Publications by authors named "Alexander Potter"
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- - A comprehensive review of tick and tick-borne disease research in six African countries (Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) was conducted, analyzing over 8,356 articles from 1901 to 2020 and selecting 331 for inclusion based on specific criteria.
- - The researchers created tick and pathogen matrixes to show the distribution of tick species and their associations with diseases in the studied countries.
- - This project resulted in a digital database that maps current and historical tick and tick-borne disease distributions, helping to identify surveillance gaps and prioritize future research needs.
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- Mayaro virus (MAYV) is a mosquito-borne disease prevalent in South America, often leading to febrile symptoms and potentially chronic arthritis.
- The study aims to map the geographic distribution of MAYV by compiling occurrence data and using statistical models to estimate areas suitable for its transmission.
- Findings indicate high evidence of MAYV transmission in countries like Brazil and Venezuela, with an estimated 58.9 million people living in regions at risk for infection.
Mayaro Virus (MAYV) is an emerging health threat in the Americas that can cause febrile illness as well as debilitating arthralgia or arthritis. To better understand the geographic distribution of MAYV risk, we developed a georeferenced database of MAYV occurrence based on peer-reviewed literature and unpublished reports. Here we present this compendium, which includes both point and polygon locations linked to occurrence data documented from its discovery in 1954 until 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArboviral mosquito vectors are key targets for the surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases worldwide. In recent years, changes to the global distributions of these species have been a major research focus, aimed at predicting outbreaks of arboviral diseases. In this study, we analyzed a global scenario of climate change under regional rivalry to predict changes to these species' distributions over the next century.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFYellow fever virus (YFV) has a long history of impacting human health in South America. Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging arbovirus of public health concern in the Neotropics and its full impact is yet unknown. Both YFV and MAYV are primarily maintained via a sylvatic transmission cycle but can be opportunistically transmitted to humans by the bites of infected forest dwelling Haemagogus janthinomys Dyar, 1921.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMosquito surveillance data can be used to develop bionomic profiles of vector species to inform abatement plans. Thus, surveillance was conducted in the months following Allied occupation of Japan at the conclusion of World War II. Mosquito surveillance in Nagasaki, Japan, began one month after the nuclear bomb destroyed much of the city.
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