Updated distribution of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Spain: new findings in the mainland Spanish Levante, 2013

Updated distribution of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Spain: new findings in the mainland Spanish Levante, 2013

In 2004, Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894) was observed for the first time in Catalonia, northeastern Spain. A decade later, it has spread throughout the eastern Mediterranean region of the country and the Balearic Islands. Framed within a national surveillance project, we present the resul...

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Main Authors: Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal, Sarah Delacour Estrella, Ignacio Ruiz Arrondo, Francisco Collantes, Juan Antonio Delgado Iniesta, José Morales-Bueno, Pedro Francisco Sánchez-López, Carmen Amela, María José Sierra-Moros, Ricardo Molina, Javier Lucientes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Aedes albopictus
entomological surveillance
ovitrap
false negative
Spanish Mediterranean coast
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000600782&lng=en&tlng=en

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