S. J. Ryan

Trends in mosquito species distribution modeling: insights for vector surveillance and disease control

This study reviews 204 mosquito species distribution modeling studies, finding most use MaxEnt and focus on human disease vectors in Africa and Asia.

Newer Surveillance Data Extends our Understanding of the Niche of Rickettsia montanensis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) Infection of the American Dog Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States.

This study updates species distribution models for the American dog tick and Rickettsia montanensis using newer data, showing little niche change but slight geographic shifts.

Mapping current and future thermal limits to suitability for malaria transmission by the invasive mosquito Anopheles stephensi

The paper maps current and future thermal suitability for malaria transmission by Anopheles stephensi using climate and population data, showing increased risk in many regions.

Viral diversity and zoonotic risk in endangered species

The paper examines the relationship between endangered species status and viral diversity, finding lower virus diversity in endangered species despite higher research effort, possibly due to sampling biases.

Exploring the mosquito-arbovirus network: a survey of vector competence experiments

This study reviews mosquito-arbovirus competence experiments, finding most potential mosquito-virus combinations are untested, limiting predictive modeling of vector-virus networks.

Urban-adapted mammal species have more known pathogens

This study finds urban-adapted mammals host more known zoonotic parasites, but much of this is due to research effort rather than urban adaptation itself.

Mammal virus diversity estimates are unstable due to accelerating discovery effort

The paper shows that estimates of viral diversity in mammals are unstable due to increasing discovery rates, making ecological inferences unreliable.

The Global Virome in One Network (VIRION): an atlas of vertebrate-virus associations

The paper creates VIRION, a comprehensive database of vertebrate-virus associations, and demonstrates its utility for studying microbiology, ecology, and evolution.

Data proliferation, reconciliation, and synthesis in viral ecology

The paper synthesizes mammal-virus association data from multiple sources to create a reconciled database, showing improved insights into the mammal virome and advocating for synthetic datasets in viral ecology.

Temperature impacts the transmission of malaria parasites by Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes

This study models how temperature affects malaria transmission by two mosquito species and two parasites, finding similar optimal temperatures but differing thermal limits.

Effects of temperature on Zika dynamics and control

This study uses a temperature-dependent dynamical model to analyze how temperature variability affects Zika virus transmission, finding that temperature is the dominant driver of epidemic dynamics.

No evidence for insecticide resistance in a homogenous population of Aedes albopictus in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

The study genetically screens Aedes albopictus mosquitoes for pyrethroid resistance and examines wing length patterns, finding no resistance alleles and seasonal variations in wing length linked to weather.

Household and climate factors influence Aedes aegypti risk in the arid city of Huaquillas, Ecuador

This study identifies household and climate factors influencing Aedes aegypti presence in Huaquillas, Ecuador, finding that longer residency, higher occupancy, female-headed households, and unreliable water supply increase risk, while septic systems reduce it.

Climate predicts geographic and temporal variation in mosquito-borne disease dynamics on two continents

The paper develops a climate-driven model to predict mosquito-borne disease dynamics in Ecuador and Kenya, showing it captures outbreak characteristics with variable accuracy.

Shifting transmission risk for malaria in Africa with climate change: a framework for planning and intervention

This paper models future malaria transmission risk in Africa under climate change scenarios, showing increased population at risk in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2080.

Mosquito species and age influence thermal performance of traits relevant to malaria transmission

This study compares temperature-dependent transmission models using daily trait values versus lifetime trait values in Anopheles stephensi, showing differences in temperature suitability for malaria transmission.

Understanding the effect of temperature on Bluetongue disease risk in livestock

This study models the effect of temperature on Bluetongue virus transmission risk by incorporating thermal performance curves into a Bayesian framework to predict disease spread.

Intersecting vulnerabilities: Climatic and demographic contributions to future population exposure to Aedes-borne viruses in the United States

The paper projects future population exposure to Aedes-borne viruses in the U.S. by combining climate and demographic scenarios, finding increased exposure under most scenarios.

Co-developing climate services for public health: stakeholder needs and perceptions for the prevention and control of Aedes-transmitted diseases in the Caribbean.

This study identifies stakeholder needs and perceptions for developing climate services to prevent and control Aedes-transmitted diseases in the Caribbean.

Minimum Information for Reusable Arthropod Abundance Data (MIReAAD)

The paper introduces MIReAAD, a framework for standardizing arthropod abundance data to improve reusability and comparability across studies.

Environmental drivers of ranavirus in free living amphibians in constructed ponds.

This study identifies environmental factors predicting ranavirus prevalence in constructed ponds, highlighting temperature, host density, zooplankton levels, and developmental stage as key drivers.

Temperature drives Zika virus transmission: evidence from empirical and mathematical models

The paper estimates the thermal performance of Zika virus in Aedes aegypti and updates a temperature-dependent model to show that Zika transmission is optimized at 29°C with a thermal range of 22.7–34.7°C.

Temperature explains broad patterns of Ross River virus transmission

This study uses a mechanistic model to show that Ross River virus transmission peaks at moderate temperatures and declines at extremes, explaining disease patterns across Australia.

Competition in the savanna: Models of species assemblages in Kruger National Park, South Africa

The paper tests competition hypotheses in Kruger National Park using mammal census data, finding support for competition at larger scales and mixed interactions at finer scales.

Detecting the impact of temperature on transmission of Zika, dengue and chikungunya using mechanistic models

This paper uses mechanistic models to show temperature-dependent transmission of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya, finding peak transmission between 26-29°C and seasonal limitations in temperate regions.