Mosquitoes as Vectors of Infectious Diseases and Their Control
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2021) | Viewed by 341
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vector control; Wolbachia transinfection; incompatible insect technique; insect biotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mosquitoes are among the major vectors of infectious diseases, and account for hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide every year. Despite control efforts, the spread of certain mosquito species and associated pathogens outside their original geographic range, together with the demonstrated inefficacy of the traditional methods of control, are the cause of serious concern. This Special Issue will be addressed to outlining the role of mosquitoes in health-related problems in the present and in the coming years, taking into account the challenges associated with climate change and sustainability. Manuscripts will focus on key mosquito species and diseases to estimate specific epidemiological risks, and will describe the main strategies developed to fight these vectors, also looking at the most promising and innovative perspectives.
Dr. Claudia Damiani
Dr. Riccardo Moretti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mosquito vectors
- Aedes
- Anopheles
- malaria
- arboviruses
- dengue
- Zika
- vector competence
- mosquito suppression
- population replacement
- SIT
- Wolbachia
- RIDL
- genome editing
- biological control
- integrated vector management
