Over the past three decades, a range of mosquito-borne viruses that threaten public and
veterinary health have emerged or re-emerged in Europe. Mosquito surveillance activities …

Despite the eradication of malaria across most European countries in the 1960s and 1970s,
the anopheline vectors are still present. Most of the malaria cases that have been reported in …

ABSTRACT Introduction: West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne human and animal
pathogen with nearly worldwide distribution. In Europe, the virus is endemic with seasonal …

Many blood-feeding arthropods are known vectors of viruses that are a source of
unprecedented global health concern. Mosquitoes are an integral part of these arthropod …

Background Taxonomy offers precise species identification and delimitation and thus
provides basic information for biological research, eg through assessment of species …

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are predominantly daytime-feeding mosquito species
that breed in urban settlements and transmit viral and nematode diseases. Females can …

African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most important diseases in Suidae due to its
significant health and socioeconomic consequences and represents a major threat to the …

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are regarded as annoying biting pests and vectors of
disease-causing agents to humans and other vertebrates worldwide. Factors that affect their …

The continuous circulation of West Nile virus (WNV) in Central, South and East Europe and
its recent detection in several dead birds and two horses in Germany highlights the need for …

The mosquito‐borne zoonotic flaviviruses West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV)
are endemic in many European countries and emerged in Germany in recent years. Due to …