Several flaviviruses are important pathogens for humans and animals (Dengue viruses,
Japanese encephalitis virus, Yellow-fever virus, Tick-borne encephalitis virus, West Nile …

Introduction: Arboviruses cause emerging and re-emerging infections affecting humans and
animals. They are spread primarily by blood-sucking insects such as mosquitoes, ticks …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a globally emerging pathogen causing debilitating arthralgia
and fever in humans. First identified in Tanzania (1953), this mosquito-borne alphavirus …

We describe a novel virus, designated Ntepes virus (NPV), isolated from sand flies in Kenya.
NPV has the characteristic phlebovirus trisegmented genome architecture and is related to …

Background Many arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes have been implicated as
causative agents of both human and animal illnesses in East Africa. Although epidemics of …

Ngari virus (NRIV) is a mosquito-borne reassortant orthobunyavirus that causes severe
febrile illness and hemorrhagic fever in humans and small ruminants. Due to limited …

Abstract Background Yellow fever, Dengue, West Nile and Zika viruses are re-emerging
mosquito-borne Flaviviruses of public health concern. However, the extent of human …

A large number of arthropod-borne viruses are endemic to East Africa. As a part of the
process of undertaking a systematic characterization of the mosquito fauna of Uganda, we …

Aquatic larval habitat conditions influence the development, fitness and vectorial capacity of
mosquitoes. In turn, human activities can influence these conditions and shape mosquito …

Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes are prolific vectors of arboviruses that
are a global threat to human and animal health. Increased globalization and ease of travel …