Mosquito Species Diversity and Circulation of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in Selected Provinces of Central Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: Arboviruses, including but not limited to dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), and chikungunya virus (CHIKV), pose a significant global threat to human health. The transmission of DENV, ZIKV, and CHIKV is facilitated by mosquitoes belonging to the genus Aedes, which are prevalent in both urban and rural regions of Vietnam. In 2023 an investigation into the population of mosquitoes was conducted in a number of provinces located within the central region of Vietnam. A total of 12,546 mosquitoes were collected during the study. The mosquitoes collected comprised the genera Culex spp., Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., and Armigeres spp. The Aedes spp. mosquitoes were predominant, being collected in 908 pools. These were then examined by RT-qPCR for the d

SUBMITTER: Popova MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12299319 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature