An invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus found in the Czech Republic, 2012

O Šebesta; I Rudolf; L Betášová; J Peško; Z Hubálek

doi:10.2807/ese.17.43.20301-en

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An invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus found in the Czech Republic, 2012

O Šebesta^1,2, I Rudolf¹, L Betášová¹, J Peško¹, Z Hubálek¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Institute of Vertebrate Biology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic ² Regional Public Health Authority of South Moravian Region, Brno, Czech Republic

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Z Hubálek
zhubalek brno.cas.cz
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Citation style for this article: Šebesta O, Rudolf I, Betášová L, Peško J, Hubálek Z. An invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus found in the Czech Republic, 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(43):pii=20301. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.43.20301-en Received: 02 Oct 2012

Abstract

Between July and September 2012, seventeen larvae of the invasive mosquito species Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) were discovered using 60 ovitraps at four study sites alongside two main road exits in South Moravia, Czech Republic. This is the first report of imported Ae. albopictus in the Czech Republic. The findings highlight the need for a regular surveillance programme to monitor this invasive species throughout western and central Europe.