Simple Summary Central America is a region that possesses distinct ecological and
socioeconomic characteristics, making it increasingly vulnerable to vector-borne diseases …

Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are a diverse group of ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses,
with the exception of African swine fever virus, that are transmitted by hematophagous …

Background Mosquitoes are vectors of various arboviruses belonging to the genera
Alphavirus and Flavivirus, and Costa Rica is endemic to several of them. The aim of this …

Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), Madariaga virus (MADV), and Venezuelan
equine encephalitis virus complex (VEEV) are New World alphaviruses transmitted by …

The mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna of French Guiana encompasses 242 species, of
which nearly half of them belong to the genus Culex. Whereas several species of Culex are …

Determining effective sampling methods for mosquitoes are among the first objectives in
elucidating transmission cycles of vector-borne zoonotic disease, as the effectiveness of …

Kenya is among the most affected tropical countries with pathogen transmitting Culicidae
vectors. For decades, insect vectors have contributed to the emergence and distribution of …

The assumption that vector abundance differences might drive spatial and temporal
heterogeneities in vector-borne disease transmission is common, though data supporting it …

Mosquito sampling using efficient traps that can assess species diversity and/or presence of
dominant vectors is important for understanding the entomological risk of mosquito-borne …

Background Despite the importance of some species of Culex (Melanoconion)(Diptera:
Culicidae) as vectors of several arboviruses that cause diseases in humans and other …