The emergence of arthropod-borne viral diseases: A global prospective on dengue, chikungunya and zika fevers

SV Mayer, RB Tesh, N Vasilakis - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) present a substantial threat to human and animal
health worldwide. Arboviruses can cause a variety of clinical presentations that range from …

Molecular evolution of dengue viruses: contributions of phylogenetics to understanding the history and epidemiology of the preeminent arboviral disease

SC Weaver, N Vasilakis - Infection, genetics and evolution, 2009 - Elsevier
Dengue viruses (DENV) are the most important arboviral pathogens in tropical and
subtropical regions throughout the world, putting at risk of infection nearly a third of the …

Dengue—quo tu et quo vadis?

R Chen, N Vasilakis - Viruses, 2011 - mdpi.com
Dengue viruses (DENV) are by far the most important arboviral pathogens in the tropics
around the world, putting at risk of infection nearly a third of the global human population …

Biological transmission of arboviruses: reexamination of and new insights into components, mechanisms, and unique traits as well as their evolutionary trends

G Kuno, GJJ Chang - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Among animal viruses, arboviruses are unique in that they depend on arthropod vectors for
transmission. Field research and laboratory investigations related to the three components …

Flavivirus-mosquito interactions

YJS Huang, S Higgs, KME Horne, DL Vanlandingham - Viruses, 2014 - mdpi.com
The Flavivirus genus is in the family Flaviviridae and is comprised of more than 70 viruses.
These viruses have a broad geographic range, circulating on every continent except …

Genetic specificity and potential for local adaptation between dengue viruses and mosquito vectors

L Lambrechts, C Chevillon, RG Albright… - BMC evolutionary …, 2009 - Springer
Background Several observations support the hypothesis that vector-driven selection plays
an important role in shaping dengue virus (DENV) genetic diversity. Clustering of DENV …

Cross-protective immunity can account for the alternating epidemic pattern of dengue virus serotypes circulating in Bangkok

B Adams, EC Holmes, C Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Dengue virus, the causative agent of dengue fever and its more serious manifestation
dengue hemorrhagic fever, is widespread throughout tropical and subtropical regions. The …

The history and evolution of human dengue emergence

N Vasilakis, SC Weaver - Advances in virus research, 2008 - Elsevier
Dengue viruses (DENV) are the most important human arboviral pathogens. Transmission in
tropical and subtropical regions of the world includes a sylvatic, enzootic cycle between …

Emergence of the Asian 1 Genotype of Dengue Virus Serotype 2 in Viet Nam: In Vivo Fitness Advantage and Lineage Replacement in South-East Asia

VT Ty Hang, EC Holmes, D Veasna… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
A better description of the extent and structure of genetic diversity in dengue virus (DENV) in
endemic settings is central to its eventual control. To this end we determined the complete …

Evolutionary history and phylogeography of human viruses

EC Holmes - Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Understanding the evolutionary history of human viruses, along with the factors that have
shaped their spatial distributions, is one of the most active areas of study in the field of …