Aedes aegypti suppression in the Americas: historical perspectives

Today populations in the Americas are under increasing threat from the dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses, spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. In earlier centuries, the same mosquito spread the deadly haemorrhagic viral infection known as yellow fever. Rigorously organised vector control progra...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 388; no. 10044; pp. 556 - 557
Main Author Webb, James L A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 06.08.2016
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Aedes - virology
Americas
Animals
Aquatic insects
Disease control
Disease Outbreaks - history
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Epidemiology
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Insect control
Insect Vectors - virology
Internal Medicine
Mosquito Control - history
Mosquitoes
Public health
Vector-borne diseases
Viral infections
Americas
Brazil
United States > US
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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Summary:Today populations in the Americas are under increasing threat from the dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses, spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. In earlier centuries, the same mosquito spread the deadly haemorrhagic viral infection known as yellow fever. Rigorously organised vector control programmes in the 20th century, however, ended the urban cycle of yellow fever in the Americas. This historic public health success has relevance for the current public health crisis.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31225-9