title: Aedes albopictus introduction into continental Africa, 1991.
abstract: From April 15 through July 20, 1991, an epidemic of yellow fever (YF) occurred in Delta State, Nigeria. In September 1991, as part of a follow-up investigation, mosquito oviposition cups were deployed in four rural communities with YF, all within a 24-kilometer radius of the principal town of Agbor. Based on findings from the follow-up investigation, this report documents the first record of breeding populations of Ae. albopictus--a competent YF virus vector--in continental Africa.
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007814:Larva; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*