Background Research on vector-borne diseases has traditionally centred on a limited
number of vertebrate hosts and their associated pathogens, often neglecting the broader …

Humans and wildlife are at risk from certain vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue,
and West Nile and yellow fevers. Factors linked to global change, including habitat …

Vector and host communities, as well as habitat characteristics, may have important but
different impacts on the prevalence, richness and evenness of vector‐borne parasites. We …

Background The wide spread mosquito Culex pipiens pipiens have two forms molestus and
pipiens which frequently hybridize. The two forms have behavioural and physiological …

Simple Summary Haemoproteus parasites are one of the most studied avian blood
parasites; however, their natural vectors, Culicoides biting midges, have been identified for …

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are regarded as annoying biting pests and vectors of
disease-causing agents to humans and other vertebrates worldwide. Factors that affect their …

Background Although haemosporidian parasites may cause considerable health and
economic problems in aviaries, there is limited understanding of the vectors transmitting …

In Germany, knowledge of disease agents transmitted by arthropods in zoological gardens
is scarce. In the framework of ecological studies, mosquitoes were therefore collected in …

Factors such as the particular combination of parasite–mosquito species, their co-
evolutionary history and the host's parasite load greatly affect parasite transmission …

Mountains are well-suited systems to disentangle the factors driving distribution of parasites
due to their heterogeneity of climatic and habitat conditions. However, the information about …