Emerging Mosquito-Borne Viruses Linked to Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus: Global Status and Preventive Strategies

J Näslund, C Ahlm, K Islam, M Evander… - Vector-Borne and …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Emerging mosquito-borne viruses continue to cause serious health problems and economic
burden among billions of people living in and near the tropical belt of the world. The highly …

Epidemiology and laboratory diagnostics of dengue, yellow fever, zika, and chikungunya virus infections in Africa

A Adam, C Jassoy - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Arbovirus infections are widespread, and their disease burden has increased in the past
decade. In Africa, arbovirus infections and fever with unknown etiology are common. Due to …

Recent African strains of Zika virus display higher transmissibility and fetal pathogenicity than Asian strains

F Aubry, S Jacobs, M Darmuzey, S Lequime… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The global emergence of Zika virus (ZIKV) revealed the unprecedented ability for a mosquito-
borne virus to cause congenital birth defects. A puzzling aspect of ZIKV emergence is that all …

Enhanced Zika virus susceptibility of globally invasive Aedes aegypti populations

F Aubry, S Dabo, C Manet, I Filipović, NH Rose… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The drivers and patterns of zoonotic virus emergence in the human population are poorly
understood. The mosquito Aedes aegypti is a major arbovirus vector native to Africa that …

Differential contributions of fetal mononuclear phagocytes to Zika virus neuroinvasion versus neuroprotection during congenital infection

M Abdelbasset, WAA Saron, D Ma, APS Rathore… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Fetal immune cell functions during congenital infections are poorly understood. Zika virus
(ZIKV) can vertically transmit from mother to fetus, causing nervous system infection and …

Re-introduction of West Nile virus lineage 1 in Senegal from Europe and subsequent circulation in human and mosquito populations between 2012 and 2021

MHD Ndione, EH Ndiaye, M Faye, MM Diagne… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV) is a virus of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex and
belongs to the family Flaviviridae of the genus flavivirus. The virus can cause infection in …

Enhanced mosquito vectorial capacity underlies the Cape Verde Zika epidemic

NH Rose, S Dabo, S da Veiga Leal, M Sylla… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The explosive emergence of Zika virus (ZIKV) across the Pacific and Americas since 2007
was associated with hundreds of thousands of human cases and severe outcomes …

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 border restrictions on dengue transmission in Yunnan Province, China: an observational epidemiological and phylogenetic …

N Li, Y Feng, B Vrancken, Y Chen, L Dong… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, China implemented strict restrictions
on cross-border travel to prevent disease importation. Yunnan, a Chinese province that …

Proximity ligation assay: an ultrasensitive method for protein quantification and its applications in pathogen detection

P Wang, Y Yang, T Hong, G Zhu - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
It is of great significance to establish sensitive and accurate pathogen detection methods,
considering the continuous emergence or re-emergence of infectious diseases seriously …

Evolving dynamics of Aedes-borne diseases in Africa: a cause for concern

R Sang, J Lutomiah, E Chepkorir… - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aedes-borne viruses, yellow fever (YF), dengue, Chikungunya and Zika are taking a huge
toll on global health as Africa faces re-emergence with potential for massive human …