Most Plasmodium falciparum infections that are detected in community surveys are
characterized by low-density parasitaemia and the absence of clinical symptoms. Molecular …

Despite the critical role that contact between hosts and vectors, through vector bites, plays in
driving vector-borne disease (VBD) transmission, transmission risk is primarily studied …

Three-quarters of the estimated 390 million dengue virus (DENV) infections each year are
clinically inapparent. People with inapparent dengue virus infections are generally …

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne pathogen that is rapidly spreading across the Americas. Due
to associations between Zika virus infection and a range of fetal maladies 1, 2, the epidemic …

Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a globally re-emerging arbovirus for which
previous studies have indicated the majority of infections result in symptomatic febrile …

Introduction The global spread and the increased frequency and magnitude of epidemic
dengue in the last 50 years underscore the urgent need for effective tools for surveillance …

Background Mosquito biting frequency and how bites are distributed among different people
can have significant epidemiologic effects. An improved understanding of mosquito vector …

The markedly anthropophilic and endophilic behaviors of Aedes aegypti (L.) make it a very
efficient vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. Although a large body of research …

In 2015, a Zika epidemic in Brazil began spreading throughout the Americas. Zika virus
(ZIKV) entered Managua, Nicaragua, in January 2016 and caused an epidemic that peaked …

Background Three arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) causing human disease have
been the focus of a large number of studies in the Americas since 2013 due to their global …