An Improved One-Pot Procedure for Preparation Of N,N -Diethyl-m-Toluamide from m-Toluic Acid by Thinh Pham Duc, Thu Nguyen Van, Phuong Bui Thu, Chau Phan Dinh, Duc Viet Le, Duong Vu Binh

“…Mosquitoes cause about 10 diseases, most notably malaria, dengue fever and zika fever. N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (1, DEET) or N,N-diethyl-m-methylbenzamide was globally approved under brand names m-Dephene, Detamide, Flypel as one of the most prominent agents for preparation of insect repellants. …”
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Estrategia de capacitación para el diagnóstico y manejo de arbovirosis en Cienfuegos by Eric Martínez Torres, Yisel Torres Rojo, Waldemar Baldoquín Rodríguez, María Octavina Rodríguez Roque, Alina Pérez Carrera

“…<p><strong>Fundamento</strong>: La introducción de dos nuevas arbovirosis (Chikungunya y Zika), además del dengue, ha creado un nuevo desafío para la salud pública en las Américas. …”
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Latin America’s Dengue Outbreak Poses a Global Health Threat by Michelle Teixeira de Almeida, Davi Gabriel Salustiano Merighi, Aline Biazola Visnardi, Cauê Augusto Boneto Gonçalves, Vitor Martins de Freitas Amorim, Anielle Salviano de Almeida Ferrari, Anacleto Silva de Souza, Cristiane Rodrigues Guzzo

“…The global expansion of dengue-endemic regions, including outbreaks in Europe, highlights the urgent need for enhanced surveillance, proactive interventions, and international collaboration to mitigate the growing threat of Dengue and other arboviruses like West Nile, Zika, Chikungunya, Oropouche, and Yellow Fever viruses.…”
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Development of nucleic acid-based vaccines against dengue and other mosquito-borne flaviviruses: the past, present, and future by Muhammad Bashir Bello, Ahlam Alsaadi, Asif Naeem, Sarah A. Almahboub, Mohammad Bosaeed, Mohammad Bosaeed, Safia S. Aljedani

“…Due to their widespread geographic distribution and frequent outbreaks, mosquito-borne flaviviruses, such as DENV (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), yellow fever virus (YFV), and West Nile virus (WNV), are considered significant global public health threats and contribute to dramatic socioeconomic imbalances worldwide. …”
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Susceptibility to organophosphate insecticides in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from northern Colombia and associated resistance mechanisms by María Claudia Atencia-Pineda, Javier García-Leal, Diana Diaz-Ortiz, Paula Pareja-Loaiza, Lisandro Pacheco-Lugo, Richard Hoyos-López, Alfonso Calderón-Rangel, Pedro Fragozo-Castilla, Selene M. Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Adriana E. Flores, Ronald Maestre-Serrano

“…Abstract Background Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses in Colombia. Various insecticides, including pyrethroid, organophosphate, and carbamate insecticides; growth regulators; and biological insecticides, such as Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis, have been used to control Ae. aegypti populations. …”
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On the tracks of an uninvited guest, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus in Cyprus by Riccardo Piccinno, Giulia Fiorenza, Marlen Ines Vasquez, Jeremy Bouyer, Gregoris Notarides, Ludvik Marcus Gomulski, Soteris Meletiou, Mustafa Akiner, Antonios Michaelakis, Federico Forneris, Giovanni Maga, Giuliano Gasperi, Anna Rodolfa Malacrida

“…Abstract Background Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, which is listed among the world's 100 most dangerous invasive species, is the main vector of chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses. This mosquito species has rapidly dispersed and invaded much of the globe assisted by its life history traits and high propagule pressure driven by human activities. …”
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Ocular infections in international travelers by Francesca F. Norman, Julio J. González-López, Diego Gayoso-Cantero, Marta Vicente-Antolin, Maria-Dolores Corbacho-Loarte, Rogelio López-Vélez, Marta González-Sanz

“…A spectrum of manifestations have been described with dengue, chikungunya and Zika infections, including conjunctivitis, anterior uveitis, posterior uveitis with chorioretinitis and macular involvement. …”
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Phytochemical and Metabolomic Investigation of a Popular Traditional Plant from La Réunion: <i>Psiloxylon mauritianum</i> by Théo Ozga, Gaëtan Herbette, Patrick Carriere Richez, Patricia Clerc, Juliano Haddad, Chaker El Kalamouni, Jérôme Bignon, Rémy Marcellin-Gros, Emerson Ferreira Queiroz, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Jacqueline Smadja, Anne Gauvin-Bialecki

“…Antiviral assays highlighted the in vitro anti-Zika activity of corosolic and betulinic acids found in the plant. …”
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The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México by Maria A. Loroño-Pino, Ana Uitz-Mena, Claudia M. Carrillo-Solís, Rocío J. Zapata-Gil, Dora M. Camas-Tec, Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Luis F. Flores-Flores, María C. Puc-Tinal, Clara Caamal-Jiménez, Guadalupe Reyes-Solís, Julián E. García-Rejón, Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez, Lars Eisen, Thomas J. Keefe, William C. Black IV, Barry J. Beaty

“…Dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are major public health threats in the tropical and subtropical world. …”
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Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Flower Extracts from Clitoria ternatea against Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) by Darvin R. Ravindran, Madhuri Bharathithasan, Patmani Ramaiah, Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat, Dinesh Rajendran, Shakila Srikumar, Intan H. Ishak, Abd Rahman Said, Rajiv Ravi, Mohamad Faiz Mohd Amin

“…Mosquitoes have always been a human health threat; the major global health problems caused by them are malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and Zika as well as several other vector-borne outbreaks. …”
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Reduction in <i>Aedes aegypti</i> Population After a Year-Long Application of Targeted Sterile Insect Releases in the West Valley Region of Southern California by Solomon Kibret Birhanie, Jacob Hans, Jennifer Thieme Castellon, Ale Macias, Rubi Casas, Huy Hoang, Deanna Mormile, Kecia Pitts-Love, Michelle Q. Brown

“…<i>Aedes aegypti</i> is of great public health concern because of its vectorial capacity to transmit various arboviruses such as Zika, yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya. In California, its expanding geographic distribution has been unrestrained. …”
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Connected algebraic subgroups of groups of birational transformations not contained in a maximal one by Fong, Pascal, Zikas, Sokratis

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