Building the capacity of West African countries in Aedes surveillance: inaugural meeting of the West African Aedes Surveillance Network (WAASuN)

Dadzie, Samuel K., Akorli, Jewelna, Coulibaly, Mamadou B., Ahadji-Dabla, Koffi Mensah, Baber, Ibrahima, Bobanga, Thierry, Boukhary, Ali Ould Mohamed Salem, Canelas, Tiago, Facchinelli, Luca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8987-1472, Gonçalves, Adéritow, Guelbeogo, Moussa, Kamgang, Basile, Keita, Ibrahima Kalil, Konan, Lucien, Levine, Rebecca, Dzuris, Nicole, Lenhart, Audrey, Appawu, Maxwell, Ayorinde, Dogunro Festus, Boakye, Daniel, Diallo, Mawlouth, Dinis, João, Fayiah, John Soleemulo, Hamani, Boube, Idam, Eloy Emelda, Jorge, Cani Pedro, Kandeh, Balla, Kanmi, Olakiigbe Abiodum, N’Guessan, Raphael, Pi-Bansa, Sellase, Salem, Sidina Mohamed, Sillah, Ansumana, Smith, Samuel, Toé, Hyacinthe, Williams, Chrispin, Wilson, Michael and Yadouleton, Anges (2022) 'Building the capacity of West African countries in Aedes surveillance: inaugural meeting of the West African Aedes Surveillance Network (WAASuN)'. Parasites & Vectors, Vol 15, Issue 1, e381.

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Abstract

Arboviral diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes have been reported in 34 African countries. Available data indicate that in recent years there have been dengue and chikungunya outbreaks in the West Africa subregion, in countries including Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Senegal, and Benin. These viral diseases are causing an increased public health burden, which impedes poverty reduction and sustainable development. Aedes surveillance and control capacity, which are key to reducing the prevalence of arboviral infections, need to be strengthened in West Africa, to provide information essential for the formulation of effective vector control strategies and the prediction of arboviral disease outbreaks. In line with these objectives, the West African Aedes Surveillance Network (WAASuN) was created in 2017 at a meeting held in Sierra Leone comprising African scientists working on Aedes mosquitoes. This manuscript describes the proceedings and discusses key highlights of the meeting.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QX Parasitology > QX 20 Research (General) QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 525 Aedes QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 600 Insect control. Tick control
Faculty: Department:	Biological Sciences > Vector Biology Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05507-0
Depositing User:	Marie Hatton
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2022 11:53
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2022 11:53
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/21477

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