Abundant Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti aegypti mosquitoes in the 2014 dengue outbreak area of Mozambique
10.2149/tmh.2014-29
- Author:
Yukiko Higa
;
Ana Paula Abílio MPhil
;
Kyoko Futami
;
Manuel Alberto Félix Lázaro
;
Noboru Minakawa
;
Eduardo Samo Gudo
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dengue;
vector;
mosquito;
Mozambique;
Aedes aegypti formosus subspecies;
Africa
- From:Tropical Medicine and Health
2015;advpub(0):-
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In early 2014, dengue cases werereported from the northern Mozambique, 30 years since the last outbreak. Weidentified potential dengue vector species in three northern towns, Pemba, Nampulaand Nacala, and one southern town, Maputo, during the outbreak in April 2014. Amajor dengue vector species, Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti, wasfound in all these towns. The dominant vector subspecies in the northern townswas Aedes aegypti aegypti, while Ae. aegyptiformosus was dominant in Maputo. Considering the high proportions of Ae. aegypti aegypti and its high vectorcompetence, the findings from this study suggest that Ae. aegypti aegypti was responsible for the outbreakin the northern Mozambique.
