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Representing a \u2018gateway to the West\u2019, this inspired the theme of the Highlights in Medical Entomology to reflect on the accomplishments of the past year as we move into a \u2018new frontier\u2019 of vector biology research. Papers were selected broadly across arthropods that influence public health, focusing on topics ranging from West Nile virus transmission, ticks and tick-borne disease, to advances in genetics and \u2018big data\u2019 studies. This included current perspectives on West Nile virus ecology and epidemiology, which has now been endemic in the United States for 20 yr. Additional topics such as the advantages of citizen science and the importance of scientific communication were also discussed. 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