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Worldwide invasion of vector mosquitoes: present European distribution and challenges for Spain

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An Asiatic mosquito species, Aedes albopictus, began to spread worldwide in the 1970s thanks to marine transport of tires and other goods, leading to colonization of many areas of the world. This species is a vector of major human diseases such as Dengue, Yellow Fever and the West Nile virus. In Europe, it was established in Albania and Italy and has been detected in other countries such as France; no records exist for Spain as yet. Colonization by Aedes albopictus is a major public health concern considering that the West Nile virus and several other viruses are known to circulate sporadically in the Mediterranean. Additionally, the parent species Aedes aegypti was the vector causing severe outbreaks of Dengue and Yellow Fever two centuries ago. Although Ae. aegypti was also introduced, it was eradicated from Spain. Both mosquitoes shared habitat types, diseases transmitted and many bionomic data. This article contains a review of the present Ae. albopictus distribution range worldwide and discusses the likelihood of an establishment in Spain in view of climatological and geographical data.

Key words

  • aegypti
  • albopictus
  • atropalpus
  • dengue
  • Europe
  • invasive
  • japonicus
  • mosquito
  • Spain
  • vector
  • yellow fever

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  1. Servei de Control de Mosquits, Consell Comarcal del Baix Llobregat, Parc Torreblanca, 08980, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain

    Roger Eritja

  2. CODE, Consell Comarcal del Montsià, Avenida I. Soriano Montagut 86, 43870, Amposta, Spain

    Raúl Escosa

  3. Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013, Zaragoza, Spain

    Javier Lucientes

  4. Servei de Control de Mosquits de la Badia de Roses i Baix Ter, Plaça del Bruel 1, 17486, Castello d’Empuries, Spain

    Eduard Marquès

  5. Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Unidad de Parasitología, Carretera de Majadahonda Km2, 28220, Madrid, Spain

    Ricardo Molina & David Roiz

  6. Servicio de Control de Mosquitos, Diputación de Huelva, Martín Alonso Pinzón 9, 21003, Huelva, Spain

    Santiago Ruiz

  7. EVITAR multidisciplinary network for the study of viruses transmitted by arthropods and rodents, Spain

    Roger Eritja, Raúl Escosa, Javier Lucientes, Eduard Marquès, Ricardo Molina, David Roiz & Santiago Ruiz

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Eritja, R. et al. (2005). Worldwide invasion of vector mosquitoes: present European distribution and challenges for Spain. In: Issues in Bioinvasion Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3870-4_8

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