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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🦟" #Bangladesh warns #dengue #outbreak could worsen after deadly September. September saw the year's highest dengue death toll. Experts warn of further rise in cases in October. Dengue piles pressure on hospitals strained by measles outbreak." via @reuters.com www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🦟 #Deutschland: Zwei neue #Malaria-Fälle im Umfeld des #Frankfurter Flughafens, eine Person inzwischen verstorben.// #Germany: Two new #malaria cases in the vicinity of #Frankfurt Airport; one person has since died." @frankfurt.de frankfurt.de/de-de/aktuel... frankfurt.de/themen/gesun...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🦟" #Asia on high alert as #ElNiño threatens new #dengue #epidemic: Higher temperatures mean more #mosquitoes, and with them will come a new surge in “break-bone” fever, say experts" by @sneweyy.bsky.social in @telglobalhealth.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

World map showing typical impact areas of El Nino.

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

" #Bangladesh #dengue #outbreak accelerates as hospitals come under strain. - Dengue cases top 42,000;deaths reach 117 - Daily admissions hit year-high 1,558 - Hospitals strained by concurrent #measles outbreak - Experts warn September cases could surpass August peak" www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to all winners of this year's #IgNobel Prize (www.nature.com/articles/d41...), and in particular Justin Puma et al., for pioneering the use of #mosquito (Aedes aegypti)🦟 proboscises as high-res 3D printing nozzles, a process called necroprinting: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

⚠️Invasive #mosquito species detected in east #London: @ukhsa.bsky.social finds invasive #Aedes aegypti breeding (!) in east London, prompting enhanced #surveillance. 🦟 Risk of #disease transmission remains very low. #VBDs #dengue #chikungunya www.gov.uk/government/n...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Public Health Ontario ( @publichealthon.bsky.social) have launched this publicly accessible tool for various VBDs and vectors, with some really useful data and resources. 🦟🕷️🦠 www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

📢 @who.int latest Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER), including Global #Dengue Update (data as of end of June 2026). 🦟 More info: iris.who.int/server/api/c... worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/dengue_global/

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

🕷️" #Ticks Are on the Move. Here Are the Risks in Your Region. Changing deer populations, rising temperatures and other factors are driving ticks and their diseases into new areas." by @briannaabbott.bsky.social in @nytimes.com [gift article] www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/w...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

📢 Looking for a #job in #CentralAmerica 🌎 ? @doctorswithoutborders.org are #hiring an #Entomologist for International Humanitarian Missions. 🕷️ 🦟 🪰 Start date: September 2026. More information ⬇️ job-boards.greenhouse.io/proyectosint...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

📢 Call for #Applications: Integrated #Arbovirus Management International #Course. 5-day, in-person training to strengthen prevention, detection and response to arboviral diseases ( #dengue, #Zika, #chikungunya).🦟 Application deadline 29 July 2026! community.pasteur-network.org/opportunitie...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

📢 Don't forget to register for the #ISNTDBites online meeting tomorrow (Thursday 23 April) by @isntd.org and learn more about heaps of exciting projects, including The Global Vector Hub 😊 ! 🦟 🕷️ 🪰 #beatNTDs Register here: www.isntd.org/isntd-bites

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

📢 Don't forget to join the annual meeting of the European SOVE Early-Career Professionals network: 🗓 April 21 | 5:00 PM CEST There's still time to register for tomorrow's event: 🔗 Register: ufl.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Hope to see you there! @4sove.bsky.social

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🦟 " #Dengue virus detected in pool of #Aedes #mosquitoes north of Alps (in Basel/ #Switzerland 🇨🇭) for the first time." via SWI Swissinfo www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

📢 La #OPS alerta sobre transmisión sostenida de #FiebreAmarilla en partes de #Sudamérica //Pan American Health Organization ( #PAHO) reports sustained #YellowFever transmission in parts of #SouthAmerica 🌎 @who.int 🦟 www.paho.org/es/noticias/... www.paho.org/en/news/13-3...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🦟 "Temperature-sensitive incubation, transmissibility and risk of #Aedes albopictus-borne #chikungunya #virus in #Europe" by Sandeep Tegar et al. #arbovirus #VBDs #ClimateCrisis royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🦟🐦"First detection of #Usutu #virus in wild #birds in #Denmark, 2024" by Laura Vebæk Gelskov et al. @ucph.bsky.social & @ssi-dk.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

📢 European Commission @ec.europa.eu @euclimateaction.bsky.social: " #Paris, #Vienna, #Zagreb and other European cities will be at more risk of #dengue, #Zika and #chikungunya #outbreaks as #ClimateChange expands #mosquito range 🦟" environment.ec.europa.eu/news/paris-v...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

📢 @who.int EPI-WIN #webinar: #Zika: ten years after the public health emergency 🦟 Date: 2 February 2026 13:00 – 14:30 CET (Virtual meeting) www.who.int/news-room/ev...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

📢 @who.int #webinar announcement: "Impact of the #Sudan 🇸🇩 conflict on #vector-borne and neglected tropical diseases ( #NTDs) and pathways forward" 🦟 🕷️ 🪰 16 February 2026 07:00 – 09:30 CET (Virtual event) www.who.int/news-room/ev...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

📢 New publication by @who.int & @ukhsa.bsky.social : " #Oropouche #virus research and development roadmap" 🪰 The Collaborative Open Research Consortium (CORC) has collectively identified 12 R&D priorities within these thematic areas, including #vector competence. www.who.int/publications...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

📢 @who.int Rapid Risk Assessment - #Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) disease 🦟: www.who.int/publications... [key findings in thread below]

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🦟"Gene-drive-capable #mosquitoes suppress patient-derived #malaria in #Tanzania 🇹🇿" by Tibebu Habtewold et al. at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social & #Ifakara Health Institute in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🧐 Looking for a #PhD? University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk is offering two fully funded PhD positions within the new VectorGrid-Africa network!🦟 More details: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl... 📆Application deadline: 12 January 2026.

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

📢 Today, @who.int published the #WorldMalariaReport 2025, which spotlights the growing threat of antimalarial #DrugResistance. 🦟 Key findings below ⬇️ www.who.int/teams/global...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

📢 There is still time to register for tomorrow's #webinar by the RAFT (Resilience Against Future Threats through Vector Control) research consortium: " #Aedes bionomics in an urbanizing world and the need for global response to rising #arbovirus threat"🦟 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🦟 "Future geographical distribution of #Aedes albopictus in #China under #ClimateChange scenarios" by Jianjun Xu et al. in @plosone.org journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🪰 " #Oropouche #virus entomovirology and surveillance: where are we and where are we headed?" - #review by Jose Fernando Gómez-Marín, Gabriel Parra-Henao et al. in Acta Tropica www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

📢 @who.int Global #YellowFever update, 2024 🦟 iris.who.int/server/api/c...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

🦟 #Aedes aegypti: "'Dangerous' invasive species continues to spread in the #BayArea" via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🦟"Building resilience against the growing threat of arboviruses: a #ScopingReview of #Aedes #vector surveillance, control strategies and insecticide resistance in #Africa 🌍" by R. Oxborough et al. in Parasites & Vectors @bmc.springernature.com parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🦟 Publication alert: "Ancient origin of an urban underground #mosquito ( #Culex pipiens form molestus)" by @yukihaba.bsky.social et al. in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

@lshtm.bsky.social: "Maps suggest #India could bear biggest impact from #chikungunya - maps created using #MachineLearning model show more regions at risk of chikungunya than previously thought." 🦟 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

📢 @who.int Disease #Outbreak News: #Chikungunya #virus disease - Global situation 3/10/2025 🦟 Until 30/9/2025, 445,271 suspected and confirmed CHIKV disease cases and 155 deaths were reported globally from 40 countries, including autochthonous and travel imported cases. www.who.int/emergencies/...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

📢 "Invasive #mosquito surveillance in the #UnitedKingdom 2020 to 2024: First detection of #Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK and further detection of Aedes albopictus 🦟" by Colin Johnston et al. @ukhsa.bsky.social published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

🦟" #OneHealth approach uncovers emergence and dynamics of #Usutu and #WestNile viruses in the #Netherlands 🇳🇱" by ‪ @emmanuellemunger.bsky.social, @marionkoopmans.bsky.social et al. @erasmusmc.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

🕷️" #USA: Why Is #MarthasVineyard Going #Vegan? It’s All About #Tick Bites. Islanders’ diets are being upended by an onslaught of #AlphaGalSyndrome, a tick-induced #allergy to meat and dairy." by Pete Wells via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/d...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

🦟"The long-term persistence of the ( #Wolbachia) wMel strain 🦠 in #RioDeJaneiro is threatened by poor integrated #vector management ( #IVM) and bacterium fitness cost on #Aedes aegypti" by Márcio Galvão Pavan et al. @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social in #PlosNTDs @plos.org dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

"Engaging communities in the control of #arboviral diseases: insights from the African region" by Anankpo Gildas Yahouédo et al @who.int in #PlosNTDs dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

📢 New @who.int publication: "Policy considerations for strengthening preparedness and response to #arbovirus #epidemics and #pandemics" 🦟🕷️🪰🪳 www.who.int/publications...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

🦟" #Colombia 🇨🇴: 100 confirmed #YellowFever cases reported in Tolima" via @outbreaknewstoday.substack.com.web.brid.gy open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🦟"Detection of #WestNile virus via retrospective #mosquito #arbovirus surveillance, #UnitedKingdom 🇬🇧, 2025" by Robert C Bruce et al. at APHA, @ukhsa.bsky.social, ZSL, @btobirds.bsky.social in @eurosurveillance.org www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

📢 Now published: @who.int global guidance: Prevention of re-establishment of #malaria transmission 🦟 www.who.int/publications...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🦟"Evidence of established populations of #Anopheles #mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) in the #TurksAndCaicos Islands 🇹🇨" by Alexander G C Vaux et al. @ukhsa.bsky.social in J Med Entomology: academic.oup.com/jme/article-...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

🦟"Vertical transmission in field-caught #mosquitoes identifies a mechanism for the establishment of #Usutu #virus in a temperate country" by Mirjam Schilling et al. at APHA, ZSL, @ukhsa.bsky.social in Scientific Reports @natureportfolio.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🪳"Field evidence of #Trypanosoma cruzi infection, diverse host use and invasion of human dwellings by the #Chagas disease vector in #Florida, #USA" by Norman L Beatty et al. in #PlosNTDs dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Danmark: "Aldrig har jeg set så lavt niveau af #myg 🦟 i juni,siger forsker.Det tørre forår har givet færre myg her først på sommeren,men det kan hurtigt ændre sig, fortæller forsker.//Dry spring has led to low #mosquito numbers,but this might change" via @videnskab.dk videnskab.dk/naturvidensk...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

🦟 @rki.de: Autochthoner Chikungunya-Fall in #Frankreich nahe der deutsch-französischen Grenze festgestellt// @santepubliquefrance.fr: Un premier cas autochtone de #chikungunya confirmé dans le département du Bas-Rhin #arbovirus www.rki.de/DE/Aktuelles...

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