Abstract : Dengue and chikungunya viruses are transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. In Martinique, an island of the French West Indies, Aedes aegypti is the suspected vector of both arboviruses; there is no Aedes albopictus on the island. During the concomitant outbreak of 2013 - 2015, the authors collected wild A. aegypti populations, and for the first time, detected dengue and chikungunya viruses in field-collected females. This paper demonstrates the mosquito's role in transmission of both dengue and chikungunya on the island, and also highlights a tool that public health authorities can use for preventing outbreaks.
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Laurence Farraudière, Fabrice Sonor, Said Crico, Manuel Etienne, Laurence Mousson, et al.. First detection of dengue and chikungunya viruses in natural populations of Aedes aegypti in Martinique during the 2013 – 2015 concomitant outbreak. Pan American Journal of Public Health / Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, World Health Organization, 2017, 41, pp.E63. ⟨10.26633/RPSP.2017.63⟩. ⟨pasteur-01677747⟩