Introduction of Aedes albopictus in Gabon: What consequences for dengue and chikungunya transmission?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1176-1179

  Vazeille, Marie ^a   Moutailler, Sara ^a   Pages, Frédéric ^b   Jarjaval, Fanny ^b   Failloux, Anna Bella ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Chikungunya; Dengue; Gabon; Vector competence

Indexed keywords

DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOSQUITO; VIRUS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; FEMALE; GABON; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TITRATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AEDES; AFRICA; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GABON; HUMANS; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; ESTUAIRE; GABON; LIBREVILLE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS;

EID: 50049097888     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02123.x     Document Type: Article

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