Surviving changing climate conditions is particularly difficult for organisms such as insects
that depend on environmental temperature to regulate their physiological functions. Insects …

Infectious diseases are changing due to the environment and altered interactions among
hosts, reservoirs, vectors, and pathogens. This is particularly true for zoonotic diseases that …

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 …

Malaria transmission is known to be strongly impacted by temperature. The current
understanding of how temperature affects mosquito and parasite life history traits derives …

The rearing temperature of the immature stages can have a significant impact on the life-
history traits and the ability of adult mosquitoes to transmit diseases. This review assessed …

Parasites appropriate host resources to feed and/or to reproduce, and lower host fitness to
varying degrees. As a consequence, they can negatively impact human and animal health …

Deforestation can increase the transmission of malaria. Here, we build upon the existing link
between malaria risk and deforestation by investigating how the global demand for …

Viruses are abiotic obligate parasites utilizing complex mechanisms to hijack cellular
machinery and reproduce, causing multiple harmful effects in the process. Viruses represent …

Habitats are rapidly changing across the planet and the consequences will have major and
long-lasting effects on wildlife and their parasites. Birds harbor many types of blood …

Land use changes have been suggested as one of the causes for malaria epidemics in the
African highlands. This study investigated the effects of deforestation-induced changes in …