History of domestication and spread of Aedes aegypti - A Review

The adaptation of insect vectors of human diseases to breed in human habitats (domestication) is one of the most important phenomena in medical entomology. Considerable data are available on the vector mosquito Aedes aegypti in this regard and here we integrate the available information including ge...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 108; no. suppl 1; pp. 11 - 17
Main Authors: Powell, Jeffrey R, Tabachnick, Walter J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Subjects:
Aedes - anatomy & histology
Aedes - genetics
Aedes aegypti
Animals
Arbovirus Infections - transmission
arboviruses
Chikungunya Fever - transmission
Dengue - transmission
domestication
Ecosystem
Entomology
Genetic Variation
history biogeography
Humans
Insect Vectors - anatomy & histology
Insect Vectors - genetics
Oviposition - physiology
PARASITOLOGY
Phylogeography
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Yellow Fever - transmission
Aedes aegypti
history biogeography
domestication
arboviruses
ISSN:0074-0276, 1678-8060, 0074-0276, 1678-8060
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Summary:The adaptation of insect vectors of human diseases to breed in human habitats (domestication) is one of the most important phenomena in medical entomology. Considerable data are available on the vector mosquito Aedes aegypti in this regard and here we integrate the available information including genetics, behaviour, morphology, ecology and biogeography of the mosquito, with human history. We emphasise the tremendous amount of variation possessed by Ae. aegypti for virtually all traits considered. Typological thinking needs to be abandoned to reach a realistic and comprehensive understanding of this important vector of yellow fever, dengue and Chikungunya.
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Financial support: NIH (RO1 AI046018, RO1 AI101112) (to JRP)
ISSN:0074-0276
1678-8060
0074-0276
1678-8060
DOI:10.1590/0074-0276130395