Vector-borne disease
MONDO:0100120An infectious disease where a pathogen is carried and transmitted by another organism that acts as disease vector.
Also known as: vector-borne infection, vector-borne infectious disease
451 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 9 tagged with Vector-borne disease itself.
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Sub-types of Vector-borne disease
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Malaria 135 trials · 170 incl. sub-types
7 sub-types
- Plasmodium falciparum malaria 79 trials
- Plasmodium vivax malaria 28 trials
- Cerebral malaria 2 trials
- Mixed malaria 1 trial
- Plasmodium malariae malaria 0 trials
- Plasmodium ovale malaria 0 trials
- Blackwater fever 0 trials
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Dengue disease 75 trials
2 sub-types
- Dengue hemorrhagic fever 7 trials Sub-types →
- Asymptomatic dengue 0 trials
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Tick-borne infectious disease 9 trials · 42 incl. sub-types
10 sub-types
- Lyme disease 31 trials
- Tick-borne encephalitis 6 trials
- Ehrlichiosis 1 trial Sub-types →
- Human granulocytic anaplasmosis 1 trial
- Borrelia miyamotoi disease 0 trials
- Omsk hemorrhagic fever 0 trials
- Powassan encephalitis 0 trials
- Queensland tick typhus 0 trials
- Rickettsia helvetica spotted fever 0 trials
- Tick-borne relapsing fever 0 trials
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Chikungunya 31 trials
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Leishmaniasis 8 trials · 27 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis 14 trials Sub-types →
- Visceral leishmaniasis 14 trials
- Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis 3 trials
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Mycobacterium avium complex disease 22 trials
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Schistosomiasis 15 trials · 17 incl. sub-types
7 sub-types
- Schistosoma mansoni infectious disease 4 trials
- Urinary schistosomiasis 3 trials
- Schistosoma japonicum infectious disease 1 trial
- Schistosoma intercalatum infectious disease 0 trials
- Cercarial dermatitis 0 trials
- Intestinal schistosomiasis 0 trials
- Neuroschistosomiasis 0 trials
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Yellow fever 16 trials
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Zika virus infectious disease 15 trials
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Chagas disease 12 trials
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Filarial elephantiasis 9 trials
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Onchocerciasis 9 trials
1 sub-type
- Ocular onchocerciasis 2 trials
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Arbovirus infection 8 trials
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Lassa fever 6 trials
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever 5 trials
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Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis 0 trials · 5 incl. sub-types
5 sub-types
- Japanese encephalitis 4 trials
- West-Nile encephalitis 1 trial Sub-types →
- La Crosse encephalitis 0 trials
- St. Louis encephalitis 0 trials
- Western equine encephalitis 0 trials
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Listeriosis 4 trials
1 sub-type
- Listeria meningitis 0 trials
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Plague 2 trials · 4 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Pneumonic plague 3 trials
- Bubonic plague 1 trial
- Septicemic plague 0 trials
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Q fever 3 trials
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Rift valley fever 3 trials
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Human African trypanosomiasis 2 trials · 3 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Infection by Trypanosoma gambiense 3 trials
- Infection by Trypanosoma rhodesiense 0 trials
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Typhus 0 trials · 3 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Scrub typhus 3 trials
- Endemic typhus 0 trials
- Epidemic louse-borne typhus 0 trials Sub-types →
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome 2 trials
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Relapsing fever 2 trials
2 sub-types
- Louse-borne relapsing fever 0 trials
- Tick-borne relapsing fever 0 trials
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Oropouche fever 1 trial
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Venezuelan equine encephalitis 1 trial
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West Nile fever 1 trial
1 sub-type
- West-Nile encephalitis 1 trial Sub-types →
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Zika virus congenital syndrome 1 trial
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Lymphocytic choriomeningitis 1 trial
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Tungiasis 1 trial
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Spotted fever 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types
11 sub-types
- Rocky mountain spotted fever 1 trial
- African tick-bite fever 0 trials
- Flinders island spotted fever 0 trials
- Japanese spotted fever 0 trials
- Queensland tick typhus 0 trials
- Rickettsia conorii infectious disease 0 trials Sub-types →
- Rickettsia helvetica spotted fever 0 trials
- Rickettsia parkeri spotted fever 0 trials
- Siberian tick typhus 0 trials
- Pseudotyphus of California 0 trials
- Rickettsialpox 0 trials
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Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever 0 trials
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Argentine hemorrhagic fever 0 trials
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Bolivian hemorrhagic fever 0 trials
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Colorado tick fever 0 trials
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Murray valley encephalitis 0 trials
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O'nyong'nyong fever 0 trials
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Ross river fever 0 trials
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Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever 0 trials
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Whitewater Arroyo hemorrhagic fever 0 trials
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Bacterial esophagitis 0 trials
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Fungal esophagitis 0 trials
1 sub-type
- Esophageal candidiasis 0 trials
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Phlebotomus fever 0 trials
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Rat-bite fever 0 trials
2 sub-types
- Spirillary rat-bite fever 0 trials
- Streptobacillary rat-bite fever 0 trials
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Trench fever 0 trials
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Tularemia 0 trials
6 sub-types
- Gastrointestinal tularemia 0 trials
- Glandular tularemia 0 trials
- Oculoglandular tularemia 0 trials
- Pneumonic tularemia 0 trials
- Typhoidal tularemia 0 trials
- Ulceroglandular tularemia 0 trials
Most studied deeper sub-types
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Experimental malaria vaccine aims to block parasite growth
Vaccine CompletedThis trial tests an experimental malaria vaccine called RH5.2-VLP, given with an adjuvant (Matrix-M) to boost the immune response. Healthy adults aged 18–45 receive three doses, and some volunteers are later exposed to malaria parasites in a controlled setting to see if the vacci…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: University of Oxford • Aim: Vaccine
Last updated Jul 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Lyme vaccine passes safety check in 3,500 kids
Vaccine CompletedThis study tested whether a new Lyme disease vaccine (VLA15) is safe for healthy children ages 5 to 17. Over 3,500 kids received either the vaccine or a placebo (saltwater shot) and were monitored for about 2 years. The main goal was to check for side effects like pain, redness, …
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Vaccine
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:30 UTC
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Can WhatsApp messages stop dengue? new study tests digital health in colombia
Prevention CompletedThis study tested whether sending health tips via WhatsApp could help families in Colombia prevent dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. About 900 households were split into three groups: one got WhatsApp messages plus community support, one got community support only, and one got routi…
Sponsor: University of Freiburg • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:05 UTC
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Can a simple repellent shield kids from mosquito viruses?
Prevention CompletedThis large study tested a device called Mosquito Shield that releases a repellent (transfluthrin) to keep mosquitoes away. Nearly 7,000 children aged 4-16 in Sri Lanka took part. The goal was to see if the device reduces infections from viruses like dengue. Researchers tracked in…
Sponsor: University of Notre Dame • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 17:11 UTC
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New malaria drug put to the test in human trial
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study tested a new experimental drug called MMV367 in 12 healthy adults. Participants were intentionally infected with a controlled, low-level malaria infection to see how well the drug works and how safe it is. The goal was to measure how the body processes the drug and how…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Medicines for Malaria Venture • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC