Ailish McCafferty

ORCID: 0000-0002-4983-2014
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  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

University of Leeds
2022

Viruses transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes are an increasingly important global cause of disease. Defining common determinants host susceptibility to this large group heterogenous pathogens is key for informing the rational design panviral medicines. Infection vertebrate with these viruses enhanced mosquito saliva, a complex mixture salivary-gland-derived factors and microbiota. We show that enhancement infection saliva was dependent on vascular function independent most antisaliva immune...

10.1073/pnas.2114309119 article EN cc-by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022-06-08
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