Aedes albopictus in an area of Misiones, Argentina

Until early 1998 the presence of Aedes albopictus had never been detected in Argentina. During April of the same year, few individuals of this species were recorded in 33 breeding sites found in 25 out of 161 inspected houses in the city of Eldorado, Province of Misiones. The homogeneous spatial dis...

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Main Authors: Schweigmann Nicolás, Vezzani Darío, Orellano Pablo, Kuruc Jorge, Boffi Rolando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2004-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102004000100020
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spelling doaj-ecf06788e2fb4872aefee971d9aed2972020-11-25T02:40:41ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública0034-89101518-87872004-01-01381136138Aedes albopictus in an area of Misiones, ArgentinaSchweigmann NicolásVezzani DaríoOrellano PabloKuruc JorgeBoffi RolandoUntil early 1998 the presence of Aedes albopictus had never been detected in Argentina. During April of the same year, few individuals of this species were recorded in 33 breeding sites found in 25 out of 161 inspected houses in the city of Eldorado, Province of Misiones. The homogeneous spatial distribution of the proliferation foci suggests the existence of a generalized infestation in this locality during the study period.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102004000100020AedesGeographic distributionEcology, vectorsDengueInsect vectorsCulicidaeAedes albopictus
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author Schweigmann Nicolás
Vezzani Darío
Orellano Pablo
Kuruc Jorge
Boffi Rolando
spellingShingle Schweigmann Nicolás
Vezzani Darío
Orellano Pablo
Kuruc Jorge
Boffi Rolando
Aedes albopictus in an area of Misiones, Argentina
Revista de Saúde Pública
Aedes
Geographic distribution
Ecology, vectors
Dengue
Insect vectors
Culicidae
Aedes albopictus
author_facet Schweigmann Nicolás
Vezzani Darío
Orellano Pablo
Kuruc Jorge
Boffi Rolando
author_sort Schweigmann Nicolás
title Aedes albopictus in an area of Misiones, Argentina
title_short Aedes albopictus in an area of Misiones, Argentina
title_full Aedes albopictus in an area of Misiones, Argentina
title_fullStr Aedes albopictus in an area of Misiones, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Aedes albopictus in an area of Misiones, Argentina
title_sort aedes albopictus in an area of misiones, argentina
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Revista de Saúde Pública
issn 0034-8910
1518-8787
publishDate 2004-01-01
description Until early 1998 the presence of Aedes albopictus had never been detected in Argentina. During April of the same year, few individuals of this species were recorded in 33 breeding sites found in 25 out of 161 inspected houses in the city of Eldorado, Province of Misiones. The homogeneous spatial distribution of the proliferation foci suggests the existence of a generalized infestation in this locality during the study period.
topic Aedes
Geographic distribution
Ecology, vectors
Dengue
Insect vectors
Culicidae
Aedes albopictus
url http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102004000100020
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