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

More than half of the world population is at risk of vector-borne diseases including dengue
fever, chikungunya, zika, yellow fever, leishmaniasis, chagas disease, and malaria, with …

There has been considerable debate as to whether global risk from vector-borne diseases
will be impacted by climate change. This has focussed on important mosquito-borne …

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st century. Climate
directly impacts health through climatic extremes, air quality, sea‐level rise, and multifaceted …

Background: The climate variables that directly influence vector-borne diseases' ecosystems
are mainly temperature and rainfall. This is not only because the vectors bionomics are …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), especially those with zoonotic potential, are a growing
threat to global health, economy, and safety. The influence of global warming and …

Background Climate change presents an imminent threat to almost all biological systems
across the globe. In recent years there have been a series of studies showing how changes …

Of the 3,500 species of mosquitoes worldwide, only a small portion carry and transmit the
mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) that cause approximately half a million deaths annually …

Background Because of complex interactions of climate variables at the levels of the
pathogen, vector, and host, the potential influence of climate change on vector-borne and …

Understanding the factors that govern the dynamics and distribution of animal and plant
parasites and pathogens has taken on a new urgency in the face of global climate change …