"Culicidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A family of the order DIPTERA that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognized by the characteristic WINGS, ANIMAL venation, the scales along the wing veins, and the long proboscis. Many species are of particular medical importance.
| Descriptor ID |
D009033
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Culicidae- Culicidae
- Mosquitos
- Mosquito
- Mosquitoes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Culicidae" by people in Profiles.
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Scaling artificial light at night and disease vector interactions into socio-ecological systems: a conceptual appraisal. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 Dec 18; 378(1892):20220371.
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Detection of Insect-Specific Flaviviruses in Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northeastern Regions of South Africa. Viruses. 2021 10 25; 13(11).
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Updated list of Anopheles species (Diptera: Culicidae) by country in the Afrotropical Region and associated islands. Zootaxa. 2020 Mar 04; 4747(3):zootaxa.4747.3.1.
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on malaria transmission in Mamfene, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa 2015. BMC Public Health. 2017 07 20; 18(1):41.
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Combining Synthetic Human Odours and Low-Cost Electrocuting Grids to Attract and Kill Outdoor-Biting Mosquitoes: Field and Semi-Field Evaluation of an Improved Mosquito Landing Box. PLoS One. 2016; 11(1):e0145653.
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Electrostatic coating enhances bioavailability of insecticides and breaks pyrethroid resistance in mosquitoes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Sep 29; 112(39):12081-6.
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Review: Improving our knowledge of male mosquito biology in relation to genetic control programmes. Acta Trop. 2014 Apr; 132 Suppl:S2-11.
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Malaria vector control in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2013 Aug 29; 103(10 Pt 2):784-8.