Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases 2322-1984 0 0 2026 06 28 1898 1898 Aboozar Soltani Research Center for Health Sciences, Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Health, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2025 12 10 2026 06 15 Vector-borne diseases remain among the most persistent and dynamic threats to glob­al health. According to the World Health Organ­ization (WHO), these diseases account for more than 700,000 deaths an­nually and im­pose a dis­proportionate bur­den on tropical and subtropi­cal populations, particularly in low- and mid­dle-income countries (1). Mos­quitoes, ticks, sand flies, triatomines, black flies and other hema­tophagous arthropods transmit pathogens re­spon­sible for malaria, dengue, lymphatic fila­riasis, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, yellow fe­ver, Zika, chikungunya, tick-borne encephali­tis and numerous emerging zoon­oses. Rapid urbani­zation, globalization, en­vironmental deg­rada­tion, climate change and insecticide re­sistance are reshaping the epidemiology and geographic distribution of these infections, in­creasing both their incidence and unpredict­ability (2, 3). Medical entomology-the scientific dis­ci­pline devoted to the study of arthropods of medical and veterinary importance-provides the criti­cal evidence base for un­derstanding transmission dynamics, vector ecology, sur­veillance sys­tems and control interventions. Despite its foun­da­tional im­portance to public health, the field of­ten operates outside broader public awareness. In recognition of its historic contributions and contemporary relevance, we propose the for­mal establishment of an annual “World Medi­cal Entomology Day” to honor the discipline, elevate its visibility and strengthen global com­mitment to vector-borne disease prevention in alignment with Sustain­able Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and the WHO Global Vector Control Response (GVCR) 2017–2030 (4). https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/1898 https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/download/1898/726