Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by haematophagous arthropods (for example,
mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies) to humans and wild and domestic animals, with the largest …

Background Floods have affected 2.3 billion people worldwide in the last 20 years, and are
associated with a wide range of negative health outcomes. Climate change is projected to …

Dengue is a re-emerging neglected disease of major public health importance. This review
highlights important considerations for dengue disease in Africa, including epidemiology …

Dengue has historically been considered an urban disease associated with dense human
populations and the built environment. Recently, studies suggest increasing dengue virus …

Background: Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of flooding events.
Although rainfall is highly correlated with mosquito-borne diseases (MBD) in humans, less …

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

Since the identification of chikungunya virus (CHIKV), sporadic cases and outbreaks were
reported in several African countries, on the Indian subcontinent, and in south-east Asia. In …

Background Pathogens causing acute fever, with the exception of malaria, remain largely
unidentified in sub-Saharan Africa, given the local unavailability of diagnostic tests and the …

Arboviruses are among the most important emerging pathogens due to their increasing
public health impact. In Kenya, continued population growth and associated urbanization …

Background Dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika are among the most important
emerging infectious vector-borne diseases worldwide. In the Democratic Republic of Congo …