First Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Algiers, the Capital City of Algeria

BACKGROUND: Based on the reporting of the presence of stripped mosquitoes by a citizen in the Algiers residential neighborhood of Bir-Khadem, where residents experienced huge daytime mosquito nuisance an entomological investigation was carried out in July 2016. METHODS: Ovitraps and BG sentinel trap...

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Autores principales: Benallal, Kamel Eddine, Garni, Rafik, Bouiba, Lazhari, Harrat, Zoubir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7188769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32368560
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author Benallal, Kamel Eddine
Garni, Rafik
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Harrat, Zoubir
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description BACKGROUND: Based on the reporting of the presence of stripped mosquitoes by a citizen in the Algiers residential neighborhood of Bir-Khadem, where residents experienced huge daytime mosquito nuisance an entomological investigation was carried out in July 2016. METHODS: Ovitraps and BG sentinel traps baited with Lure were used during three consecutive days to collect adult mosquitoes. Eighteen residential houses of the Bir-Khadem neighborhood were also inspected to search larvae breeding sites such as water fountains, baskets and flowerpots. RESULTS: A total of 57 Aedes albopictus specimens were collected in five villas, consisting of 21 eggs, 20 larvae and 16 adults. CONCLUSION: This is the first record of this invasive species in Algiers.
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spelling pubmed-71887692020-05-04 First Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Algiers, the Capital City of Algeria Benallal, Kamel Eddine Garni, Rafik Bouiba, Lazhari Harrat, Zoubir J Arthropod Borne Dis Case Report BACKGROUND: Based on the reporting of the presence of stripped mosquitoes by a citizen in the Algiers residential neighborhood of Bir-Khadem, where residents experienced huge daytime mosquito nuisance an entomological investigation was carried out in July 2016. METHODS: Ovitraps and BG sentinel traps baited with Lure were used during three consecutive days to collect adult mosquitoes. Eighteen residential houses of the Bir-Khadem neighborhood were also inspected to search larvae breeding sites such as water fountains, baskets and flowerpots. RESULTS: A total of 57 Aedes albopictus specimens were collected in five villas, consisting of 21 eggs, 20 larvae and 16 adults. CONCLUSION: This is the first record of this invasive species in Algiers. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-12-31 /pmc/articles/PMC7188769/ /pubmed/32368560 Text en Copyright© Iranian Society of Medical Entomology & Tehran University of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Benallal, Kamel Eddine
Garni, Rafik
Bouiba, Lazhari
Harrat, Zoubir
First Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Algiers, the Capital City of Algeria
title First Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Algiers, the Capital City of Algeria
title_full First Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Algiers, the Capital City of Algeria
title_fullStr First Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Algiers, the Capital City of Algeria
title_full_unstemmed First Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Algiers, the Capital City of Algeria
title_short First Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Algiers, the Capital City of Algeria
title_sort first detection of aedes (stegomyia) albopictus (diptera: culicidae) in algiers, the capital city of algeria
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7188769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32368560
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