Assessing entomological risk factors for arboviral disease transmission in the French Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Elodie Calvez, Nicolas Pocquet, Atoloto Malau, Sosiasi Kilama, Alefosio Taugamoa, Didier Labrousse, Philippe Boussès, Anna-Bella Failloux, Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol, Françoise Mathieu-Daudé
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Main Island; Pacific
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008250; https://doaj.org/article/e2947ba15c6d46b8ada2d0c1230db63f

BACKGROUND:The French overseas Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands has been affected by several dengue epidemics. Aedes polynesiensis is the main mosquito vector described in this territory. Other Aedes species have been reported, but recent entomological data are missing to infer the presenc...