Within the last five years, the State of Texas has experienced either transmission or
outbreaks of Ebola, chikungunya, West Nile, and Zika virus infections. Autochthonous …

The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has facilitated the re-emergence of dengue virus
(DENV) and emergence of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas …

Dengue is an important public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of the
world. Neither vaccine nor an antiviral medication is available to treat dengue. This insists …

The South Texas region has a historical record of occasional dengue outbreaks. The recent
introduction of chikungunya virus to the Caribbean suggests that this disease may be a …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus that has re‐emerged globally over the last two
decades and has the potential to become endemic in the United States due to the presence …

Dengue is a major public health concern in tropical and subtropical countries of the world.
There are no specific drugs available to treat dengue. Even though several candidates …

Abstract El Niño South Oscillation (ENSO) is one climatic phenomenon related to the inter-
annual variability of global meteorological patterns influencing sea surface temperature and …

Simple Summary The Aedes aegypti mosquito is distributed worldwide and has become a
major public health concern due to its proclivity for the urban environment, human feeding …

Background Aedes aegypti presence, human-vector contact rates, and Aedes-borne virus
transmission are highly variable through time and space. The Lower Rio Grande Valley …

The maximum entropy model, a commonly used species distribution model (SDM) normally
combines observations of the species occurrence with environmental information to predict …