Mathematical models of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission originated in the early
twentieth century to provide insights into how to most effectively combat malaria. The …

To provide a conceptual basis applicable to future antimalarial efforts, wesought to identify
the sources of success in three notable campaigns that were consummated largely before …

Host use by vectors is important in understanding the transmission of zoonotic diseases,
which can affect humans, wildlife and domestic animals. Here, a synthesis of host …

Background Human movement is a key behavioral factor in many vector-borne disease
systems because it influences exposure to vectors and thus the transmission of pathogens …

Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease of growing global health importance. Prevention efforts
focus on mosquito control, with limited success. New insights into the spatiotemporal drivers …

Geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing,
and spatial statistics are tools to analyze and integrate the spatial component in …

Recent field studies have suggested that the dynamics of West Nile virus (WNV)
transmission are influenced strongly by a few key super spreader bird species that function …

1These authors contributed equally to this article. outbreaks were reported from Yap Island
in 2007 (1), French Polynesia in 2013 (2), and Cook Island and New Caledonia in 2014 (3) …

The distribution and abundance of Ixodes scapularis were studied in Wisconsin, northern
Illinois, and portions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan by inspecting small mammals for …

Host-feeding patterns of Culex pipiens L. collected in southwest suburban Chicago in 2005
were studied using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing techniques …