Introduction: Two species of Aedes (Ae.) mosquitoes (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus) are
primary vectors for emerging arboviruses that are a significant threat to public health and …

Mosquito-borne arboviruses are increasing due to human disturbances of natural
ecosystems and globalization of trade and travel. These anthropic changes may affect …

Background Since the major outbreak in 2007 in the Yap Island, Zika virus (ZIKV) causing
dengue-like syndromes has affected multiple islands of the South Pacific region. In May …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes a major public health problem. In 2004, CHIKV began
an unprecedented global expansion and has been responsible for epidemics in Africa, Asia …

Dengue is a spectrum of disease caused by four serotypes of the most prevalent arthropod-
borne virus affecting humans today, and its incidence has increased dramatically in the past …

Global change includes climate change and climate variability, land use, water storage and
irrigation, human population growth and urbanization, trade and travel, and chemical …

Understanding the processes by which species colonize and adapt to human habitats is
particularly important in the case of disease-vectoring arthropods. The mosquito species …

In Alien Species and Evolution, biologist George W. Cox reviews and synthesizes emerging
information on the evolutionary changes that occur in plants, animals, and microbial …

Since its discovery in Nigeria in 1991, Aedes albopictus has invaded much of Central Africa,
a region where Ae. aegypti also occurs. To assess the relationship between the invasion by …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes chikungunya fever,
a severe, debilitating disease that often produces chronic arthralgia. Since 2004, CHIKV has …