Comparative role of aedes albopictus and aedes aegypti in the emergence of dengue and chikungunya in central Africa

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-266

  Paupy, Christophe ^a,b   Ollomo, Benjamin ^c   Kamgang, Basile ^a,b   Moutailler, Sara ^d   Rousset, Dominique ^e   Demanou, Maurice ^e   Hervé, Jean Pierre ^b   Leroy, Eric ^c,f   Simard, Frédéric ^a,b  

^a Organisation de Coordination pour la Lutte contre les Endemies en Afrique Centrale Cameroon   (Cameroon)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^e CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^f UR178   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Central africa; Chikungunya; Dengue; Vector competence; Vector competence aedes aegypti

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; GABON; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFECTION RATE; LIBREVILLE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES INVASION; URBAN POPULATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TITRATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS;

EID: 77951942221     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0005     Document Type: Article

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