Emerging vector-borne diseases are an important issue in global health. Many vector-borne
pathogens have appeared in new regions in the past two decades, while many endemic …

Humans have altered ecosystems worldwide, and it is important to understand how this land
use change impacts infectious disease transmission in humans and animals. We conducted …

Deforestation is a major cause of biodiversity loss with a negative impact on human health.
This study explores at global scale whether the loss and gain of forest cover and the rise of …

A comprehensive introduction to the role of epidemiology in veterinary medicine This fully
revised and expanded edition of Veterinary Epidemiology introduces readers to the field of …

Pathogen spillover from wildlife to domestic animals and humans, and the reverse, has
caused significant epidemics and pandemics worldwide. Although pathogen emergence …

Landscape ecology has a high potential to contribute to sustainability in the interactions of
people and nature. Landscape ecologists have already made considerable progress …

Background The lack of information on behavioural patterns of Aedes aegypti and Aedes
albopictus has become a significant limitation in vector control and disease management …

Highlights•New plant viruses diseases emerge periodically in crops.•These viruses jump
species from other crops, or from wild plants.•The role of biodiversity loss, or ecosystem …

In recent decades, malaria has become established in zones at the margin of its previous
distribution, especially in the highlands of East Africa. Studies in this region have sparked a …

Background The foraging behavior of blood-sucking arthropods is the defining biological
event shaping the transmission cycle of vector-borne parasites. It is also a phenomenon that …