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. 2018 Nov 15;2018:1470459. doi: 10.1155/2018/1470459

Table 3.

Main diseases transmitted by mosquito.

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