Advances in Prevention, Surveillance, and Control of Diseases Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes
A special issue of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (ISSN 2414-6366). This special issue belongs to the section "Vector-Borne Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2023) | Viewed by 15258
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are considered primary vectors of several human and zoonotic pathogens. Aedes aegypti is distributed worldwide, particularly in subtropical and tropical regions, and is closely associated with urban and ecologically disturbed environments. In contrast, Ae. albopictus has shown a higher adaptability and broader distribution into tropical and temperate regions and is known to colonize urban, rural, and sylvatic environments. Both mosquito species have been associated with the transmission of more than 50 arboviruses and parasites, including yellow fever virus, dengue viruses, Zika virus, chikungunya virus, Mayaro virus, Rift Valley fever virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, and dirofilaria. In many regions, these pathogens are also threatening to emerge or resurge.
Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus share important taxonomic, bionomic, geographic, and vector competency characteristics that need to be carefully considered when developing surveillance, prevention, and control strategies against the diseases they transmit. These two species also share the ability to transmit similar pathogens and could become coinfected with multiple pathogens, which could have major epidemiological consequences.
The geographical spread of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus have accelerated worldwide due to multiple factors, including deforestation and urbanization, climate change, movement of human populations, and insecticide resistance. This scenario has compromised current disease surveillance strategies and the effectiveness of prevention and control measures in many regions of world. It is critical to develop novel, holistic, and more effective approaches to disease surveillance, prevention, and control, taking into consideration a rapidly changing world.
In this Special Issue, we invite colleagues to submit original research articles and scientific reviews to assemble a collection of papers highlighting advancements in our understanding of all aspects related to surveillance, prevention, and control of diseases transmitted by Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus. Topics that could be included, but are not limited to (single topic or a combination of topics):
- New approaches or advances on disease/vector surveillance
- New approaches or advances on disease prevention
- New approaches or advances on disease control
- New approaches or advances on disease risk assessment
Dr. Diana Ortiz Matos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Aedes aegypti
- Aedes albopictus
- pathogens
- prevention
- control
- surveillance
- disease risk assessment
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