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29 September 2020 First Report of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in District Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
Aliya Jabeen, Jamil A. Ansari, Aamer Ikram, Mumtaz Ali Khan, Moin Iqbal Qaisrani, Saira Khan, Muhammad Safdar
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Our article documents the presence of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) from urban and rural locations in the lower Himalaya Mountains, northern Pakistan. Larvae were collected from graveyards, junkyards, plant nurseries, parks, and houses. Used tires, bird drinking pots, and water storage containers were the most common containers used by this mosquito. In the absence of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae), Ae. albopictus appears to be the primary vector of recent dengue virus outbreaks.

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Aliya Jabeen, Jamil A. Ansari, Aamer Ikram, Mumtaz Ali Khan, Moin Iqbal Qaisrani, Saira Khan, and Muhammad Safdar "First Report of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in District Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan," Journal of Medical Entomology 58(2), 943-946, (29 September 2020). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa202
Received: 22 June 2020; Accepted: 13 August 2020; Published: 29 September 2020
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KEYWORDS
Aedes albopictus
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
earthquake-affected area
Mirpur
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