| short communication: first record of aedes albopictus in gabon, central africa. | the asian tiger mosquito aedes albopictus is an important arbovirus vector. originating in east asia, the species has been introduced to the americas, the indo-pacific and australasian regions as well as europe and africa, mostly during the past 30 years and probably by transportation in used tires. we report ae. albopictus for the first time from gabon (libreville). in addition, the yellow fever mosquito ae. aegypti ssp. formosus and 16 other culicid species were detected throughout the city, f ... | 2007 | 17714432 |
| introduction of aedes albopictus in gabon: what consequences for dengue and chikungunya transmission? | the 2007 outbreak of chikungunya in gabon has indicated the potential of this disease to spread beyond its usual range ensuing from the expansion of the mosquito aedes albopictus. a few cases of dengue (den) infection were also detected. because little is known about the potential for gabonese mosquito species to transmit both chikungunya and den viruses (denv), we conducted studies to determine the susceptibility of ae. albopictus and aedes aegypti collected in libreville to both viruses by exp ... | 2008 | 18631309 |
| aedes albopictus mosquito: the main vector of the 2007 chikungunya outbreak in gabon. | the primary vector at the origin of the 2007 outbreak in libreville, gabon is identified as aedes albopictus, trapped around the nearby french military camp. the chikungunya virus was isolated from mosquitoes and found to be identical to the a226v circulating human strain. this is the first field study showing the role of the recently arrived species aedes albopictus in chikungunya virus transmission in central africa, and it demonstrates this species' role in modifying the epidemiological prese ... | 2009 | 19259263 |
| first record of aedes albopictus in gabon. | aedes albopictus were collected in the french military camp of libreville, estuaire province, gabon, from january to march 2007 by human landing catches during an entomological evaluation of malaria transmission. inspection of potential larval habitats within and outside the camp showed that ae. albopictus was found only in artificial containers (discarded tires and small water containers). associated species of mosquito larvae were ae. aegypti (l.) and culex quinquefasciatus. at the same time, ... | 2007 | 18240521 |