Effects of climate and climate change on vectors and vector-borne diseases: ticks are different

NH Ogden, LR Lindsay - Trends in parasitology, 2016 - cell.com
There has been considerable debate as to whether global risk from vector-borne diseases
will be impacted by climate change. This has focussed on important mosquito-borne …

West Nile virus and its vectors

AT Ciota - Current opinion in insect science, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•West Nile virus (WNV) is the most geographically widespread arbovirus in the
world.•Culex spp. are primarily responsible for enzootic transmission to birds and human …

Effects of landscape anthropization on mosquito community composition and abundance

M Ferraguti, J Martínez-de La Puente, D Roiz, S Ruiz… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Anthropogenic landscape transformation has an important effect on vector-borne pathogen
transmission. However, the effects of urbanization on mosquito communities are still only …

Primary blood-hosts of mosquitoes are influenced by social and ecological conditions in a complex urban landscape

H Goodman, A Egizi, DM Fonseca, PT Leisnham… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Temperate urban landscapes support persistent and growing populations of
Culex and Aedes mosquito vectors. Large urban mosquito populations can represent a …

West Nile virus spread in Europe: Phylogeographic pattern analysis and key drivers

L Lu, F Zhang, BB Oude Munnink, E Munger… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background West Nile virus (WNV) outbreaks in birds, humans, and livestock have occurred
in multiple areas in Europe and have had a significant impact on animal and human health …

[HTML][HTML] Interactive effects of climate, land use and soil type on Culex pipiens/torrentium abundance

L Krol, R Blom, M Dellar, JG van der Beek, ACJ Stroo… - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
The incidence and risk of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks in Northwestern Europe has
increased over the last few decades. Understanding the underlying environmental drivers of …

A novel approach for predicting risk of vector-borne disease establishment in marginal temperate environments under climate change: West Nile virus in the UK

DA Ewing, BV Purse… - Journal of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs), such as dengue, Zika, West Nile virus (WNV) and tick-borne
encephalitis, account for substantial human morbidity worldwide and have expanded their …

Distribution of Culex pipiens life stages across urban green and grey spaces in Leiden, The Netherlands

L Krol, M Langezaal, L Budidarma, D Wassenaar… - Parasites & …, 2024 - Springer
Background There is an urgent need for cities to become more climate resilient; one of the
key strategies is to include more green spaces in the urban environment. Currently, there is …

Dispersal of Adult Culex Mosquitoes in an Urban West Nile Virus Hotspot: A Mark-Capture Study Incorporating Stable Isotope Enrichment of Natural Larval Habitats

GL Hamer, TK Anderson, DJ Donovan… - PLoS Neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Dispersal is a critical life history behavior for mosquitoes and is important for the spread of
mosquito-borne disease. We implemented the first stable isotope mark-capture study to …

A quantitative comparison of West Nile virus incidence from 2013 to 2018 in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

G Marini, M Calzolari, P Angelini, R Bellini… - PLOS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background West Nile virus (WNV) transmission was much greater in 2018 than in previous
seasons in Europe. Focusing on Emilia-Romagna region (northern Italy), we analyzed …