Global Compendium of Aedes Mosquito Occurrence Records from 1960-2014

19,930 geo-positioned records for Aedes aegypti and 22,137 for Ae. albopictus compiled between 1960 and 2014. This database was created by Moritz U. G. Kraemer of the University of Oxford from peer-reviewed literature, national surveys, and expert networks. It is intended for mapping and spatial analysis of these disease vectors.

Use Cases

• Mapping global vector distribution based on compiled occurrence records.
• Modeling disease transmission risk based on inferred vector presence.
• Analyzing temporal trends in vector spread based on the 54-year collection period.
• Validating species distribution models based on point and polygon location data.

Strengths

• Contains 19,930 records for Aedes aegypti and 22,137 for Ae. albopictus.
• Data spans a 54-year period from 1960 to 2014.
• Records are linked to point or polygon locations and derived from multiple sources including peer-reviewed literature and expert networks.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Oxford

Collection Method

Compiled from peer-reviewed literature, unpublished studies, national entomological surveys, and expert networks.

Time Range

1960 to 2014

Geography

Global