Discovery of a single male Aedes aegypti (L.) in Merseyside, England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions where it is the major vector of dengue fever, yellow fever, chikungunya and more recently Zika virus. Given its importance as a vector of arboviruses and its propensity to be transported to new regions, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has placed Ae. aegypti on a list of potentially invasive mosquito species. It was previously reported in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1865 and 1919 but did not establish on either occasion. It is now beginning to reappear in European countries and has been recorded in the Netherlands (not established) and Madeira (Portugal), as well as southern Russia, Georgia and Turkey.

Results

During summer 2014, a single male Ae. aegypti was

SUBMITTER: Dallimore T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5483247 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature