| [aedes albopictus, vector of chikungunya and dengue viruses in reunion island: biology and control]. | chikungunya virus (chikv) and dengue virus (denv) are mosquito-borne viruses transmitted by the aedes genus. dengue is considered as the most important arbovirus disease throughout the world. chikungunya, known from epidemics in continental africa and asia, has up to now been poorly studied. it has been recently responsible for the severe 2004-2007 epidemic reported in the indian ocean (io), which has caused several serious health and economic problems. this unprecedented epidemic of the io has ... | 2008 | 18416242 |