Entomological Assessment of the Status and Risk of Mosquito-borne Arboviral Transmission in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Entomological surveillance is one of the tools used in monitoring and controlling vector-borne diseases. However, the use of entomological surveillance for arboviral infection vector control is often dependent on finding infected individuals. Although this method may suffice in highly endemic areas, it is not as effective in controlling the spread of diseases in low endemic and non-endemic areas. In this study, we examined the efficiency of using entomological markers to assess the status and risk of arbovirus infection in Ghana, which is considered a non-endemic country, by combining mosquito surveillance with virus isolation and detection. This study reports the presence of cryptic species of mosquitoes in Ghana, demonstrating the need to combine morphological identification and molecula

SUBMITTER: Amoa-Bosompem M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7077231 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature