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mosquito borne infection
Etiology:
1) malaria
2) arbovirus
a) encephalitis virus
- West Nile virus
b) yellow fever
c) dengue (most common mosquito borne infection) [1]
3) Rift Valley fever virus
Epidemiology:
- tripled 2004-2016 [5]
Related
Culicidae; mosquito
Specific
arbovirus
malaria
Rift Valley fever virus
Ross river fever (epidemic polyarthritis)
General
arthropod-borne infection
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mosquito-Borne Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/list_mosquitoborne.htm
- American Mosquito Control Association
Mosquito-Borne Diseases
http://www.mosquito.org/mosquito-borne-diseases
- Wikipedia: Mosquito-borne disease
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito-borne_disease
- Brooks M
Mosquito and Tick Diseases a Large and Growing Threat in US.
Medscape - May 01, 2018.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/896012
- Rosenberg R, Lindsey NP, Fischer M, et al.
Vital Signs: Trends in Reported Vectorborne Disease Cases -
United States and Territories, 2004-2016,
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 1 May 2018.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6717e1.htm