Table 3.
Diseases | Pathogens | Genera of main vectors | Vertebrate hosts | Reservoir hosts |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yellow fever | Yellow Fever virus (Flavivirus) |
Aedes Haemagogus Sabethes
|
Humans | Monkeys |
Dengue fever | Dengue (D1, D2, D3, D4) viruses (Flavivirus) |
Aedes | Humans | Monkeys |
Chikungunya | Chikungunya virus (Alphavirus) | Aedes | Humans | Monkeys |
Zika fever | Zika virus (ZIKV) (Flavivirus) |
Aedes | Humans | Monkeys |
Rift Valley fever | Rift Valley fever virus (Phlebovirus) |
Aedes, Culex | Sheep, Goats, Humans | Bats |
West Nile Fever | West Nile virus (Flavivirus) |
Culex | Horses, Humans | Birds |
Equine Encephalitis | Equine Encephalitis virus (Alphavirus, Flavivirus) |
Culex | Horses | Birds |
Japanese Encephalitis | Japanese Encephalitis virus (Flavivirus) |
Culex | Horses, Humans | Pigs and wild birds |
Saint Louis Encephalitis | Saint Louis Encephalitis virus (Flavivirus) |
Culex | Humans, Animals | Birds |
Malaria | P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale, P. knowlesi | Anopheles | Humans | Monkeys for P. knowlesi |
Lymphatic filariasis | Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malaya | Anopheles, Aedes, Culex | Humans | Wild mammals for B. malaya |