Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

The global population at risk from mosquito-borne diseases – including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika – is expanding in concert with changes in the distribution of two key vectors, Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. The distribution of these species is largely driven by both human mov...

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Hoofdauteurs: Kraemer, M, Messina, J, Faria, N, Pybus, O, Wint, W, al, e
Formaat: Journal article
Gepubliceerd in: Springer Nature 2019
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author Kraemer, M
Messina, J
Faria, N
Pybus, O
Wint, W
al, e
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Messina, J
Faria, N
Pybus, O
Wint, W
al, e
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description The global population at risk from mosquito-borne diseases – including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika – is expanding in concert with changes in the distribution of two key vectors, Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. The distribution of these species is largely driven by both human movement and the presence of suitable climate. Using statistical mapping techniques, we show that human movement patterns explain the spread of both species in Europe and the United States of America (USA) following their introduction. We find that the spread of Ae. aegypti is characterised by long distance importations, whilst Ae. albopictus has expanded more along the fringes of its current distribution. We describe these processes and predict the future distributions of both species in response to accelerating urbanisation, connectivity, and climate change. Global surveillance and control efforts that aim to mitigate the spread of chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and Zika viruses must consider the so far unabated spread of these mosquitos. Our maps and predictions offer an opportunity to strategically target surveillance and control programs and thereby augment efforts to reduce arbovirus burden in human populations globally.
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spelling oxford-uuid:8e39b6eb-be17-47e5-8e86-01ef2ad0a9e52022-03-26T22:56:13ZPast and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictusJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8e39b6eb-be17-47e5-8e86-01ef2ad0a9e5Symplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer Nature2019Kraemer, MMessina, JFaria, NPybus, OWint, Wal, eThe global population at risk from mosquito-borne diseases – including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika – is expanding in concert with changes in the distribution of two key vectors, Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. The distribution of these species is largely driven by both human movement and the presence of suitable climate. Using statistical mapping techniques, we show that human movement patterns explain the spread of both species in Europe and the United States of America (USA) following their introduction. We find that the spread of Ae. aegypti is characterised by long distance importations, whilst Ae. albopictus has expanded more along the fringes of its current distribution. We describe these processes and predict the future distributions of both species in response to accelerating urbanisation, connectivity, and climate change. Global surveillance and control efforts that aim to mitigate the spread of chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and Zika viruses must consider the so far unabated spread of these mosquitos. Our maps and predictions offer an opportunity to strategically target surveillance and control programs and thereby augment efforts to reduce arbovirus burden in human populations globally.
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Messina, J
Faria, N
Pybus, O
Wint, W
al, e
Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
title Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
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title_fullStr Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
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title_short Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
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