Invasion of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) into central Africa: What consequences for emerging diseases?

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ngoagouni, Carine ^a   Kamgang, Basile ^a   Nakouné, Emmanuel ^a   Paupy, Chistophe ^b,c   Kazanji, Mirdad ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE BANGUI   (Central African Republic)

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

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Arboviruses; Central Africa; Invasive species; Public health

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARBOVIRUS; CENTRAL AFRICA; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE MIGRATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; AEDES; ANIMAL; ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT VECTOR; TRANSMISSION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARBOVIRUS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CULICIDAE; DENGUE VIRUS GROUP; DIPTERA;

AEDES; AFRICA, CENTRAL; ANIMAL POPULATION GROUPS; ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT VECTORS;

EID: 84926354484     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0808-3     Document Type: Review

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