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  1. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a door-to-door intervention campaign of integrated mosquito management in the urban environment of Tirana, Albania

    Article • Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association, October 2025, De Gruyter

    David Roiz

  2. A 3-year entomological cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of mass-trapping for Aedes albopictus control in France: The vectrap project

    Article • Acta Tropica, October 2025, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  3. Characterization of the Virome in Mosquitoes Across Distinct Habitats in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

    Article • Viruses, May 2025, MDPI AG

    David Roiz

  4. Host‐feeding preferences of Culex pipiens and its potential significance for flavivirus transmission in the Camargue, France

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, March 2025, Wiley

    David Roiz

  5. Fine-scale tiger mosquito population dynamics in urban and densely populated landscapes

    Article • February 2025, Authorea, Inc.

    David Roiz

  6. Lower Bird Evenness and Diversity Are Associated With Higher Usutu Prevalence in Culex pipiens Mosquitoes

    Article • Zoonoses and Public Health, February 2025, Wiley

    David Roiz

  7. Bat coronavirus surveillance across different habitats in Yucatán, México

    Article • Virology, February 2025, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  8. A Community Competence Index to estimate infection risk in the context of the diversity-disease risk relationship: the effect of land use on West Nile virus

    Article • January 2025, Authorea, Inc.

    David Roiz

  9. Impacto de las actividades humanas en la fauna silvestre de Yucatán

    Article • Salud Pública de México, November 2024, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica

    David Roiz

  10. Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and microbiota dynamics across developmental stages of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus exposed to urban pollutants

    Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, November 2024, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  11. Leveraging small biodiversity reserves to prevent zoonotic disease: insights from dilution effect and pathogen adaptation theories

    Article • October 2024, Authorea, Inc.

    David Roiz

  12. Seasonal mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) dynamics and the influence of environmental variables in a land use gradient from Yucatan, Mexico

    Article • Acta Tropica, September 2024, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  13. Evaluation of a mass trapping strategy to prevent mosquito nuisance in campsites of southern France

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, July 2024, Wiley

    David Roiz

  14. Biological invasions as burdens to primary economic sectors

    Article • Global Environmental Change, July 2024, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  15. The rising global economic costs of invasive Aedes mosquitoes and Aedes-borne diseases

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, July 2024, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  16. First Record of the Tribe Orthopodomyiini in the Yucatan Peninsula

    Article • Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, May 2024, The American Mosquito Control Association

    David Roiz

  17. Modeling the effects of species associations and abiotic parameters on the abundance of mosquito species in a Mediterranean wetland

    Article • Wetlands Ecology and Management, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  18. Economic costs of invasive non-native species in urban areas: An underexplored financial drain

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2024, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  19. Are the sterile insect technique and the incompatible insect techniques effective in reducingAedesmosquito populations?

    Article • February 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    David Roiz

  20. Global Database of Mosquito Host Feeding Patterns

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  21. The mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula: a comprehensive review on the use of taxonomic names

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, December 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Carlos Baak Baak, David Roiz

  22. Interaction of Human Behavioral Factors Shapes the Transmission of Arboviruses by Aedes and Culex Mosquitoes

    Article • Pathogens, December 2023, MDPI AG

    David Roiz

  23. Towards the invasion of wild and rural forested areas in Gabon (Central Africa) by the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus: Potential risks from the one health perspective

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, August 2023, PLOS

    David Roiz

  24. pWCP is a widely distributed and highly conserved Wolbachia plasmid in Culex pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes worldwide

    Article • ISME Communications, April 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    David Roiz

  25. The rising global economic costs of Aedes and Aedes-borne diseases

    Article • March 2023, Research Square

    David Roiz

  26. Current evidences of the efficacy of mosquito mass-trapping interventions to reduce Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations and Aedes-borne transmission

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 2023, PLOS

    David Roiz

  27. Worldwide transmission and infection risk of mosquito vectors of West Nile, St. Louis encephalitis, Usutu and Japanese encephalitis viruses: a systematic review

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  28. Biological invasions as burdens to primary economic sectors.

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  29. Multiple invasions, Wolbachia and human-aided transport drive the genetic variability of Aedes albopictus in the Iberian Peninsula

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  30. Molecular survey of Zika virus in the animal-human interface in traditional farming

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, November 2022, Frontiers

    Carlos Baak Baak, David Roiz

  31. pWCP is a widely distributed and highly conserved Wolbachia plasmid in Culex mosquitoes worldwide

    Article • September 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    David Roiz

  32. Invasion of forested areas in Gabon (Central Africa) by the Asian tiger mosquito and the potential consequences from the One Health perspective

    Article • August 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    David Roiz

  33. Author Correction: High and rising economic costs of biological invasions worldwide

    Article • Nature, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz, Professor Corey J. A. Bradshaw

  34. Multiple invasions,Wolbachiaand human-aided transport drive the genetic variability ofAedes albopictusin the Iberian Peninsula

    Article • July 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    David Roiz

  35. Correction: Integrated Aedes management for the control of Aedes-borne diseases

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 2022, PLOS

    David Roiz

  36. A field test of the dilution effect hypothesis in four avian multi-host pathogens

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, June 2021, PLOS

    Jordi Figuerola, David Roiz

  37. Non-English languages enrich scientific knowledge: The example of economic costs of biological invasions

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, June 2021, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  38. High and rising economic costs of biological invasions worldwide

    Article • Nature, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz, Professor Corey J. A. Bradshaw

  39. A Case for Systematic Quality Management in Mosquito Control Programmes in Europe

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2021, MDPI AG

    David Roiz

  40. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) against Aedes Species Mosquitoes: A Roadmap and Good Practice Framework for Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Pilot Field Trials

    Article • Insects, February 2021, MDPI AG

    David Roiz

  41. The impact of lockdown strategies targeting age groups on the burden of COVID-19 in France

    Article • Epidemics, December 2020, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  42. Assemblage variation of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in different land use and activity periods within a lowland tropical forest matrix in Campeche, Mexico

    Article • Journal of Vector Ecology, November 2020, Society for Vector Ecology

    David Roiz

  43. The COVID-19 pandemic should not jeopardize dengue control

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2020, PLOS

    David Roiz

  44. InvaCost, a public database of the economic costs of biological invasions worldwide

    Article • Scientific Data, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  45. The role of different Culex mosquito species in the transmission of West Nile virus and avian malaria parasites in Mediterranean areas

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, August 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    David Roiz

  46. Was the COVID‐19 pandemic avoidable? A call for a “solution‐oriented” approach in pathogen evolutionary ecology to prevent future outbreaks

    Article • Ecology Letters, August 2020, Wiley

    David Roiz

  47. Metabarcoding: A Powerful Yet Still Underestimated Approach for the Comprehensive Study of Vector-Borne Pathogen Transmission Cycles and Their Dynamics

    Article • June 2020, IntechOpen

    David Roiz

  48. Real-time RT-PCR assay to detect Granada virus and the related Massilia and Arrabida phleboviruses

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  49. From importation to autochthonous transmission: Drivers of chikungunya and dengue emergence in a temperate area

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2020, PLOS

    David Roiz

  50. Optimal strategies for quarantine stopping in France – General expected patterns of strategies focusing on contact between age groups

    Article • April 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    David Roiz

  51. A Systematic Review: Is Aedes albopictus an Efficient Bridge Vector for Zoonotic Arboviruses?

    Article • Pathogens, April 2020, MDPI AG

    David Roiz

  52. Evidence that Passerine Birds Act as Amplifying Hosts for Usutu Virus Circulation

    Article • EcoHealth, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  53. Second WIN International Conference on “Integrated approaches and innovative tools for combating insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses”, October 2018, Singapore

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  54. Towards harmonisation of entomological surveillance in the Mediterranean area

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2019, PLOS

    David Roiz

  55. Filarial worm circulation by mosquitoes along an urbanization gradient in southern Spain

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, April 2019, Wiley

    David Roiz

  56. Integrated Aedes management for the control of Aedes-borne diseases

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2018, PLOS

    David Roiz

  57. Potential of Aedes albopictus as a bridge vector for enzootic pathogens at the urban-forest interface in Brazil

    Article • Emerging Microbes & Infections, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    David Roiz

  58. What Does the Future Hold for Yellow Fever Virus? (II)

    Article • Genes, August 2018, MDPI AG

    David Roiz

  59. Shared larval rearing environment, sex, female size and genetic diversity shape Ae. albopictus bacterial microbiota

    Article • PLOS One, April 2018, PLOS

    David Roiz

  60. Ecological determinants of avian malaria infections: An integrative analysis at landscape, mosquito and vertebrate community levels

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, March 2018, Wiley

    David Roiz

  61. Effectiveness of a field trap barrier system for controlling Aedes albopictus: a “removal trapping” strategy

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  62. Current and future distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

    Article • International Journal of Health Geographics, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  63. Mosquito community influences West Nile virus seroprevalence in wild birds: implications for the risk of spillover into human populations

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  64. World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice

    Article • BioScience, November 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Jefferson Prado, David Roiz

  65. Direct Evidence of Adult Aedes albopictus Dispersal by Car

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  66. Ecophysiological characterization and molecular differentiation of Culex pipiens forms (Diptera: Culicidae) in Tunisia

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  67. Culex pipiens forms and urbanization: effects on blood feeding sources and transmission of avian Plasmodium

    Article • Malaria Journal, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  68. Efficacy of ULV and thermal aerosols of deltamethrin for control of Aedes albopictus in Nice, France

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  69. Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects

    Article • Nature Communications, October 2016, Nature

    Professor Corey J. A. Bradshaw, David Roiz

  70. Effects of landscape anthropization on mosquito community composition and abundance

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  71. Autochthonous dengue outbreak in Nîmes, South of France, July to September 2015

    Article • Eurosurveillance, May 2016, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    David Roiz

  72. Ecology and spatiotemporal dynamics of sandflies in the Mediterranean Languedoc region (Roquedur area, Gard, France)

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  73. Trapping the Tiger: Efficacy of the Novel BG-Sentinel 2 With Several Attractants and Carbon Dioxide for CollectingAedes albopictus(Diptera: Culicidae) in Southern France

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, November 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    David Roiz

  74. Facteurs entomologiques d’émergence des arboviroses

    Article • Transfusion Clinique et Biologique, August 2015, Elsevier

    David Roiz

  75. Landscape Effects on the Presence, Abundance and Diversity of Mosquitoes in Mediterranean Wetlands

    Article • PLOS One, June 2015, PLOS

    David Roiz

  76. Autochthonous Chikungunya Transmission and Extreme Climate Events in Southern France

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2015, PLOS

    David Roiz

  77. Climatic effects on mosquito abundance in Mediterranean wetlands

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  78. Control of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) in a firmly established area in Spain: risk factors and people's involvement

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    David Roiz

  79. Avian Plasmodium in Culex and Ochlerotatus Mosquitoes from Southern Spain: Effects of Season and Host-Feeding Source on Parasite Dynamics

    Article • PLOS One, June 2013, PLOS

    David Roiz

  80. Detection of a new insect flavivirus and isolation of Aedes flavivirus in Northern Italy

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  81. Feeding Patterns of Potential West Nile Virus Vectors in South-West Spain

    Article • PLOS One, June 2012, PLOS

    David Roiz

  82. Blood meal analysis, flavivirus screening, and influence of meteorological variables on the dynamics of potential mosquito vectors of West Nile virus in northern Italy

    Article • Journal of Vector Ecology, May 2012, Society for Vector Ecology

    David Roiz

  83. Efficacy of Mosquito Traps for Collecting Potential West Nile Mosquito Vectors in a Natural Mediterranean Wetland

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, April 2012, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    David Roiz

  84. Effectiveness of a multiple intervention strategy for the control of the tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) in Spain

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    David Roiz

  85. Climatic Factors Driving Invasion of the Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) into New Areas of Trentino, Northern Italy

    Article • PLOS One, April 2011, PLOS

    David Roiz

  86. Terra and Aqua satellites track tiger mosquito invasion: modelling the potential distribution of Aedes albopictus in north-eastern Italy

    Article • International Journal of Health Geographics, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  87. Effects of Temperature and Rainfall on the Activity and Dynamics of Host-SeekingAedes albopictusFemales in Northern Italy

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, October 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    David Roiz

  88. Erratum

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, November 2009, Wiley

    David Roiz

  89. Detection of novel insect flavivirus sequences integrated in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northern Italy

    Article • Virology Journal, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz

  90. Initial Distribution Assessment of <I>Aedes albopictus</I> (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Barcelona, Spain, Area

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, May 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    David Roiz

  91. A survey of mosquitoes breeding in used tires in Spain for the detection of imported potential vector species

    Article • Journal of Vector Ecology, June 2007, Society for Vector Ecology

    David Roiz

  92. First record and establishment of the mosquito Aedes albopictus in Spain

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, March 2006, Wiley

    David Roiz

  93. Worldwide invasion of vector mosquitoes: present European distribution and challenges for Spain

    Article • Biological Invasions, January 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Roiz