Effects of climate change and human activities on vector-borne diseases

WM de Souza, SC Weaver - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by haematophagous arthropods (for example,
mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies) to humans and wild and domestic animals, with the largest …

Emergence of Oropouche fever in Latin America: a narrative review

KM Wesselmann, I Postigo-Hidalgo, L Pezzi… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Since its discovery in 1955, the incidence and geographical spread of reported Oropouche
virus (OROV) infections have increased. Oropouche fever has been suggested to be one of …

Chikungunya: a decade of burden in the Americas

WM de Souza, GS Ribeiro, STS de Lima… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
In the Americas, one decade following its emergence in 2013, chikungunya virus (CHIKV)
continues to spread and cause epidemics across the region. To date, 3.7 million suspected …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of chikungunya virus infection associated with fatal outcomes

WM de Souza, MJ Fumagalli, STS de Lima, PL Parise… - Cell host & …, 2024 - cell.com
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes acute, subacute,
and chronic human arthritogenic diseases and, in rare instances, can lead to neurological …

Estimating the potential risk of transmission of arboviruses in the Americas and Europe: a modelling study

A Zardini, F Menegale, A Gobbi, M Manica… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Estimates of the spatiotemporal distribution of different mosquito vector species
and the associated risk of transmission of arboviruses are key to design adequate policies …

Increased interregional virus exchange and nucleotide diversity outline the expansion of chikungunya virus in Brazil

J Xavier, LCJ Alcantara, V Fonseca, M Lima… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The emergence and reemergence of mosquito-borne diseases in Brazil such as yellow
fever, zika, chikungunya, and dengue have had serious impacts on public health. Concerns …

The impact of anthropogenic climate change on pediatric viral diseases

SD Chitre, CM Crews, MT Tessema… - Pediatric …, 2024 - nature.com
The adverse effects of climate change on human health are unfolding in real time.
Environmental fragmentation is amplifying spillover of viruses from wildlife to humans …

MAVS signaling is required for preventing persistent chikungunya heart infection and chronic vascular tissue inflammation

MG Noval, SN Spector, E Bartnicki, F Izzo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection has been associated with severe cardiac
manifestations, yet, how CHIKV infection leads to heart disease remains unknown. Here, we …

Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of Mayaro virus (MAYV): Current status and opportunities for further development

SJR da Silva, L Krokovsky - Reviews in Medical Virology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The recent outbreaks related to Mayaro virus (MAYV) infection in the Americas have brought
this neglected virus as a potential threat to global public health. Given the range of …

Retrospective epidemiologic and genomic surveillance of arboviruses in 2023 in Brazil reveals high co-circulation of chikungunya and dengue viruses

ACP de Jesus, PLC Fonseca, HJ Alves, DM Bonfim… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background The rapid spread and increase of chikungunya (CHIKV) and dengue (DENV)
cases in Brazilian regions in 2023 has raised concerns about the impact of arboviruses on …