Mosquitoes as vectors of human disease in South Africa

P.G. Jupp

doi:10.1080/20786204.2005.10873292

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Mosquitoes as vectors of human disease in South Africa

P.G. Jupp

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P.G. Jupp, National Institute for Virology and National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa

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Abstract

While malaria is the most important mosquito-borne disease in South Africa, there are also several mosquito-borne viruses that also cause human disease. The most significant are chikungunya, West Nile, Sindbis and Rift Valley fever viruses. In this review these are compared with malaria, mainly in regard to their ecology and epidemiology.

Keywords

mosquitoes; malaria; arboviruses; chikungunya; Sindbis; West Nile; Rift Valley fever

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