For decades, arboviral diseases were considered to be only minor contributors to global
mortality and disability. As a result, low priority was given to arbovirus research investment …

Background Mosquito-borne viruses—such as Zika, chikungunya, dengue fever, and yellow
fever, among others—are of global importance. Although vaccine development for …

Pyrethroids are synthetic derivatives of natural pyrethrins extracted from Chrysanthemum
cinerariaefolium. They are 2250 times more toxic to insects than to vertebrates due to …

Pyrethroids are pesticides commonly used in crop protection; in the forestry, wood, and
textile industries; as well as in medicine and veterinary medicine to treat parasitic crustacean …

Aedes aegypti is the main vector for yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses.
Recent outbreaks of dengue and chikungunya have been reported in Kenya. Presence and …

Introduction GeoSentinel is a global surveillance network of travel medicine providers
seeing ill-returned travellers. Much of our knowledge on health problems and infectious …

Arboviruses are viral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and tick bites. They are a major
cause of morbidity and sometimes mortality. Their expansion is constant and due in part to …

Pyrethroid-treated clothing is commonly worn for protection against mosquitoes; pyrethroids
are both insecticides and repellents. Pyrethroid resistance has become increasingly …

Objective The World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of
International Concern following the rapid emergence of neonatal microcephaly in Brazil …

Despite skin being the largest and most exposed organ of the human body, skin issues can
be challenging to diagnose in deployed military service members. Common reasons …