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An open-access online resource, aimed at improving #vector control & vector #research, #CapacityBuilding and preparedness against vector-borne #disease #outbreaks.
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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · Oct 24
🦟"Building resilience against the growing threat of arboviruses: a #ScopingReview of #Aedes #vector surveillance, control strategies and insecticide resistance in #Africa 🌍" by R. Oxborough et al. in Parasites & Vectors @bmc.springernature.com

parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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ergabiodiv.bsky.social
🦟 New ERGA-BGE Genomes of Culex laticinctus, Culex modestus, Culex perexiguus, and #Culex theileri: Unveiling the Genomes of the Key Vectors of West Nile Virus in the Mediterranean Basin

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... @biogeneurope.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @csic.es @ebdonana.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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mosquitolab.bsky.social
With the shuttering of the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit last year by the US Army we are loosing a lot of expertise and future expertise in insect taxonomy and ecology.
donnag.bsky.social Donna Giberson (Elbows UP!) 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @donnag.bsky.social · 14h
From Chris Borkent: Fellow Dipterists/systematists/ecologists: Agri./Agri-Food Canada plans to eliminate the Diptera Unit at the Canadian National Collection of Insects. Dr. Art Borkent has prepared an open letter to support keeping the unit open. To sign, please read & follow the instructions here.
Fellow Dipterists / systematists / ecologists, if you have not yet heard, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada is planning to eliminate the Diptera Unit at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, supposedly for financial reasons. The open letter below has been prepared by Dr. Art Borkent. If you agree with the letter, and would like to add your name in support, please follow the directions below. Message is as follows: ********************* The following is an “Open Letter” that will be presented to the Canadian press by a Member of Parliament, Ms. Elizabeth May. If you can support this petition, please send your name, full affiliation and address (including country) to Art Borkent’s email: artborkent@telus.net Your name will be added to a supporting list that will likely never be seen publicly but needs to be noted by our member of parliament. Please consider helping to stop the removal of the Diptera Unit in Ottawa, Canada. Please remember that we are writing this for the press – someone gave advice that it should be written at about the level of an intelligent 14 year old. If any of you are members of another society of specialized Dipterists or otherwise, please feel free to send this on to your other colleagues. I am hoping to have this submitted to Elizabeth May with all the signatures by Friday, Feb. 13. Time is of the essence. best wishes, Art Borkent and David Grimaldi (Message too long for alt-text): the text of the first page of an open letter to support keeping the Diptera Unit open at the Canadian National Collection of Insects and Nematodes. (Message too long for alt-text): the text of the second page of an open letter to support keeping the Diptera Unit open at the Canadian National Collection of Insects and Nematodes. A sampling of output from the Diptera Unit at the CNC
February 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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donnag.bsky.social
From Chris Borkent: Fellow Dipterists/systematists/ecologists: Agri./Agri-Food Canada plans to eliminate the Diptera Unit at the Canadian National Collection of Insects. Dr. Art Borkent has prepared an open letter to support keeping the unit open. To sign, please read & follow the instructions here.
Fellow Dipterists / systematists / ecologists, if you have not yet heard, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada is planning to eliminate the Diptera Unit at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, supposedly for financial reasons. The open letter below has been prepared by Dr. Art Borkent. If you agree with the letter, and would like to add your name in support, please follow the directions below. Message is as follows: ********************* The following is an “Open Letter” that will be presented to the Canadian press by a Member of Parliament, Ms. Elizabeth May. If you can support this petition, please send your name, full affiliation and address (including country) to Art Borkent’s email: artborkent@telus.net Your name will be added to a supporting list that will likely never be seen publicly but needs to be noted by our member of parliament. Please consider helping to stop the removal of the Diptera Unit in Ottawa, Canada. Please remember that we are writing this for the press – someone gave advice that it should be written at about the level of an intelligent 14 year old. If any of you are members of another society of specialized Dipterists or otherwise, please feel free to send this on to your other colleagues. I am hoping to have this submitted to Elizabeth May with all the signatures by Friday, Feb. 13. Time is of the essence. best wishes, Art Borkent and David Grimaldi (Message too long for alt-text): the text of the first page of an open letter to support keeping the Diptera Unit open at the Canadian National Collection of Insects and Nematodes. (Message too long for alt-text): the text of the second page of an open letter to support keeping the Diptera Unit open at the Canadian National Collection of Insects and Nematodes. A sampling of output from the Diptera Unit at the CNC
February 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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drheatherferg.bsky.social
Thank you to Chris Smith & the The Naked Scientists team for inviting me & other colleagues to take part in this podcast discussing #mosquitoes, their biology and behaviour, role in disease transmission & innovative strategies for #vector control

www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
The mosquito: the world's deadliest animal
Buzzing to take a bite...
www.thenakedscientists.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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citizenptnewsaz.bsky.social
Cochise County's health director warns that dengue fever is on the rise nearby, urging residents to take action against Aedes mosquitoes before it's too late.

Learn more here

#CochiseCounty #AZ #DiseasePrevention #CitizenPortal #PublicHealth #CommunityOutreach
County medical director urges dengue awareness; residents told to remove standing water
Dr. Eric McLaughlin briefed Cochise County partners on dengue risks and signs, recommended prevention measures (DEET 30–35%, screens, permethrin on clothing) and noted dengue activity across the border in Sonora; staff urged local cleanup and community outreach to reduce breeding sites.
citizenportal.ai
February 11, 2026 at 3:47 AM
globalvectorhub.bsky.social
🦟🐦"First detection of #Usutu #virus in wild #birds in #Denmark, 2024" by Laura Vebæk Gelskov et al. @ucph.bsky.social & @ssi-dk.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Cook Islands reports dengue death, amid increase in outbreak

https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/273432/

Aedes aegypti mosquitos spreading the dengue virus between people, people in the Cook Islands, including tourists, have been…
Cook Islands reports dengue death, amid increase in outbreak - New Zealand News Beep
A clinician says dengue fever vaccines should be made available in New Zealand as the Cook Islands reports a death from their current outbreak - an outbreak
www.newsbeep.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:31 AM
globalvectorhub.bsky.social
🦟" #CDC issues travel notice for #Suriname due to #chikungunya #outbreak" via @outbreaknewstoday.substack.com.web.brid.gy
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CDC issues travel notice for Suriname due to chikungunya outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice (Level 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions) for Suriname, on the northeastern coast of South America, because of an ongoing ch...
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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stephanienolen.bsky.social
U.S. tax dollars backed the effort to wipe out neglected tropical diseases for 20 yrs. Many countries eliminated 1 disease, and were tantalizingly close on others. Then the U.S. walked away – jeopardizing all that investment, with diseases poised to come roaring back www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/h...
‘Biblical Diseases’ Could Resurge in Africa, Health Officials Fear
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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frederikseelig.bsky.social
🪰 "‘Biblical Diseases’ Could Resurge in #Africa, Health Officials Fear." - captivating article by @stephanienolen.bsky.social in @nytimes.com on the impact of US aid cuts on people's lives in #Cameroon.

#BeatNTDs #onchocerciasis #ivermectin

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/h...
February 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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geohealthjournal.bsky.social
🦟 New mechanistic model links climate → mosquito habitat → dengue risk.

🌧️ Applied to Sri Lanka, it shows climate drivers of Aedes vary by location, but weather signals carry through to dengue.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Yasanayake, C. N. et al

#Dengue #GeoHealth
Mechanistic Modeling of Aedes aegypti Mosquito Habitats for Climate‐Informed Dengue Forecasting
Dengue risk is influenced by climate—which impacts Aedes aegypti mosquito breeding sites—but its mechanistic pathways remain understudied We used a mechanistic modeling pipeline to simulate clima...
doi.org
February 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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lambrechtslab.bsky.social
🦟 🦠 Notre équipe du laboratoire "Génomique Évolutive, Modélisation et Santé" (GEMS) @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @pasteur.fr a identifié un gène clé impliqué dans la sensibilité du #moustique Aedes aegypti au #virus de la #dengue www.inee.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
Un gène antiviral découvert chez les moustiques favorise la transmission de la dengue
Pourquoi certains moustiques sont-ils plus susceptibles de transmettre la dengue que d’autres ?
www.inee.cnrs.fr
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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baldini-francesco.bsky.social
Our new paper! 🦟❄️🔥
Stage‑dependent trade-offs in thermal performance under fluctuating temperatures
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
Fluctuating temperatures flip larval vs adult fitness in the #malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae & An. coluzzii.
By @mauropazmino.bsky.social & others @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Stage-dependent trade-offs in thermal performance: fluctuating temperatures reverse larval and adult fitness in Anopheles gambiae and An. coluzzii
Abstract. Temperature is a key environmental factor influencing the development, survival, and transmission potential of malaria vectors. While most labora
doi.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
globalvectorhub.bsky.social
📢 European Commission @ec.europa.eu @euclimateaction.bsky.social: " #Paris, #Vienna, #Zagreb and other European cities will be at more risk of #dengue, #Zika and #chikungunya #outbreaks as #ClimateChange expands #mosquito range 🦟"
environment.ec.europa.eu/news/paris-v...
February 4, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
Democratizing Knowledge Through Global Health Podcasts

Podcasts are a great way to learn, share, exchange, and democratize global health knowledge

Here is my new list of podcasts worth checking out!

communities.springernature.com/posts/democr...
Democratizing Knowledge Through Global Health Podcasts
Podcasts are a great way to learn, share, exchange, and democratize global health knowledge. Here are several wonderful podcasts worth checking out!
communities.springernature.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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malariaconsortium.bsky.social
As urban populations grow & the climate warms, a @lshtm.bsky.social RAFT webinar explores how @thelancet.com’s Arbovirus Commission’s Building Out Aedes framework aims to help eliminate mosquito habitats & protect communities from diseases like dengue, Zika & more.

Join here: bit.ly/RAFTroadmapw...
Poster for the vent. Text reads 'Building out Aedes mosquitoes: Eliminating dengue as an urban threat - a preliminary report from the Lancet Arboviruses Commission.'
February 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
globalvectorhub.bsky.social
📢 @who.int EPI-WIN #webinar:
#Zika: ten years after the public health emergency 🦟

Date: 2 February 2026 13:00 – 14:30 CET (Virtual meeting)

www.who.int/news-room/ev...
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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uofytechs.bsky.social
#job Research Technician with Luke Alphey within @biologyatyork.bsky.social to develop piRNA-based antiviral effects in the mosquito Aedes aegypti to reduce harm caused by pest insects. Apply by 16/02/2026 jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
Jobs - The University of York
jobs.york.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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🦟 This week, discover the unique ornaments of Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791) ⬇️!
Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1651525 .
Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes !

Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social

#Entomology #Biodiversity 🧪🌐
A photographic plate of Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)
January 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM
globalvectorhub.bsky.social
📢 @who.int #webinar announcement: "Impact of the #Sudan 🇸🇩 conflict on #vector-borne and neglected tropical diseases ( #NTDs) and pathways forward" 🦟 🕷️ 🪰

16 February 2026 07:00 – 09:30 CET (Virtual event)

www.who.int/news-room/ev...
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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ukvbd.bsky.social
Don't forget to submit your abstract if you would like to present at the UK VBD Conference 2026! There are opportunities for standard talks, short “quick-fire” talks and posters across all themes. Submission deadline is Friday 28th February 2026. forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS
January 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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ukvbd.bsky.social
5 weeks left to submit your abstract if you would like to present at the UK VBD Conference 2026 in Liverpool! forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS
January 23, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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ukvbd.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce registration is now open for the seventh UK Vector-Borne Diseases Conference. 31st March-1st April 2026. Register here: bit.ly/48ZQ7ee
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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drheatherferg.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this - a great opportunity to present new findings from our @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social and hear about the latest developments in vector-borne disease research in the UK. Please share 🦟
ukvbd.bsky.social Vector-Borne Diseases in the UK @ukvbd.bsky.social · 22d
We are delighted to announce registration is now open for the seventh UK Vector-Borne Diseases Conference. 31st March-1st April 2026. Register here: bit.ly/48ZQ7ee
January 21, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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mosquitoscotland.bsky.social
Happy to share new preprint led by Dr Georgia Kirby, with results from survey of #mosquitoes across Scotland
➡️ Mosquitoes were common & widely distributed
➡️ 16 different species, including some known vectors of historical malaria and emerging arboviruses

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Figure 2 from pre-print by Georgia Kirby et al, BioxRiV , 2026 - Presenting results on the aistribution and associated wetland habitats of the most abundant adult mosquito species. On the left of figure is Panel A. A mao showing the distribution of adult-stage species throughout mainland Scotland. Trap sites within a 10-mile radius are aggregated. Panel B. Allocation of common adult-stage species by wetland type. Ribbon width indicates abundance.
January 26, 2026 at 9:29 AM