Malaria is a long-standing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, whereas arthropod-
borne viruses (arboviruses) such as dengue and chikungunya cause an under-recognised …

More than 80% of the global population is at risk of a vector-borne disease, with mosquito-
borne diseases being the largest contributor to human vector-borne disease burden …

The potential for adaptive evolution to enable species persistence under a changing climate
is one of the most important questions for understanding impacts of future climate change …

Background Microbial inhabitants of soils are important to ecosystem and planetary
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …

Dengue is a re-emerging neglected disease of major public health importance. This review
highlights important considerations for dengue disease in Africa, including epidemiology …

Background Studies have shown that dengue virus transmission increases in association
with ambient temperature. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess …

We have developed genetically modified Ae. aegypti mosquitoes that activate the conserved
antiviral JAK/STAT pathway in the fat body tissue, by overexpressing either the receptor …

Diseases caused by arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), such as Dengue, West Nile, and
Chikungunya, constitute a major global health burden and are increasing in incidence and …

Climate change and variability influence temperature and rainfall, which impact vector
abundance and the dynamics of vector-borne disease transmission. Climate change is …

Background Chikungunya was, from the European perspective, considered to be a travel-
related tropical mosquito-borne disease prior to the first European outbreak in Northern Italy …