Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) pose a major threat to human and animal health, with more
than 80% of the global population being at risk of acquiring at least one major VBD. Being …

African swine fever (ASF) is a tick-borne infectious disease initially described in Shenyang
province China in 2018 but is now currently present nationwide. ASF has high infectivity and …

Background Culicoides biting midges exhibit a global spatial distribution and are the main
vectors of several viruses of veterinary importance, including bluetongue (BT) and African …

Orbiviruses are of significant importance to the health of wildlife and domestic animals
worldwide; the major orbiviruses transmitted by multiple biting midge (Culicoides) species …

African horse sickness is a devastating viral disease of equids. It is transmitted by biting
midges of the genus Culicoides with mortalities reaching over 90% in naïve horses. It is …

Biting midges are vectors of arboviruses such as bluetongue virus, bovine ephemeral fever
virus, Akabane virus, African horse sickness virus, epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus and …

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is a non-contagious arthropod-transmitted viral
disease and a World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH)-listed disease of domestic and …

African horse sickness (AHS) is a viral disease transmitted by arthropods that impacts
Equidae, specifically horses and related species. Recognized as a notifiable disease by the …

Abstract Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. Fil ex Gray (Asteraceae) is a perennial
herb species belonging to the family Asteraceae. The plant is an aggressive obligate …

Fruit bats serve as crucial bioindicators, seed dispersers, pollinators, and contributors to
food security within ecosystems. However, their population and distribution were threatened …