Renke Lühken

Effects of larval density and Wolbachia strains on life-history traits of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Abstract Understanding how environmental conditions and symbiotic infections shape mosquito biology is essential for predicting vectorial capacity and optimizing control strategies. Here, we investigated the effects of larval density and Wolbachia infection ( w Mel and w AlbB) on...

Not all West Nile virus lineages behave alike: dose-response differences between lineages 1 and 2

Abstract The globally distributed arbovirus West Nile virus (WNV) is expanding across Europe, with rising numbers of human cases and an increasingly broad geographic distribution. Transmitted primarily by Culex mosquitoes, WNV lineages 1 and 2 are pathogenic to humans, yet their...