Dengue, caused by infection of any of four dengue virus serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4), is a
mosquito-borne disease of major public health concern associated with significant morbidity …

The recent global (re) emergence of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), such as
chikungunya and Zika virus, was widely reported in the media as though it was a new …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus first isolated in Uganda in 1947. Although
entomological and virologic surveillance have reported ZIKV enzootic activity in diverse …

Mosquito-borne flaviviruses provide some of the most important examples of emerging and
resurging diseases of global significance. Here, we describe three of them: the resurgence …

Haemorrhagic disease, encephalitis, biphasic fever, flaccid paralysis, and jaundice are
typical manifestations of diseases in human beings after infections by mosquito-borne or tick …

Key aspects of 36 mosquito-borne arboviruses indigenous to Africa are summarized,
including lesser or poorly-known viruses which, like Zika, may have the potential to escape …

Many pandemics have been attributed to the ability of some RNA viruses to change their
host range to include humans. Here, we review the mechanisms of disease emergence that …

While some sceptics remain unconvinced that global climate change is a reality, there is no
doubt that during the past 50 years or so, patterns of emerging arbovirus diseases have …

Since April 2010, a severe outbreak of duck viral infection, with egg drop, feed uptake
decline and ovary-oviduct disease, has spread around the major duck-producing regions in …

Despite centuries of control efforts, mosquito-borne diseases are flourishing worldwide. With
a disproportionate effect on children and adolescents, these conditions are responsible for …