Executive Summary: State-of-the Art: Acute Encephalitis.

The article discusses the specialization of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in feeding on humans as opposed to other vertebrate animals. It explores how changes in climate, urbanization, and historical events like the African slave trade have influenced the mosquito's preference for humans, increasing the risk of diseases like yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus in urban areas of Africa and beyond.