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| Title |
Human Probing Behavior of Aedes aegypti when Infected with a Life-Shortening Strain of Wolbachia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000568 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Luciano A. Moreira, Emad Saig, Andrew P. Turley, José M. C. Ribeiro, Scott L. O'Neill, Elizabeth A. McGraw |
| Abstract |
Mosquitoes are vectors of many serious pathogens in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Current control strategies almost entirely rely upon insecticides, which increasingly face the problems of high cost, increasing mosquito resistance and negative effects on non-target organisms. Alternative strategies include the proposed use of inherited life-shortening agents, such as the Wolbachia bacterium. By shortening mosquito vector lifespan, Wolbachia could potentially reduce the vectorial capacity of mosquito populations. We have recently been able to stably transinfect Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with the life-shortening Wolbachia strain wMelPop, and are assessing various aspects of its interaction with the mosquito host to determine its likely impact on pathogen transmission as well as its potential ability to invade A. aegypti populations. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 189 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| French Polynesia | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Madagascar | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 178 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 49 | 26% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 11% |
| Other | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 32 | 17% |
| Unknown | 27 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 97 | 51% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 23 | 12% |
| Unknown | 27 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 April 2016.
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#2,446,047
of 25,593,129 outputs
Outputs from PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
#1,631
of 9,431 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#11,257
of 174,459 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
#8
of 27 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 9,431 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.0. This one has done well, scoring higher than 82% of its peers.
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