Bacteria, viruses, and parasites are harmful microorganisms that cause infectious diseases.
Early detection of diseases is critical to prevent disease transmission and provide epidemic …

Social and cultural forces shape almost every aspect of infectious disease transmission in
human populations, as well as our ability to measure, understand, and respond to …

Background Mosquito-borne diseases are expanding their range, and re-emerging in areas
where they had subsided for decades. The extent to which climate change influences the …

Malaria is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. According to the World Health
Organization's (WHO's) world malaria report for 2018, there were 228 million cases and …

Monitoring local mosquito populations for insecticide resistance is critical for effective vector-
borne disease control. However, widely used phenotypic assays, which are designed to …

Land use and land cover changes, such as deforestation, agricultural expansion and
urbanization, are one of the largest anthropogenic environmental changes globally. Recent …

Background The burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa remains challenging to measure
relying on epidemiological modelling to evaluate the impact of investments and providing an …

Background Gene drives based on CRISPR-Cas9 technology are increasingly being
considered as tools for reducing the capacity of mosquito populations to transmit malaria …

Invasion of the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi across the Horn of Africa threatens
control efforts across the continent, particularly in urban settings where the vector is able to …

Satellite remote sensing provides a wealth of information about environmental factors that
influence malaria transmission cycles and human populations at risk. Long-term …