First record of Ae. albopictus (Skuse 1894), in Central African Republic

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1185-1189

  Diallo, Mawlouth ^a   Laganier, Rémi ^b   Nangouma, Auguste ^c  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE DAKAR   (Senegal)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE BANGUI   (Central African Republic)

^c Ministry of Health   (Central African Republic)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; chikungunya; dengue; mosquito

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MOSQUITO; NEW RECORD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; DENGUE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LARVA; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; AEDES; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION;

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; DENGUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77956630258     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02594.x     Document Type: Article

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