Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) circulate in nature between arthropod vectors and
vertebrate hosts. Arboviruses often cause devastating diseases in vertebrate hosts, but they …

Mosquito-borne diseases are associated with major global health burdens. Aedes spp. and
Culex spp. are primarily responsible for the transmission of the most medically important …

Highlights•A major component of the mosquito immune system is hemocytes.•Hemocytes
are anatomically divided into circulating and sessile hemocytes.•Hemocytes are functionally …

Mosquitoes are haematophagous vectors for hundreds of pathogenic viruses that are
aetiological agents of human diseases. In nature, mosquito-borne viruses maintain a …

Control of aedine mosquito vectors, either by mosquito population reduction or replacement
with refractory mosquitoes, may play an essential role in the fight against arboviral diseases …

Arthropod-borne viruses–arboviruses–are a significant threat to public health. Whilst there is
considerable knowledge about arbovirus interactions with vertebrate immunity, relatively …

As holometabolous insects that occupy distinct aquatic and terrestrial environments in larval
and adult stages and utilize hematophagy for nutrient acquisition, mosquitoes are subjected …

Mosquitoes are responsible for the transmission of numerous viruses of global health
significance. The term “vector competence” describes the intrinsic ability of an arthropod …

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are vectors for arboviruses of medical importance such as
dengue (DENV) and Zika (ZIKV) viruses. Different innate immune pathways contribute to the …

The transmission cycle of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) requires that mosquito vectors get
persistently infected with the virus, following its oral acqsuisition from a vertebrate host. The …