Throughout the last decade, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) infections
have spread globally, causing a spectrum of disease that ranges from self-limited febrile …

Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by haematophagous arthropods (for example,
mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies) to humans and wild and domestic animals, with the largest …

Abstract Machine learning is a branch of computer science that has the potential to transform
epidemiologic sciences. Amid a growing focus on “Big Data,” it offers epidemiologists new …

Projections of climate change are available at coarse scales (70–400 km). But agricultural
and species models typically require finer scale climate data to model climate change …

Forecasting the impacts of climate change on Aedes-borne viruses—especially dengue,
chikungunya, and Zika—is a key component of public health preparedness. We apply an …

Understanding ecological niches of major tick species and prevalent tick-borne pathogens is
crucial for efficient surveillance and control of tick-borne diseases. Here we provide an up-to …

The global population at risk from mosquito-borne diseases—including dengue, yellow
fever, chikungunya and Zika—is expanding in concert with changes in the distribution of two …

Objectives The objective of this study was to map the global risk of the major arboviral
diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus by identifying areas where the …

Recent epidemics of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya have heightened the need to
understand the seasonal and geographic range of transmission by Aedes aegypti and Ae …

Summary Background Established in 2000, Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4)
catalysed extraordinary political, financial, and social commitments to reduce under-5 …