In recent years, global health security has been threatened by the geographical expansion
of vector-borne infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, Zika and …

Reptile vector-borne diseases (RVBDs) of zoonotic concern are caused by bacteria,
protozoa and viruses transmitted by arthropod vectors, which belong to the subclass Acarina …

Anthropogenic landscape transformation has an important effect on vector-borne pathogen
transmission. However, the effects of urbanization on mosquito communities are still only …

Despite the number of virulent pathogens that are projected to benefit from global change
and to spread in the next century, we suggest that a combination of coextinction risk and …

As biodiversity declines with anthropogenic land-use change, it is increasingly important to
understand how changing biodiversity affects infectious disease risk. The dilution effect …

Urbanization processes are increasing globally. Anthropogenic alterations in the
environment have profound effects on biodiversity. Decreased biodiversity due to biotic …

Background Japanese encephalitis (JE) is one of the most significant aetiological agents of
viral encephalitis in Asia. This medically important arbovirus is primarily spread from …

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 …

Abstract Knowledge of the distribution of arthropod vectors across a landscape is important
in determining the risk for vector‐borne disease. This has been well explored for ticks, but …

Abstract Background The Middle East North Africa (MENA) region is under continuous threat
of the re-emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) and Rift Valley Fever virus (RVF), two …