The Zika crisis drew attention to the long-overlooked problem of arboviruses transmitted by
Aedes mosquitoes in Africa. Yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika are poorly …

The chemical application is considered one of the most crucial methods for controlling insect
pests, especially in intensive farming practices. Owing to the chemical application, insect …

Vector-borne diseases are major causes of sickness, disability and death worldwide. These
diseases are caused by parasites, bacteria or viruses transmitted by various vectors …

Highlights•CNVs are a major source of polymorphism in genomes and arise
frequently.•Copies may be heterogeneous (duplications) or homogeneous …

Background The poultry red mite (PRM) Dermanyssus gallinae is the most common
ectoparasite on poultry and causes high economic losses in poultry farming worldwide …

More than three thousand million people live with the risk of malaria. Due to the widespread
resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides and of parasites to chemotherapies, previous gains …

Insecticide resistance is a serious threat to our ability to control mosquito vectors which
transmit pathogens including malaria parasites and arboviruses. Understanding the …

Background Aedes albopictus has a well-established presence in southern European
countries, associated with recent disease outbreaks (eg chikungunya). Development of …

BACKGROUND Aedes albopictus has spread during the last few decades all over the world.
This has increased significantly the risk of exotic arbovirus transmission (eg chikungunya …

Background Armenia is considered particularly vulnerable to life-threatening vector-borne
diseases (VBDs) including malaria, West Nile virus disease and leishmaniasis. However …