Data from Entomological Collections of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) in a post-epidemic area of Chikungunya, City of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract

Abstract Arbovirus epidemics ( e . g . Chikungunya, dengue, West Nile, Yellow Fever, and Zika), are a growing threat in Africa in areas where Aedes ( Ae .) aegypti and A. albopictus are present. The lack of complete sampling of these two vectors limits our ability to understand their propagation dynamics in areas at risk from arboviruses. Here, we describe for the first time the geographical distribution of two arbovirus vectors ( Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus ) in a chikungunya post-epidemic zone in the provincial city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo between 2020 and 2022. In total 6,943 observations were reported using larval capture and human capture on landing methods. These data are published in the public domain as a Darwin Core archive in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. The results of this study potentially provide important information for further basic and advanced studies on the ecology and phenology of these vectors, as well as on vector dynamics after an epidemic period. Subject Areas Ecology, Biodiversity, Taxonomy Data description