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- The origin of the primary mosquito vector, A. aegypti, is debated to be from either Africa or Asia. 8, 23 Regardless, by 1800 it was widespread throughout urban tropical coastal cities of the world due to the use of shipping vessels with commercial expansion. 8, 23, 28 These shipping vessels allowed transportation of breeding sites for the vector along with humans to complete the transmission cycle, allowing for slow but evident introduction of the virus and the mosquito to coastal destinations...
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The marked spread of dengue during and after the Second World War has been attributed partly to disruption caused by the war, and partly to subsequent urbanisation in south-east Asia. As novel serotypes were introduced to regions already endemic with dengue, outbreaks of severe disease followed.
Dec 3, 2014 · Introduction. The global re-emergence of dengue as a recurrent epidemic disease in the tropical and sub-tropical world makes this mosquito-borne viral disease a major public health concern.
- Grace E. Snow, Benjamin Haaland, Eng Eong Ooi, Duane J. Gubler
- 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0132
- 2014
- 2014/12/12
Jan 22, 2014 · In this paper, we report the historical significance of dengue outbreaks in the USA between 1780 and 1945, along with the elimination strategies of the vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti. We then detail the re-emergence of dengue into the USA between 1999 and today and discuss future strategies for detection and control.
- Coreen Beaumier, Melissa N. Garcia, Kristy O. Murray
- 2014
During WWII, due to massive movement of troops, particularly into remote regions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, dengue spread dramatically. Dengue had a major impact on troop strength in the Pacific during WWII, and along with malaria, was one of the two major disease threats.
Oct 3, 2012 · The first one in 1963–1964, starting in Jamaica 69 (∼1,500 cases), spreading to Puerto Rico (27,000 cases), 70 Lesser Antilles, 71 and Venezuela (10,000 cases). 72 The DENV-3, genotype V, a virus of Asian origin, was isolated during this outbreak. 14 The second epidemic that occurred during 1968–1969 also began in Jamaica, 73 spreading to ...
- Olivia Brathwaite Dick, José L. San Martín, Romeo H. Montoya, Jorge del Diego, Betzana Zambrano, Gus...
- 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0770
- 2012
- 2012/10/10
Introduction. Dengue is an infectious disease caused by dengue viruses, which are transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. The rising level of dengue infections has become a serious international...
Dec 22, 2010 · Figure 1. Distribution of Aedes aegypti (shaded areas) in the Americas in 1970, at the end of the mosquito eradication program, and in 1995. The emergence of dengue/DHF as a major public health problem has been most dramatic in the American region.
