Mosquito-Borne Diseases

**Definition:** Infectious diseases transmitted by mosquito vectors. Mosquito-borne human viral diseases include Chikungunya, Dengue, viral encephalitis (e.g., Japanese and St. Louis types), West Nile, Yellow fever, Zika virus infections. Mosquito-borne human parasitic diseases include malaria and lymphatic filariasis. Equine encephalomyelitis and dirofilariasis are mosquito-borne viral diseases mostly in animals.

**Tree numbers:** - C01.920.852

**Synonyms:** - Mosquito Borne Diseases