Table 1.

Taxonomic classification of major vector-borne diseases

Vectors			Diseases
Order	Family	Genius
Diptera	Culicidae	Anopheles	Malaria,
			Lymphatic filariasis
		Culex	West Nile disease
			Japanese encephalitis
		Aedes	Yellow fever
			Chikungunya
			Dengue
	Psychodidae	Phlebotomus	Leishmaniasis
		Lutzomyia
	Glossinidae	Glossina	Human African Trypanosomiasis
	Simulidae	Simulium	Onchocerciasis
	Tabanidae	Tabanus	Loiasis
Hemiptera	Reduviidae	Triatoma	Chagas disease
		Rhodnius
Ixodida	Ixodidae	Amblyomma	Rickettsiosis
			Tularemia
		Ixodes	Lyme disease
			Babesiosis
		Haemaphysalis	Tularemia
			Tick borne encephalitis
	Argasidae	Ornithodoros	Relapsing fever

The taxonomic classification of the major hematophagous arthropod vectors described in the present review is given with their corresponding diseases.