Papua New Guinea

Capital: Port Moresby


Mosquito-borne disease situation report

Disease Transmission scenario

Malaria

Endemic

Dengue

Sporadic outbreaks
(most recently in 2020)

Zika

Cases reported between 2015 and 2016

Chikungunya

No reported cases

Lymphatic filariasis

Present

Vectors present in Papua New Guinea

Diseases Vectors

Malaria

An. bancroftii s.l.
An. karwari
An. longirostris s.l.
An. subpictus
An. farauti 4
An. punctulatus
An. farauti 8
An. farauti s.s.
An. hinesorum
An. oreios
An. koliensis s.l.

Dengue

Ae. aegypti
Ae. albopictus
Ae. hebrideus
Ae. scutellaris

Zika

Ae. aegypti
Ae. albopictus

Chikungunya

Ae. aegypti
Ae. albopictus

Lymphatic filariasis

An. bancrofti s.l.
An. farauti s.s.
An. hinesorum
An. koliensis s.l.
An. punctulatus
Ae. kochi
Cx. annulirostris
Cx. bitaeniorhynchus
Cx. quinquefasciatus
Ma. uniformis