Mosquitoes of the Galapagos Islands: The Risk for Arboviruses Transmission and the Need for a Better Vector Surveillance and Control Program

Abstract:

The Galapagos Islands are best known for their biodiversity, which inspired both Darwin’s theory of evolution and a significant tourism industry. But the movement of visitors and residents as well as goods increases the risk of exposure to emerging and re-emerging diseases. In particular, more than a billion people are infected, and more than one million people die every year from vector-borne diseases such as dengue fever. Three mosquito species have been identified in Galapagos, Aedes taeniorhynchus, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Aedes aegypti, all of which are important arbovirus (viruses transmitted by arthropods) disease vectors. The first two can transmit West Nile virus and several other arboviruses, while Ae. aegypti is the principal vector of dengue fever virus, chikungunya virus, Zika virus, yellow fever virus, and, potentially, Mayaro and Rift Valley fever viruses. Cases of dengue fever have been …

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2022

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