Projects
Molecular determinants of attenuation of chikungunya virus in mosquitoes and potential role of the mosquito in the emergence of drug resistance. KU Leuven
Arboviruses can cause severe diseases such as hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis and arthritis. Some arboviruses, including the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), are significant global health threats because of their high disease burden, their widespread (re-)emergence and the lack of vaccines or therapeutics. Furthermore, there is a lack of knowledge on the potential emergence of antiviral drug-resistant arboviruses once such drugs may become ...
How does the mosquito microbiota (virome and bacteriome) influence the ability of Culex mosquitoes to transmit West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus, two important emerging flaviviruses in Europe? KU Leuven
West Nile Virus (WNV) and Usutu Virus (USUV) are two important emerging threats to human and animal health in Europe. Both viruses are primarily transmitted by mosquitoes of the Culex genus, including Culex pipiens, the most widespread mosquito in our continent. Little is known about the microbiome (virome and bacteriome) of these mosquitoes, and even less is known about how they might affect the vector competence of Culex mosquitoes for ...
Monitoring of exotic mosquitoes in Belgium Institute of Tropical Medicine
Coordination and implementation at the Belgian level of the European pilot project on the elaboration of guidelines for the surveillance of exotic mosquitoes on the Belgian territory Institute of Tropical Medicine
Monitoring of exotic mosquitoes in Belgium Institute of Tropical Medicine
MEMO - Monitoring Exotic Mosquitoes Research Institute for Nature and Forest
(1) Implementation of the Active Monitoring Plan for exotic mosquitoes throughout Belgium;
(2) Detection, identification, evaluation and monitoring of sample collection points to be adapted, including on the basis of existing passive monitoring data, experience gained and/or other relevant epidemiological or ecological information;
(3) Possible extension of ...
How do malaria mosquitoes swarm and mate? The functional biology of mating swarms Institute of Tropical Medicine
An eco-evolutionary study of the impact of pesticides under global warming on mosquitoes KU Leuven
Interactions between chemical pollution and climate change, key ecological challenges, have the potential to strengthen the ecological impacts of each stressor, thereby getting increased attention as they are pivotal to improve ecological risk assessment. However, current insights on these interactions are almost exclusively based on empirical studies that exposed organisms simultaneously to both warming or daily temperature variation (DTV) ...