Monitoring and Management of Mosquito-Borne Pathogens in Mosquito Populations
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mosquitoes; arboviruses; mosquito-borne diseases; surveillance
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Dear Colleagues,
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet, killing more than a million people worldwide each year. Given the lack of arboviral vaccines and therapies available for human use, this leaves mosquito control as the primary disease prevention strategy. Mosquito control activities are most effective when decisions are based on surveillance data. Recent unprecedented mosquito-borne disease outbreaks in the Americas, including locally acquired malaria cases in the U.S., record-breaking dengue cases, and viruses like Oropouche spreading to new countries, highlight the critical importance of conducting mosquito surveillance activities to inform vector control and disease prevention strategies.
The aim of this Special Issue, entitled "Monitoring and Management of Mosquito-Borne Pathogens in Mosquito Populations", is to gather information regarding surveillance and control operations from a “boots on the ground” perspective. All manuscript types are welcome to be submitted, including reviews, research articles, descriptive studies, and short communications. We are particularly interested in original articles about integrated mosquito management at work, including trapping methods, testing protocols, data trends, data usage, phased response plans, control thresholds, and outbreak response. Our hope is that this Special Issue will provide a platform for public health partners to share information and learn about mosquito management practices and surveillance strategies from other agencies and research institutions. Manuscripts from city, county, and state agencies that are involved in mosquito surveillance and control are highly encouraged to be submitted.
Dr. Bethany Bolling
Dr. Hannah Romo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mosquitoes
- arboviruses
- surveillance
- mosquito collection
- mosquito testing
- integrated mosquito management
- mosquito control
- response plans
- outbreak response
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