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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Aedes albopictus mosquito: The main vector of the 2007 chikungunya outbreakin Gabon
PLoS ONE, Volume 4, No. 3, Article e4691, Year 2009
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Description
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 presentation of Chikungunya in Gabon. © 2009 Pages et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pagés, Frédéric
France, Marseille
Unité de Recherche Sur Les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes
Peyrefitte, Christophe Nicolas
France, Marseille
Imtssa Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé Des Armées
Mvé, Médard Toung
France
Ministère de la Santé Publique
Jarjaval, Fanny
France, Marseille
Unité de Recherche Sur Les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes
Brisse, Sylvain
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Iteman, Isabelle
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Gravier, Patrick
France, Marseille
Imtssa Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé Des Armées
Nkoghé, Dieudonné D.
France
Ministère de la Santé Publique
Grandadam, Marc
France, Marseille
Imtssa Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé Des Armées
Statistics
Citations: 115
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0004691
ISSN:
19326203
Study Locations
Gabon