Mosquito Vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) and Mosquito-Borne Diseases in North Africa.

ABSTRACT: Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are of significant public health importance because of their ability to transmit major diseases to humans and animals, and are considered as the world's most deadly arthropods. In recent decades, climate change and globalization have promoted mosquito-borne diseases' (MBDs) geographic expansion to new areas, such as North African countries, where some of these MBDs were unusual or even unknown. In this review, we summarize the latest data on mosquito vector species distribution and MBDs affecting both human and animals in North Africa, in order to better understand the risks associated with the introduction of new invasive mosquito species such as Aedes albopictus. Currently, 26 mosquito species confirmed as pathogen vectors occur in North Afri

SUBMITTER: Nebbak A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9604161 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature