Mosquito & Vector News
Metagenomic Surveillance of Blood-Fed Mosquitoes for Assessing Zoonotic Risk in Managed Animal Settings
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Thakur, M., et al. 2026. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. OnlineFirst. https://doi.org/10.1177/15303667261417424 Abstract. Background: Vector-borne zoonotic diseases remain a major global public health…
Dermacentor occidentalis ticks and link to Rickettsia lanei infections, California, USA
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Probert WS, et al. 2026. Infect Dis. 2026 Jan. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3201.251261 Abstract Rickettsia lanei is a newly recognized spotted fever group rickettsial species that causes…
Assessment of vector control strategies based on mass Aedes (Stegomyia) mosquito trapping (AGOs traps) pilot study in a US-Mexico border region of South Texas
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Aguilar-Durán, JA, et L. 2025. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 19(10): e0013665. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013665 Abstract. Background. Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Ae. (Stegomyia) albopictus mosquitoes are…