Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that recently re-emerged in
many parts of the world causing large-scale outbreaks. CHIKV infection presents as a febrile …

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st century. Climate
directly impacts health through climatic extremes, air quality, sea‐level rise, and multifaceted …

Re-emergence of chikungunya virus, a mosquito-transmitted pathogen, is of serious public
health concern. In the past 15 years, after decades of infrequent, sporadic outbreaks, the …

Background Dengue is a growing problem both in its geographical spread and in its
intensity, and yet current global distribution remains highly uncertain. Challenges in …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is the aetiological agent of the mosquito-borne disease
chikungunya fever, a debilitating arthritic disease that, during the past 7 years, has caused …

There has been growing interest in Europe in recent years in the establishment and spread
of invasive mosquitoes, notably the incursion of Aedes albopictus through the international …

Background Schistosomiasis is a snail-borne parasitic disease endemic in several tropical
and subtropical countries. However, in the summer of 2013, an unexpected outbreak of …

Among the invasive mosquitoes registered all over the world, Aedes species are particularly
frequent and important. As several of them are potential vectors of disease, they present …

In September 2010, autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus was recorded in
southeastern France, where the Aedes albopictus mosquito vector is present. Sequence …

Background Dengue fever (DF) is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease
in the world. In this decade it has expanded to new countries and from urban to rural areas …