Lumpy skin disease is an emerging bovine viral disease, which is endemic in most African
countries and some Middle East ones, and the elevated risk of the spread of disease into the …

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral transboundary disease endemic throughout Africa and
of high economic importance that affects cattle and domestic water buffaloes. Since 2012 …

Sensitivity analysis (SA) can aid in identifying influential model parameters and optimizing
model structure, yet infectious disease modelling has yet to adopt advanced SA techniques …

The recent arrival in Northern and Western (NW) Europe of bluetongue virus (BTV), which
causes the ruminant disease 'bluetongue', has raised the profile of this vector-borne …

Culicoides midges are abundant hematophagous flies that vector arboviruses of veterinary
and medical importance. Dramatic changes in the epidemiology of Culicoides-borne …

The emergence of multiple strains of bluetongue virus (BTV) and the recent discovery of
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in Europe have highlighted the fact that exotic Culicoides-borne …

Background Dengue is generally believed to be one of the most hazardous vector-borne
diseases, with over 40% of the world's population at risk of an infection [1]. While in the past …

The basic reproductive ratio, R0, is one of the fundamental concepts in mathematical
biology. It is a threshold parameter, intended to quantify the spread of disease by estimating …

A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype …

Vector-borne diseases are among those most sensitive to climate because the ecology of
vectors and the development rate of pathogens within them are highly dependent on …