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Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus Skuse is a mosquito native to Southeast Asia. Currently, it has a wide distribution in America, where natural infection with arboviruses of medical and veterinary importance has been reported. In the Americas, Ae. albopictus occupies the same ecological niches as Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti. It is difficult to incriminate the Asian mosquito as the cause of autochthonous arbovirus outbreaks. However, evidence suggests that Ae. albopictus is very effective in transmitting endemic arboviruses (such as dengue) in both horizontal and vertical transmission. Aedes albopictus could be useful as a sentinel species to monitor dengue virus in interepidemic periods.
Year of the First Report | Country | Collected Stage of the Mosquito | Author |
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1983 | USA | A single adult collected | [15] |
1986 | Brazil | Captured five males and six females | [16] |
1988 | Mexico | Larvae collected in tires | [17] |
1995 | Cuba | Larvae collected | [18] |
1993 | Dominican Republic | Larvae collected in tires | [19] |
1995 | Guatemala | Larvae were collected in tires, glass bottles, and metal drums. | [20] |
1997 | Cayman island | Larvae collected | [21] |
1998 | Colombia | Captured adults | [22] |
1998 | Argentina | Larvae and pupae collected | [23] |
2000 | Bermuda Island | Larvae collected | [24] |
2002 | Panama | Larvae collected | [25] |
2001 | Canada | Two adults captured | [26] |
2002 | Trinidad and Tobago | Eggs collected with ovitrap | [27] |
2003 | Uruguay | Adults captured | [28] |
2003 | Nicaragua | Larvae collected | [29] |
2007 | Costa Rica | Larvae collected | [30] |
2009 | Venezuela | Larvae collected | [31] |
2009 | Belize | Adults captured | [32] |
2010 | Haiti | Larvae collected | [33] |
2017 | Ecuador | Captured 5 males and 16 females | [34] |
2018 | Jamaica | Six females captured | [35] |