Mosquito-Borne Diseases—Updates on Epidemiology, Surveillance and Control
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Infection Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 1983
Special Issue Editor
2. Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Interests: arbovirus; mosquito-borne diseases; epidemiology; medical entomology; infectious diseases; transfusion transmissible infection, modeling; geospatial health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
To reduce mosquito-borne disease transmission and support public health efforts, mosquito and virus surveillance, as well as control programs, have been implemented across many regions globally. However, these programs are time-consuming and costly to maintain on a long-term basis. Interaction between multiple disciplines is required to realize effective early warnings. For this Special Issue, we are seeking to publish studies providing an updated overview of the epidemiology, surveillance and control of mosquito-borne diseases and their vectors and viruses. Research topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Mosquito control and surveillance, developments and challenges;
- Mosquito-borne diseases and viruses (e.g. dengue virus, Japanese Encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, chikungunya virus, Ross River virus);
- Exotic mosquito incursions and threat;
- Community participation in vector surveillance;
This Special Issue will include reviews and research articles, including epidemiological studies and experimental studies.
Dr. Elvina Viennet
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mosquito-borne diseases
- mosquito
- arbovirus
- epidemiology
- surveillance
- control
- emerging and re-emerging threat
- community participation
- incursions
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Open source Citizen Science data for mosquito surveillance and emerging disease threats: an analysis of case studies
Authors: Craig M. Williams
Affiliation: University of South Australia
Abstract: a) comparative analysis of current inaturalist mosquito projects (Australia, Southern Africa, Brazil, UK and Ireland) focussing on number and quality of observations, and detection of exotic mosquitoes; b) case study of Mozzie monitors Australia and analysis of JEV reservoir hosts and feasibility of using inaturalist to make risk assessments or EWS of exotic mosquito-borne diseases.