Table 1 Distribution and risk of mosquito-borne diseases that have been reported along the Gulf Coast and Alabama [5, 14, 15]
From: Perceptions and practices of mosquito-borne diseases in Alabama – is concern where it should be?
Disease | Reported in Alabama | Reported along Gulf Coast | *Total No. Cases in Alabama 2013–2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
chikungunya virus | Imported cases | Locally acquired | 22 |
dengue virus | Imported cases | Locally acquired | 17 |
malaria | Imported cases | Imported cases | 53 |
West Nile virus | Locally acquired | Locally acquired | 128 |
zika virus | Imported cases | Locally acquired and imported | 49 |