ReviewViruses2017
Vertebrate Reservoirs of Arboviruses: Myth, Synonym of Amplifier, or Reality?
Review in Viruses, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of the distribution and prevalence of viruses detected in the Peromyscus maniculatus species complex (Rodentia: Cricetidae).PLoS pathogens · 2025Pooled it
- Australian vertebrate hosts of Japanese encephalitis virus: a review of the evidence.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the potential non-human animal reservoirs and arthropod vectors of the Mayaro virus.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
- The non-human reservoirs of Ross River virus: a systematic review of the evidence.Parasites & vectors · 2018Pooled it
- Eco-epidemiology of arbovirus infections among non-human primates in Southeastern Brazil.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Viruses in Simuliidae: An Updated Systematic Review of Arboviral Diversity and Vector Potential.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Assessing Urban Yellow Fever Transmission Risk:Viruses · 2025Article
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- The Main Arboviruses and Virus Detection Methods in Vectors: Current Approaches and Future Perspectives.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Environmental Surveillance of Vector-Borne Diseases in a Non-Sewered System: A Case Study in Mozambique.Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
- Experimental Infection of Reindeer with Jamestown Canyon Virus.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Evidence of Zika virus circulation in human and livestock in Chad.Virus research · 2024Article
- Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Transmission Dynamics Within Its Endemic Range in Chiapas, Mexico.Viruses · 2024Article
- Selection Pressure Profile Suggests Species Criteria among Tick-Borne Orthoflaviviruses.Viruses · 2024Article
- Toward a Categorization of Virus-ncRNA Interactions in the World of RNA to Disentangle the Tiny Secrets of Dengue Virus.Viruses · 2024Review
- Australian vertebrate hosts of Japanese encephalitis virus; a review of the evidence.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
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- Identification of the p34 Protein of African Swine Fever Virus as a Novel Viral Antigen with Protection Potential.Viruses · 2023Article
- Arthropod-Borne Viruses in Mauritania: A Literature Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Zoonotic mosquito-borne arboviruses: Spillover, spillback, and realistic mitigation strategies.Science translational medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
The rapid succession of the pandemic of arbovirus diseases, such as dengue, West Nile fever, chikungunya, and Zika fever, has intensified research on these and other arbovirus diseases worldwide. Investigating the unique mode of vector-borne transmission requires a clear understanding of the roles of vertebrates. One major obstacle to this understanding is the ambiguity of the arbovirus definition originally established by the World Health Organization. The paucity of pertinent information on arbovirus transmission at the time contributed to the notion that vertebrates played the role of reservoir in the arbovirus transmission cycle. Because this notion is a salient feature of the arbovirus definition, it is important to reexamine its validity. This review addresses controversial issues concerning vertebrate reservoirs and their role in arbovirus persistence in nature, examines the genesis of the problem from a historical perspective, discusses various unresolved issues from multiple points of view, assesses the present status of the notion in light of current knowledge, and provides options for a solution to resolve the issue.
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