The role of urbanisation in the spread of Aedes mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit-A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review aims to assess how different urbanisation patterns related to rapid urban growth, unplanned expansion, and human population density affect the establishment and distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus and create favourable conditions for the spread of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses.

Methods and findings

Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic review was conducted using the PubMed, Virtual Health Library, Cochrane, WHO Library Database (WHOLIS), Google Scholar, and and the Institutional Repository for Information Sharing (IRIS) databases. From a total of 523 identified studies, 86 were selected for further analysis, and 29 were finally analysed after

SUBMITTER: Kolimenakis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8428665 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature