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The relationship between climate change and global health security represents a critical nexus that impacts global public health. Climate change exacerbates health vulnerabilities through direct consequences, such as extreme weather events, and indirect effects, including the spread of vector-borne diseases and challenges to food and water security...
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The syndrome “bassess richesses” is a vector-borne disease of sugar beet in Germany. The gammaproteobacterium ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ causes reduced sugar content and biomass, growth abnormalities, and yellowing. Co-infection with the 16SrXII-P stolbur phytoplasmas often leads to more severe symptoms and a risk of complete econo...
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Ticks and tick‐borne pathogens represent the greatest vector‐borne disease threat in the United States. Blacklegged ticks are responsible for most human cases, yet the disease burden is unevenly distributed across the northern and southern United States. Understanding the genetic characteristics influencing phenotypic differences in tick vectors is...
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Health systems must solve two climate-related problems simultaneously: mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to additional patient loads associated with climate-induced demands for care from weather sequalae and vector-borne diseases. We aimed to benchmark the mitigation and adaptive efforts of OECD member countries compared with their...
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High host biodiversity is hypothesized to dilute the risk of vector‐borne diseases if many host species are ‘dead ends' that cannot effectively transmit the disease and low‐diversity areas tend to be dominated by competent host species. However, many studies on biodiversity–disease relationships characterize host biodiversity at single, local spati...
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The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical need for rapid epidemic trend identification and effective intervention strategies to mitigate disease progression and its socio-economic impact. Concurrent with emerging threats, endemic diseases like dengue continue to strain healthcare systems, particularly in populous, economically challenged natio...
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Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) comprise a group of twenty pathogens which primarily affect the global poor. Despite their significant public health impact and relative ease of prevention, NTDs frequently receive limited attention and funding compared to other diseases. In this paper, I first identify the relevant context and issues that NTDs ca...
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Insecticides used in various formulations are inevitable in agricultural pest control and prevention of vector-borne diseases. Piperonyl butoxide (PBO) is a synergist widely used to enhance the effectiveness of insecticides, notably pyrethroids, by inhibiting the detoxifying cytochrome P450 enzymes, thus reducing the capacity of insects to metaboli...
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Larval source management (LSM) has a long history of advocacy and successes but is rarely adopted where funds are limited. The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on malaria prevention recommend the use of LSM as a supplementary intervention to the core vector control methods (insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying), arguing t...
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In the marine environment, algae are globally distributed entities with significant ecological and biological roles. While algal blooms, driven by the excessive accumulation of nutrients such as nitrogen or phosphorus, are often associated with negative environmental effects, their potential as a sustainable source of bioactive compounds remains un...
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Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an important mosquito borne infectious disease which is mainly transmitted by Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles (1901) in China. At present, vector control remains an important means to prevent and control vector-borne diseases including JE. The development of insecticide resistance has seriously threatened the effectivene...
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White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are a ubiquitous species in North America. Their high reproductive potential leads to rapid population growth, and they exhibit a wide range of biological adaptations that influence their interactions with vectors and pathogens. This review aims to characterize the intricate interplay between white-tailed...
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Our goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of current digital tools and develop new citizen science platforms that allow the population to report the presence of vectors, such as mosquitoes and ticks, in real time.
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In this case, we describe a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis, a protozoan disease not typically found in the United States, that presented to our emergency department (ED). The diagnosis was confirmed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) sample from the presenting skin lesion. The patient w...
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Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the United States. Macrophages, key cellular players in the innate immune response, exhibit diminished functionality over time during Bb infection, potentially leading to chronic infection. This study explores the transcriptional changes...
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Risk communicators frequently engage members of the public through social media; therefore, it is important to understand how to effectively communicate risks about environmental and health issues. This experiment with U.S. adults (N = 737) explored how message features in risk‐focused social media posts—namely, message modality (text‐only posts or...
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1. Vectorial capacity (VC) is a powerful tool for estimating a species’ importance in the transmission of vector-borne pathogens and predicting impacts of specific control measures on the transmission of those pathogens. However, VC is rarely estimated for zoonotic multi-vector, multi-host vector-borne disease (VBD) systems, due to the inherent dif...
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Irrigation farming has raised concerns about the steady transmission and introduction of new vector-borne infectious diseases (VBD) in the areas involved. This systematic review aimed to determine interventions that are effective for the management and control of VBDs in irrigation areas in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We searched the literature on VB...
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Ticks are well-known vectors of pathogens, posing considerable risks to livestock health and productivity. In Cameroon, where livestock production is vital, established tick species such as Amblyomma variegatum and Hyalomma truncatum are prevalent in key cattle-rearing areas. The recent introduction of the invasive, acaricide-resistant Rhipicephalu...
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The mosquito microbiota represents an intricate assemblage of microorganisms, comprising bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa. Factors modulating microbiome abundance and composition include host genetic background, environmental parameters, and pathogen exposure. Conversely, the microbiome profoundly influences pathogen infection of the mosquito...
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Background Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a flavivirus spread by ticks and can cause tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in humans. Previously, TBE has been reported in returning travellers in the United Kingdom (UK), but in 2019 and 2020, two probable cases of TBE acquired in the UK were identified. Aim The aim of this study was to investigate...
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The book "Climate Change: Let’s Act from the Health Sector" by Eugenio Radamés Borroto Cruz and Patricia María Jiménez López, published in 2024 by Editorial San Gregorio (Portoviejo, Ecuador), is a fundamental work that connects the ethical, scientific, and practical challenges of climate change with public health. Divided into eight chapters, this...
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Dengue, a vector borne viral disease, is endemic in most areas of India and sometimes causes yearly epidemics. Each of the dengue outbreaks causes high death and morbidity, which has a significant socioeconomic impact. In the year, 2023, India had clocked 2, 89,235 dengue cases with 485 deaths in the year 2023, highest in the last 5 years, as per t...
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Grazing by large mammalian herbivores influences ecosystem structure and functions through its impacts on vegetation and soil, as well as by the influence on other animals such as arthropods. As livestock progressively replace native grazers around the world, it is pertinent to ask whether they have comparable influence over arthropods, or not. We...
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Dengue is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by the dengue virus and transmitted to humans by infected Aedes mosquitoes. The disease remains a significant public health problem, resulting in a high financial burden on both individuals and governments. Ethiopia has a conductive atmosphere for vectors and a high number of vector-borne diseases....
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Canine leishmaniosis (CanL), caused by Leishmania infantum, is a widespread vector-borne disease. In Italy, an endemic region for CanL, overlapping transmission of L. infantum and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) like Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia canis is increasingly reported. Dogs with clinical leishmaniosis often show higher co-infection r...
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Pesticides, including fipronil, are used mainly in agriculture; however, in veterinary and animal husbandry, their potential use is to control the pests responsible for vector-borne diseases. Their residues in agriculture products and direct use on farms are responsible for potentially harming livestock and poultry. So, this study was designed to e...
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Vector-borne diseases pose a persistent and increasing challenge to human, animal, and agricultural systems globally. Mathematical modeling frameworks incorporating vector trait responses are powerful tools to assess risk and predict vector-borne disease impacts. Developing these frameworks and the reliability of their predictions hinge on the avai...
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Tropical and subtropical areas are flourishing environments for many unique pathogens. This chapter discusses vectors of medical importance and the vector-borne diseases of the highest burden in morbidity and mortality globally. Vectors types, characteristics, lifecycle, distribution, diseases they transmit, and their prevention and control strateg...
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Background Urban arboviruses pose a significant global burden, particularly in tropical regions like Brazil. São Sebastião, a lower-middle-class urban area just 26 km from the Brazilian capital, is an endemic area for dengue. However, asymptomatic cases may obscure the actual extent of the disease. In this study, we measured the seroprevalence of d...
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Background The Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is known for its capacity to cause severe neurological disease in Asia. Neurotropic flaviviruses within the Japanese encephalitis (JE) serogroup possess the distinctive feature of expressing a unique nonstructural protein, NS1′. The NS1′ protein consists of the full NS1...
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For communities without access to uninterrupted, piped water, household water storage (HWS) practices can lead to adverse public health outcomes caused by water degradation and mosquito proliferation. With over 700,000 deaths caused by vector-borne diseases annually, the objective of this study was to determine whether water disinfectants, at conce...
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Background: Treatment failure in P. falciparum malaria is a major dilemma that faces health care workers throughout the country. True drug resistance is one of the causes after ruling out compliance and drug quality issues. The other cause is re-infection with a new strain of the parasite during the treatment period. Objectives: To find out what ar...
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Understanding host utilization by mosquito vectors is essential to assess the risk of vector-borne diseases. Many studies have investigated the feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes by molecular analysis of blood-meals from field collected mosquitoes. However, these individual small-scale studies only provide a limited understanding of the complex h...
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Background Dengue and leptospirosis are prominent vector-borne diseases in tropical and subtropical regions, sharing overlapping geographic distribution and clinical presentations, which complicates diagnosis and management. Co-infection of these pathogens places additional strain on healthcare resources in endemic areas. This study aims to systema...
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Effective household waste management is crucial in mitigating the spread of vector-borne diseases, which pose significant public health challenges in urban areas. This study explores the relationship between improper waste disposal practices and the proliferation of vectors such as mosquitoes and rodents, known carriers of diseases like dengue feve...
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Effective household waste management is crucial in mitigating the spread of vector-borne diseases, which pose significant public health challenges in urban areas. This study explores the relationship between improper waste disposal practices and the proliferation of vectors such as mosquitoes and rodents, known carriers of diseases like dengue feve...
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Background The emergence of mosquito-borne viruses (MBVs) in Europe emphasizes the need for preparedness and response plans. This requires knowledge integration and collaboration across the human, animal, vector, and environmental health domains, aligning with the One Health approach. Despite the importance of a One Health approach, engaging stakeh...
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Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an increasing health threat in Sweden and elsewhere in Europe. TBE vaccination is commonly recommended in Sweden, but limited data are available on uptake, effectiveness, and impact of TBE vaccination. General population surveys conducted in 2019–2022 were used to estimated TBE vaccine uptake. TBE vaccine effectiven...
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Background/Objectives: Incidence of vector-borne diseases, including rickettsioses and anaplasmosis, has been increasing in many parts of the world. The obligate intracellular nature of rickettsial pathogens has hindered the development of robust genetic tools for the study of gene function and the identification of therapeutic targets. Transposon...
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Background: Dengue fever is a prevalent vector-borne disease that can lead to severe complications, including dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Secondary infections in dengue patients, whether bacterial, fungal, or viral, are a significant concern as they can complicate the clinical course, worsen disease outcomes, and...
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Hesperidin, a natural flavanone glycoside predominantly found in citrus fruits, has gained attention for its wide-ranging biological activities, including potential insecticidal properties. Culex pipiens, commonly known as the northern house mosquito, is a major vector of several human pathogens, such as the West Nile virus and filariasis, making i...
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Tick-borne infections are the most common vector-borne diseases in the USA. Ticks harbor and transmit several infections with Lyme disease being the most common tickborne infection in the US and Europe. Lack of awareness about tick populations, specific diagnostic tests, and overlapping signs and symptoms of tick-borne infections can often lead to...
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In recent years, there has been a global threat from emerging vector-borne diseases (VBD), despite the implementation of several vector control programs. Considering the benefits of bacterial pesticides, the present study aimed to isolate potential mosquitocidal bacteria from the various soil types collected from the Kasaragod (12.5°N, 75.0°E) dist...
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This study investigates the integration of advanced rainwater harvesting systems in urban residential buildings, focusing on their effectiveness in meeting Drinking Water Quality Standards (DWQS) and implementing effective mosquito control measures. As global challenges such as water scarcity and climate change intensify, sustainable water manageme...
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This work concerns feedback global stabilization of the sterile insect technique dynamics. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is presently one of the most ecological methods for controlling insect pests responsible for crop destruction and disease transmission worldwide. This technique consists in releasing sterile males among the insect pest popul...
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Dengue remains the most rapidly advancing vector-borne disease in the world, and while the disease burden is predominantly in low-to-middle-income countries, the association with poverty remains in question. Consequently, a study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of anti-dengue antibodies among individuals residing in the People’s Housing P...
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Background Mosquitoes, as vectors of various pathogens, have been a public health risk for centuries. Human activities such as international travel and trade, along with climate change, have facilitated the spread of invasive mosquitoes and novel pathogens across Europe, increasing the risk of mosquito-borne disease introduction and their spread. D...
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Objectives: Molecular Xenomonitoring (MX) is a surveillance method for vector-borne diseases where vectors are tested for molecular pathogen markers. Testing is typically on pools (groups) of vectors. MX is a sensitive and efficient complement to human based surveillance. However, there is limited guidance about the appropriate design and analysis...
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With climate change, the geographic distribution of some VBDs has expanded, highlighting the need for adaptation, and managing the risks associated with emergence in new areas. We conducted a questionnaire survey on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) about vector-borne diseases (VBDs) among sample of Finnish residents. The questions were...
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Many vector‐borne diseases are sensitive to changes in land use and climate; hence, it is important to understand the factors that govern the vector populations. Ixodid ticks, which serve as vectors for multiple diseases, have a slow life cycle compared with many of their hosts. The observable questing population represents only a fraction of the t...
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) represents a significant vector-borne disease in Iran. Our study examined the status of zoonotic CL (ZCL) in the country and forecasted the influence of global climate change on the monthly activity of Phlebotomus papatasi, the main vector of ZCL in the country. To predict the impact of climate change on the monthly act...
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This report reviews the literature on how climate change is influencing visitor use in the United States and how visitor use may be affected in the future. Specifically, we investigate how visitor use on public lands and waters may be affected by: increasing temperatures; flooding, drought, and increased variability of precipitation; decreasing sno...
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INTRODUCTION Dengue fever is one of the most common vector-borne diseases in the world, affecting many people annually and causing many deaths. Besides, treating this disease is difficult, and there is no effective vaccine for it. In recent years, attention has been paid to the role of micronutrients, including vitamin D, in the control and treatme...
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Background: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a challenge for physicians because the disease can mimic other endemic febrile illnesses, such as dengue and COVID-19. The comparison of their main clinical and epidemiological manifestations in hospitalized children can help identify characteristics that improve empirical suspicion and timely ther...
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Introduction Global warming is now unequivocal, as summarised in the latest IPCC reports, with unprecedented rate on a multi�decadal or even ultra-millennial scale. The Mediterranean region is considered one of the “hot spot” of climate change, with warming which exceeds by 20% the global average increase and a variation in the rainfall regime, wi...
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Background The burden of Aedes aegypti-transmitted viruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika are increasing globally, fueled by urbanization and climate change, with some of the highest current rates of transmission in Asia. Local factors in the built environment have the potential to exacerbate or mitigate transmission. Methods In 24 informal...
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BACKGROUND The Atlantic Forest harbours a rich mosquito assemblage, including vectors for diverse arbovirus. Mosquito species adapt to urban-forest landscape changes, acting as bridge vectors for pathogens. OBJECTIVES This study evaluated different collection methods for immature and adult mosquitoes combined with improving field personnel qualifi...
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Introduction Vaia windstorm occurred in the North-Eastern Italian Alps in 2018 causing 42 million trees falling over 41.000 hectares in few hours, hence producing new open fragmented patches. Changes in habitat are known to alter the composition and diversity of local animal communities with repercussions for pathogens transmission and risk of infe...
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Hemoparasitic diseases represent a significant problem with a considerable impact on tropical and subtropical areas of the world. These conditions cause economic losses associated with multi-organic failure and even the death of animals. In these areas, the hemoparasites are transmitted in an enzootic cycle when infectious cattle, such as persisten...
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The rise and resurgence of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) in Europe pose an expanding public health challenge, exacerbated by climate change, globalization, and ecological disruptions. Both arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) transmitted by ticks such as Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever and arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes like dengue, Chikungu...
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Forest cover has undergone significant changes accelerating over recent decades. Acari vectors such as ticks and chigger mites are intricately linked to forest ecosystems because of the suitable hosts and microclimates provided. However, the implications of forest cover change on Acari vectors and their pathogens remain poorly understood. This stud...
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El objetivo de esta nota de campo es documentar la presencia de nuevas especies de mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) en la provincia de Segovia y discutir su papel potencial en la transmisión de patógenos. En agosto de 2024 se capturaron dos mosquitos hembra que fueron identificados como Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791) y Anopheles petragnani (Del Ve...