title: Perspectives and Challenges in Entomological Risk Assessment and Vector Control of Chikungunya.
abstract: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is primarily spread by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito vectors. Because there is no licensed vaccine for CHIKV, identifying ways to reduce or eliminate mosquito populations is the most effective strategy to immediately halt transmission to man. Strategies to assess the entomological risk and to control the vector are absolutely crucial to demolishing the rise of CHIKV. This review provides perspectives in entomological risk assessment and vector control, challenges for both, and gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed through rigorous research and multidisciplinary collaborations.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Unité d'Entomologie Médicale, Senegal.
authors.forename: Mawlouth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Unité d'Entomologie Médicale, Senegal.
authors.forename: Ibrahima
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dia
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Unité d'Entomologie Médicale, Senegal.
authors.forename: Diawo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Unité d'Entomologie Médicale, Senegal.
authors.forename: Cheikh Tidiane
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Diagne
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Unité d'Entomologie Médicale, Senegal.
authors.forename: Yamar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.affiliation: Control of Epidemic Diseases, Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yactayo
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000502:physiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009032:Mosquito Control; D000072138:Mosquito Vectors / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: Aedes; chikungunya; entomological risk assessment; mosquito; vector control