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Several arboviruses are on the doorstep of the United States including Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya. How does the presence or absence of aegypti and Ae. albopictus serve as an indicator for areas of potential transmission? For a state like Iowa that may have mosquitoes that can transmit these diseases, what other environmental components may influence disease transmission? How would this differ from a state like Florida?
The presence or absence of aegypti and Ae. albopictus serve as an indicator for areas of potential transmission. The presence of these showed widespread local transmission of the diseases and infections. The arboviruses are transmitted between people by Aedes Mosquitoes and the Ae. Albopictus mosquitoes. The presence of these species is an indicator for local transmission of the diseases as the viruses tend to infect the mosquitoes which tends to transmit the disease. The presence of these mosquitos’ vectors in a particular area is a indicator for potential transmission.
There are many other factors that also lead to the transmission of the disease:-
It is different in Florida because the transmission and breeding of the mosquitoes takes place due to the tropical atmosphere. The beaches tend to act as breeding grounds for these mosquitoes owing to its temperate and warm climate.