
Article
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| ID: mdl-38853076
ABSTRACT
Mosquitoes are important vectors for human diseases, transmitting pathogens that cause a range of parasitic and viral infections. Mosquito blood-feeding is heterogeneous, meaning that some human hosts are at higher risk of receiving bites than others, and this heterogeneity is multifactorial. Mosquitoes integrate specific cues to locate their hosts, and mosquito attraction differs considerably between individual human hosts. Heterogeneous mosquito biting results from variations in both host attractiveness and availability and can impact transmission of vector-borne diseases. However, the extent and drivers of this heterogeneity and its importance for pathogen transmission remain incompletely understood. Here, we review methods and recent data describing human characteristics that affect host-seeking behavior and host preferences of mosquito disease vectors, and the implications for vector-borne disease transmission.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conducta Alimentaria
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Mosquitos Vectores
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Culicidae
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trends Parasitol
Asunto de la revista:
PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos