Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Overview
Medical and Veterinary Entomology is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the study of insects and other arthropods that impact human and animal health. It covers a wide range of topics including the biology, ecology, behavior, and control of disease vectors, pests, and parasites. The journal provides valuable insights into the field of medical and veterinary entomology, aiding in the development of effective strategies for disease prevention and management.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Med Vet Entomol
Start
1987
End
Continuing
Frequency
Quarterly
p-ISSN
0269-283X
e-ISSN
1365-2915
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialties
Biology
Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Medicine
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 3550
92
SJR / Ranks: 7276
618
CiteScore / Ranks: 5372
4.80
JIF / Ranks: 5372
1.9
Recent Articles
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Krasnov B, Shenbrot G
Med Vet Entomol
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40067265
We studied geographic patterns of functional and phylogenetic niche breadth of 194 flea species. Niche breadth was measured as the functional and phylogenetic diversity and uniqueness of the assemblages of...
2.
Hiscox A, Spencer F, Dennehy J, Dyall W, Jenkins A, Narendran A, et al.
Med Vet Entomol
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40052866
Climate change is associated with an increase in adverse weather events such as heatwaves, drought, hurricanes and typhoons, floods and wildfires. These extreme weather events can disrupt public health infrastructure...
3.
Sivabalakrishnan K, Hemphill A, Karunaratne S, Naguleswaran A, Roditi I, Surendran S, et al.
Med Vet Entomol
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40052247
Aedes aegypti L. and Aedes albopictus Skuse mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), the principal vectors of many human arboviral diseases, lay eggs and undergo preimaginal development in fresh water. They have recently...
4.
Melgarejo-Colmenares K, Vezzani D, Kliger M, Cardo M
Med Vet Entomol
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40026203
Blood meal patterns of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are strongly influenced by host availability. However, the role of community composition and abundance of vertebrate hosts in determining such patterns is still...
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Ruiz M, Alonso R, Rospide M, Acosta D, Cavia R, Sanchez J
Med Vet Entomol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39960684
Many ectoparasite species serve as vectors for bacteria that are significant to both public and animal health, with wild, domestic and synanthropic mammals acting as reservoirs. However, limited information exists...
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Wawman D
Med Vet Entomol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39921336
Changes in climate may cause changes in the ranges, phenology and interactions of insects with other species and lead parasites to switch host species. A study of louse (flat) flies...
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Soliman M, El-Hawagry M, Samy A
Med Vet Entomol
. 2025 Jan;
PMID: 39888057
Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of several medically significant arboviruses-including dengue fever, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika-was successfully eradicated from Egypt in 1963. However, since 2011, there have been increasing...
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Sarkar A, Banerjee P, Kar S, Pal A, Mazumdar A
Med Vet Entomol
. 2025 Jan;
PMID: 39873180
Culicoides oxystoma Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) transmits many pathogens, including seven viruses, four protozoa and one nematode. This species has a wide distribution range across northern Afro-tropical, Palearctic, Australian, Indo-Malayan realms...
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Fricker S, Keppel G, Williams C
Med Vet Entomol
. 2025 Jan;
PMID: 39865618
We investigated the mosquito community along 315 km of the Murray River, where we identified three assemblages (upper, middle, and lower river) that exhibited different patterns of species richness and...