Posted by Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee
December 1, 2022
A Gloria-Soria. [email:andrea.gloria-soria@ct.gov]. Journal of Medical Entomology 59: 1853–1860, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac063
Abstract [condensed]. Here, I reflect on parallels between control of Covid-19 and vector-borne disease control, discuss the advantages and caveats of using new genotyping technologies for the study of invasive species, and proceed to highlight papers that were published between 2020 and 2021 with a focus on those related to mosquito surveillance and population genetics of mosquito vectors.
Note: In the open access publication, the author thoroughly describes the evolution of genetic methods used to track invasive species and summarizes the immigration of new mosquito species into the USA during the previous few years.