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Infections > Vector Borne Diseases > Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Preferred term

Mosquito-Borne Diseases  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Mosquito Borne Disease
  • Mosquito Borne Diseases

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2024(2023)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000096724

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