Flaviviruses—Induced Neurological Sequelae by Samantha Gabrielle Cody, Awadalkareem Adam, Andrei Siniavin, Sam S. Kang, Tian Wang

“…Flaviviruses, a group of single-stranded RNA viruses spread by mosquitoes or ticks, include several significant neurotropic viruses, such as West Nile virus (WNV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), and Zika virus (ZIKV). These viruses can cause a range of neurological diseases during acute infection, from mild, flu-like symptoms to severe and fatal encephalitis. …”
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Spillover: From climate change to pandemics by Mary E. Wilson

“…While some areas in Africa are projected to become too hot for malaria transmission, changing climate will allow expansion of Aedes-transmitted viral infections, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, into areas with large urban populations. Animals and plants are themselves susceptible to die-offs and even extinction from infections, jeopardizing food security and health.Another unknown is whether the vast permafrost, now melting, could become a source of novel microbes that are pathogenic for humans.Travel, trade, and migration contribute to the global movement of human and animal pathogens and vectors. …”
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El mosquito-oráculo y otras tecnologías by Jean Segata

“…El mosquito Aedes aegypti es el vector más importante de enfermedades como la fiebre amarilla, el dengue, el zika y el chikunguña. En este artículo se presentan resultados de una etnografía de las políticas de salud pública basadas en programas informáticos de geolocalización y tecnologías de ADN para el control y la vigilancia de estas enfermedades. …”
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A Metáfora da Guerra: reflexões sobre as práticas e os discursos de gênero em cenários pandêmicos e epidêmicos by Maysa Carvalho de Souza

“…Neste artigo de revisão bibliográfica, que em sua escrita busca dialogar com pesquisas empíricas realizadas na área de Ciências Sociais e dados divulgados através de agências e organizações de pesquisa, há a proposta de refletir sobre o lugar das mulheres no tabuleiro pandêmico da covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) no Brasil, além das epidemias de HIV/Aids, Zika Vírus e Ebola, no qual se pensa sobre as questões de gênero, do cuidado em seu sentido polissêmico, do conceito flutuante do risco e da violência, buscando localizar os corpos e os discursos. …”
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Complex wolbachia infection dynamics in mosquitoes with imperfect maternal transmission by Bo Zheng, Wenliang Guo, Linchao Hu, Mugen Huang, Jianshe Yu

“…Dengue, malaria, and Zika are dangerous diseases primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Anopheles stephensi. …”
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Roles of Interferons in Pregnant Women with Dengue Infection: Protective or Dangerous Factors by Hao Zhang, Zhiyi He, Wenting Zeng, Hong-Juan Peng

“…With the recent outbreaks of Zika disease and its reported correlation with microcephaly, the large number of pregnancies with dengue infection has become a serious concern. …”
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Quantifying the survival uncertainty of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in a spatial model by Martin Strugarek, Nicolas Vauchelet, Jorge P. Zubelli

“…Artificial releases of Wolbachia-infected Aedes mosquitoes have been under study in the past yearsfor fighting vector-borne diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and zika.Several strains of this bacterium cause cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) and can also affect their host's fecundity or lifespan, while highly reducing vector competence for the main arboviruses. …”
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Zoonotic Diseases in India: A Growing Concern by Mamata Panda

“…Examples of some of these in recent times include COVID-19, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, <i>Zika virus</i>, and <i>Nipah virus</i>. Emerging infections have a chance to spread across countries due to international travel. …”
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A stage structured model for mosquito suppression with immigration by Mugen Huang, Zifeng Wang, Zixin Nie

“…The incompatible insect technique based on Wolbachia is a promising alternative to control mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue fever, malaria, and Zika, which drives wild female mosquitoes sterility through a mechanism cytoplasmic incompatibility. …”
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Convalescent plasma therapy in severe coronavirus disease-2019: A narrative review by Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Kasturi Hazarika, Prashant Bafna, Manesh Manoj, Anupam Wakhlu

“…Even in the antibiotic era, the use of passive immunization strategy continued to expand with promising results against measles, Ebola, Argentine hemorrhagic fever, and Zika viruses. It was also effective in reducing the mortality and viral load in severe acute respiratory syndrome, H5N1, H1N1, and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. …”
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Impact of Point-of-Care Testing on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Viral Infections by Kirthika Lakshmanan, Benjamin M. Liu

“…This review delves into the advancements in POC testing, including antigen/antibody detection and molecular assays, while focusing on their impact on the diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance of VPVIs such as mpox, viral hepatitis, influenza, flaviviruses (dengue, Zika, and yellow fever virus), and COVID-19. The role of POC tests in monitoring viral infection is crucial for tracking disease progression and managing outbreaks. …”
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Passive Immunoprophylaxis for the Protection of the Mother and Her Baby: Insights from In Vivo Models of Antibody Transport by Yanqun Xu, Iftekhar Mahmood, Lilin Zhong, Pei Zhang, Evi B. Struble

“…Vertical transmission of infectious agents, such as Zika, hepatitis B, and cytomegalovirus during pregnancy, remains a public health problem, associated with dire outcomes for the neonate. …”
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CRISPR-Based Programmable Nucleic Acid-Binding Protein Technology Can Specifically Detect Fatal Tropical Disease-Causing Pathogens by Md. Rashidur Rahman, Toma Rani Majumder, Md. Aminul Islam Apu, Alok K. Paul, Afrina Afrose, Biplab Kumar Dash

“…This review highlights CRISPR-Cas-based molecular technologies in diagnosing several tropical diseases, namely malaria, zika, chikungunya, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV-AIDS), tuberculosis (TB), and rabies.…”
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Global research hotspots and trends in DNA vaccine research: A bibliometric and visualization study from 2014 to 2024 by Juan Zhang, Haiguo Zhang, Cuicui Yao, Lihua Gu, Shasha Dong, Yamei Wu, Lele Miao

“…The literature co-citation analysis revealed four major research hotspots, including DNA vaccines for Zika virus, human papillomavirus (HPV), and COVID-19, as well as safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity studies of DNA vaccines. …”
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Inhibition of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease by Isoquercitrin γ-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Formulations: A Biochemical and In Silico Study by Martin Wurtele, Camila Coelho, Gloria Gallo, Claudia Campos, Leon Hardy, Yunierkis Perez Castillo, Masamitsu Moriwaki, Mahendra P. Kapoor, Damião Pergentino de Sousa

“…Isoquercitrin γ-cyclodextrin inclusion complex formulations additionally inhibited Zika virus NS2B-NS3pro leading to an IC50 value of 98 μM. …”
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Advances in antiviral strategies targeting mosquito-borne viruses: cellular, viral, and immune-related approaches by Ayyaz Khan, Zakirullah, Shahid Wahab, Seong-Tshool Hong

“…The primary families include Flaviviridae (e.g., Dengue, Zika, West Nile, Yellow Fever, Japanese Encephalitis), transmitted predominantly by Aedes and Culex mosquitoes; Togaviridae, which consists of the genus Alphavirus (e.g., Chikungunya, Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis viruses), also transmitted by Aedes and Culex; Bunyaviridae (recently reorganized), containing viruses like Rift Valley Fever and Oropouche virus, transmitted by mosquitoes and sometimes sandflies; and Reoviridae, which includes the genus Orbivirus (e.g., West Nile and Bluetongue viruses), primarily affecting animals and transmitted by mosquitoes and sandflies. …”
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Revisiting Key Entry Routes of Human Epidemic Arboviruses into the Mainland Americas through Large-Scale Phylogenomics by Túlio De Lima Campos, Ricardo Durães-Carvalho, Antonio Mauro Rezende, Otávio Valério de Carvalho, Alain Kohl, Gabriel Luz Wallau, Lindomar José Pena

“…The rapid worldwide spread of chikungunya (CHIKV), dengue (DENV), and Zika (ZIKV) viruses have raised great international concern. …”
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Kdr genotyping (V1016I, F1534C) of the Nav channel of Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquito populations in Harris County (Houston), Texas, USA, after Permanone 31-66 field tests and its infl... by Jonathan R Hernandez, Michael Longnecker, Chris L Fredregill, Mustapha Debboun, Patricia V Pietrantonio

“…Aedes aegypti (L.) is an important mosquito vector of emerging arboviruses such as Zika, dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya. To quell potential disease outbreaks, its populations are controlled by applying pyrethroid insecticides, which selection pressure may lead to the development of insecticide resistance. …”
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Early attainment of 20-hydroxyecdysone threshold shapes mosquito sexual dimorphism in developmental timing by Meichun Zhang, Han Wen, Qiang Sun, Dongjing Zhang, Yongjun Li, Andrew Xi, Xiaoying Zheng, Yu Wu, Jun Cao, Jeremy Bouyer, Zhiyong Xi

“…Here, we investigate the role of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) in CW assessment and pupation timing in Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti, vectors of arboviruses including dengue and Zika. Our results show that the attainment of CW is contingent upon surpassing a critical 20E threshold, which results in entrance into a constant 22 h interval and the subsequent 20E pulse responsible for larval-pupal ecdysis. …”
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Introduction of Vector-Borne Infections in Europe: Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Pathogens with Potential Impact on One Health by Jacopo Logiudice, Maria Alberti, Andrea Ciccarone, Benedetta Rossi, Giorgio Tiecco, Maria Antonia De Francesco, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan

“…Both arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) transmitted by ticks such as Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever and arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes like dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and Japanese encephalitis have broadened their distribution due to rising temperatures, changes in rainfall, and increased human mobility. …”
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