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Detection of Aedes flavopictus (Yamada, 1921), Netherlands, June 2019
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsAdolfo Ibáñez-Justiciaa.ibanezjusticia nvwa.nl
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Citation style for this article: . Detection of Aedes flavopictus (Yamada, 1921), Netherlands, June 2019. Euro Surveill. 2019;24(30):pii=1900433. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.30.1900433 Received: 04 Jul 2019; Accepted: 25 Jul 2019
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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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