Mosquitoes of North-Western Europe as Potential Vectors of Arboviruses: A Review.

ABSTRACT: The intensification of trade and travel is linked to the growing number of imported cases of dengue, chikungunya or Zika viruses into continental Europe and to the expansion of invasive mosquito species such as Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus. Local outbreaks have already occurred in several European countries. Very little information exists on the vector competence of native mosquitoes for arboviruses. As such, the vectorial status of the nine mosquito species largely established in North-Western Europe (Aedes cinereus and Aedes geminus, Aedes cantans, Aedes punctor, Aedes rusticus, Anopheles claviger s.s., Anopheles plumbeus, Coquillettidia richiardii, Culex pipiens s.l., and Culiseta annulata) remains mostly unknown. To review the vector competence of both invasive and native mosqu

SUBMITTER: Martinet JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6893686 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature