Dengue is the disease caused by 1 of 4 distinct, but closely related dengue viruses (DENV-1–
4) that are transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquito vectors. It is the most common arboviral …

Human health is linked to climatic factors in complex ways, and climate change can have
profound direct and indirect impacts on the health status of any given region. Susceptibility …

Background: Infectious disease epidemiology and planetary health literature often cite solid
waste and plastic pollution as risk factors for vector-borne diseases and urban zoonoses; …

Objectives. To characterize the distribution profile of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus
infections in Latin America and the Caribbean and to identify possible factors associated …

The prevalence of diseases borne by mosquitoes, particularly in the genus Aedes, is rising
worldwide. This has been attributed, in part, to the dramatic rates of contemporary …

Introduction Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are of notable public health importance
worldwide, owing to their potential to cause explosive outbreaks and induce debilitating and …

Climate drives population dynamics through multiple mechanisms, which can lead to
seemingly context-dependent effects of climate on natural populations. For climate-sensitive …

In this paper, we propose a novel approach to model spatial heterogeneity for epidemic
spreading, which combines the relevance of transport proximity in human movement and the …

Dengue is one of Pakistan's major health concerns. In this study, we aimed to advance our
understanding of the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) in Pakistan's …

Solid waste management is a challenge in developing countries. The Structural dump in
Brasilia, Brazil, was the largest Latin American open-air dump until its closure in 2018. Thus …