Aedes polynesiensis References Aedes polynesiensis mosquito Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Aedes/ Role in disease transmissionIn French Polynesia, A. polynesiensis serves as an endemic dengue vector. Dengue outbreaks have also been attributed to A. scutellaris, a species native to islands of the Malay Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, and the Torres Strait region. Read MoreIn French Polynesia, A. polynesiensis serves as an endemic dengue vector. Dengue outbreaks have also been attributed to A. scutellaris, a species native to islands of the Malay Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, and the Torres Strait region. Read MoreZika virus…endemic Aedes species; for example, A. polynesiensis, native to islands in the South Pacific, was a probable vector in a large Zika fever outbreak in French Polynesia in 2013. Zika virus likely was imported into previously unaffected regions by human travelers with active asymptomatic or symptomatic infection; a bite by… Read More…endemic Aedes species; for example, A. polynesiensis, native to islands in the South Pacific, was a probable vector in a large Zika fever outbreak in French Polynesia in 2013. Zika virus likely was imported into previously unaffected regions by human travelers with active asymptomatic or symptomatic infection; a bite by… Read More