Lekweiry K. M., Ould Ahmedou Salem M. S, Ould Brahim K., Lemrabott M. A. O., Brengues Cécile, Faye O., Simard Frédéric, Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary A. (2015). Aedes aegypti (Diptera : Culicidae) in Mauritania : first report on the presence of the arbovirus mosquito vector in Nouakchott. Journal of Medical Entomology, 52 (4), p. 730-733. ISSN 0022-2585.
Titre du document
Aedes aegypti (Diptera : Culicidae) in Mauritania : first report on the presence of the arbovirus mosquito vector in Nouakchott
Lekweiry K. M., Ould Ahmedou Salem M. S, Ould Brahim K., Lemrabott M. A. O., Brengues Cécile, Faye O., Simard Frédéric, Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary A.
Source
Journal of Medical Entomology, 2015,
52 (4), p. 730-733 ISSN 0022-2585
Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) is a major vector of yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya viruses throughout tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Although the southernmost part of Mauritania along the Senegal river has long been recognized at risk of yellow fever transmission, Aedes spp. mosquitoes had never been reported northwards in Mauritania. Here, we report the first observation of Aedes aegypti aegypti (L.) and Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771) in the capital city, Nouakchott. We describe the development sites in which larvae of the two species were found, drawing attention to the risk for emergence of arbovirus transmission in the city.
Plan de classement
Sciences du milieu [021]
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Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
