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| Title |
Avian malaria parasites in the last supper: identifying encounters between parasites and the invasive Asian mosquito tiger and native mosquito species in Italy
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12936-015-0571-0 |
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| Authors |
Josué Martínez-de la Puente, Joaquín Muñoz, Gioia Capelli, Fabrizio Montarsi, Ramón Soriguer, Daniele Arnoldi, Annapaola Rizzoli, Jordi Figuerola |
| Abstract |
BackgroundThe invasive Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus has dramatically expanded its distribution range, being catalogued as one of the world¿s 100 worst invasive alien species. As vectors of pathogens, Ae. albopictus may create novel epidemiological scenarios in the invaded areas.MethodsHere, the frequency of encounters of Ae. albopictus with the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium and the related Haemoproteus was studied in an area with established populations in northeastern Italy and compared with those from four native mosquito species, Anopheles maculipennis s.l., Culex hortensis, Culex pipiens, and Ochlerotatus caspius. The abdomens of mosquitoes with a recent blood meal were used to identify both the blood meal source and the parasites harboured.Results Aedes albopictus had a clear antropophilic behaviour while An. maculipennis and Oc. caspius fed mainly on non-human mammals. Birds were the most common hosts of Cx. pipiens and reptiles of Cx. hortensis. Parasites were isolated from three mosquito species, with Cx. pipiens (30%) showing the highest parasite prevalence followed by Cx. hortensis (9%) and Ae. albopictus (5%).ConclusionsThese results are the first identifying the avian malaria parasites harboured by mosquitoes in Italy and represent the first evidence supporting that, although Ae. albopictus could be involved in the transmission of avian malaria parasites, the risk of avian malaria parasite spread by this invasive mosquito in Europe would be minimal. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 22% |
| Australia | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 6 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 103 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Lithuania | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 99 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 28 | 27% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 11% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 12% |
| Unknown | 14 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 46 | 45% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 8 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 11% |
| Unknown | 22 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 October 2016.
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#5,907,407
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#1,521
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#78,672
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#23
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Altmetric has tracked 23,577,654 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 74th percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 5,653 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.8. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 72% of its peers.
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