Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are the most significant arthropods of medical
importance because of the burden of diseases, such as malaria, encephalitis and filariasis …

Vector-borne viral diseases (VBVDs) continue to pose a considerable public health risk to
animals and humans globally. Vectors have integral roles in autochthonous circulation and …

Background Dengue fever is a rapidly emerging infection worldwide with a high public
health burden. Adequate training of healthcare workers is essential to warrant the timely …

Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a widespread mosquito-borne virus representing
a serious challenge to public health. The largest outbreak in the Middle-East was recorded …

Background: Southeastern Iran has been established as an area with the potential to harbor
Asian tiger mosquito populations. In 2013, a few numbers of Aedes albopictus were …

Background Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) comprise a group of helminth parasites that
are included in the list of Neglected Tropical Diseases and require a passage through the …

Mosquitoes are vectors of viruses affecting animal and human health. In Iran, the prevalence
of mosquito-borne viruses remains poorly investigated. Once infected, mosquito females …

West Nile virus (WNV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) are mosquito-borne viral infections. Over the
past few decades, WNV has been associated with several outbreaks involving high numbers …

Sindbis virus (SINV) and Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are among the most widely spread
mosquito-borne viruses worldwide. Due to the key role of mosquitoes in the transmission …

In recent years there has been an increasing use of satellite Earth observation (EO) data in
dengue research, in particular the identification of landscape factors affecting dengue …