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This vector is widespread globally in tropical and subtropical areas but also found in temperate areas. Kenya experienced its first chikungunya outbreak in Lamu County in 2004, followed by subsequent outbreaks in Mandera in 2016 and Mombasa in 2017. Despite the presence of <jats:italic>Ae. aegypti<\/jats:italic> in Kisumu and Busia counties, no outbreaks of chikungunya fever have been reported in these two western Kenya counties. To investigate this phenomenon, we collected <jats:italic>Ae. aegypti<\/jats:italic> mosquitoes from the county headquarter towns of Kisumu and Busia. The mosquitoes were reared under controlled laboratory conditions, and their genetic diversity assessed using COI gene sequences. Additionally, neutrality tests, including Tajima\u2019s D and Fu\u2019s FS, were subsequently performed to infer evolutionary dynamics. The mosquitoes were then evaluated for their ability to transmit CHIKV by challenging laboratory-reared F<jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub> generations of field-collected mosquitoes with an infectious blood meal containing CHIKV. Genetic analysis revealed the presence of both <jats:italic>Ae. aegypti<\/jats:italic> subspecies, (<jats:italic>Ae. aegypti aegypti<\/jats:italic> [<jats:italic>Aaa<\/jats:italic>] and <jats:italic>Ae. aegypti formosus<\/jats:italic> [<jats:italic>Aaf<\/jats:italic>]) in the two western Kenya counties, with <jats:italic>Aaf<\/jats:italic> being dominant (19:8 for Kisumu samples and 25:6 for Busia samples). The populations exhibited high haplotype diversity (0.96011 in Kisumu and 0.93763 in Busia) and low nucleotide diversity (0.00913 in Kisumu and 0.00757 in Busia), indicating significant genetic polymorphism at the loci examined. Additionally, negative neutrality tests, including Tajima\u2019s D (-1.87530 for Kisumu and -1.09547 for Busia) and Fu\u2019s FS (-10.223 for Kisumu and -15.249 for Busia), coupled with a smooth mismatch distribution, suggest that recent evolutionary events may have significantly shaped the genetic structure of these populations. The assessment of vector competence of <jats:italic>Ae. aegypti<\/jats:italic> populations from Kisumu and Busia counties revealed their capacity to support CHIKV transmission. Specifically, we demonstrated infection, dissemination, and transmission rates of 55.2%, 85.5%, and 27.1% for Kisumu, and 57.8%, 71.8%, and 25% for Busia, respectively. However, statistical analysis indicated no significant difference in vector competence between the two populations. These findings underscore the uniform potential of <jats:italic>Ae. aegypti<\/jats:italic> mosquitoes from both Kisumu and Busia to facilitate the spread of CHIKV, highlighting the need for consistent surveillance and vector management strategies across these regions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0289191","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,25]],"date-time":"2025-03-25T19:18:26Z","timestamp":1742930306000},"page":"e0289191","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Genetic diversity of Aedes aegypti populations from Kisumu and Busia counties, western Kenya, and their vector competence for chikungunya virus"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5725-068X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Victor 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