Mosquito Surveillance and the First Record of the Invasive Mosquito Species Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southern Iran

Mosquito Surveillance and the First Record of the Invasive Mosquito Species Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southern Iran

Background: Epidemics of mosquito-borne viral infections such as dengue, chikungunya, West Nile and Rift Valley fevers in neighbouring countries and risk of introduction of exotic vectors into Iran have placed this country at a significant risk for these mosquito-borne diseases. Methods: After th...

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Main Authors: Sara DOOSTI, Mohammad Reza YAGHOOBI-ERSHADI, Francis SCHAFFNER, Seyed Hassan MOOSA-KAZEMI, Kamran AKBARZADEH, Mohammad Mehdi GOOYA, Hassan VATANDOOST, Mohammad Reza SHIRZADI, Ehsan MOSTAFAVI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Aedes albopictus
Dengue
Introduction
DNA barcoding
Iran
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/7608

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