Principal vector species

Aedes aegypti

Aedes aegypti is an arbovirus vector recorded in 186 countries, and the target of 377 engineered-intervention research works in the Atlas corpus.

186
countries with a GBIF record
63k
occurrence records (effort-biased)
377
intervention-research works
Arbovirus vector
disease group

Associated diseases

The sourced disease group for this vector, and the diseases that group covers.
Disease group
Arbovirus vector
Diseases
Dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever
Competence varies
This names the vector’s associated disease group. It is not a claim that every population of Aedes aegypti transmits every listed disease, competence differs by population, pathogen strain and locale.

Where it is recorded

Countries with the most GBIF occurrence records for Aedes aegypti. Records reflect sampling effort, not abundance.
186 countries total
+ 162 more countries with a record · browse all
Presence, not absence
A country missing here has no digitised GBIF record for Aedes aegypti, which is not the same as the species being absent. Under-surveyed regions are systematically under-represented.

Engineered-intervention research

Research works targeting Aedes aegypti by technology. Research activity, not a field-trial-site registry.
518 works (tech-tagged)
Wolbachia
161 works
SIT / IIT
144 works
GM release
128 works
Gene drive
85 works
Mosticare Ühing (2026). Mosquito Intelligence Atlas, vector distribution, disease burden, and engineered-intervention literature. Derived from GBIF, WHO GHO, World Bank, OpenAlex and Natural Earth. https://www.mosticare.org/atlas
Data vintage 2026-07-12. Independent of the funded programmes.