Progressive Invasion of Aedes albopictus in Northern Spain in The Period 2013-2018 and A Possible Association with the Increase in Insect Bites.

ABSTRACT: 1) Background: Aedes albopictus has rapidly expanded throughout Europe, becoming a public health concern in the Mediterranean Basin. 2) Methods: Following the detection of Ae. albopictus in the southwestern French region of Aquitaine in 2012, an entomological surveillance programme was implemented in the Basque Country (Northern Spain) in 2013. 3) Results: Ae. albopictus eggs were first detected in 2014 in a transited parking area in the northeastern sampling point, 22 km away from the nearest French site with recorded presence of tiger mosquito. At this site, eggs were found throughout the study (2014-2018). Other western and southern municipalities became positive in 2017 and 2018. Ae. albopictus adults were first captured in 2018 by aspiration of the vegetation in an area where eggs had

SUBMITTER: Goiri F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7084620 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature