Insects Vectors of Pathogens

Dear Colleagues,

Vector insects are invertebrates grouped in the orders Diptera, Hemiptera, Anoplura, and Siphonaptera that have great importance for public health. Species from these orders are responsible for the transmission of many pathogens that cause diseases that result in a major public health problem, such as dengue, chikungunya, Zika, yellow fever, malaria, lymphatic filariasis, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, sleeping sickness, onchocerciasis, and bubonic plague. A better understanding of insect vector species biology, systematics, taxonomy, and evolution can support more effective management and control strategies to mitigate the mortality and morbidity of these diseases. This is of great importance since, for the most part, vector control is the main alternative to minimize the incidence of vector-borne disease to humans and animals. This Special Issue aims to address the important gap in knowledge associated with the biological, systematic, taxonomic, and evolution processes associated with insect vector species. Our goal is to compile and publish scientific articles from prominent research groups in this Research Topic to help further our understanding on issues related to public health, as the dynamics of vector-borne disease transmission, which can assist in the activities of vector control programs.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Taxonomy assignments and revisions of insect vector species
• Phylogenetics, phylogenomics, and systematics of insect vectors
• Evolutionary ecology, including the studies related to the speciation and hybridization of insect vectors
• Biology, vectorial capacity and competence of insect vector species
• Evolutionary and population genetics of insect vectors
• Genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and phenomics of insect vector

Dr. Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi
Guest Editor

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