List of insect-borne diseases
This article contains a list of insect-borne diseases. They can take the form of parasitic worms, bacteria, protozoa, viruses, or the insects directly acting as a parasite.
Insect-borne diseases
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are vectors for a large number of diseases, the large majority being viral in nature. Mosquito-borne viruses fall into four major groups: Bunyavirales, Flaviviridae, Reoviridae, and Togaviridae. They can present as either arbovirus encephalitis or viral hemorrhagic fevers.| Group | Presentation | Disease | Primary vector |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Batai virus | - |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Bwamba Fever | - |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | California encephalitis | - |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Jamestown Canyon encephalitis | - |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | La Crosse encephalitis | Aedes triseriatus |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Oropouche fever | - |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Tahyna virus | - |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Tete virus | - |
| Bunyavirales | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Bunyamwera fever | - |
| Bunyavirales | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Rift Valley fever | Culex spp |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Japanese encephalitis | Culex spp |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Murray Valley encephalitis virus | Culex spp esp. Culex annulirostris |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Rocio viral encephalitis | Psorophora ferox and possibly other Culex spp |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Saint Louis encephalitis | Culex pipiens, C. quinquefasciatus |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Spondweni fever | - |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Usutu virus | Culex spp |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | West Nile fever | Culex tarsalis, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex pipiens |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Dengue fever | Aedes spp. |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Yellow fever | Aedes spp. |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Zika fever | Aedes spp. |
| Reoviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Banna virus | Culex spp |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Barmah Forest virus | Vectors include Aedes vigilax and Culex annulirostris |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Chikungunya | Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Eastern equine encephalitis | Culiseta melanura |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Mayaro virus disease | Haemagogus spp |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | O'nyong'nyong fever | anopheline mosquitoes |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Pogosta disease | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Ross River fever | Vectors in different areas include: Culex annulirostris, Aedes vigilax and Aedes camptorhynchus |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Semliki Forest virus | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus | Culex spp esp Aedes albopictus |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Western equine encephalitis virus | Culex tarsalis |
| Disease type | Disease name | Infects |
| Parasitic fly Dermatobia hominis | Myiasis | humans and other animals, including other primates |
| Parasitic worm | Dirofilariasis | humans; hosts include canids |
| Parasitic worm | Lymphatic filariasis | humans |
| Protozoa | Malaria | vertebrates |