Mosquito host utilization is a key factor in the transmission of vector‐borne pathogens given
that it greatly influences host–vector contact rates. Blood‐feeding patterns of mosquitoes are …

Mosquitoes are emerging as model systems with which to study innate behaviours through
neuroethology and functional genomics. Decades of work on these disease vectors have …

Pathogens may manipulate their human and mosquito hosts to enhance disease
transmission. Dengue, caused by four viral serotypes, is the fastest-growing transmissible …

Parasites can manipulate their hosts to increase their transmission success. Avian malaria
parasites (Plasmodium) are thought to alter the cues such as host odour, used by host …

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

Background The low prevalence of blood parasites in some bird species may be related to
the habitats they frequent, the inexistence of the right host-parasite assemblage or the …

A large diversity of parasites manipulates their hosts in various ways to complete their own
life cycle. Enhancing the attractiveness of their host to vectors has been suggested as a …

Simple Summary Vector-borne diseases (VBDs)(eg, malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever)
account for 17% of the estimated global burden of all infectious diseases. They are …

Haemosporidian parasites are a globally distributed group of protists that infects many
species of vertebrates (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) and are transmitted by …

Background The transmission of mosquito-borne pathogens is strongly influenced by the
contact rates between mosquitoes and susceptible hosts. The biting rates of mosquitoes …