Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa is registering one of the highest urban population growth
across the world. It is estimated that over 75% of the population in this region will be living in …

Large-scale anthropogenic changes to the natural environment, including land-use change,
climate change, and the deterioration of ecosystem services, are all accelerating. These …

Introduction Aedes albopictus is a very invasive and aggressive insect vector that causes
outbreaks of dengue fever, chikungunya disease, and yellow fever in many countries. Vector …

The ecology of mosquito vectors and malaria parasites affect the incidence, seasonal
transmission and geographical range of malaria. Most malaria models to date assume …

The global burden of vector-borne diseases accounts for more than 17% of infectious
diseases in humans. Rapid global expansion of previously obscure pathogens, such as Zika …

Background Many of the mosquito species responsible for malaria transmission belong to a
sibling complex; a taxonomic group of morphologically identical, closely related species …

Background The widespread use of indoor-based malaria vector control interventions has
been shown to alter the behaviour of vectors in Africa. There is an increasing concern that …

Most statistical and mechanistic models used to predict mosquito-borne disease
transmission incorporate climate drivers of disease transmission by utilizing environmental …

Malaria, one of the greatest historical killers of mankind, continues to claim around half a
million lives annually, with almost all deaths occurring in children under the age of five living …

Background Malaria transmission depends on vector life-history parameters and population
dynamics, and particularly on the survival of adult Anopheles mosquitoes. These dynamics …