The mosquito-borne arbovirus Zika virus (ZIKV, Flavivirus, Flaviviridae), has caused an outbreak
impressive by its magnitude and rapid spread. First detected in Uganda in Africa in 1947…

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and dengue virus (DENV) are mosquito-borne viruses transmitted
by the Aedes genus. Dengue is considered as the most important arbovirus disease …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes chikungunya fever,
a severe, debilitating disease that often produces chronic arthralgia. Since 2004, CHIKV has …

Background Since the major outbreak in 2007 in the Yap Island, Zika virus (ZIKV) causing
dengue-like syndromes has affected multiple islands of the South Pacific region. In May 2015, …

Background A Chikungunya (CHIK) outbreak hit La Réunion Island in 2005–2006. The
implicated vector was Aedes albopictus. Here, we present the first study on the susceptibility of Ae…

In September 2010, autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus was recorded in
southeastern France, where the Aedes albopictus mosquito vector is present. Sequence analysis …

Background Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are potential vectors of chikungunya virus
(CHIKV). The recent CHIKV outbreaks were caused by a new variant characterized by a …

Wolbachia inherited bacteria are able to invade insect populations using cytoplasmic
incompatibility and provide new strategies for controlling mosquito-borne tropical diseases, such …

Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L.) and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) are the most
important vectors of the dengue and yellow-fever viruses. Both took advantage of trade …

Yellow fever virus (YFV) causing a deadly viral disease is transmitted by the bite of infected
mosquitoes. In Brazil, YFV is restricted to a forest cycle maintained between non-human …