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Western Africa is vulnerable to arboviral disease transmission, having recently experienced
major outbreaks of chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and Zika. However, there have been …

Background Vector-borne diseases cause a significant proportion of the overall burden of
disease across the globe, accounting for over 10% of the burden of infectious diseases …

Background Dengue is a major public health problem in Mexico, where the use of chemical
insecticides to control the principal dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, is widespread …

The markedly anthropophilic and endophilic behaviors of Aedes aegypti (L.) make it a very
efficient vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. Although a large body of research …

Abstract Background The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the vector for dengue fever, yellow
fever, chikungunya, and zika viruses. Inadequate vector control has contributed to …

Dengue virus (DENV) is a self-limiting illness in tropical and subtropical regions around the
globe caused by four closely related, but distinct, virus serotypes (DENV-1,-2,-3, and-4) that …

Background Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are primary vectors of emerging or re-
emerging arboviruses that threaten public health worldwide. Many efforts have been made …

Objective To determine the effectiveness and degree of implementation of interventions for
the control of Aedes aegypti in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as reported in …

Background Because the evidence for the role of structural housing and combinations of
interventions (domestic or peri-domestic) against Aedes mosquitoes or dengue is still …