@article{fdi:010054414,
  title = {{A} chikungunya outbreak associated with the vector {A}edes albopictus in remote villages of {G}abon},
  author = {{P}aupy, {C}hristophe and {K}assa, {F}.{K}. and {C}aron, {M}. and {N}koghe, {D}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}hikungunya virus ({CHIKV}) recently caused major urban outbreaks in central {A}frican countries such as the {D}emocratic {R}epublic of {C}ongo ({DRC}), {C}ameroon, and {G}abon. {I}n {G}abon, the tiger mosquito {A}edes albopictus was shown to be the main {CHIKV} vector during the 2007 outbreak. {T}his invasive {A}sian species was first identified in {G}abon in early 2007, and was thought to be restricted mainly to coastal provinces where urban epidemic {CHIKV} foci were recorded. {H}ere we report a {CHIKV} outbreak in a small cluster of villages isolated in the deep forest of southern {G}abon, in which {A}. albopictus was the main vector. {T}his observation indicates concomitant geographic and ecological spread of {CHIKV} activity and {A}. albopictus in remote environments in central {A}frica, as well as an enhanced risk of propagation of epidemic arboviruses.},
  keywords = {{A}edes albopictus ; {C}hikungunya ; {D}eep rain forest ; {G}abon ; {GABON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{V}ector-{B}orne and {Z}oonotic {D}iseases},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {167--169},
  ISSN = {1530-3667},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1089/vbz.2011.0736},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054414},
}