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1 July 2015 Introduction and Establishment of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Managua, Nicaragua
Alejandro Belli, Jorge Arostegui, Jorge Garcia, Carlos Aguilar, Emperatriz Lugo, Damaris Lopez, Sonia Valle, Mercedes Lopez, Eva Harris, Josefina Coloma
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Aedes aegypti (L.) is the main vector of dengue virus and more recently chikungunya virus in Latin America. However, the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) is expanding its global range and increasing its role in transmission of these diseases. In this report, we suggest that Ae. albopictus was introduced to the Department of Managua, Nicaragua, in 2010 via two independent routes and demonstrate its dissemination and establishment in urban neighborhoods by 2012. The coexistence of two competent vector species could alter the epidemiology of dengue and chikungunya as well as indicate the need for new strategies aimed at vector control.

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Alejandro Belli, Jorge Arostegui, Jorge Garcia, Carlos Aguilar, Emperatriz Lugo, Damaris Lopez, Sonia Valle, Mercedes Lopez, Eva Harris, and Josefina Coloma "Introduction and Establishment of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Managua, Nicaragua," Journal of Medical Entomology 52(4), 713-718, (1 July 2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjv049
Received: 9 October 2014; Accepted: 11 March 2015; Published: 1 July 2015
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KEYWORDS
Aedes albopictus
dengue
dissemination
introduction
Nicaragua
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