Review Article

Biological Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases: The Potential of Wolbachia-Based Interventions in an IVM Framework

Table 3

Main diseases transmitted by mosquito.

DiseasesPathogensGenera of main vectorsVertebrate hostsReservoir hosts

Yellow feverYellow Fever virus
(Flavivirus)
Aedes Haemagogus Sabethes
HumansMonkeys
Dengue feverDengue (D1, D2, D3, D4) viruses
(Flavivirus)
AedesHumansMonkeys
ChikungunyaChikungunya virus (Alphavirus)AedesHumansMonkeys
Zika feverZika virus (ZIKV)
(Flavivirus)
AedesHumansMonkeys
Rift Valley feverRift Valley fever virus
(Phlebovirus)
Aedes, CulexSheep, Goats, HumansBats
West Nile FeverWest Nile virus
(Flavivirus)
CulexHorses, HumansBirds
Equine EncephalitisEquine Encephalitis virus
(Alphavirus, Flavivirus)
CulexHorsesBirds
Japanese EncephalitisJapanese Encephalitis virus
(Flavivirus)
CulexHorses, HumansPigs and wild birds
Saint Louis EncephalitisSaint Louis Encephalitis virus
(Flavivirus)
CulexHumans, AnimalsBirds
MalariaP. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale, P. knowlesiAnophelesHumansMonkeys for P. knowlesi
Lymphatic filariasisWuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayaAnopheles, Aedes, CulexHumansWild mammals for B. malaya