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Risk of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya transmission in the metropolitan area of Cucuta, Colombia: cross-sectional analysis, baseline for a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a novel vector tool for water containers
BackgroundArbovirus diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya are a public health threat in tropical and subtropical areas. In the absence of a...
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Social capital is associated with lower mosquito vector indices: secondary analysis from a cluster randomised controlled trial of community mobilisation for dengue prevention in Mexico
BackgroundControl of the Aedes aegypti mosquito is central to reducing the risk of dengue, zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever. Randomised...
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Impact of Bio-geo-ecological Determinants on the Current and Future Mosquito Fauna in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Emerging Innovative Bio-computational Opportunities
Purpose of ReviewThe emergence and resurgence of mosquito-borne diseases are poised to complicate ongoing mosquito control efforts worldwide. The...
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The influence of gender and temephos exposure on community participation in dengue prevention: a compartmental mathematical model
BackgroundThe use of temephos, the most common intervention for the chemical control of Aedes aegypti over the last half century, has disappointing...
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Cuticular hydrocarbons for the identification and geographic assignment of empty puparia of forensically important flies
Research in social insects has shown that hydrocarbons on their cuticle are species-specific. This has also been proven for Diptera and is a...
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Associations between household environmental factors and immature mosquito abundance in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
BackgroundAedes aegypti -borne diseases are becoming major public health problems in tropical and sub-tropical regions. While socioeconomic status...
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Pupal productivity in rainy and dry seasons: findings from the impact survey of a randomised controlled trial of dengue prevention in Guerrero, Mexico
BackgroundThe follow-up survey of a cluster-randomised controlled trial of evidence-based community mobilisation for dengue control in Nicaragua and...
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Assessing dengue transmission risk and a vector control intervention using entomological and immunological indices in Thailand: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial
BackgroundDengue fever is the most common and widespread mosquito-borne arboviral disease in the world. There is a compelling need for cost-effective...
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Introduction of invasive mosquito species into Europe and prospects for arbovirus transmission and vector control in an era of globalization
BackgroundMosquito research in Europe has a long history, primarily focused on malaria vectors. In recent years, invasive mosquito species like the...
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Characterization of SETD1A haploinsufficiency in humans and Drosophila defines a novel neurodevelopmental syndrome
Defects in histone methyltransferases (HMTs) are major contributing factors in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). Heterozygous variants of SETD1A ...
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Climate change induced vulnerability and adaption for dengue incidence in Colombo and Kandy districts: the detailed investigation in Sri Lanka
BackgroundAssessing the vulnerability of an infectious disease such as dengue among endemic population is an important requirement to design...
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Women’s participation in the prevention and control of dengue using environmental methods in the global south: a qualitative meta-synthesis
BackgroundDengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, causes significant mortality and morbidity in low- to middle-income countries. A body of research...
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Effect of an ecosystem-centered community participation programme on the incidence of dengue. A field randomized, controlled trial
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to analyse the effect of a community participation programme based on the ecosystem model on the incidence of...
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Beyond efficacy in water containers: Temephos and household entomological indices in six studies between 2005 and 2013 in Managua, Nicaragua
BackgroundA cluster-randomized controlled trial of community mobilisation for dengue prevention in Mexico and Nicaragua reported, as a secondary...
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Aedes aegypti breeding ecology in Guerrero: cross-sectional study of mosquito breeding sites from the baseline for the Camino Verde trial in Mexico
BackgroundUnderstanding the breeding patterns of Aedes aegypti in households and the factors associated with infestation are important for...
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Beetles, ants, wasps, or flies? An ethnobiological study of edible insects among the Awajún Amerindians in Amazonas, Peru
BackgroundInsects are known to be able to provide valuable nutrients to indigenous populations across the Amazon. However, studies on traditional...
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Impact, economic evaluation, and sustainability of integrated vector management in urban settings to prevent vector-borne diseases: a sco** review
BackgroundThe control of vector-borne diseases (VBD) is one of the greatest challenges on the global health agenda. Rapid and uncontrolled...
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Interventions for vector-borne diseases focused on housing and hygiene in urban areas: a sco** review
BackgroundOver half the world’s human populations are currently at risk from vector-borne diseases (VBDs), and the heaviest burden is borne by the...
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Assessing the effects of interventions for Aedes aegypti control: systematic review and meta-analysis of cluster randomised controlled trials
BackgroundThe Aedes aegypti mosquito is the vector for dengue fever, yellow fever, chikungunya, and zika viruses. Inadequate vector control has...
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Camino Verde (The Green Way): evidence-based community mobilisation for dengue control in Nicaragua and Mexico: feasibility study and study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BackgroundSince the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus can breed in clean water, WHO-endorsed vector control strategies place...
