Update on the distribution of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Misiones, Argentina

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Arturo A. Lizuain, Marina Leporace, María Soledad Santini, María Eugenia Utgés, Nicolás Schweigmann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
• Subjects: Mosquitoes; Tires; Vector; Aedes aegypti; Ae; albopictus; Asian tiger mosquito; Diptera: Culicidae; Distribution; Arboviruses; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Argentina; Austral; Eldorado; Misiones
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201961046; https://doaj.org/article/793f9f5572cc4216bb39b3f6618b8203

ABSTRACT The Asian tiger mosquito ( Aedes albopictus, Diptera: Culicidae) has spread rapidly in the last 30 years from its native region in Southeast Asia. In Argentina, studies on its potential distribution suggest that this species could be found in temperate zones of the province of Buenos Aires....