Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse), a potential new Dengue vector in southern Cameroon

Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Nov-Dec;7(6):1066-7. doi: 10.3201/eid0706.010631.

Abstract

Aedes albopictus, a mosquito vector of Dengue virus, has been recorded for the first time in Cameroon. Entomologic surveys in 2000 demonstrated that it is widespread in southern Cameroon, colonizing a wide variety of breeding sites and biting humans in every district surveyed. The presence of this vector increases the risk for emergence of dengue in Cameroon.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aedes* / classification
  • Animals
  • Cameroon
  • Dengue*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insect Vectors*
  • Male