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| Title |
Invasion of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) into central Africa: what consequences for emerging diseases?
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13071-015-0808-3 |
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| Authors |
Carine Ngoagouni, Basile Kamgang, Emmanuel Nakouné, Chistophe Paupy, Mirdad Kazanji |
| Abstract |
Aedes albopictus, a mosquito native to Asia, has invaded all five continents during the past three decades. It was reported in central Africa in the 2000s, first in Cameroon, and, since then, has colonised almost all countries of the region. The species, originally considered a secondary vector of dengue viruses, has been showed to play a major role in transmission of chikungunya virus in numerous countries, including in the central African region. We review the current spread of Ae. albopictus in central Africa, its larval ecology and its impact on indigenous species such as Ae. aegypti. We explore the potential of Ae. albopictus to affect the epidemiology of emerging or re-emerging arboviruses and discuss the conventional means for its control, while emphasizing the importance of data on its susceptibility to insecticides to cope with potential outbreaks. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 189 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Madagascar | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 183 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 32 | 17% |
| Researcher | 30 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 9% |
| Other | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 36 | 19% |
| Unknown | 40 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 58 | 31% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 16 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 12 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 28 | 15% |
| Unknown | 46 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 February 2016.
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#13,526,760
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#2,363
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#126,349
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#42
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Altmetric has tracked 23,344,526 research outputs across all sources so far. This one is in the 41st percentile – i.e., 41% of other outputs scored the same or lower than it.
So far Altmetric has tracked 5,556 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.7. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 55% of its peers.
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