Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Systematic Review

Accepted on 10 Sep 2025

Evaluating the Therapeutic Potential of Wolbachia in Controlling Mosquito-Borne Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

in Vector Biology

R. Mohamad Javier
Faisal Gani Putra Arlond
Dwi Permana Putra
Christopher Bryant Prathama
Gede Raditya Wisnu Wardhana
Verika Christabela Tansuri
Adrian Prasetya
Fadli Ramadhan
Aisyah Rizki Nirmala Hanum
Rayyan Fitriasa

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1657310

308 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 30 May 2025

Evaluation of multiple water immersions of pathogen vector mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) eggs

in Vector Biology

Rayane Dias
Manuella Pereira Cerqueira Leite
Nathália Menezes de Almeida
Cecilia Ferreira de Mello
Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente
Anderson S. Bueno
Jeronimo Alencar

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1590603

1,045 views

Review

Published on 22 Jul 2024

Natural occurrence of Wolbachia in Anopheles sp. and Aedes aegypti populations could compromise the success of vector control strategies

in Vector Biology

Olivier Gnankine
Roch Kounbobr Dabiré

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1329015

4,782 views
3 citations

Editorial

Published on 05 Jul 2024

Editorial: Latest advances in the biological control of vectors of human tropical diseases

in Vector Biology

Juan Venegas
Slavica Vaselek
María Fernanda Yasnot

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1430944

1,539 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 06 Jun 2024

The geographical distribution of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis in Cabo Verde, 2016–2023

in Vector Biology

Silvânia Da Veiga Leal
Celivianne de Sousa
Davidson Daniel Sousa Rocha Monteiro
Maria da Luz Lima Mendonça
Adéritow Augusto Lopes Macedo Gonçalves
Adilson José DePina

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1353839

2,446 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2024

Distribution and ecological aspects of sand fly species from Kousseri, an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Northern Cameroon

in Vector Biology

Thierry Rostand Tebo-Nzesseu
Ngouateu Aime Tateng
Omer Bebe Ngouateu
Cedric Yamssi
N’dille Emmanuel Elanga
Cyrille Ndo
Roland Bamou
Vincent Khan-Payne
Blaise Dondji

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1371670

2,251 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 07 May 2024

Molecular approaches to deploy singlet oxygen in a Leishmania model as an unassailable biocide for disease mitigation and vector control

in Vector Biology

Kwang Poo Chang
Joseph M. Reynolds
Dennis K. P. Ng
Yun-Hung Tu
Chia-Kwung Fan
Shin-Hong Shiao

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1306429

1,350 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 01 May 2024

Host skin immunity to arthropod vector bites: from mice to humans

in Vector Biology

Joshua R. Lacsina
Ryan Kissinger
Johannes S. P. Doehl
Maria M. Disotuar
George Petrellis
Mara Short
Elliot Lowe
James Oristian
Daniel Sonenshine
Thiago DeSouza-Vieira

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1308585

3,363 views

Mini Review

Published on 28 Mar 2024

The role of protists, nematodes and mites as natural control agents of sandfly populations

in Vector Biology

Slavica Vaselek

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1369007

2,323 views
3 citations

Mini Review

Published on 19 Mar 2024

Overview of microbial studies in sandflies and their progress toward development of paratransgenic approach for the control of Leishmania sp.

in Vector Biology

Slavica Vaselek

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1369077

2,177 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2024

Bacteria associated with Parthenium hysterophorus root exudate influence olfactory oviposition responses of Anopheles gambiae

in Vector Biology

Trizah K. Milugo
Baldwyn Torto
David P. Tchouassi

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1359774

1,538 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2024

Assessing the performance of five adult mosquito sampling methods for malaria vector surveillance in various ecosystems in Cameroon

in Vector Biology

Philippe Nwane
Michael Piameu
Yannick Niamsi Emalio
Wolfgang Eyisap Ekoko
Stanislas Elysée Mandeng
Lili Ranaise Mbakop
Salomon Patchoke
Jean-Claude Toto
Leo Dilane Alenou
Elisabeth Ngo Bikoi

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1235146

3,605 views
1 citation

Editorial

Published on 12 Mar 2024

Editorial: 2022 in review: vector biology

in Vector Biology

David P. Tchouassi
Janet Midega
Baldwyn Torto

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1387092

1,244 views
1 citation

Brief Research Report

Published on 13 Feb 2024

Metabarcoding mosquitoes: MinION sequencing of bulk samples gives accurate species profiles for vector surveillance (Culicidae)

in Vector Biology

Rebecca Ker Loh
Tyrone Ren Hao Tan
Huiqing Yeo
Tze Xuan Yeoh
Theodore Tze Ming Lee
Sujatha Narayanan Kutty
Nalini Puniamoorthy

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1223435

4,601 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2024

Enzyme-catalyzed kinetic resolution of racemic 1-octen-3-ol and field evaluation of its enantiomeric isomers as attractants of sandflies

in Vector Biology

David P. Tchouassi
Juliah W. Jacob
Xavier Cheseto
Lydia S. Chepkemoi
Iman B. Hassaballa
Baldwyn Torto

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1327349

2,039 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 08 Aug 2023

Available evidence for mosquito-borne Francisella tularensis transmission is inconclusive

in Vector Biology

L. F. W. Jonckers Nieboer
E. A. J. Fischer
M. A. H. Braks

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1230903

3,247 views
4 citations