Mosquito & Vector News
A novel approach to determine mosquito trap placement for West Nile virus surveillance.
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee A Chakravarti, et al. 2026. Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 63, Issue 2, April 2026, tjag006, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjag006 Abstract The rapid spread of West Nile…
Predicting mosquito flight behavior using Bayesian dynamical systems learning.
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Zuo et al., Sci. Adv. 12, eadz7063 (2026) March. Abstract. Mosquito-borne diseases cause several hundred thousand deaths worldwide every year. Deciphering mosquito host- seeking…
Vertical transmission in field-caught mosquitoes identifies a mechanism for the establishment of Usutu virus in a temperate country
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Vertical transmission in field-caught mosquitoes identifies a mechanism for the establishment of Usutu virus in a temperate country. Schilling, M., Lawson, B., Spiro, S.…