Aedes mosquito-transmitted diseases, such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, are
becoming major global health emergencies while old threats, such as yellow fever, are re …

West Nile virus (WNV) is an important zoonotic flavivirus responsible for mild fever to severe,
lethal neuroinvasive disease in humans, horses, birds, and other wildlife species. Since its …

Human pathogens that are transmitted by insects are a global problem, particularly those
vectored by mosquitoes; for example, malaria parasites transmitted by Anopheles species …

Aedes aegypti is the principal mosquito vector for many arboviruses that increasingly infect
millions of people every year. With an escalating burden of infections and the relative failure …

Wolbachia is an endosymbiotic Alphaproteobacteria that can suppress insect-borne
diseases through decreasing host virus transmission (population replacement) or through …

Five species of invasive Aedes mosquitoes have recently become established in Europe:
Ae. albopictus, Ae. aegypti, Ae. japonicus japonicus, Ae. koreicus and Ae. atropalpus. These …

Mosquito-transmitted diseases account for about 500 000 deaths every year. Blocking these
pathogens in the mosquito vector before they are transmitted to humans is an effective …

The three main mosquito genera, Anopheles, Aedes and Culex, transmit respectively
malaria, dengue and lymphatic filariasis. Current mosquito control strategies have proved …

In the last decade, bacterial symbionts have been shown to play an important role in
protecting hosts against pathogens. Wolbachia, a widespread symbiont in arthropods, can …

Highlights•Complex interactions occur within the mosquito holobiome that profoundly alter
the phenotype of the host.•Bacteria can enhance or suppress arbovirus transmission in …