June 16, 2023
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
The tiger mosquito can transmit the chikungunya virus in temperate conditions
The tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus, native to Southeast Asia, is one of two vectors for transmission of the chikungunya virus to humans. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur and Université Paris Cité have shown that this mosquito can acquire the ability to transmit the chikungunya virus as effectively at 20°C as at 28°C. The spread of the tiger mosquito in temperate climates could therefore result in the spread of the chikungunya virus in those regions. The results were published in the Journal of Travel Medicine.