Frequency matters: How successive feeding episodes by blood-feeding insect vectors influences disease transmission

PLoS Pathog. 2021 Jun 10;17(6):e1009590. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009590. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Authors

Doug E Brackney¹, Jacquelyn C LaReau¹, Ryan C Smith²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Department of Environmental Sciences, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, United States of America.
² Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States of America.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Arbovirus Infections / transmission*
Feeding Behavior*
Host-Parasite Interactions / physiology
Humans
Insect Vectors*
Leishmaniasis / transmission*
Malaria / transmission*

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