Spillover Transmission and Emergence of Viral Outbreaks in Humans

Molecular detection of flaviviruses and alphaviruses in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from coastal ecosystems in the Colombian Caribbean

“…Arbovirus detection is just one aspect of vector incrimination, and more data are needed to identify potential vectors, define vector competence, and identify specific habitats, biting behaviour, and blood feeding patterns of possible vectors. All of these aspects should be considered in a context of global climate change, which is another factor that may contribute to the emergence of new diseases ( Naicker 2011 , Butler 2012 ) and may be particularly important in Colombia, which experiences the effects of climatological oscillations such as ENSO ( Poveda et al 2001 , Singh 2013 ). These abiotic changes may contribute to an increase in the size of mosquito populations and in cases of vector borne diseases ( Poveda et al 2000 ).…”