The Asian tiger mosquito in Brazil: Observations on biology and ecological interactions since its first detection in 1986

•Native to Asia, Ae. albopictus broadly expanded throughtout Brazil and is currently present in 26 of the 27 Brazilian federative units.•Immature forms of Ae. albopictus are frequently found in artificial breeding sites while females have shown anthropophilic behavior despite its eclecticism on bloo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta tropica 2020-05, Vol.205, p.105386-105386, Article 105386
Hauptverfasser: Ferreira-de-Lima, Victor Henrique, Câmara, Daniel Cardoso Portela, Honório, Nildimar Alves, Lima-Camara, Tamara Nunes
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Zusammenfassung:•Native to Asia, Ae. albopictus broadly expanded throughtout Brazil and is currently present in 26 of the 27 Brazilian federative units.•Immature forms of Ae. albopictus are frequently found in artificial breeding sites while females have shown anthropophilic behavior despite its eclecticism on blood feeding.•Ae. albopictus shows advantages in intraspecific competition with Ae. aegypti for both immature and adult stages.•The presence of vertical transmission as well as the vector competence presented by Brazilian populations of Ae. albopictus for some arboviruses indicate this species as a potential bridge vector.•The entomological monitoring of Ae. albopictus is of critical relevance and should be an integral part of mosquito surveillance and control. Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus is a mosquito originating from the Asian continent, which was detected in the Americas in 1985 and Brazil in 1986. Due to its rapid expansion throughout Brazil, this species has already been reported in 26 of the 27 federative units of Brazil. In this review, we evaluate some of the biological, epidemiological and ecological characteristics of Ae. albopictus through critical analysis of their importance in the pathogen transmission dynamics, since its first record in the country. We show that immature forms of this species are frequently found in artificial breeding sites whereas females exhibit anthropophilic behavior despite its eclecticism on blood feeding. In addition, Ae. albopictus shows advantages in interspecific competition with Ae. aegypti for both immature and adult stages. Taking together, these aspects as well as its vector competence indicate that Ae. albopictus could act as a bridge vector between sylvatic and urban pathogen transmission cycles. We conclude by pointing to the need of continuous surveillance of Ae. albopictus in Brazil and raise several questions that still need to be answered. [Display omitted]
ISSN:0001-706X
1873-6254
DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105386