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<p>By Lt. Cmdr. James Dunford, entomologist, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center<br><br>Prevention of mosquito-borne diseases plays an important role in the success of military operations. Reemerging and emerging infectious diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus are becoming increasingly more common in the Western Hemisphere. The primary vectors implicated in the spread of these viruses, Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito) and Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito), occur commonly throughout a good portion of the U.S. and their distributions are expanding globally. On top of this, there are more than 100 major military installations in the U.S. within the range of these two Aedes species. Service members or travelers returning from regions where these viruses are prevalent increase the chance of local<br>transmission if infected upon their return to the U.S.<br></p>
<br>Subjects: dengue; chikungunya; Zika virus; Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center; entomology; Navy Medicine Live Blog</div>
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U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</div>
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