Entomological characterization of Aedes mosquitoes and arbovirus detection in Ibague, a Colombian city with co-circulation of Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue, Zika and chikungunya are arboviruses of significant public health importance that are transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. In Colombia, where dengue is hyperendemic, and where chikungunya and Zika were introduced in the last decade, more than half of the population lives in areas at risk. The objective of this study was to characterize Aedes spp. vectors and study their natural infection with dengue, Zika and chikungunya in Ibagué, a Colombian city and capital of the department of Tolima, with case reports of simultaneous circulation of these three arboviruses.

Methods

Mosquito collections were carried out monthly between June 2018 and May 2019 in neighborhoods with different levels of socioeconomic status. We used the non-parametr

SUBMITTER: Carrasquilla MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8419972 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature