Definition

Living organisms that carry an infectious disease from an infected ‘host’ individual to a non-infected individual. Vector-borne human diseases can be climate-sensitive, such as diseases like malaria where mosquitoes are the vector. 

Further reading
How climate change affects vector-borne diseases - Wellcome Trust [website]
Vector-borne diseases - World Health Organization (WHO) [website]
Climate Change and Vectorborne Diseases (Thomson & Stanberry, 2022) [journal article]
Related

arboviruses; dengue; disease reservoir; disease vectors; haematophagous arthropods; insect vectors; Integrated Vector Management (IVM); Lyme disease; malaria; mosquito-borne diseases; natural reservoir; parasites; vectorborne; vector-borne diseases (VBDs); vector-borne illnesses; vector-borne infections; vector control; vector species; West Nile virus infection

See also
Genetic engineering
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
One Health
Zoonosis
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Drafted by
Chris Graham
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