The impact of global warming on insect-borne diseases and on highland malaria in particular
remains controversial. Temperature is known to influence transmission intensity through its …

Background The world is rapidly becoming urban with the global population living in cities
projected to double by 2050. This increase in urbanization poses new challenges for the …

The prevalence of diseases borne by mosquitoes, particularly in the genus Aedes, is rising
worldwide. This has been attributed, in part, to the dramatic rates of contemporary …

A better understanding of malaria persistence in highly seasonal environments such as
highlands and desert fringes requires identifying the factors behind the spatial reservoir of the …

The Amazon is Brazil’s greatest natural resource and invaluable to the rest of the world as a
buffer against climate change. The recent election of Brazil’s president brought disputes …

Land-use change is the main force behind ecological and social change in many countries
around the globe; it is primarily driven by resource needs and external economic incentives. …

Background Snakebite envenoming is a neglected public health challenge that affects
mostly economically deprived communities who inhabit tropical regions. In these regions, …

The role of climate driving zoonotic diseases’ population dynamics has typically been addressed
via retrospective analyses of national aggregated incidence records. A central question …

Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has forced health authorities across the world to
take important decisions to curtail its spread. Genomic epidemiology has emerged as a …

Genomics is fundamentally changing epidemiological research. However, systematically
exploring hypotheses in pathogen evolution requires new modeling tools. Models intertwining …