Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by haematophagous arthropods (for example,
mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies) to humans and wild and domestic animals, with the largest …

The twenty-first century has witnessed a wave of severe infectious disease outbreaks, not
least the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a devastating impact on lives and livelihoods …

Social and cultural forces shape almost every aspect of infectious disease transmission in
human populations, as well as our ability to measure, understand, and respond to …

Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an Aedes mosquito-borne virus that has caused
large epidemics linked to acute, chronic, and severe clinical outcomes. Currently, Brazil has …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne human pathogen that causes
chikungunya fever, which is typically accompanied by severe joint pain. In Asia, serological …

Health consequences arising from climate change are threatening to offset advances made
to reduce the damage of infectious diseases, which vary by region and the resilience of the …

A fundamental mystery for dengue and other infectious pathogens is how observed patterns
of cases relate to actual chains of individual transmission events. These pathways are …

Background Since its first detection in the Caribbean in late 2013, chikungunya virus
(CHIKV) has affected 51 countries in the Americas. The CHIKV epidemic in the Americas …

Gridded human population data provide a spatial denominator to identify populations at risk,
quantify burdens, and inform our understanding of human-environment systems. When …

An estimated 105 million dengue infections occur per year across 120 countries, where
traditional vector control is the primary control strategy to reduce contact between mosquito …