Despite evidence of arbovirus activity in northwestern Uganda (West Nile Sub-region), there
is very limited information on the mosquito fauna of this region. The only published study …

The mosquito fauna in many areas of western Uganda has never been studied and is
currently unknown. One area, Bwamba County, has been previously studied and …

Prediction of arboviral disease outbreaks and planning for appropriate control interventions
require knowledge of the mosquito vectors involved. Although mosquito surveys have been …

Mosquito collections were conducted in Zika Forest near Entebbe, Uganda, from July 2009
through June 2010 using CO2-baited light traps, ovitraps, and human-baited catches. In …

Background Diseases caused by mosquito-borne viruses are among the most important
emerging diseases that threaten human and animal health, particularly in Africa. However …

The purpose of this study was to determine the ecology of the common arboviral mosquito
vectors in Mombasa, Kilifi and Malindi urban areas of coastal Kenya. Mosquito larvae were …

The diversity of mosquito arbovirus vectors was investigated to define regional risk of
arbovirus transmission in Kenya. Mosquitoes were sampled between April, 2007 and …

A large number of arthropod-borne viruses are endemic to East Africa. As a part of the
process of undertaking a systematic characterization of the mosquito fauna of Uganda, we …

Arboviruses belong to various families of viruses that are transmitted by arthropods, mainly
mosquitoes and often cause diseases in humans. The objective of this study was to …

Arboviruses represent a real public health problem globally and in the Central African
subregion in particular, which represents a high-risk zone for the emergence and re …