Aedes aegypti
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- noun
- /ˈiːdiːz eɪˈdʒɪptaɪ/
- Specialized
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Aedes aegypti
- After a dengue outbreak in Key West, Florida, during 2009-2010, authorities considered conducting the first US release of male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes genetically modified to prevent reproduction.
- Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
- vector Aedes aegypti
Examples
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Predatory fish have been successfully exploited as biological controls against dengue-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Australian wells and around gold mines (Russell et al. 1996).
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Dengue virus serotype 3 was identified from all patients, and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were identified as the primary vector of the virus.
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These epidemics were caused by the distribution of the vector, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
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The principal vector for dengue and yellow fever, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, was common in urban areas.
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Two rapidly emerging viruses, chikungunya and dengue, are spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (1).
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We investigated the use of insecticide-treated screens permanently affixed to windows and doors in Mexico and found that the screens significantly reduced infestations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in treated houses.
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Her results confirmed that extracts of Mexican marigold, lemongrass, rosemary, and citrosa act as natural repellents against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
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The epidemic disease occurs in Asia and the Indian Ocean region in populations in which herd immunity is weak, often in urban areas where Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes are the main transmission vectors.
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are known to be a competent vector for DENV in West Africa (11) and could maintain DENV-3 through vertical transmission in Senegal, as described (12).
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The Aedes aegypti mosquito is known for spreading diseases like dengue and yellow fever.
Synonyms
A small biting insect that spreads yellow fever and dengue
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is a Latin binomial that composes a genus name ('Aedes' = a mosquito genus) with a geographic epithet ('aegypti' = of Egypt), so a learner who knows those constituents can infer it denotes a species of mosquito associated with Egypt. However, the label is specialized scientific terminology and the important pragmatic information (that this species transmits dengue and other viruses) is not directly derivable from the parts, making the transparency partial rather than fully transparent.
Etymology
Aedes aegypti may come from the Greek word Aedes meaning 'unpleasant' and aegypti meaning 'Egypt', because the mosquito was first described from specimens in Egypt and is a very unpleasant carrier of disease. That's why the name refers to this disease-carrying mosquito today.