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Mosquitoes are attracted to Plasmodium-infected birds
Parasites can manipulate their hosts to increase their transmission success. Avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium) are thought to alter the cues such as host odour, used by host-seeking mosquitoes....
Avian malaria parasites reduce the survival of mosquitoes
Plasmodium transmission success depends upon the trade-off between the use of host resources to favour parasite reproduction and the negative effects on host health, which can be mediated by...
Birds present worse body conditions in more urbanized areas
Human landscape transformation, especially urbanization, strongly affects ecosystems worldwide. Both urban stressors and parasites have negative effects on organism health, however the potential...
Central role of the mosquito Cx. perexiguus in the enzootic circulation of West Nile Virus in southern Spain
Mosquito community composition plays a central role in the transmission of zoonotic vector-borne pathogens. In this study it was evaluated how the mosquito community affects the seroprevalence of...