"Aedes" 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 genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) frequently found in tropical and subtropical regions. YELLOW FEVER and DENGUE are two of the diseases that can be transmitted by species of this genus.
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D000330
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.875.100
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aedes" by people in Profiles.
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Soft Selective Sweeps Predominate in the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti. Mol Biol Evol. 2026 Apr 01; 43(4).
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MIReVTD, a minimum information standard for reporting vector trait data. Gigascience. 2026 01 21; 15.
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Demographic History, Genetic Load, and the Efficacy of Selection in the Globally Invasive Mosquito Aedes aegypti. Genome Biol Evol. 2025 04 03; 17(4).
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The spread of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. Acta Trop. 2024 Mar; 251:107106.
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Aedes albopictus is present in the lowlands of southern Zambia. Acta Trop. 2024 Mar; 251:107115.
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National dengue surveillance, Cambodia 2002-2020. Bull World Health Organ. 2023 Sep 01; 101(9):605-616.
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Strong Positive Selection in Aedes aegypti and the Rapid Evolution of Insecticide Resistance. Mol Biol Evol. 2023 04 04; 40(4).
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Competition and resource depletion shape the thermal response of population fitness in Aedes aegypti. Commun Biol. 2022 01 19; 5(1):66.
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The effect of resource limitation on the temperature dependence of mosquito population fitness. Proc Biol Sci. 2021 04 28; 288(1949):20203217.
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ISG15-dependent activation of the sensor MDA5 is antagonized by the SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease to evade host innate immunity. Nat Microbiol. 2021 04; 6(4):467-478.