A literature review of dispersal pathways of Aedes albopictus across different spatial scales: implications for vector surveillance

T Swan, TL Russell, KM Staunton, MA Field… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Aedes albopictus is a highly invasive species and an important vector of
dengue and chikungunya viruses. Indigenous to Southeast Asia, Ae. albopictus has …

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region, 2001-2018

E Mostafavi, A Ghasemian, A Abdinasir… - … journal of health …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean
Region (EMR) are predisposed to highly contagious, severe and fatal, emerging infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Sustaining a new model of acute stroke care: a mixed-method process evaluation of the Melbourne mobile stroke unit

KL Bagot, T Purvis, S Hancock, H Zhao… - … Journal of Health …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Internationally, Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) ambulances have changed pre-
hospital acute stroke care delivery. MSU clinical and cost-effectiveness studies are …

[HTML][HTML] Transfusion transmitted virus and dengue virus among healthy blood donors: A prevalence report from Jordan

S Swedan, D Al-Saleh - Biomolecules and Biomedicine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Transfusion transmitted virus (TTV) is thought to contribute to non-A non-E hepatitis and
other diseases. Dengue virus (DENV) is a serious mosquito-borne pathogen. Reports on …

Physicians' knowledge, attitudes and practices towards Zika virus infection in Jordan

EY Abu-Rish, ER Elayeh, MJ Browning - The Journal of Infection in …, 2019 - jidc.org
Introduction: Zika virus (ZIKAV) disease is a public health problem of international concern.
Recent evidence has documented imported ZIKAV cases into the Middle East and the …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the mosquitoes of Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Culicidae), with updated keys to the adult females

HA Dawah, MA Abdullah, SK Ahmad, J Turner… - Zootaxa, 2023 - biotaxa.org
Despite the fact that mosquito-borne infections have considerable consequences for public
health in Saudi Arabia, there is neither a thorough review of the species that occur in the …

Travelers to US: Zika Virus Knowledge, Attitudes, and Determinants of Practices in the Middle East—Insights for Future Awareness Campaigns

EY Abu-Rish, ER Elayeh, MJ Browning - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Travelers act as sentinels for the spread of Zika virus. Imported Zika cases and the presence
of Zika virus-transmitting mosquitoes have been documented in the Middle East. However …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the middle east in ZIKA virus circulation: Implications of a cross-sectional study in Jordan

EY Abu-Rish, ER Elayeh… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
ZIKA virus (ZIKAV) outbreak in Latin America was associated with international concerns of
ZIKAV circulation. The lack of vaccine and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved …

[HTML][HTML] The first record of the invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus in Yemen

A Zayed, Y Baheshm, M Al Amoudi, SB Shabiz… - Current Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus is regarded as a public health threat due to its
ability to transmit pathogens such as dengue and chikungunya viruses, its wide range of …

The tiger mosquito in Lebanon two decades after its introduction: A growing health concern

N Haddad, H Omran, F Amraoui, R Zakhia… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The tiger mosquito was introduced to the Eastern region of the Mediterranean basin more
than twenty years ago. In Lebanon, it was first observed in 2002 in a limited number of …