Table 1.
Mosquito species found naturally infected with dengue virus in Africa.
| Environment | Countries | Species | Years | Serotypes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Senegal | Ae. (Stegomyia) aegypti | 2009 | 3 | [27] |
| Burkina Faso | 1982, 1986 | 2 | [59] | ||
| Nigeria | 1969 | 2 | [41, 42, 57] | ||
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2017 | 3 | [46] | ||
| Tanzania | 2014 | 2 | [19] | ||
| Kenya | 2014 | 2 | [47] | ||
| Sudan | 2016–17 | ?? | [48] | ||
| Cabo Verde | 2009, 2014-15 | 2, 3, 4 | [45] | ||
| Seychelles | Ae. (Stegomyia) albopictus | 1976–77 | 2 | [51] | |
| Gabon | 2007, 2010 | 2 | [23, 50] | ||
| Rural/Sylvatic | Senegal | Ae. (Stegomyia) aegypti, Ae. (Diceromyia) furcifer, Ae. (Diceromyia) taylori, Ae. (Stegomyia) luteocephalus, Ae. (Aedimorphus) dalzieli, Ae. (Aedimorphus) vittatus, Ma. (Mansonoides) africana | 1974, 1981–82, 1989, 1999–2000 | 2 | [4,53,84] |
| Burkina Faso | Ae. (Stegomyia) luteocephalus, Ae. (Stegomyia) africanus, Ae. (Aedimorphus) cumminsii | 1980, 1983, 1986 | 2 | [44, 59] | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Ae. (Stegomyia) aegypti, Ae. (Diceromyia) furcifer, Ae. (Diceromyia) taylori, Ae. (Stegomyia) luteocephalus, Ae. (Stegomyia) africanus, Ae. (Stegomyia) opok | 1980, 1985-87 | 2 | [4, 59] | |
| Nigeria |
Ae. (Stegomyia) luteocephalus, Ae. (Stegomyia) africanus Ma. (Mansonioides) africana |
1969, 1977 | 1, 2, 3 | [60, 61] | |
| Guinea Conakry | Ae. (Stegomyia) luteocephalus, Ae. (Stegomyia) africanus | 1981 | 2 | [4] |