@article{fdi:010064780, title = {{A}edes aegypti ({D}iptera : {C}ulicidae) in {M}auritania : first report on the presence of the arbovirus mosquito vector in {N}ouakchott}, author = {{L}ekweiry, {K}. {M}. and {O}uld {A}hmedou {S}alem, {M}. {S} and {O}uld {B}rahim, {K}. and {L}emrabott, {M}. {A}. {O}. and {B}rengues, {C}{\'e}cile and {F}aye, {O}. and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {O}uld {M}ohamed {S}alem {B}oukhary, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}edes aegypti {L}. ({D}iptera: {C}ulicidae) is a major vector of yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya viruses throughout tropical and subtropical areas of the world. {A}lthough the southernmost part of {M}auritania along the {S}enegal river has long been recognized at risk of yellow fever transmission, {A}edes spp. mosquitoes had never been reported northwards in {M}auritania. {H}ere, we report the first observation of {A}edes aegypti aegypti ({L}.) and {A}edes ({O}chlerotatus) caspius ({P}allas, 1771) in the capital city, {N}ouakchott. {W}e 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.}, keywords = {{A}edes aegypti aegypti ; {A}edes ({O}chlerotatus) caspius ; emergence ; larval habitat ; climate change ; {MAURITANIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {M}edical {E}ntomology}, volume = {52}, numero = {4}, pages = {730--733}, ISSN = {0022-2585}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1093/jme/tjv051}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064780}, }