A group of scientists from the University of California put a map of hot spots expected to hit epidemics this year 2019.
In their study, the scientists relied on animals that are likely to be the main carriers of the viruses that cause these diseases and their whereabouts. The study involved about ten thousand four hundred species of birds and five thousand and four hundred species of mammals.
Scientists have found that the Zika epidemic and yellow fever are likely to be invaded by Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia and Malaysia, with less likely to emerge in Europe and Africa.
The population of the United States, Mexico and southern Canada are at greater risk of West Nile virus than the population of Europe and Russia.
Dengue fever, which causes high fever, vomiting and rashes, is likely to break out in South American countries such as Brazil and Argentina.
According to research, Western Europe is at high risk of "Japanese encephalitis", a brain infection in pigs, transmitted to humans, and can cause paralysis and even death in severe cases.
Scientists also believe South America may be home to lesser-known viruses such as Rio Bravo, Antibe and Dakar, bovine-borne viruses.
The knowledge of the host organism carrying the virus, its location and its pathways gives scientists a better picture of which areas are most susceptible to the spread of these epidemics, Professor Christine Crider Johnson said.