Larval habitat diversity, physicochemical characterization and their effect on the density of larval malaria vectors in the city of Accra, Ghana.

Background: Malaria is more prevalent in rural areas due to fewer mosquito breeding habitats in urban settings. However, urban factors such as irrigated farming, open sewers, and discarded containers create mosquito breeding sites. This study investigates the diversity and distribution of larval habitats and the impact of physicochemical characteristics on the presence and density of s.

The highly improved genome of with X and Y pseudochromosomes.

, the black-legged tick, is the principal vector of the Lyme disease spirochete, , and is responsible for most of the ∼470,000 estimated Lyme disease cases annually in the USA. can transmit six additional pathogens of human health significance. Because of its medical importance, was the first tick genome to be sequenced and annotated.