First Report of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in District Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

First Report of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in District Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Our article documents the presence of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) from urban and rural locations in the lower Himalaya Mountains, northern Pakistan. Larvae were collected from graveyards, junkyards, plant nurseries, parks, and houses. Used tires, bird drinking pots, and water storage containers were th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of medical entomology 2021-03, Vol.58 (2), p.943-946
Hauptverfasser: Jabeen, Aliya, Ansari, Jamil A., Ikram, Aamer, Khan, Mumtaz Ali, Qaisrani, Moin Iqbal, Khan, Saira, Safdar, Muhammad
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aedes albopictus
Aquatic insects
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Birds
Cemeteries
Containers
Culicidae
Dengue fever
Dengue viruses
Diptera
Drinking water
earthquake-affected area
Genetic vectors
Larvae
Mirpur
Mosquitoes
Mountains
Rural areas
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Storage containers
Tires
Vector-borne diseases
Water storage
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Zusammenfassung:Our article documents the presence of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) from urban and rural locations in the lower Himalaya Mountains, northern Pakistan. Larvae were collected from graveyards, junkyards, plant nurseries, parks, and houses. Used tires, bird drinking pots, and water storage containers were the most common containers used by this mosquito. In the absence of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae), Ae. albopictus appears to be the primary vector of recent dengue virus outbreaks.
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjaa202