Collectively, the authors have assembled a manuscript collection to provide scientists up-to-date information on diverse pathogens and their respective insect vectors.
It is estimated 60 to 75 percent of emerging infectious diseases in humans are of zoonotic origin. Up to one third of these emerging infectious diseases are caused by vector-borne pathogens, which cause more than 700,000 deaths annually. We’ve learned that debilitating infectious diseases can emerge naturally from an animal source during this Covid-19 pandemic. Emerging or re-emerging vector-borne diseases are an ongoing Global One Health concern.
A detailed understanding of the virus-vector-host interactions in its natural environment is critical to develop effective diagnostics, vaccines, and other control strategies.
Source: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, November 6, 2020. Link.
Conclusion: The emergence of a new viral disease could affect public and animal health as well as the economy of many countries worldwide as demonstrated by the current COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we cannot forget that other known and unknown animal and zoonotic pathogens could also pose considerable threats to animal and public health globally. Arthropod-borne pathogens have emerged and are re-emerging in increased numbers in the last decades. This Special Edition provides overviews of these arboviral threats and discusses current and novel strategies for their detection and control.