Occurrences of neglected tropical disease vectors identified during medical consultations at Mènontin Hospital

Neglected tropical diseases are a group of preventable and curable diseases that affect 1.5 billion people, 40% of whom live in Africa. These diseases affect the poorest and most vulnerable populations living in remote areas of Africa. They disfigure and disable, prevent children from attending school and parents from working - limiting their potential and leaving people trapped in poverty. The occurrences described in this publication cover the Atlantic-Littoral-Mono-Couffo-Collines-Alibori and Ouémé departments from October 1, 2017 to September 9, 2020. Patient registration records were used to extract occurrence data. A total of 4258 occurrences of neglected tropical disease vectors belonging to 9 species, 8 families and 6 orders were recorded. All occurrences have a geographical reference. The large volume of data collected, the wide geographic coverage, and the long-term nature of the observations determined the value of their inclusion in the GBIF site and the need to publish them.