Aedes albopictus in an area of Misiones, Argentina

Abstract

Until early 1998 the presence of Aedes albopictus had never been detected in Argentina. During April of the same year, few individuals of this species were recorded in 33 breeding sites found in 25 out of 161 inspected houses in the city of Eldorado, Province of Misiones. The homogeneous spatial distribution of the proliferation foci suggests the existence of a generalized infestation in this locality during the study period. Resumen La presencia de

Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and dengue in Argentina: current knowledge and future directions

“…Initial discovery of this species in continental North America was in 1985 in Texas (USA) and four years later it was widely distributed across 18 states, whereas in South America it was found in Brazil during 1986 (Rai 1991). In Argentina it was detected for the first time in early 1998 in two Northeast localities of MI, close to the Brazilian border (Rossi et al 1999, Schweigmann et al 2004. A few years later it was recorded in other two places of MI (Rossi et al 2006).…”

“…Immatures were found inhabiting a small dish, a plough disk and a tin pot in shaded areas of a garden in the locality of San Antonio (Rossi et al 1999), and in a glass aquarium under vegetation in the Iguazú National Park (Rossi et al 2006). Another survey found immatures in 33 out of 2,237 water containers examined in 16% of 161 premises inspected in Eldorado city (Schweigmann et al 2004). Infested containers were as follow: jars, bins, cans, flasks, casseroles, buckets, cut plastic bottles, tires, a cooking stove, a car battery, a broken drainage pipe and a plastic toy.…”

Biological characterization of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina: implications for arbovirus transmission

“…In Argentina, Ae. albopictus was detected for the first time in 1998 in two localities in Misiones (North-eastern Argentina), close to the Brazilian border 21 , 22 , and 2002–2004 period in two other locations in Misiones 23 . To our knowledge, there is no other record of Ae.…”

Comparison of the insecticide susceptibilities of laboratory strains of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

“…In South America, it was discovered for the first time in Brazil during 1986 (Rai 1991). In Argentina, it was initially detected in Misiones near the Brazilian border, in early 1998 (Rossi et al 1999, Schweigmann et al 2004.…”