Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17 % of all infectious diseases, causing more than 700 000 deaths annually (World Health Organization, 2020). These diseases are caused by parasites, bacteria, or viruses often neglected. These pathogens are mainly transmitted to humans and other mammalians by arthropods, such as flies, ticks, and bugs. The widespread availability of complete genomes and the development of different OMICS had significantly improved our knowledge of the molecular basis of the development and the transmission of these diseases, and had changed the way research is conducted, being driven by large data to capture the big pictures.
The aim of this Research Topic is to collect the latest OMICS data about the molecular and biochemical events that mediate the interactions involving the vector, its microbiota, the pathogen and the vertebrate partners. This collection of genuine research or reviews welcomes papers in areas such as genomics and metagenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, systems biology, and pharmacoproteomics, aiming to improve our knowledge of the biology of parasites, parasitic diseases, intermediate hosts, vectors and vector-borne pathogens of public health and veterinary significance. Specific subtopics to be included in this Research Topic, but not limited to them, are the following:
- pathogen-vector interactions,
- vector-vertebrate host interaction,
- biology of arthropod-borne pathogens,
- molecular and biochemical biology of vectors such as hematophagy, immunity, oogenesis/reproduction, sensory cues and communication, microbiota, and insecticide resistance,
- vector control,
- vaccine and drugs development.
Both Original Research articles and Reviews on this subject are welcome. If you are unsure whether your paper is in scope for this Research Topic, you can submit a pre-submission enquiry to the Guest Editors, providing an abstract of your work.
Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17 % of all infectious diseases, causing more than 700 000 deaths annually (World Health Organization, 2020). These diseases are caused by parasites, bacteria, or viruses often neglected. These pathogens are mainly transmitted to humans and other mammalians by arthropods, such as flies, ticks, and bugs. The widespread availability of complete genomes and the development of different OMICS had significantly improved our knowledge of the molecular basis of the development and the transmission of these diseases, and had changed the way research is conducted, being driven by large data to capture the big pictures.
The aim of this Research Topic is to collect the latest OMICS data about the molecular and biochemical events that mediate the interactions involving the vector, its microbiota, the pathogen and the vertebrate partners. This collection of genuine research or reviews welcomes papers in areas such as genomics and metagenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, systems biology, and pharmacoproteomics, aiming to improve our knowledge of the biology of parasites, parasitic diseases, intermediate hosts, vectors and vector-borne pathogens of public health and veterinary significance. Specific subtopics to be included in this Research Topic, but not limited to them, are the following:
- pathogen-vector interactions,
- vector-vertebrate host interaction,
- biology of arthropod-borne pathogens,
- molecular and biochemical biology of vectors such as hematophagy, immunity, oogenesis/reproduction, sensory cues and communication, microbiota, and insecticide resistance,
- vector control,
- vaccine and drugs development.
Both Original Research articles and Reviews on this subject are welcome. If you are unsure whether your paper is in scope for this Research Topic, you can submit a pre-submission enquiry to the Guest Editors, providing an abstract of your work.