Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis exert a huge
burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting the poorest of the poor�…

Recently, the Vaccines to Vaccinate (v2V) initiative was reconfigured into the Partnership for
Dengue Control (PDC), a multi-sponsored and independent initiative. This redirection is�…

The transmission of vector-borne pathogens is greatly influenced by the ecology of their
vector, which is in turn shaped by genetic ancestry, the environment, and the hosts that are�…

Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are parasitic helminth diseases that constitute a
serious public health issue in tropical regions. The filarial nematodes that cause these�…

Climate change is expected to impact across every domain of society, including health. The
majority of the world's population is susceptible to pathological, infectious disease whose life�…

Background The presence of the recently introduced primary dengue virus vector mosquito
Aedes aegypti in Nepal, in association with the likely indigenous secondary vector Aedes�…

Host innate immunity plays a central role in detecting and eliminating microbial pathogenic
infections in both vertebrate and invertebrate animals. Entomopathogenic or insect�…

Different challenges are presented by the variety of malaria transmission environments
present in the world today. In each setting, improved control for reduction of morbidity is a�…

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is caused by filarial worms that live in the lymphatic system and
commonly lead to lymphoedema, elephantiasis, and hydrocele. LF is recognized as�…

Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a globally significant disease, with 1.3 billion
persons in 83 countries at risk. A coordinated effort of administering annual macrofilaricidal�…