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 and Ae. albopictus are the main vectors transmitting dengue and chikungunya viruses. Despite being pathogens of global public health importance, knowledge of their vectors' global distribution remains patchy and sparse. A global geographic database of known occurrences of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus between 1960 and 2014 was compiled. Herein we present the database, which comprises occurrence data linked to point or polygon locations, derived from peer-reviewed literature and unpublished studies including national entomological surveys and expert networks. We describe all data collection processes, as well as geo-positioning methods, database management and quality-control procedures. This is the first comprehensive global database of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus occurrence, consisting of 19,930 and 22,137 geo-positioned occurrence records respectively. Both datasets can be used for a variety of mapping and spatial analyses of the vectors and, by inference, the diseases they transmit.
Imprenta: Scientific Data, v. 2, p. 150035, 2015
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1038/sdata.2015.35
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Cytopathology ; Aedes aegypti - Flaviviridae ; Aedes aegypti - Pathogenesis ; Aedes aegypti - Viral infections ; Aedes aegypti - virus ; Aedes aegypti - Transmission ; Aedes aegypti - Vaccine ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue ; Aedes aegypti - Epidemiology ; Aedes aegypti - Immunology ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2015
