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Water availability is one of the main limiting factors that control ecosystem functions and productivity in semiarid regions. Vegetation of these regions usually presents a patchy distribution where sparse plant cover is...

Abstract Background Health assessment instruments are essential for individual health monitoring, yet most existing tools rely on periodic surveys and lack the capacity to integrate large-scale digital health data. With ...

Abstract Background Anopheles pseudopunctipennis is the primary malaria vector in Mexico and is widely distributed nationwide. Understanding its developmental biology is crucial for interrupting malaria transmission. Met...

Abstract Background The global expansion of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes has intensified arboviral epidemics, generating annual socio-economic losses exceeding 2 billion US dollars, mainly in the America...

Abstract Background Dengue fever is hyperendemic in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), where transmission is driven by Aedes mosquitoes and influenced by large-scale climatic phenomena, including the El Niño-...

Abstract Background The ecdysone receptor (EcR) is a central regulator of mosquito physiology, best known for its role in vitellogenesis. However, its contribution to antiviral defense and dengue virus (DENV) replication...

Abstract Background Malaria, whose parasites are transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes, remains a major public health burden in Madagascar despite the control measures led by the National Malaria Control Program. Understan...

En tiempos de crisis económicas parece que el territorio «no importa»... o importa menos que nunca. Este argumento deja de lado, conscientemente o no, la posibilidad de las nuevas formas innovadoras que contribuyen pr...

Abstract Background Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV, Orthoflavivirus encephalitidis) is an arbovirus of the family Flaviviridae. It is the etiological agent of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), a severe disease affectin...

Abstract Background Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) remains a significant barrier to the safe and efficient use of antimalarial medicines. Many promising compounds fail in late-stage development or post-marketing owing ...

Abstract Background Identification of risk and protective factors for canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is essential to understand the epidemiology of the disease and direct prevention and control strategies. Building ...

Abstract Background In East Africa, bovine schistosomiasis, although common, is poorly appreciated and managed, detrimentally impacting upon livestock health. In certain settings, bovine schistosomiasis may be involved i...

Abstract Background Despite concerted global efforts, urogenital schistosomiasis remains an important public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the local dynamics of this disease is crucial for effecti...