Flavivirus-infected hosts attract more mosquitoes to bite

作     者：Hong Zhang Xi Yu Yibin Zhu Gong Cheng Hong Zhang;Xi Yu;Yibin Zhu;Gong Cheng

作者机构：Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life SciencesSchool of MedicineTsinghua UniversityBeijing 100084China Institute of Infectious DiseasesShenzhen Bay LaboratoryShenzhen 518000China 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Medicine》 (医学前沿（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2023年第17卷第2期

页      面：355-357页

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：diseases infected yellow 

摘      要：Mosquitoes adapt to different habitats and feed on a variety of *** female mosquitoes,such as Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae,have a strong innate drive to detect their human hosts and acquire blood meals for their egg production[1].Their biting behavior is not only annoying but also transmits many life-threatening *** aegypti has evolved to specialize in biting humans and is the vector of many mosquito-borne diseases,such as dengue virus(DENV),Zika virus(ZIKV),yellow fever virus(YFV),and chikungunya virus(CHIKV)[2].Anopheles gambiae,the malaria vector,has also developed a preference for humans,which makes it an effective vector for disease *** mosquito-borne infectious diseases pose an increasing global health threat,and consequently,there is an urgent need to control their transmission.