Dengue is a growing mosquito‐borne viral disease prevalent in 128 countries, while 3.9
billion people are at high risk of acquiring the infection. With no specific treatment available …

Background Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a neglected tropical disease that
usually occurs in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa. It caused devastating epidemics during …

Investigating the interplay of factors that result in a viral zoonotic outbreak is difficult, though
it is increasingly important. As anthropogenic influences shift the delicate balance of …

Rift valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne disease of animals and humans. Although RVF
outbreaks are usually reported at 5-15-year intervals in sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia has …

Mosquitoes interact with various organisms in the environment, and female mosquitoes in
particular serve as vectors that directly transmit a number of microorganisms to humans and …

Ticks and fleas are blood-sucking ectoparasites that cause irritation and anaemia to their
hosts and act as vectors of pathogens (vector-borne pathogens, VBPs) of relevance for …

The circulation of both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) in humans
and animals, coupled with a favorable tropical climate for mosquito proliferation in Zambia …

Background House screening remains conspicuously absent in national malaria programs
despite its recognition by the World Health Organization as a supplementary malaria vector …

Mosquito is an ancient creature, which can be traced back to the age of dinosaurs (1). There
are more than 3,500 species of mosquitoes, in which Aedes, Anopheles and Culex bear …

Abstract “Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA)” aims at
facilitating the ownership, development, adoption, uptake and adaptation of One Health …