Vector Biology and Ecology
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2019) | Viewed by 31760
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vector biology and ecology; invasive species; enzootic disease cycles
2. The Global Change Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Interests: disease ecology; vector-borne zoonotic disease; arboviruses, mosquito- and tick-borne pathogens; deforestation and conservation ecology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vector ecology and biology – the study of insects that transmit pathogens, their interaction with (vertebrate) hosts or with the disease-causing parasitic organisms - has an important role in preventing vector-borne disease. Vector-borne diseases have increased in prevalence globally, driving a need to understand the ecological factors driving their maintenance or potential spread. Improved knowledge of vectors, such as mosquito or tick populations, and their role in pathogen transmission cycles, can aid predictions of outbreaks of disease, and feed into efficient vector control strategies.
This Special Issue welcomes papers on multiple aspects of the behavior, ecology and interactions of vectors, their hosts and pathogens, transmission cycle mechanisms, or novel monitoring approaches; those which have relevance in preventing the spread and incidence of vector-borne disease.
Dr. Sally Paulson
Dr. Gillian Eastwood
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- disease vector
- medical and veterinary entomology
- pathogen transmission cycle
- vector biology
- invasive vector species
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