The effects of urbanization, temperature, and rainfall on Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito abundance across a broad latitudinal gradient in Central Africa
These results show that urbanization consistently increases Ae. aegypti abundance across a broad range of habitats in Central Africa, while effects on Ae. albopictus were more variable and the abundance of both species were influenced by rainfall. Future urbanization of Africa will likely increase Ae. aegypti abundance, and climate change will likely alter abundance of both species through changes in precipitation and temperature.
Authors
- A. Marm Kilpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3612-5775)
- Charles S. Wondji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0791-3673)
- Theodel A. Wilson-Bahun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7847-2700)
- Christophe R. Keumeni
- Aurélie P. Yougang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4040-7919)
- James F. Harwood
- Matthew Montgomery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-4457)
- Armel Tedjou
- Basile Kamgang
Institutions
- Naval Medical Research Command (US)
- Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation (CM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06764-5
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 22.54
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Navy
- Defense Health Agency