Interactions between West Nile Virus and the Microbiota of #Culex pipiens Vectors: A Literature Review dlvr.it/SzLJhv PubMed

I was going to give up on this place, but at #ASTMH2024 this week I was reminded by an amazing international colleague that people outside the US don’t have the same opinions and/or political conflicts associated. Definitely want to be collaborative- so it will be a fine line.

BREAKING: WHO Official Warns Countries to Prepare for Pandemic Worse Than Covid-19 Maria Van Kerkhove: "I don't believe this pandemic needed to be as severe as it has been. In fact, this isn't the worst of it—we must prepare for something even worse."

Excited to announce our co-edited Entomological Society of America Special Collection on #ChagasDisease and #KissingBugs. Great contributions on this neglected system. Yuexun Tian Cassie Durden 🦟🦠🧬 Juan Pablo Fimbres Adriana Troyo 🔬🦟 🇨🇷 jgjuarez Ellen Santos Juan Carlos Cambronero-Heinrichs CDC Emerging Infections academic.oup.com/jme/pages/spec…

When CNN is talking about H5N1 human adaptation, you know something is happening.

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Insects' #survival: a complex interplay! Felipe Martelli University of Melbourne found that insecticide, temperature, sex, & genotype all matter. Synergy or additivity of insecticide & temp? Depends on resistance alleles. Sex-biased survival? Hinges on temp & genotype. rebrand.ly/6r7h8mk

New 2 year post doctoral position using genomics to study the evolution of malaria vectors in Uganda and Kenya. tinyurl.com/45vba6ps

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Official statement from the #DRC Ministry of Health on an unknown disease with 376 cases and 76 deaths since Oct 24, 2024. Symptoms include fever, headache, anemia, and respiratory issues. Monitoring closely—could be many things. More details are critical. h/t FluTrackers.com

The U.S. Army Installation Management Command is hiring an Entomologist at Fort Cavazos, TX, to lead the Pest Management Program, advise on pest-related issues, and collaborate with various agencies to control disease transmission. Apply here: usajobs.gov/job/821863200

📢Last call for Letters of Intent to our #SpecialIssue 'New challenges in the management of #InsecticideResistance', with guest Editors Marco Pombi & Verena Pichler Details at⬇️ ow.ly/vRGA50TypWZ Wiley Ecology & Evolution #VectorBorneDiseases #VectorControl #mosquitos #SandFlies

We report that high-altitude #mozies are commonly infected with #arboviruses, #protozoans, & #helminths affecting vertebrates and humans, & provide for the first time the pathogen-vector aerial network. @NIAIDTraining NIAID-CREID Gates Foundation NIH biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

📢Thermacell is looking for a Senior Scientist (Entomology Programs) to work in the lab & field, with a strong focus on spatial repellents. recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Job…

Exciting opportunity with Melissa Penny, for a scientific software developer to build and maintain #Malaria & disease models: Global Disease #Modelling in #Australia Apply here: iddjobs.org/jobs/exciting-… GlobalVectorHub Institute for Disease Modeling PATH Malaria MESA - the malaria knowledge hub

📢The 2nd WiM Conference will have a Peer Mentoring Session facilitated by Elena Gómez-Díaz 🧬🦠🦟🌍 for women & non-binary researchers (registration info shared later) ➡️Conference registration & preliminary programme: womeninmalaria.es/wim-conference/ sketch by Sophia Hernandez Thorey Jonsdottir 👩🏻‍🎨

Early Bird registration deadline for the conference is Feb 14, 23.59 UTC. Fee waivers are available for LMICs & you can also buy fee waivers or donate on the conference website 😊

Time-of-day changes in permethrin susceptibility and metabolic gene expression in Florida #Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) dlvr.it/THmQt2 JMedEnt

Calling all AMCA Annual Meeting attendees! Don’t miss the "Insecticide Resistance Workshop: Review of Semi-Field Trial Best Practice Document" on March 6 in San Juan! ✅Don't forget to add it to your schedule. #AMCA2025