Vector-borne diseases cause roughly 700,000 deaths worldwide every year. Vectors can carry different types of pathogens, including viruses and bacteria. Tropical and subtropical regions report large ...

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Scientists warn that unpredictable climate swings could bring mosquito-borne disease outbreaks years earlier than expected, urging governments to act now on surveillance and preparedness. Study: ...

Climate change has become a pressing public health crisis around the world, as disease patterns worsen and emerge in regions where they did not exist before. Health experts are particularly concerned ...

Scientists from the United States have conducted a systematic review to understand whether cattle increase the risk of contracting vector-borne diseases by humans. The review is currently available on ...

Few may know that today – August 20 – marks the relatively obscure observance of World Mosquito Day, but mosquitoes (Spanish for “little flies”) are far from obscure. These insects have coexisted with ...

Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) represent a diverse group of infections transmitted to dogs by arthropod vectors such as ticks, fleas, mosquitoes and sandflies. These diseases are of significant ...