Throughout the last decade, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) infections
have spread globally, causing a spectrum of disease that ranges from self-limited febrile …

Abstract Background Globally, dengue, Zika virus, and chikungunya are important viral
mosquito-borne diseases that infect millions of people annually. Their geographic range …

Forecasting the impacts of climate change on Aedes-borne viruses—especially dengue,
chikungunya, and Zika—is a key component of public health preparedness. We apply an …

Background Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged in northeast Brazil in 2015 and spread rapidly across
the Americas, in populations that have been largely exposed to dengue virus (DENV). The …

Climate change is known to affect Pacific Island nations in a variety of ways. One of them is
by increasing the vulnerability of human health induced by various climate change impacts …

Pathogens often follow more than one transmission route during outbreaks—from needle
sharing plus sexual transmission of HIV to small droplet aerosol plus fomite transmission of …

Dissemination of vector-borne viruses, such as Zika virus (ZIKV), in tropical and sub-tropical
regions has a complicated impact on the immunopathogenesis of other endemic viruses …

Background The Zika virus was first discovered in 1947. It was neglected until a major
outbreak occurred on Yap Island, Micronesia, in 2007. Teratogenic effects resulting in …

Introduction Epidemic forecasting and prediction tools have the potential to provide
actionable information in the midst of emerging epidemics. While numerous predictive …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes an infectious disease characterized by inflammation and
pain of the musculoskeletal tissues accompanied by swelling in the joints and cartilage …