Mosquito salivary proteins (MSPs) modulate the host immune response, leading to enhancement of arboviral infections. Identification of protein factors in saliva responsible for immunomodulation should lead to new strategies ...

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Vector-borne diseases remain a major public health concern worldwide. The studies described here underline the importance of combining field surveillance activities with laboratory experiments to provide a comprehensive ...

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The ability of arboviruses to impart significant global disease burdens is related to the corresponding capacity of arboviruses to emerge in naïve environments or re-emerge in endemic environments. The introduction of West ...

West Nile virus is the leading cause of arboviral fever and encephalitis in the United States. The highest WNV disease incidence occurs along the Great Plains region of the United States, as the ecology and land use provide ...

West Nile virus (WNV) continues to be a major cause of human arboviral neuroinvasive disease. Susceptible non-human vertebrates are particularly diverse, ranging from commonly affected birds and horses to less commonly ...