Species of the genus Flavivirus are widespread in Brazil and are a major public health
concern. The country's largest city, São Paulo, is in a highly urbanized area with a few forest …

To identify potential sylvatic, urban and bridge-vectors that can be involved in current or
future virus spillover from wild to more urbanised areas, entomological field surveys were …

Arthropod-borne viruses are a major constituent of emerging infectious diseases worldwide,
but limited data are available on the prevalence, distribution, and risk factors for …

Anopheles mosquitoes are the vectors of Plasmodium, the etiological agent of malaria. In
addition, Anopheles funestus and Anopheles gambiae are the main vectors of the O'nyong …

Effective vector and arbovirus surveillance requires timely and accurate screening
techniques that can be easily upscaled. Next‐generation sequencing (NGS) is a high …

Mosquito-borne diseases, including arbovirus-related diseases, make up a large proportion
of infectious disease cases worldwide, causing a serious global public health burden with …

Background Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis of ruminants and
humans that causes outbreaks in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula with significant public …

Background Usutu virus (USUV) is a member of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)
serocomplex in the Flaviviridae family. Emergence of USUV in Europe has led to disease …

The blood-feeding patterns of mosquitoes are directly linked to the spread of pathogens that
they transmit. Efficient identification of arthropod vector bloodmeal hosts can identify the …

A broad diversity of arthropod‐borne viruses (arboviruses) of global health concern are
endemic to East Africa, yet most surveillance efforts are limited to just a few key viral …