The northern house mosquito Culex pipiens sensu stricto is one of the most important
disease vector mosquitoes in temperate zones across the northern hemisphere, responsible …

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 …

West Nile virus (WNV) is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes fever and encephalitis in
humans, equines, and occasionally wild birds. The virus was first isolated in sub-Saharan …

West Nile Virus (WNV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus whose zoonotic cycle includes both
mosquitoes and birds as amplifiers and humans and horses as dead-end hosts. In recent …

Background The wide spread mosquito Culex pipiens pipiens have two forms molestus and
pipiens which frequently hybridize. The two forms have behavioural and physiological …

Background Two biological forms of the mosquito Culex pipiens ss, denoted pipiens and
molestus, display behavioural differences that may affect their role as vectors of arboviruses …

Background West Nile virus (WNV) outbreaks in birds, humans, and livestock have occurred
in multiple areas in Europe and have had a significant impact on animal and human health …

Understanding the population structure and mechanisms of taxa diversification is important
for organisms responsible for the transmission of human diseases. Two vectors of West Nile …

Background In Greece vector borne diseases (VBD) and foremost West Nile virus (WNV)
pose an important threat to public health and the tourist industry, the primary sector of …

Abstract Background Mosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex are cosmopolitan, and
important vectors of neglected tropical diseases, such as arbovirosis and lymphatic filariasis …