Are Aedes albopictus or other mosquito species from northern Italy competent to sustain new arboviral outbreaks

• Published in: Medical and veterinary entomology Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 83 - 87
• Main Authors: TALBALAGHI, A, MOUTAILLER, S, VAZEILLE, M, FAILLOUX, A.-B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2010; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Wiley
• Subjects: Aedes; Aedes - growth & development; Aedes - virology; Aedes albopictus; Aedes vexans vexans; Alphavirus Infections; Alphavirus Infections - epidemiology; Alphavirus Infections - transmission; Alphavirus Infections - virology; Animals; Anopheles maculipennis; arboviruses; chikungunya; Chikungunya virus; Chikungunya virus - genetics; Chikungunya virus - growth & development; Culex pipiens; Culicidae; Dengue; Dengue - epidemiology; Dengue - transmission; Dengue - virology; Dengue Virus; Dengue Virus - genetics; Dengue Virus - growth & development; Diptera; Disease Outbreaks; disseminated infection rates; Female; Humans; infection; Insect Vectors; Insect Vectors - growth & development; Insect Vectors - virology; Italy; Italy - epidemiology; Life Sciences; Microbiology and Parasitology; mosquito-borne diseases; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Viral; RNA, Viral - chemistry; RNA, Viral - genetics; salivary glands; vector competence; viral diseases of animals and humans; Viral Load; Virology; virus replication; virus transmission; Italy; Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Ravenna; Southeast Asia

The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), native to Southeast Asia, has extended its geographical distribution to invade new temperate and tropical regions. This species was introduced in 1990 to Italy and has since become the main pest in urban settings. It was incrimi...