BACKGROUND The extent of urban areas is increasing around the world, and most humans
now live in cities. Urbanization results in dramatic environmental change, including …

Dengue is an emerging viral disease principally transmitted by the Aedes (Stegomyia)
aegypti mosquito. It is one of the fastest-growing global infectious diseases, with 100–400 …

The recent global (re) emergence of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), such as
chikungunya and Zika virus, was widely reported in the media as though it was a new …

The majority of mosquito-borne illness is spread by a few mosquito species that have
evolved to specialize in biting humans, yet the precise causes of this behavioral shift are …

Simple Summary Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitos pose threats of arboviral
disease emergence to humans in future climates. Unique mosquito georeferenced data from …

Aedes aegypti bears the common name “the yellow fever mosquito,” although, today, it is of
more concern as the major vector of dengue, chikungunya, and, most recently, Zika viruses …

The Zika crisis drew attention to the long-overlooked problem of arboviruses transmitted by
Aedes mosquitoes in Africa. Yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika are poorly …

Genome sequence data are now being routinely obtained from many nonmodel organisms.
These data contain a wealth of information about the demographic history of the populations …

Although numerous viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes, four have caused the most
human suffering over the centuries and continuing today. These are the viruses causing …

Yellow fever was transported during the slave trade in the 15th and 16th centuries from
Africa to the Americas where the virus encountered favorable ecological conditions that …