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 …

Background Many arboviral outbreaks have occurred in various locations in Kenya.
Entomological surveys are suitable methods for revealing information about circulating …

Background Increased frequency of arbovirus outbreaks in East Africa necessitated the
determination of distribution of risk by entomologic arbovirus surveillance. A systematic …

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

Few studies have investigated the many mosquito species that harbor arboviruses in Kenya.
During the 2006–2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in North Eastern Province, Kenya, exophilic …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Mosquitoes collected during an outbreak of Rift Valley fever in Kenya from December 2006
to February 2007 were tested to isolate other mosquito-borne arboviruses circulating in the …

During an investigation into the etiology of virus encephalitis in Sarawak, mosquito
collections were made in a number of selected habitats. In each area sampled, the principal …