Scientists warn that unpredictable climate swings could bring mosquito-borne disease outbreaks years earlier than expected, urging governments to act now on surveillance and preparedness. Study: ...

Much of the Earth has been modified by humans, which has a flow-on effect on natural ecosystems, including the insects that carry disease. For the first time, researchers have examined when and how ...

Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their resources to investigate the potential of vector-borne transmission of Chagas ...

Thanks to decades of successful vector control strategies, vector-borne transmission of Chagas disease has significantly decreased in many regions. Oral ingestion of Trypanosoma cruzi through ...

Few may know that today – August 20 – marks the relatively obscure observance of World Mosquito Day, but mosquitoes (Spanish for “little flies”) are far from obscure. These insects have coexisted with ...

A study published in the journal One Earth points out that risk assessments for diseases transmitted by infected animals (zoonotic) and by vectors (such as mosquitoes) need to be unified and ...

In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Microbiology, researchers discussed the impact of climate change, weather, and other anthropogenic factors on vector-borne illness spread globally. Study ...

Bethany L. Krebs, Tavis K. Anderson, Tony L. Goldberg, Gabriel L. Hamer, Uriel D. Kitron, Christina M. Newman, Marilyn O. Ruiz, Edward D. Walker, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Host group formation decreases ...

A new study among researchers of several institutions suggests that internal climate variability can increase the spread of vector-borne diseases. The study, published in PNAS, defines ICV as "natural ...

Vector-borne diseases cause roughly 700,000 deaths worldwide every year. Vectors can carry different types of pathogens, including viruses and bacteria. Tropical and subtropical regions report large ...