Vaccination Against Vector-Borne Diseases: Bridging Public Health and Epidemiology
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 698
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore the pivotal role that vaccination plays in preventing vector-borne diseases, focusing on how vaccination strategies intersect with public health and epidemiology to address these global health threats. Vector-borne diseases—such as malaria, dengue, Zika, and chikungunya—are transmitted by insects like mosquitoes and ticks, posing unique challenges due to environmental, ecological, and socioeconomic factors that influence disease spread and vaccine efficacy.
This Special Issue aims to focus on the recent advancements in vaccine development, including novel vaccine candidates and technologies targeting vector-borne pathogens. Emphasis is placed on how epidemiological data can inform vaccine deployment, maximizing the impact of immunization programs within vulnerable communities and high-risk regions. Articles within this Special Issue should also examine public health frameworks, discussing how surveillance systems, community engagement, and health education can be strengthened to support vaccination efforts. This Special Issue also aims to address factors which influence vector-borne diseases that require adaptive vaccination strategies. Overall, this Special Issue aims to showcase how vaccines, when integrated with robust public health and epidemiological frameworks, offer a powerful tool to reduce the burden of diseases worldwide.
Dr. Angela Stufano
Dr. Claudia Maria Trombetta
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vector-borne diseases
- vaccination strategies
- epidemiology
- public health integration
- disease prevention
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