The role of urbanisation in the spread of Aedes mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit-A systematic review.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Antonios Kolimenakis, Sabine Heinz, Michael Lowery Wilson, Volker Winkler, Laith Yakob, Antonios Michaelakis, Dimitrios Papachristos, Clive Richardson, Olaf Horstick
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Prisma
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009631; https://doaj.org/article/2f36531323d04d0eb411180cb69ea69a

Background This systematic review aims to assess how different urbanisation patterns related to rapid urban growth, unplanned expansion, and human population density affect the establishment and distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus and create favourable conditions for the spread of den...