Abstract Introduction/objective West Nile virus (WNV) is one of the most widely distributed
flaviviruses worldwide. It is considered an endemic and emerging pathogen in different …

Over the past three decades, a range of mosquito-borne viruses that threaten public and
veterinary health have emerged or re-emerged in Europe. Mosquito surveillance activities …

Background Culex species are widespread across Cameroon and responsible for high
burden of nuisance in most urban settings. However, despite their high nuisance, they …

Mosquitoes are insects of medical importance due their role as vectors of different
pathogens to humans. There is a lack of information about the evolutionary history and …

The continuous circulation of West Nile virus (WNV) in Central, South and East Europe and
its recent detection in several dead birds and two horses in Germany highlights the need for …

In the Anthropocene context, changes in climate, land use and biodiversity are considered
among the most important anthropogenic factors affecting parasites-host interaction and …

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

Background Mosquito host feeding patterns are an important factor of the species-specific
vector capacity determining pathogen transmission routes. Culex pipiens ss/Cx. torrentium …

Two members of the Culex pipiens subgroup, Culex pallens and Culex pipiens f. molestus,
are known to occur in the Republic of Korea (ROK). These species exhibit morphologically …

Background Vector-pathogen dynamics are controlled by fluctuations of potential vector
communities, such as the Culicidae. Assessment of mosquito community diversity and, in …