Abstract
Looking for new strategies to fight against mosquito-borne diseases: toward the development of natural extracts for mosquito control and reduction of mosquito vector competence
Highlights
This commentary highlights key points, basic ideas, and future outlooks presented by Eastep et al (2012) in Frontiers in Physiology-Systems Biology
Eastep and collaborators used coffee extracts to try to answer two hypothesis: first, coffee extracts could have good results as a mosquitocidal compounds applied in larval biotopes and second, virus replication can be modulated in adult mosquitoes by exposing the larvae to sublethal concentrations of coffee extracts
It is interesting to note that mosquito species selected to carry out the assays was Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894), which is currently one of the most important threats for public health all over the world due to its invasive behavior and potential to transmit a great broad of diseases including some devastating viruses for human population such as Dengue, Yellow Fever, or Chikungunya (Bueno Marí and Jiménez Peydró, 2012)
Summary
This commentary highlights key points, basic ideas, and future outlooks presented by Eastep et al (2012) in Frontiers in Physiology-Systems Biology. A commentary on Modulation of La Crosse virus infection in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes following larval exposure to coffee extracts by Eastep, N.
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