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Volume 20, Number 8—August 2014
Peer Reviewed Report Available Online Only

Preparedness for Threat of Chikungunya in the Pacific

Adam RothComments to Author , Damian Hoy, Paul F. Horwood, Berry Ropa, Thane Hancock, Laurent Guillaumot, Keith Rickart, Pascal Frison, Boris Pavlin, and Yvan Souares
Author affiliations: Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia (A. Roth, D. Hoy, P. Frison, Y. Souares); Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea (P.F. Horwood); National Department of Health, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (B. Ropa); Yap State Department of Health Services, Federated States of Micronesia (T. Hancock); Institut Pasteur, Noumea (L. Guillaumot); Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K. Rickart); World Health Organization, Port Moresby (B. Pavlin)

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Distribution of chikungunya vectors Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti mosquitos in the Pacific, 2013. Green outline indicates areas where Ae. albopictus mosquitos are confirmed or strongly suspected. Ae. aegypti mosquitos are found in most locations except New Zealand, Hawaii, Futuna, and some remote islands. Dotted lines indicate member countries of Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network.

Figure 2. Distribution of chikungunya vectors Aedes albopictus and Aeaegypti mosquitos in the Pacific, 2013Green outline indicates areas where Aealbopictus mosquitos are confirmed or strongly suspectedAeaegypti mosquitos are found in most locations except New Zealand, Hawaii, Futuna, and some remote islandsDotted lines indicate member countries of Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network.

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