School of Health Systems & Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Parasit Vectors. 2018 Jan 9;11(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2559-9.
Key aspects of 36 mosquito-borne arboviruses indigenous to Africa are summarized, including lesser or poorly-known viruses which, like Zika, may have the potential to escape current sylvatic cycling to achieve greater geographical distribution and medical importance. Major vectors are indicated as well as reservoir hosts, where known. A series of current and future risk factors is addressed. It is apparent that Africa has been the source of most of the major mosquito-borne viruses of medical importance that currently constitute serious global public health threats, but that there are several other viruses with potential for international challenge. The conclusion reached is that increased human population growth in decades ahead coupled with increased international travel and trade is likely to sustain and increase the threat of further geographical spread of current and new arboviral disease.
总结了非洲本土的 36 种蚊媒虫媒病毒的主要特点，包括一些不太知名或鲜为人知的病毒，如寨卡病毒，它们可能有潜力摆脱当前的森林循环，实现更大的地理分布和医学重要性。本文还指出了主要的传播媒介和已知的储存宿主。文中还提到了一系列当前和未来的风险因素。显然，非洲一直是大多数主要蚊媒病毒的发源地，这些病毒目前对全球公共卫生构成严重威胁，但也有其他一些病毒具有国际挑战的潜力。结论认为，未来几十年人类人口的增长，加上国际旅行和贸易的增加，很可能会持续并增加当前和新出现的虫媒病毒病进一步地理传播的威胁。
