Past, present and future distribution of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti: The European paradox.

ABSTRACT: The global distribution of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti is the subject of considerable attention because of its pivotal role as a biological vector of several high profile disease pathogens including dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses. There is also a lot of interest in the projected future species' distribution. However, less effort has been focused on its historical distribution, which has changed substantially over the past 100 years, especially in southern Europe where it was once widespread, but largely disappeared by the middle of the 20th century. The present work utilises all available historical records of the distribution of Ae. aegypti in southern Europe, the Near East within the Mediterranean Basin and North Africa from the late 19th century until th

SUBMITTER: Wint W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9514036 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature