Vector Signals

Briefing Document: Personality Traits in the Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus Source: Cordeschi, G., Mastrantonio, V., De Nicola, C. et al. Insect vectors have personality: first evidence with the tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus . Sci Rep 15 , 39943 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-23665-w Date: Received - 16 June 2025 | Accepted - 08 October 2025 | Published - 14 November 2025 Executive...

Briefing: Fine-Scale Predictive Modeling for Dengue Risk in Malaysia Source: Dom, N.C., Abdullah, N.A.M.H., Dapari, R. et al. Fine-scale predictive modeling of Aedes mosquito abundance and dengue risk indicators using machine learning algorithms with microclimatic variables. Sci Rep 15 , 37017 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-17191-y Date: Received - 01 February 2025 | Accepted - 21 Augu...

Gut Microbiota and Insecticide Resistance in the Mediterranean Fruit Fly ( Ceratitis capitata ) Source: Charaabi, K., Hamdene, H., Djobbi, W. et al. Assessing gut microbiota diversity and functional potential in resistant and susceptible strains of the mediterranean fruit fly. Sci Rep 15 , 33456 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01534-w Dates: Received - 06 November 2024 | Accepted - 06 M...

Mosquito Diversity and Public Health Risk in Kerala, India: A Synthesis of a Multi-District Survey Source: Mathiarasan, L., Natarajan, R., Aswin, A. et al. Diversity and spatiotemporal distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) with emphasis on disease vectors across agroecological areas of Kerala, India. Sci Rep 15 , 30603 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-16357-y Date:  Received -...

Briefing: Automated Insect Monitoring via AI and Electrical Field Sensors Source: Odgaard, F.B., Kjærbo, P.V., Poorjam, A.H. et al. Automated insect detection and biomass monitoring via AI and electrical field sensor technology. Sci Rep 15 , 29858 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-15613-5 Date: Received - 11 April 2025 | Accepted - 08 August 2025 | Published - 14 August 2025 Executive Sum...

Impact of Mosquito Feeding Behavior on Wolbachia -Based Dengue Control Date: Received - 17 February 2025 | Accepted - 18 July 2025 | Published - 29 July 2025 Source: Johnson, R.M., Breban, M.I., Nolan, B.L. et al. Implications of successive blood feeding on Wolbachia -mediated dengue virus inhibition in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Nat Commun 16 , 6971 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62352...

Detailed Briefing Document: Application of Wing Interference Patterns (WIPs) and Deep Learning (DL) for Culex spp. Classification Application of wings interferential patterns (WIPs) and deep learning (DL) to classify some Culex. spp (Culicidae) of medical or veterinary importance Arnaud Cannet, Camille Simon Chane, Aymeric Histace, Mohammad Akhoundi, Olivier Romain, Pierre Jacob, Darian Sereno, Ma...

Detailed Briefing Document: The Battle of the Mosquitoes - A New Approach to Malaria Control Source: Adepoju, P. Battle of the mosquitoes. Nat Med 31 , 1722–1726 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03753-0 Dates: Published - 11 June 2025 | Issue Date - June 2025 I. Executive Summary This briefing document summarizes the key themes and facts from the provided source, "Battle of the Mosquitoe...

Briefing Document: Unique Virome of Arctic Mosquitoes in Greenland Source: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01086-z : "Metagenomic analysis of mosquitoes from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland reveals a unique virome" by Schilling, Jagdev, Thomas, & Johnson (2025).  Date: Received - 17 January 2025 | Accepted - 02 May 2025 | Published - 17 May 2025 Subject: Metagenomic analysis of mosquito viromes in...

BRIEFING DOCUMENT: Novel Approach to Malaria Control Targeting Mosquito-Stage Plasmodium Parasites Date: Received - 29 March 2025 | Accepted - 17 April 2025 | Published - 21 May 2025 Source: Excerpts from "In vivo screen of Plasmodium targets for mosquito-based malaria control" by Probst et al. (Published online xx xx xxxx, Nature) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09039-2 Subject: Development an...

Briefing Document: Nanobody-Mediated Blocking of Malaria Transmission Targeting PfPIMMS43 Source: Excerpts from "s42003-025-08033-8.pdf" (A Nature Portfolio journal; https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08033-8 ) Authors: Chiamaka Valerie Ukegbu, et al. Date: Received - 04 December 2024 | Accepted - 02 April 2025 | Published - 30 April 2025 Executive Summary: This study explores a novel strategy to...

Briefing Document: Nanofiber Encapsulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for Sustained Mosquito Larvicide Release Date: Received - 13 December 2024 | Accepted - 04 April 2025 | Published - 21 April 2025 Source: Excerpts from "Nanofiber encapsulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for the sustained release of mosquito larvicides" https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97400-w 1. Executive Summary: This study in...

Population Dependent Diffusion Model for Aedes Albopictus Spread in Europe Source: Barman et al., "A climate and population dependent diffusion model forecasts the spread of Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes in Europe," Nature Portfolio journal , 2025, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02199-z Date: Received - 25 November 2024 | Accepted - 07 March 2025 | Published - 09 April 2025 Key Themes and Import...

Parasite and Vector Circadian Clocks Mediate Efficient Malaria Transmission Source: Bento et al., "Parasite and vector circadian clocks mediate efficient malaria transmission," Nature Microbiology , Published online 31 March 2025, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-025-01949-1 Date: Received: 03 September 2024 | Accepted: 26 March 2025 | Published: 04 April 2025 Key Themes: This study uncovers a criti...

Briefing Document: Radiation-Induced Alternative Splicing in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Source: Bendzus-Mendoza, H., Rodriguez, A., Debnath, T., Bailey, C. D., Luker, H. A., & Hansen, I. A. (2025). Radiation exposure induces genome-wide alternative splicing events in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Scientific Reports , 15 , 5885. Date of Publication: Received - 19 June 2024 | Accepted - 14 March 2025...

Briefing Document: Targeting the Mosquito Prefoldin–Chaperonin Complex to Block Plasmodium Transmission Citation: Dong, Y., Kang, S., Sandiford, S.L. et al. Targeting the mosquito prefoldin–chaperonin complex blocks Plasmodium transmission. Nat Microbiol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-025-01947-3 Date: Received - 22 November 2024 | Accepted - 27 January 2025 | Published - 06 March 2025 Ove...

Briefing Document: Engineered Symbionts for Concurrent Malaria and Arbovirus Transmission Control Citation: Hu, W., Gao, H., Cui, C. et al. Harnessing engineered symbionts to combat concurrent malaria and arboviruses transmission. Nat Commun 16, 2104 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57343-2 Dates: Received - 27 July 2024 | Accepted - 19 February 2025 | Published - 01 March 2025 Prepared...

Briefing Document: Heat Exposure and Mosquito-Virus Interaction Source: Perdomo, H. D., Khorramnejad, A., Cham, N. M., Kropf, A., Sogliani, D., & Bonizzoni, M. (2025). Prolonged exposure to heat enhances mosquito tolerance to viral infection. Communications Biology , 8 (1), 761. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07617-8 Dates: Received - 27 September 2024 | Accepted - 28 January 2025 | Publis...

Briefing Document: NSm Protein's Critical Role in Bunyavirus Transmission Citation: Terhzaz, S., Kerrigan, D., Almire, F. et al. NSm is a critical determinant for bunyavirus transmission between vertebrate and mosquito hosts. Nat Commun 16 , 1214 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54809-7 Date: Received - 03 May 2024 | Accepted - 21 November 2024 | Published - 31 January 2025 Prepared for:...

Detailed Briefing Document: Zika Virus Modulation of Human Fibroblasts Enhances Transmission Success Source: Mozūraitis, R., Cirksena, K., Raftari, M., et al. (2025). Zika virus modulates human fibroblasts to enhance transmission success in a controlled lab-setting. Communications Biology , 8 (1), 754. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07543-9 Date of Briefing: Received - 02 July 2024 | Accepted...

Briefing Document: Pan-Antiviral Activity of the Hsf1-sHsp Cascade in Mosquito Cells Source: Qu, J., Schinkel, M., Chiggiato, L., Machado, S. R., Overheul, G. J., Miesen, P., & van Rij, R. P. (2025). The Hsf1-sHsp cascade has pan-antiviral activity in mosquito cells. Nature Communications Biology , 8 (1), 74. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07435-4 Date: Received - 05 July 2023 | Accepted -...

Briefing Document: "Recombinant venom proteins in insect seminal fluid reduce female lifespan" Source: Article "Recombinant venom proteins in insect seminal fluid reduce female lifespan" by Samuel J. Beach & Maciej Maselko, published in Nature Communications (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54863-1). Date: Current date (based on when the briefing document is created). Prepared for: [Intended Audience...

Briefing Document: Leveraging AHP and Transfer Learning for Infectious Disease Outbreak Prediction Dates: Received - 10 August 2024 | Accepted - 26 November 2024 | Published - 31 December 2024 Citation: Abdallah, R., Abdelgaber, S. & Sayed, H.A. Leveraging AHP and transfer learning in machine learning for improved prediction of infectious disease outbreaks. Sci Rep 14, 32163 (2024). https://do...

Briefing Document: Spatial and Temporal Analysis of West Nile Virus Infection in Ontario, Canada (2003-2022) Citation: Talbot, B., Ludwig, A., O’Brien, S.F. et al. Spatial and temporal analysis of West Nile virus infection in mosquito and human populations based on arboviral detection testing data. Sci Rep 14 , 31343 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82739-3 Dates: Received - 09 July 2024...

Briefing Document: Explainable Deep Learning for Molecular Discovery Citation: Wong, F., Omori, S., Li, A. et al. An explainable deep learning platform for molecular discovery. Nat Protoc (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-024-01084-x Dates: Received - 11 March 2024 | Accepted - 26 September 2024 | Published - 09 December 2024 Source: Excerpts from "An explainable deep learning protocol for de...