Publications by authors named "Miriama Peklanska"
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- Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are key carriers of dengue, and factors like urbanization, climate change, and trade are affecting their populations.
- Higher temperatures have been shown to impact insect mortality and fertility, with this study focusing on how heat influences the fertility of Ae. aegyti across different generations.
- Results indicated that while mosquitoes can acclimate to heat, their fertility declines with increasing temperatures, affecting both male and female mosquitoes’ ability to reproduce and produce viable offspring, which could impact their populations in warmer climates.
The vector competence of blood-feeding arthropods is influenced by the interaction between pathogens and the immune system of the vector. The Toll and IMD (immune deficiency) signaling pathways play a key role in the regulation of innate immunity in both the Drosophila model and blood-feeding insects. However, in ticks (chelicerates), immune determination for pathogen acquisition and transmission has not yet been fully explored.
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