Meeting Report on an Integrated Research Agenda for Mosquito-Borne Arboviruses

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Name of Author

Angela K. Ulrich, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Nicolina M. Moua, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Alison Mack, Independent Consultant to CIDRAP
Natsuko Imai-Eaton, Wellcome Trust
J. Erin Staples, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Angela J. Mehr, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Julia T. Ostrowsky, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Tabitha Leighton, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Ana Cehovin, Wellcome Trust
Petra C. Fay, Wellcome Trust
Josephine P. Golding, Wellcome Trust
Emma Maynard, Wellcome Trust
Luke Alphey, University of York
Diana P. Rojas Alvarez, Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Lark L. Coffey, School of Veterinary Medicine
Nuno R. Faria, Imperial College London
Rafael Maciel-De-Freitas, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
Kevin Maringer, The Pirbright Institute
Kris A. Murray, Medical Research Council
Henrik Salje, University of Cambridge
Rosemary Sang, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Pedro F.C. Vasconcelos, Universidade do Estado do Para
Yee Sin Leo, National Centre for Infectious Diseases
Steven P. Sinkins, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
Jocelyne Neto De Vasconcelos, Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Angola (CISA)
Samuel K. Dadzie, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Eva Harris, University of California, Berkeley
Thais H. Dos Santos, Pan American Health Organization
Raman Velayudhan, Organisation Mondiale de la Santé

Publication Date

7-1-2025

Abstract

The emergence and re-emergence of mosquito-borne arbovirus (MBV) diseases pose a rapidly expanding global health threat fueled by the convergence of multiple ecologic, economic, and social factors, including climate change, land use, poverty, deficiencies of water storage and sanitation, and limitations of vector control programs. On December 6, 2023, the Wellcome Trust and the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy held a meeting titled "An integrated approach to mosquito-borne arboviruses: a priority research agenda."The meeting comprised presentations, panels, and facilitated discussions aimed at describing the state of the field, highlighting recent accomplishments, identifying novel strategies, and defining priority research goals and approaches for addressing MBV disease preparedness and response. This report summarizes meeting discussions in 3 key areas: the changing epidemiology of MBV disease, current and potential transmission- and disease-monitoring strategies, and evolutionary impacts on disease burden and transmission. It concludes with a list of priority strategies for research and investment in MBV disease prevention, preparedness, and control. To prepare for future epidemics of MBV diseases, research and policy will benefit from a multipathogen approach to MBVs. Building on existing knowledge and systems, these efforts must address social and ecological factors and connect with other global health agendas.

Keywords

disease control, disease prevention, mosquito-borne arbovirus, policy, research

Recommended Citation

Ulrich, A., Moua, N., Mack, A., Imai-Eaton, N., Erin Staples, J., Mehr, A., Ostrowsky, J., Leighton, T., Cehovin, A., Fay, P., Golding, J., Maynard, E., Alphey, L., Rojas Alvarez, D., Coffey, L., Faria, N., Maciel-De-Freitas, R., Maringer, K., Murray, K., Salje, H., Sang, R., Vasconcelos, P., Leo, Y., Sinkins, S., De Vasconcelos, J., Dadzie, S., Harris, E., Dos Santos, T., & Velayudhan, R. (2025). Meeting Report on an Integrated Research Agenda for Mosquito-Borne Arboviruses. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12 (7) https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf395