Planetary Health Approaches to Understand and Control Vector-Borne Diseases

Mosquitoes transmit many of the pathogens that cause zoonotic diseases from wildlife and livestock to people, with devasting consequences for public health. The factors affecting the ecology and evolution of the transmission dynamics of these mosquito-borne pathogens can be revealed using multidisciplinary research approaches. This 7th volume of the ECVD series focuses on the ecological factors that determine the transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne pathogens naturally circulating between animals of different taxa and their importance for human health. The authors revise the current knowledge on the pathogens that affect wildlife, including those maintained in captivity, as well as the use of cutting-edge techniques for the identification of potential vectors of these pathogens. In addition, this volume explores the role of factors related to global change, including changes in landscape use, deforestation and urbanization, as major drivers of the distribution of mosquito vectors and the dynamics of pathogen transmission. Finally, updated information on the approaches used to identify and control mosquito-borne diseases is presented, with a particular focus on those affecting humans. In summary, this book provides an updated review of the different mosquito-borne pathogens affecting animals and their public health relevance.

Kimberley Fornace, Ph.D. (2018), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, currently Assistant Professor and Sir Henry Dale Fellow at the University of Glasgow, School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine. Her research focuses on characterising the effects of ecological change on zoonotic and vector-borne disease dynamics.
Jan Conn, Ph.D. (1987), University of Toronto, is Research Scientist at the Wadsworth Center, Division of Infectious Diseases at the New York State Department of Health in Albany, New York, and Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the School of Public Health, State University of New York-Albany. Her field is vector biology and population genetics.
Maria Anice Mureb Sallum, Ph.D. (1994), University of São Paolo, is Professor in Epidemiology, Ecology in Public Health, and Biology, Ecology and Taxonomy of Culicidae in the School of Public Health at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She has a broad background in biology, ecology, and public health, with specific training and expertise in key research areas for vector-borne diseases.