Updated distribution of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Spain: new findings in the mainland Spanish Levante, 2013
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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109(6): 782-786, 09/09/2014. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
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 results of monitoring in 2013 in the autonomous communities of the mainland Levante. The current study reveals a remarkable increase in the spread of the invasive mosquito in relation to results from 2012; the species was present and well-established in 48 municipalities, most of which were along the Mediterranean coastline from the Valencian Community to the Region of Murcia.
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Main subject:
Mosquito Control
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Aedes
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Animal Distribution
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Insect Vectors
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Spain
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Zaragoza/ES
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