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Vector Competence Analyses on Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes using Zika Virus
Published on: May 31, 2020
[First records of two anthropophilic mosquito species in Segovia: implications for pathogen transmission]
Josué Martínez-de la Puente1, Mikel A González1
1Departamento de Biología de la Conservación y Cambio Global, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Sevilla, España; Ciber de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España.
Abstract:
The aim of this field note is to report the presence of new mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) in the province of Segovia and discuss their potential role in pathogen transmission. In August 2024, two female mosquitoes were captured and identified as Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791) and Anopheles petragnani (Del Vecchio, 1939) through a combination of traditional morphological identification and molecular analysis of their COI gene sequences. In urban environments, like the study area, these species seem to be attracted to humans.

