Critical review of the vector status of Aedes albopictus

By N. Gratz. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2004

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Subfields: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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• First Record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in the Netherlands (2007, background): “This species is considered a serious threat to human health because of its potential to transmit at least 22 types of arboviruses (Mitchell, 1995a; Gratz, 2004) and other infectious agents including Dirofilaria imitis (Cancrini et al.”
• A Single Mutation in Chikungunya Virus Affects Vector Specificity and Epidemic Potential (2007, background): “Europe and the United States of America [17–22].”
• Human and Animal Dirofilariasis: the Emergence of a Zoonotic Mosaic (2012, background): “albopictus, which was introduced into the Americas and Europe by the commercial tire trade through tires harboring mosquito larvae and which is spreading rapidly in newly colonized areas (3, 165, 352) and becoming established in regions on both continents where dirofilariasis is endemic.”
• Global spread and persistence of dengue. (2008, background): “Prior to 1979, this species was found only in Asia and in the Western Pacific, but it has spread to much of the rest of the world in recent decades (40, 133).”
• Chikungunya fever: an epidemiological review of a re-emerging infectious disease. (2009, neutral): “the vectors responsible for transmitting CHIKV [25-29].”
• Two Chikungunya Isolates from the Outbreak of La Reunion (Indian Ocean) Exhibit Different Patterns of Infection in the Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (2007, background): “albopictus has expanded recently invading temperate zones such as the United States and Southern Europe, and is currently invading African countries [8].”
• Zika Virus in Gabon (Central Africa) – 2007: A New Threat from Aedes albopictus? (2014, background): “The increasing geographic range of Ae. albopictus in Africa, Europe, and the Americas [34,36,43,44], together with the ongoing ZIKV outbreak in French Polynesia at the time of writing [45] suggest this possibility should be seriously considered.”
• Consequences of the Expanding Global Distribution of Aedes albopictus for Dengue Virus Transmission (2010, background): “This has caused considerable concern among some scientists and public health officials over the possibility that range expansion by this species will increase the risk of arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) transmission [2,3].”
• Genome Microevolution of Chikungunya Viruses Causing the Indian Ocean Outbreak (2006, background): “aegyptii [43] may allow the expansion of CHIKV to new areas, such as the European or American continents.”
• Aedes albopictus, an arbovirus vector: from the darkness to the light. (2009, background): “albopictus was suspected to ensure the transmission of DENV during major outbreaks that occurred in several focal points of the Pacific, such as Hawaii and Japan [8,33].”