Our world is rapidly urbanizing. According to the United Nations, between 1990 and 2015,
the percent of the world's population living in urban areas grew from 43% to 54%. Estimates …

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral zoonotic disease occurring throughout Africa, the Arabian
Peninsula, and Madagascar. The disease is caused by a Phlebovirus (RVF virus [RVFV]) …

Background Anopheles vectors of malaria are supposedly less common in urban areas as a
result of pollution, but there is increasing evidence of their adaptation to organically polluted …

Background The urban–rural designation has been an important risk factor in infectious
disease epidemiology. Many studies rely on a politically determined dichotomization of rural …

Mapping and anticipating risk is a major issue in the fight against malaria, a disease causing
an estimated one million deaths each year. Approximately half the world's population is at …

Mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria are undergoing a global resurgence [1-7]. The
factors responsible for the re-emergence are very complex, and management requires …

Abstract Background In Gabon, vector transmission has been poorly studied. Since the
implementation of the Roll Back malaria recommendations, clinical studies have shown a …

Since the 1970s, the northern part of Côte d'Ivoire has experienced considerable fluctuation
in its meteorology including a general decrease of rainfall and increase of temperature from …

Background: Space technology has an impact on many domains of activity on earth,
including in the field of global health. With the recent adoption of the United Nations' …

Introduction Hypoglycemia is a defining feature of severe malaria and several other
infectious diseases in children but the prevalence, significance, and prognosis of abnormal …