The current status of neglected tropical diseases in Japan: A scoping review. by Yuriko Harada, Hanako Iwashita, Taeko Moriyasu, Sachiyo Nagi, Nobuo Saito, Mariko Sugawara-Mikami, Kota Yoshioka, Rie Yotsu, Japan NTD Study Group

“…Other NTDs, such as chikungunya, cystic echinococcosis, cysticercosis, leishmaniasis, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, rabies, and schistosomiasis, have been imported into the country. …”
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Eilat virus isolated from Culex univittatus mosquitoes from the Namibian Zambezi Region influences in vitro superinfection with alpha- and flaviviruses in a virus-species-dependent... by Heiko D Guggemos, Anne Kopp, Katrin Voigt, Matthias Fendt, Selina L Graff, John K E Mfune, Christian Borgemeister, Sandra Junglen

“…The genus Alphavirus harbors arboviruses of great concern, such as the Chikungunya virus and the equine encephalitis viruses. …”
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Emerging Infectious Diseases by Jorge R. Rey

“…Updated in February 2016 to include new information on Chikungunya and the Zika virus. Retired from the EDIS website 7/25/2019. …”
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Emerging Infectious Diseases by Jorge R. Rey

“…Updated in February 2016 to include new information on Chikungunya and the Zika virus. Retired from the EDIS website 7/25/2019. …”
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Florida Container Mosquitoes by L. Philip Lounibos, Eva A. Buckner

“…This publication lists and illustrates fifteen species of them, including two exotics that are the most important vector species of dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses. It also describes available control measures, the best for homeowners being to eliminate aquatic habitat by draining standing water in containers near homes. …”
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Dengue Situation in Bangladesh: An Epidemiological Shift in terms of Morbidity and Mortality by Pulak Mutsuddy, Sanya Tahmina Jhora, Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, S. M. Golam Kaisar, Md Nasir Ahmed Khan

“…Although 2018 dengue data are relevant but not included in this study due to study time frame, it is interesting to report an increase in the number of dengue cases in pre (2016) and post (2018, which is highest within 18 years) chikungunya outbreak, which favors the study hypothesis. …”
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Container Mosquito Habitat Community Cleanup: A How-To Guide for Event Organization by Amy Hallock, Eva A. Buckner, Ricky W. Telg, Alena R. Poulin

“… Being bitten by the container mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus means a higher risk of becoming infected with Zika, dengue, or chikungunya virus. Container mosquitoes develop in the water that collects in discarded tires, jars, cans, buckets, and boats. …”
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Container Mosquito Habitat Community Cleanup: A How-To Guide for Event Organization by Amy Hallock, Eva A. Buckner, Ricky W. Telg, Alena R. Poulin

“… Being bitten by the container mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus means a higher risk of becoming infected with Zika, dengue, or chikungunya virus. Container mosquitoes develop in the water that collects in discarded tires, jars, cans, buckets, and boats. …”
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Imported Arbovirus Infections in Canada 1974-89 by Harvey Artsob, Leslie Spence

“…Diagnostic seroconversions were documented in 84 individuals from six provinces, including one alphavirus (Chikungunya) and 83 flavivirus seroconvertors. Dengue 1 virus was isolated from the blood of one patient. …”
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Espace, territoires et maladies vectorielles : enseignements des Suds pour lutter contre la menace des arboviroses au Brésil ? by Pascal Handschumacher, Florence Fournet, Walter Ramalho

“…The country is facing the rise of dengue, Zika, Chikungunya and the persistence of yellow fever. Other vector-borne diseases such as schistosomiasis, persist around the irrigated perimeters of Sao Francisco River. …”
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Espaço, territórios e doenças vetoriais : ensinamentos dos países do Sul para lutar contra a ameaça das arboviroses no Brasil? by Pascal Handschumacher, Florence Fournet, Walter Ramalho

“…The country is facing the rise of dengue, Zika, Chikungunya and the persistence of yellow fever. Other vector-borne diseases such as schistosomiasis, persist around the irrigated perimeters of Sao Francisco River. …”
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L'environnement socio-spatial comme facteur d'émergence des maladies infectieuses by François Taglioni, Jean-Sébastien Dehecq

“…Among the large amount of likely hazards in the South West of the Indian Ocean region (hurricanes, torrential rains, tsunamis, infectious diseases …), some are more devastating and present than others. The Chikungunya epidemic that lasted from 2004 to 2006, as probably the major public health event, has left a strong impact on men, societies, and people’s mind. …”
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Public communication and outreach by mosquito programs in the United States. by Nicole Thomas, Jo Anne G Balanay, Sachiyo Shearman, Stephanie L Richards

“…Blood feeding female mosquitoes cause itchy welts and can transmit pathogens that cause diseases such as chikungunya, malaria, West Nile encephalitis, and Zika. …”
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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. …”
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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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Evaluation of the Larvicidal Efficacy of Five Indigenous Weeds against an Indian Strain of Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) by Aarti Sharma, Sarita Kumar, Pushplata Tripathi

“…Aedes aegypti, dengue fever mosquito, is primarily associated with the transmission of dengue and chikungunya in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. …”
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(CO) RELACIONANDO MEIO AMBIENTE E SAÚDE NO REVEZAMENTO DA TOCHA OLÍMPICA EM SÃO JOÃO DEL REI-MG: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA by Bianca Andrade Carvalho, Bernardo Camara do Nascimento, Renata Cândida da Silva, Vitória da Silva do Patrocínio, Flávia Carmo Horta Pinto, Raquel Alves Costa

“…Durante o evento foram distribuídos panfletos com informações de prevenção sobre as doenças, Dengue, Zika, febre chikungunya e gripe H1N1. Também houve uma interação com o público infantil através da utilização de fantoches do Aedes aegypti. …”
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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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Advances in antiviral strategies targeting mosquito-borne viruses: cellular, viral, and immune-related approaches by Ayyaz Khan, Zakirullah, Shahid Wahab, Seong-Tshool Hong

“…., 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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A Pilot Seroprevalence Study Suggests Silent Zika virus Transmission in Bhopal Region of Central India by Shashwati Nema, Dipesh Kale, Romesh Jain, Ajay Halder, Manisha Shrivastava, Deepak Vaishnav, Ashvini Kumar Yadav, Divya Namdeo, Debasis Biswas

“…Materials and Methods: We screened a group of 75 febrile patients who had already tested negative for the locally endemic causes of fever like dengue, chikungunya, enteric fever, malaria, and scrub typhus and two groups of asymptomatic healthy individuals represented by blood donors (n = 75) and antenatal mothers (n = 75). …”
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