PRO/AH/EDR> Chikungunya (06): Americas, Africa, Asia, observations, research

Chikungunya — Worldwide/Unknown
Background: Public health responses to outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus have been stymied by the inability to control the primary vector, _Aedes aegypti_ mosquitos. Consequently, the need for novel approaches to _Aedes_ vector control is urgent. Placement of 3 autocidal gravid ovitraps (AGO traps) in approximately 85% of homes in a community was previously shown to sustainably reduce the density of female _Ae. aegypti_ by more than 80%. Following the introduction of chikungunya