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

Light is an attractive tool that has a profound impact on modern medicine. Particularly, light-
based photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) show great application …

At least 10,000 virus species have the ability to infect humans but, at present, the vast
majority are circulating silently in wild mammals,. However, changes in climate and land use …

During recent decades, pathogens that originated in bats have become an increasing public
health concern. A major challenge is to identify how those pathogens spill over into human …

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 …

Anthropogenic change is contributing to the rise in emerging infectious diseases, which are
significantly correlated with socioeconomic, environmental and ecological factors. Studies …

Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in
Manaus, Brazil, resurged in late 2020 despite previously high levels of infection. Genome …

Observational knowledge of the epidemic intensity, defined as the number of deaths divided
by global population and epidemic duration, and of the rate of emergence of infectious …

The lives lost and economic costs of viral zoonotic pandemics have steadily increased over
the past century. Prominent policymakers have promoted plans that argue the best ways to …

Most emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases stem from viruses that naturally
circulate in non-human vertebrates. When these viruses cross over into humans, they can …