Effects of blood meal sources on the biological characteristics of Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Al-Rashidi, Hayat S.; AlGhamdi, Khalid M.; Al-Otaibi, Wafa Mohammed; Al-Solami, Habeeb M.; Mahyoub, Jazem A.

doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.103448

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“…Although membrane feeders were maintained at a temperature corresponding to each vertebrate body temperature, the difference is likely linked to the blood characteristics for the females as sheep blood was maintained at 39°C which is close to cow blood temperature, 38.5°C. Comparison of feeding rates between several vertebrates with blood maintained at the same temperature showed large variation depending on the mosquito species (Phasomkusolsil et al 2013, Al-Rashidi et al 2022. Contrary to our results, sheep blood tended to have a negative impact on survival in An.…”

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Multiple hosts, multiple impacts: the role of vertebrate host diversity in shaping mosquito life history and pathogen transmission

Vantaux¹,

Moiroux²,

Dabiré³

et al. 2023

Peer Community Journal

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Multiple hosts, multiple impacts: the role of vertebrate host diversity in shaping mosquito life history and pathogen transmission

Vantaux¹,

Moiroux²,

Dabiré³

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“…After feeding mosquitoes heat-inactivated USUV, no viral RNA could be detected after 7 days, thus we conclude that detection of USUV RNA in bodies, legs and saliva 7 days post feeding on infectious blood is due to virus replication in the mosquito. This is in agreement with previous studies on blood-meal digestion times, reporting that digestion usually takes less than five days at temperatures of 25 °C or higher [ [62] , [63] , [64] ].…”

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Vector competence of Swedish Culex pipiens mosquitoes for Usutu virus

Krambrich,

Bole-Feysot,

Höller

et al. 2024

One Health

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“…Comparison of feeding rates between several vertebrates with blood maintained at the same temperature showed large variation depending on the mosquito species (Phasomkusolsil et al . 2013, Al-Rashidi et al . 2022).…”

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Multiple hosts, multiple impacts: the role of vertebrate host diversity in shaping mosquito life history and pathogen transmission

Vantaux

Moiroux

Dabiré

et al. 2023

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The transmission of malaria parasites from mosquito to human is largely determined by the dietary specialization of Anopheles mosquitoes to feed on humans. Few studies have explored the impact of blood meal sources on the fitness of both the parasite and the mosquito. Our study investigated the effects of 3-4 consecutive blood meals from one of four vertebrate species (human, cattle, sheep, or chicken) on several fitness traits, including mosquito feeding rate, blood meal size, susceptibility to wild isolates of Plasmodium falciparum, survival, fecundity, F1 offspring development time, and size. Our findings revealed no significant effect on parasite development. Similarly, parasite exposure had no overall effects on mosquito fitness. However, blood meal type did have a strong impact on mosquito feeding rate, survival, lifetime fecundity, and offspring size. Specifically, mosquitoes that were fed successive chicken blood meals produced fewer eggs and fewer and smaller F1 adults compared to those fed human blood. Combining our results in a theoretical model, we show a decrease in the vectorial capacity of mosquitoes fed chicken or cow blood and an increase in the capacity of those fed sheep blood compared to those fed human blood. These findings emphasize the importance of considering the diversity of blood meal sources in understanding mosquito ecology and their role in the transmission intensity of malaria parasites.

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Effects of blood meal sources on the biological characteristics of Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Multiple hosts, multiple impacts: the role of vertebrate host diversity in shaping mosquito life history and pathogen transmission

Multiple hosts, multiple impacts: the role of vertebrate host diversity in shaping mosquito life history and pathogen transmission

Vector competence of Swedish Culex pipiens mosquitoes for Usutu virus

Multiple hosts, multiple impacts: the role of vertebrate host diversity in shaping mosquito life history and pathogen transmission

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