The global compendium of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus occurrence
Autor(es): Kraemer Moritz U G, Sinka Marianne E, Duda Kirsten A, Mylne Adrian, Shearer Freya M, Brady Oliver J, Messina Jane P, Barker Christopher M, Moore Chester G, Carvalho Roberta G, Coelho Giovanini E, Van Bortel Wim, Hendrickx Guy, Schaffner Francis, Wint G R William, Elyazar Iqbal R F, Teng Hwa-Jen, Hay Simon I
Resumo: Aedes aegypti - Ae. albopictus are the main vectors transmitting dengue - chikungunya viruses. Despite being pathogens of global public health importance, knowledge of their vectors' global distribution remains patchy - sparse. A global geographic database of known occurrences of Ae. aegypti - Ae. albopictus between 1960 - 2014 was compiled. Herein we present the database, which comprises occurrence data linked to point or polygon locations, derived from peer-reviewed literature - unpublished studies including national entomological surveys - expert networks. We describe all data collection processes, as well as geo-positioning methods, database management - quality-control procedures. This is the first comprehensive global database of Ae. aegypti - Ae. albopictus occurrence, consisting of 19,930 - 22,137 geo-positioned occurrence records respectively. Both datasets can be used for a variety of mapping - spatial analyses of the vectors -, by inference, the diseases they transmit.
Imprenta: Scientific Data, v. 2, p. 150035, 2015
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1038/sdata.2015.35
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Cytopathology ; Chikungunya virus - Flaviviridae ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Vaccine ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2015
