In addition, Ae. albopictus chemosensory genes belonging to OBP, OR, IR and GR gene families were compared to homologous groups of genes identified in other mosquito species such as the malaria mosquito An. gambiae, the southern house mosquito C. quinquefasciatus and, in particular, the dengue and yellow fever mosquito Ae. aegypti. This evidence concerns the gene KIF22 and dengue disease.