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Detection of Aedes flavopictus (Yamada, 1921), Netherlands, June 2019
Adolfo Ibáñez-Justicia1, Bart van de Vossenberg2, Rens van den Biggelaar1
1Centre for Monitoring of Vectors, National Reference Centre, Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Wageningen, Netherlands.
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.
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