First detection of Aedes japonicus in Spain: an unexpected finding triggered by citizen science

First detection of Aedes japonicus in Spain: an unexpected finding triggered by citizen science

Abstract Background Aedes japonicus is an invasive vector mosquito from Southeast Asia which has been spreading across central Europe since the year 2000. Unlike the Asian Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) present in Spain since 2004, there has been no record of Ae. japonicus in the country until no...

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Main Authors: Roger Eritja, Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo, Sarah Delacour-Estrella, Francis Schaffner, Jorge Álvarez-Chachero, Mikel Bengoa, María-Ángeles Puig, Rosario Melero-Alcíbar, Aitana Oltra, Frederic Bartumeus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Asian bush mosquito
Culicidae
Invasive
West Nile virus
Citizen Science
Vector
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3317-y

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