2nd Edition of Ecology, Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Control of Vectors and Vector-Borne Pathogens in Temperate Regions
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 195
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Interests: ecology; epidemiology; risk assessment; sustainable control of emerging wildlife and vector borne diseases
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Interests: infectious disease ecology; epidemiology; risk assessment; modelling
Interests: community ecology; host–pathogen systems; vector-borne zoonotic diseases; rodent-borne zoonotic diseases; eco-epidemiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change and other drivers such as biodiversity loss, habitat degradation and invasive alien species (IAS), along with socio-economic drivers such as global travel and trade, continue to worsen the impact of vector-borne pathogens in temperate regions.
Global vector-borne disease (VBD) burden has increased in the latter half of this century, accounting for more than 17% of all infectious diseases and causing more than 700,000 deaths annually according to WHO statistics. Vector-borne pathogens have expanded their range in temperate areas and developed new transmission foci, as in case of the West Nile, Usutu, chikungunya and dengue viruses, Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever, Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis. Furthermore, the incidence of vector-borne diseases is increasing within recognised endemic areas, and new pathogens are continuously identified.
With evidence-based guidance for the early warning, monitoring and control of endemic and invasive vectors and their transmitted pathogens becoming increasingly relevant in temperate regions, this Special Issue welcomes articles on innovative approaches to these issues.
Dr. Annapaola Rizzoli
Dr. Francesca Dagostin
Dr. Valentina Tagliapietra
Dr. Roberto Rosa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vector and vector-borne pathogen surveillance
- vector and vector-borne pathogen early warning
- vector and vector-borne pathogen risk assessment
- vector and vector-borne pathogen control
- mosquito-borne pathogens
- tick-borne pathogens
- phlebotomine-borne pathogens
- arthropod-borne pathogens
- innovative control strategies
- temperate areas
