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Vector Transmission

MedGen UID:
925560
•Concept ID:
C4288028
•
Pathologic Function

Definition

The indirect transmission of an infectious agent to a host via another living organism, either through purely mechanical means (e.g., insect bite) or by that organism supporting the growth or changes in the agent that make it infectious to the host. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVector Transmission

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Erupt of malaria, dengue and chikungunya in Pakistan: Recent insights about prevalence, diagnosis and treatment.
Hassan Bin Asad MH, Nazir H, Khalid S, Bibi S, Afzal K, Al-Kharaman YM, Ali A, Ali S, Shah HS, Khan MS, Akhtar Hussain SJ, Farid Hasan SM, Hussain I, Rizvanov AA
Pak J Pharm Sci 2019 Jul;32(4):1545-1554. PMID: 31608873
Multi-criteria decision analysis and spatial statistic: an approach to determining human vulnerability to vector transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi.
Montenegro D, Cunha APD, Ladeia-Andrade S, Vera M, Pedroso M, Junqueira A
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2017 Oct;112(10):709-718. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760160523. PMID: 28953999Free PMC Article
Short-term follow-up of chagasic patients after benzonidazole treatment using multiple serological markers.
Fernández-Villegas A, Pinazo MJ, Marañón C, Thomas MC, Posada E, Carrilero B, Segovia M, Gascon J, López MC
BMC Infect Dis 2011 Jul 31;11:206. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-206. PMID: 21801456Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Yellow Fever: A Perennial Threat.
Tuells J, Henao-Martínez AF, Franco-Paredes C
Arch Med Res 2022 Nov;53(7):649-657. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2022.10.005. PMID: 36404585
Arboviral diseases in pediatrics.
Martins MM, Prata-Barbosa A, Cunha AJLAD
J Pediatr (Rio J) 2020 Mar-Apr;96 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):2-11. Epub 2019 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2019.08.005. PMID: 31605670Free PMC Article
Malaria Vectors and Species Complexes in Thailand: Implications for Vector Control.
Tananchai C, Manguin S, Bangs MJ, Chareonviriyaphap T
Trends Parasitol 2019 Jul;35(7):544-558. Epub 2019 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.04.013. PMID: 31182384
Interaction of Flavivirus with their mosquito vectors and their impact on the human health in the Americas.
Valderrama A, Díaz Y, López-Vergès S
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017 Oct 28;492(4):541-547. Epub 2017 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.05.050. PMID: 28499872
West Nile encephalitis.
Harrison TW
J Pediatr Health Care 2002 Nov-Dec;16(6):278-81. PMID: 12436096

Diagnosis

Arboviral diseases in pediatrics.
Martins MM, Prata-Barbosa A, Cunha AJLAD
J Pediatr (Rio J) 2020 Mar-Apr;96 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):2-11. Epub 2019 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2019.08.005. PMID: 31605670Free PMC Article
Current concerns and perspectives on Zika virus co-infection with arboviruses and HIV.
Rothan HA, Bidokhti MRM, Byrareddy SN
J Autoimmun 2018 May;89:11-20. Epub 2018 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2018.01.002. PMID: 29352633Free PMC Article
The Zika Virus Epidemic in Brazil: From Discovery to Future Implications.
Lowe R, Barcellos C, Brasil P, Cruz OG, Honório NA, Kuper H, Carvalho MS
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Jan 9;15(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010096. PMID: 29315224Free PMC Article
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests.
Wilson ML
Clin Infect Dis 2012 Jun;54(11):1637-41. Epub 2012 May 1 doi: 10.1093/cid/cis228. PMID: 22550113
West Nile encephalitis.
Harrison TW
J Pediatr Health Care 2002 Nov-Dec;16(6):278-81. PMID: 12436096

Therapy

Blood biodistribution and vector shedding of valoctocogene roxaparvovec in people with severe hemophilia A.
Agarwal S, Sandza K, Obrochta Moss K, Vora M, Bowen A, Bunch B, Holcomb J, Robinson TM, Jayaram K, Russell CB, Zoog S, Vettermann C, Henshaw J
Blood Adv 2024 Sep 10;8(17):4606-4615. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024013150. PMID: 39024543Free PMC Article
The need and challenges for development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases.
Clemens SAC, Clemens R
J Pediatr (Rio J) 2023 Mar-Apr;99 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S37-S45. Epub 2022 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2022.11.002. PMID: 36495947Free PMC Article
Cutaneous leishmaniasis successfully treated with miltefosine.
Chan CX, Simmons BJ, Call JE, Yan S, Glass JS, Chapman MS
Cutis 2020 Oct;106(4):206-209. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0086. PMID: 33186422
Arthropod-borne pathogens of dogs and cats: From pathways and times of transmission to disease control.
Otranto D
Vet Parasitol 2018 Feb 15;251:68-77. Epub 2017 Dec 27 doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.12.021. PMID: 29426479
Outbreak of Zika virus pathogenesis and quest of its vaccine development: Where do we stand now?
Khusro A, Aarti C, Barbabosa-Pilego A, Sánchez-Aparicio P
Microb Pathog 2018 Mar;116:289-295. Epub 2018 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.02.001. PMID: 29407238

Prognosis

Skin muscle is the initial site of viral replication for arboviral bunyavirus infection.
Schneider CA, Leung JM, Valenzuela-Leon PC, Golviznina NA, Toso EA, Bosnakovski D, Kyba M, Calvo E, Peterson KE
Nat Commun 2024 Feb 6;15(1):1121. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45304-0. PMID: 38321047Free PMC Article
Vector Tick Transmission Model of Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis.
Saito TB, Bechelli J, Smalley C, Karim S, Walker DH
Am J Pathol 2019 Jan;189(1):115-123. Epub 2018 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2018.09.005. PMID: 30315767Free PMC Article
The Zika Virus Epidemic in Brazil: From Discovery to Future Implications.
Lowe R, Barcellos C, Brasil P, Cruz OG, Honório NA, Kuper H, Carvalho MS
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Jan 9;15(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010096. PMID: 29315224Free PMC Article
Preparing clinicians for (re-)emerging arbovirus infectious diseases in Europe.
Sigfrid L, Reusken C, Eckerle I, Nussenblatt V, Lipworth S, Messina J, Kraemer M, Ergonul O, Papa A, Koopmans M, Horby P
Clin Microbiol Infect 2018 Mar;24(3):229-239. Epub 2017 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.05.029. PMID: 28648861
Interaction of Flavivirus with their mosquito vectors and their impact on the human health in the Americas.
Valderrama A, Díaz Y, López-Vergès S
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017 Oct 28;492(4):541-547. Epub 2017 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.05.050. PMID: 28499872

Clinical prediction guides

The need and challenges for development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases.
Clemens SAC, Clemens R
J Pediatr (Rio J) 2023 Mar-Apr;99 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S37-S45. Epub 2022 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2022.11.002. PMID: 36495947Free PMC Article
CD4(+) T Cell-Mediated Immunity against the Phagosomal Pathogen Leishmania: Implications for Vaccination.
Hohman LS, Peters NC
Trends Parasitol 2019 Jun;35(6):423-435. Epub 2019 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.04.002. PMID: 31080088
Vector Tick Transmission Model of Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis.
Saito TB, Bechelli J, Smalley C, Karim S, Walker DH
Am J Pathol 2019 Jan;189(1):115-123. Epub 2018 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2018.09.005. PMID: 30315767Free PMC Article
Framework for Infectious Disease Analysis: A comprehensive and integrative multi-modeling approach to disease prediction and management.
Erraguntla M, Zapletal J, Lawley M
Health Informatics J 2019 Dec;25(4):1170-1187. Epub 2017 Dec 27 doi: 10.1177/1460458217747112. PMID: 29278956
Preparing clinicians for (re-)emerging arbovirus infectious diseases in Europe.
Sigfrid L, Reusken C, Eckerle I, Nussenblatt V, Lipworth S, Messina J, Kraemer M, Ergonul O, Papa A, Koopmans M, Horby P
Clin Microbiol Infect 2018 Mar;24(3):229-239. Epub 2017 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.05.029. PMID: 28648861

Recent systematic reviews

Healthcare Workers' Knowledge about Chagas Disease: A Systematic Review.
Soares Cajaiba-Soares AM, Martinez-Silveira MS, Paim Miranda DL, de Cássia Pereira Fernandes R, Reis MG
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 Mar 8;104(5):1631-1638. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1199. PMID: 33684063Free PMC Article
Tick-borne diseases and autoimmunity: A comprehensive review.
Rodríguez Y, Rojas M, Gershwin ME, Anaya JM
J Autoimmun 2018 Mar;88:21-42. Epub 2017 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2017.11.007. PMID: 29183642

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