02129nas a2200277 4500008004100000245016300041210006900204260001200273300000900285520122500294653002101519653002001540653002001560653002201580653001201602653001001614653001901624100002201643700002201665700001901687700002101706700003101727700002201758700002801780856004301808 2013 eng d00aFirst detection of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Balearic Islands (Spain) and assessment of its establishment according to the ECDC guidelines0 aFirst detection of Aedes albopictus Diptera Culicidae in the Bal c01/2013 a8-113 a
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus is an invasive mosquito species of major concern to public health because of its vector role in transmission of several pathogens of human and animal health importance. This species was first detected in Europe (Albania) in 1979. Since then, at least eighteen additional European countries have reported its presence. In 2004, this mosquito was detected for the first time in Spain (Catalonia). Here we report, for the first time, the presence and establishment of Ae. albopictus on the island of Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). However, the introduction pathway of this species in Majorca has not yet been identified. The prompt surveillance programme implemented according to the guidelines of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) rapidly permitted a determination of the expansion of Ae. albopictus on the island. The information obtained from this study might be useful to plan mosquito control measures avoiding the spread of this vector species to the entire island. Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association 31: 8-11, 2013
10aAedes albopictus10aECDC guidelines10afirst detection10ainvasive mosquito10aMajorca10aSpain10atiger mosquito1 aMiquel, Margalida1 adel Río, Ricardo1 aBorràs, David1 aBarceló, Carlos1 aEsquivel, Claudia, Paredes1 aLucientes, Javier1 aMiranda, Miguel, Ángel uhttps://e-m-b.myspecies.info/node/1130