(adapted from Higley, L. G., L. L. Karr, and L. P. Pedigo. 1989. Manual of Entomology and Pest Management. Macmillan, New York)
| Vector | Pathogen | Disease | Victim |
| Bacteria | |||
| Tabanidae (horse & deer flies) | Anaplasma marginale | anaplasmosis | cattle |
| Tabanidae | Bacillus anthracis | anthrax | humans, various animals |
| Tabanidae | Francisella tularensis | tularemia | humans |
| house fly, cockroaches, and eye gnats | Salmonella spp. | salmonellosis | humans |
| house fly | Shigella spp. | shigellosis | humans |
| house fly, eye gnats | Treponema pertenue | yaws | humans |
| house fly | Vibrio comma | cholera | humans |
| Protozoa | |||
| house fly, cockroaches | Entamoeba histolytica | amebic dysentary | humans |
| cockroaches | Toxoplasma gondii | toxoplasmosis | humans, cats |
| Tabanidae | Trypanosoma spp. | trypanosomiasis | humans |
| Virus | |||
| mosquitoes | fowl pox virus | fowl pox | birds |
| mosquitoes | myxomatosis virus | myxomatosis | rabbits |