Detection of Aedes flavopictus (Yamada, 1921), Netherlands, June 2019

Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Européen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin
Adolfo Ibáñez-JusticiaArjan Stroo

Abstract

In June 2019, a single specimen collected at a used tyre company was identified as Aedes flavopictus (Yamada, 1921), a sibling species of Ae. albopictus. Ae. flavopictus has not been recorded outside Japan and South Korea. Although it has only shown dengue virus vector competence under laboratory conditions, its detection demonstrates the value of active surveillance at risk locations and molecular tools for timely intervention against exotic mosquitoes with potential future public health impact.

Datasets Mentioned

BETA
MN102102

Methods Mentioned

BETA
PCRs

Software Mentioned

BOLD Systems
Barcode of Life Data System
CLIMEX

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