Editorial: Biological Drivers of Vector–Pathogen Interactions

Biological Drivers of Vector-Pathogen InteractionsBlood feeding arthropods are a highly diverse group of animals that use blood as the main nutrient source.During this process, they transmit various viral, bacterial, and protozoal pathogens that are responsible for some of the worlds' deadliest diseases leading to millions of human deaths as well as that of livestock every year.Understanding the relationships between vectors, pathogens, and the vector microbiota is an area of research, that used to be overlooked and now takes center stage when fighting vector borne diseases.The interactions include those seen at the time of acquisition, dissemination, and persistence of the pathogen within the vector and in the transmission to the vertebrate host.This basic research would help guide investigations into effective methods that would help block pathogen transmission (Shaw and Catteruccia, 2019).We believe the 'biological drivers' highlighted below are important in helping researchers develop tools that would alleviate the disease burden associated with vector-borne pathogens.

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