Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by the bite of infected arthropod species, such as mosquitoes, ticks, triatomine bugs, sandflies, and blackflies. As global warming worsens and human activity areas expand, vectors and their hosts have more chance to contact human beings, leading to fast-growing vector-borne disease cases. For instance, in China, cases of natural focal infectious endemic diseases and vector-borne diseases have increased by 38.4% from 2020 to 2021 according to the National Notifiable Infectious Disease Surveillance system. Vector-borne diseases have become a tremendous public health concern worldwide.

In recent years, the increasing awareness of emerging vector-borne diseases has inspired a large amount of research. Novel vector-borne pathogens such as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) are emerging; old ones like the Ebola virus are re-emerging or discovered in non-traditional hosts; co-infections of various vector-borne pathogens are frequent; mutual interactions between various vector-borne pathogens, either facilitating or inhibiting, exist; variants and gene polymorphisms are being discovered. Microbe-vector interaction is believed to play important role in the cross-species transmission of these pathogens. Elucidating their interactions is crucial for the development of further vector-borne disease prevention and control strategies. Therefore, this research topic aims to compile the recent advances made in our understanding of microbe-vector interaction and their role in the transmission of vector-borne diseases.

Submissions of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Hypothesis & Theory, Opinion, and Perspective focusing on the following topics are welcome:

- Microbe-Vector interactions and their roles in the transmission of vector-borne diseases

- Surveillance of vector-borne pathogens in vectors and their hosts

- Potential factors responsible for the emergence of vector-borne diseases

- Discovery of novel vector-borne pathogens or old pathogens identified in new vector hosts

- Emerging and re-emerging vector-borne diseases and their potential prevention and control strategies or tools

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