
Malaria is a major public health problem worldwide, particularly in tropical countries, especially those in sub‐Saharan Africa. It remains by far the most widespread parasitic disease in the inter‐tropical world. It is a parasitic, febrile, haemolytic and endemic erythrocytopathy caused by...

Viruses that are transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies are grouped under the acronym of arthropoda‐born viruses, as these three vectors belong to the phylum arthropoda. Several members of this group adapted to a life cycle that involves blood meals from mammals and birds, as...