Aedes mosquito distribution across urban and peri-urban areas of Kinshasa city, Democratic Republic of Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), <i>Aedes</i> mosquitoes are vectors of medically important arboviruses, mediating the transmission of yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya. However, systematic surveillance of these species remains limited, preventing the rapid detection of changes in distribution, abundance, and behaviour. Here, we present a geo-referenced dataset of 6,577 entomological occurrence records collected in 2024 throughout urban and peri-urban areas of Kinshasa city, DRC, using Larval dipping, Human landing catches, Prokopack aspirator, and BG-Sentinel traps. Our records include <i>Aedes albopictus</i> (<i>n</i> = 2,694), <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (<i>n</i> = 1,939), <i>Aedes vittatus</i> (<i>n</i> = 2), and <i>Aedes</i> spp. (<i>n</i> = 1,942), annotated with species, sex, life stage, reproductive status, and spatial coordinates. Our dataset is published as a Darwin Core archive in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. This dataset, the most detailed spatial record of <i>Aedes</i> mosquitoes in Kinshasa to date, provides a robust foundation for entomological research and data-driven arbovirus vector control in DRC.
Authors
- Victoire Nsabatien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0750-6106)
- Erick Bukaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9371-3588)
- Fiacre Agossa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0763-6007)
- Narcisse Basosila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1908-0394)
- Jonas Nagahuedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2277-4483)
- Nono Mvuama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2046-5836)
- Josué Zanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8733-1926)
- Jean Claude Palata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8082-2112)
- Emery Metelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2427-1000)
- Dorcas Kantin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8764-1027)
- Hyacinthe Lukoki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3395-0788)
- Arsène Bokulu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7705-4460)
- Christelle Bosulu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8809-3274)
- Leon Mbashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2821-2584)
- Glodie Diza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9941-6779)
Institutions
- Ministry of Public Health (CD)
- University of Kinshasa (CD)
- U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (US)
- National Office for Sanitation of Senegal (SN)
- National Institute of Biomedical Research (CD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gigabyte
- Published
- 2025-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.166
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00