After the unexpected arrival of West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States in 1999, the
mosquito-borne virus quickly spread throughout North America. Over the past 20 years …

Asian tiger and yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti) are global
nuisances and are competent vectors for viruses such as Chikungunya (CHIKV), Dengue …

Cities are uniquely complex systems regulated by interactions and feedbacks between
nature and human society. Characteristics of human society—including culture, economics …

Summary Background In Europe, the frequency, intensity, and geographic range of West
Nile virus (WNV)-outbreaks have increased over the past decade, with a 7.2-fold increase in …

West Nile virus (WNV) was first recognized in the USA in 1999. We estimated the cumulative
incidence of WNV infection in the USA from 1999 to 2010 using recently derived age-and …

Mosquito-vectored pathogens are responsible for devastating human diseases and are (re)
emerging in many urban environments. Effective mosquito control in urban landscapes …

Importance After progressive declines over recent years, in 2012 West Nile virus epidemics
resurged nationwide, with the greatest number of cases centered in Dallas County, Texas …

The idea of analysing the general favourability for the occurrence of an event was presented
in 2006 through a mathematical function. However, even when favourability has been used …

The distribution of mosquitoes and associated vector diseases (eg, West Nile, dengue, and
Zika viruses) is likely to be a function of environmental conditions in the landscape. Urban …

Background Temperate urban landscapes support persistent and growing populations of
Culex and Aedes mosquito vectors. Large urban mosquito populations can represent a …