Dried out but alive: how mosquitoes survive 8 months

Baldini, F. and Viana, M. (2023) Dried out but alive: how mosquitoes survive 8 months. Trends in Parasitology, 39(1), pp. 1-3. (doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.11.006) (PMID:36470782)

Abstract

How malaria mosquitoes persist during the dry season in the Sahel and rapidly rebound at the onset of rains is unclear. Recently, Faiman and colleagues demonstrated that aestivation, a summer dormancy mechanism, is a major persistence strategy of Anopheles mosquitoes, which could be targeted by vector control.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: F.B. is supported by the Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award (ref:SBF007\100094). M.V. is supported by the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (grant agreement no. 852957).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Viana, Dr Mafalda and Baldini, Dr Francesco
• Authors: Baldini, F., and Viana, M.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
• Journal Name: Trends in Parasitology
• Publisher: Elsevier (Cell Press)
• ISSN: 1471-4922
• ISSN (Online): 1471-5007
• Published Online: 02 December 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Trends in Parasitology 39(1):1-3
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
305702		Towards malaria elimination: destabilizing shrinking mosquito populations	Mafalda Viana	European Research Council (ERC)	852957	Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine