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Culicidae

Known as: Mosquitos, Mosquitoes, Mosquito 
A family of the order DIPTERA that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognized by the characteristic… 
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Aedes <genus>Aedes <subgenus>Anopheles <series>Anopheles <subgenus>

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ArthropodsDiptera
Disease VectorsMicrobiologicalaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Zika virus intrauterine infection causes fetal brain abnormality and microcephaly: tip of the iceberg?
An unexpected upsurge in diagnosis of fetal and pediatric microcephaly has been reported in the Brazilian press recently. Cases… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
West Nile virus
This datasheet on West Nile virus covers Identity, Overview, Distribution, Hosts/Species Affected, Vectors & Intermediate Hosts… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
DNA Barcodes Can Distinguish Species of Indian Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
Abstract Species identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) based on morphological characteristics remains often difficult… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Transmission cycles, host range, evolution and emergence of arboviral disease
Many pandemics have been attributed to the ability of some RNA viruses to change their host range to include humans. Here, we… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Yellow fever: an update.
  • T. Monath
  • Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)
  • 2001
  • Corpus ID: 26218447
Review
1999
Review
1999
Resident aliens: the Tc1/mariner superfamily of transposable elements.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Identification of xanthurenic acid as the putative inducer of malaria development in the mosquito
Malaria is transmitted from vertebrate host to mosquito vector by mature sexual blood-living stages called gametocytes,. Within… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
TRAP Is Necessary for Gliding Motility and Infectivity of Plasmodium Sporozoites
Review
1994
Review
1994
Generation of high-titer pseudotyped retroviral vectors with very broad host range.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
A COMPARISON OF FOURIER METHODS FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF WING SHAPE IN MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)
Outlines of wings from 127 species of North American mosquitoes were digitized. Comparisons were made among several different… 
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