Aedes in a sentence

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are also a challenging foe because they are most active during the day – meaning that’s when they bite – so bed nets aren’t much help against them.

A potentially chronic condition, filariasis is caused by parasitic roundworms that can be transmitted by Aedes, Anopheles and Culex species of mosquitoes.

The Aedes index peaked at 17.4, the highest it has been in a few years, prompting adulticidal treatment in over 51 localities.

The Aedes species that carry West Nile are most active at those times.

Aedes aegypti is commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito, which can transmit pathogens that cause dengue fever, Zika virus, and chikungunya.

A female Aedes albopictus mosquito is seen piercing the skin of a human host.

An Aedes Aegypti mosquito is photographed on human skin.

Dengue, according to the World Health Organization, is an infection caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

It noted that frequent rains allow more water to pool and become stagnant, causing the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus to breed in pools of dormant water.

Rather, scientists are producing mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia, a bacteria common in other insect and mosquito species, hoping the Aedes aegypti will spread it in the wild.

There has been more than 90 per cent reduction of the Aedes aegypti population in Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Tampines and Yishun, said the agency.

World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a comprehensive plan to tackle the surge in dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviral diseases such as Zika and chikungunya.

In 2009 and 2010, local outbreaks of dengue fever, which is spread by the Aedes aegypti, left the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District desperate for new options.

It's the time of year when Southern Californians are getting hit hard by mosquitoes - especially the Aedes, which like to sneak around your ankles during the day.

Aedes aegypti can be deadly, but graphene appears to hold some promise of protection.

Therefore, all parties are being called on to help destroy Aedes breeding sites.

L1 was expected to display a higher capacity to multiply in cells and in the vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti, since it arrived after L6 and its viral fitness appeared to be superior to that of L6.

That, and the yellow fever, malaria, and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes brought over on some of the early trade ships from Africa.

Vector-borne diseases (such as the Zika virus, which can be spread by aedes aegypti mosquitoes) account for more than 17 percent of all infectious diseases, causing more than 700,000 deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization.

Besides the urban cycle, both in Africa and South America, a sylvatic cycle (forest cycle or jungle cycle) is present, where Aedes africanus (in Africa) or mosquitoes of the genus Haemagogus and Sabethes (in South America) serve as vectors.