The Zika crisis drew attention to the long-overlooked problem of arboviruses transmitted by
Aedes mosquitoes in Africa. Yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika are poorly …

Western Africa is vulnerable to arboviral disease transmission, having recently experienced
major outbreaks of chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and Zika. However, there have been …

Background Aedes albopictus is a highly invasive species and an important vector of
dengue and chikungunya viruses. Indigenous to Southeast Asia, Ae. albopictus has …

Mosquito-borne diseases cause major human diseases in almost every part of the world. In
West Africa, and notably in Mali, vector control measures help reduce the impact of mosquito …

Background Since its first record in urban areas of Central-Africa in the 2000s, the invasive
mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has spread throughout the region, including in remote villages …

Background Aedes-borne arboviruses have emerged as an important public health problem
worldwide and, in Mozambique, the number of cases and its geographical spread have …

Arboviruses transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes are a growing global concern; however, there
remain large gaps in surveillance of both arboviruses and their vectors in West Africa. We …

Introduction Arboviral diseases including dengue are increasingly spreading in the
tropical/subtropical world including Africa. Updated knowledge on the distribution and …

Background: The arbovirus vector, Aedes albopictus, originating from Asia, has recently
invaded African countries, including the Republic of the Congo, where it was associated with …

In 2015, the mosquito Aedes albopictus was detected in Rabat, Morocco. This invasive
species can be involved in the transmission of more than 25 arboviruses. It is known that …