title: Aedes albopictus mosquito: the main vector of the 2007 Chikungunya outbreak in Gabon.
abstract: The primary vector at the origin of the 2007 outbreak in Libreville, Gabon is identified as Aedes albopictus, trapped around the nearby French military camp. The Chikungunya virus was isolated from mosquitoes and found to be identical to the A226V circulating human strain. This is the first field study showing the role of the recently arrived species Aedes albopictus in Chikungunya virus transmission in Central Africa, and it demonstrates this species' role in modifying the epidemiological presentation of Chikungunya in Gabon.
authors.affiliation: Institut de médecine tropicale du Service de santé des armées, Unité d'entomologie médicale, URMITE UMR 6236, Marseille, France. frederic_pages@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pagès
authors.forename: Christophe N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Peyrefitte
authors.forename: Médard Toung
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Mve
authors.forename: Fanny
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jarjaval
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brisse
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iteman
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gravier
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tolou
authors.forename: Dieudonné
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nkoghe
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grandadam
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology*; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D005681:Gabon / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male