First detection of dengue and chikungunya viruses in natural populations of Aedes aegypti in Martinique during the 2013 – 2015 concomitant outbreak / Primera detección del virus del dengue y del chikungunya en poblaciones naturales de aedes aegypti en martinica durante el brote concomitante del 2013 al 2015
Rev Panam Salud Publica
; 41, jun. 2017
Article
in English
| PAHO-IRIS
| ID: phr-34099
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ABSTRACT
Dengue and chikungunya viruses are transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. In Martinique, an island of the French West Indies, Aedes aegypti is the suspected vector of both arboviruses; there is no Aedes albopictus on the island. During the concomitant outbreak of 2013 – 2015, the authors collected wild A. aegypti populations, and for the first time, detected dengue and chikungunya viruses in field-collected females. This paper demonstrates the mosquito’s role in transmission of both dengue and chikungunya on the island, and also highlights a tool that public health authorities can use for preventing outbreaks. Keywords Aedes; culicidae; dengue; chikungunya virus; vector control
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Databases of international organizations
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Chikungunya Fever
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Dengue
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
PAHO-IRIS
Main subject:
West Indies
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Chikungunya virus
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Caribbean Region
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Aedes
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Vector Control of Diseases
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Dengue
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Martinique
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Culicidae
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
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Martinique
Language:
English
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article