A Study on Distribution and Seasonal Abundance of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Population in Athens, Greece

Giatropoulos, Athanassios; Εμμανουήλ, Ν. Γ.; Koliopoulos, George; Michaelakis, Αntonios

doi:10.1603/me11096

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“…The ovitraps are likely to be a sensitive, economical and a useful technique to monitor the dengue vector in communities [17,28]. Besides that, this ovitraping method is convenient in monitoring the number of eggs laid in standard trap in a specific time period which would give a relative measure of the number of mosquito in the same area [17,29]. On top of that, the placement of the ovitraps can also indicate the neglected or the effectiveness of the current prevention and control measure such as larvicides application.…”

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Surveillance of Aedes mosquitoes in different residential types in central zone of Shah Alam, Selangor

Hasnan

Dom

Latif³

et al. 2017

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Surveillance of Aedes mosquitoes in different residential types in central zone of Shah Alam, Selangor

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Dom

Latif³

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“…albopictus mosquitoes have been already detected in several areas of Athens. 10,12 For this investigation, four mosquito BG-Sentinel traps baited with lactic acid (two in each area) and ten ovitraps (five in each area) were set up by BPI in the areas around the patient's residence, and in the yard of the Attikon University Hospital (in places favorable for mosquito breeding as suggested by the entomologists) and five ovitraps at the patient's workplace, following relevant ECDC guidelines.…”

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“…albopictus and Ae. cretinus cannot be separated using morphological characteristics (rearing room at 25-26 °C and 85% RH, using the adult stage for identification, for more information see also Giatropoulos et al 12 ). The adult mosquitoes captured with BG-Sentinel traps as well as those emerged after rearing in the laboratory at BPI were identified to the species level using dichotomical keys.…”

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“…albopictus has been first detected in Greece in [2003][2004], and since then it has been invading an ever expanding geographical area, including the Athens metropolitan area. [10][11][12] This report describes the first imported case of CHIKV infection in Greece from a traveler returning from the Dominican Republic, the associated clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological investigation and the public health response to it. conducted a case investigation and obtained through a structured case report form details regarding demographics, travel history, contacts during the transmission period in order to identify the risk of further transmission of the virus and communicate the appropriate preventive measures.…”

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Imported Chikungunya fever case in Greece in June 2014 and public health response

Tsiodras

Pervanidou

Papadopoulou

et al. 2016

Pathogens and Global Health

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We report about the first imported case of Chikungunya fever in Greece in a Greek traveler returning from the Dominican Republic and the associated public health response. We investigated the case and performed focused epidemiological and entomological investigation in all areas the patient visited during the infectious period, to identify the targeted interventions needed. Entomological investigation revealed the occurrence of the competent vector Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the environment surrounding the hospital where the patient was admitted and in her workplace. All captured mosquitoes tested negative for Chikungunya virus. We further conducted clinical and laboratory examination of the patient's co-travelers, gave advice on appropriate personal preventive measures against mosquito bites to the patient and co-travelers and on vector control, and raised awareness among health professionals throughout Greece. The risk of introduction and local transmission of Chikungunya and other arboviruses in Greece and other European countries is present, as the competent vector exists in many parts of Europe. Public health professionals, travel medicine specialists and clinicians should maintain awareness regarding this possibility of importation of arbovirus cases in order to provide the appropriate advice, seek the prompt diagnosis, and implement appropriate interventions. Mobilization of various stakeholders will lead to enhanced epidemiological and entomological surveillance that will allow for improved risk assessment in each area.

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“…The length of activity varies according to the annual temperature patterns and the peak season also changes according to the availability of blood meal and water in a certain area. Giatropoulos et al (2012) found that the numbers of the produced eggs are the highest in mid-July to November. Romi et al (2006) proved that Ae.…”

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The Complex Investigation of the Colonization Potential of Aedes Albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the South Pannonian Ecoregion

Tràjer¹,

Tánczos²,

Hammer³

et al. 2017

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. Aedes albopictus is the potential vector of several pathogens. Recently, the South Pannonian ecoregion has been the border of the east Mediterranean established range of the species. We aimed to determine the current range limiting factors, to predict the potential seasonality and to model the future distribution of the mosquito in the Carpathian Basin. Mosquito trapping was performed in the border region. Larvae were collected from local waters. Based on the new and the previously performed collections, we analysed the limiting climatic factors of the occurrence. The calculation of the full ontogeny was based on previously published experimental results. The analysis of the climate of the successful and non-successful trapping sites showed the complex conditionality of the habitat preference of Aedes albopictus. We confirmed the presence of Phlebotomus neglectus in South-western Hungary and of Aedes albopictus in Zagreb. We found that Aedes albopictus can tolerate the climate of the mountainous regions of the Mediterranean where there are relatively cold winters due to high annual precipitation. Both the climate envelope model results and the gained range limiting factors support the hypothesis that the recent climate of Hungary allows the expansion of the mosquito in the Carpathian Basin.

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A Study on Distribution and Seasonal Abundance of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Population in Athens, Greece

Cited by 52 publications

References 16 publications

Surveillance of Aedes mosquitoes in different residential types in central zone of Shah Alam, Selangor

Surveillance of Aedes mosquitoes in different residential types in central zone of Shah Alam, Selangor

Imported Chikungunya fever case in Greece in June 2014 and public health response

The Complex Investigation of the Colonization Potential of Aedes Albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the South Pannonian Ecoregion

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