First record of Aedes albopictus in Slovakia

Bocková, Eva; Kočišová, Alica; Letková, V.

doi:10.2478/s11686-013-0158-2

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“…The Dutch populations imported on lucky bamboo have not established outside greenhouses, suggesting that they are tropical strains not adapted to temperate climates, whereas populations imported from the USA via the used tyres have been supressed, so far successfully, to avoid their establishment. Specimens have also been collected at parking lots along highways and at some other places in Austria (Seidel et al, 2012), Czech Republic (Šebesta et al, 2012) and Slovakia (Bocková et al, 2013), but they seem to have so far not established as subsequent surveys remained negative. Finally, populations have recently been found in Bulgaria in 2011 (Mikov et al, 2013), Russia in 2011 (Ganushkina et al, 2012(Ganushkina et al, , 2013, Turkey in 2011 (Oter et al, 2013) and Romania (Bucarest) in 2012 (Prioteasa et al, 2013), and populations have successfully established in these countries.…”

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An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe

Medlock

Hansford

Versteirt

et al. 2015

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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Among the invasive mosquitoes registered all over the world, Aedes species are particularly frequent and important. As several of them are potential vectors of disease, they present significant health concerns for 21st century Europe. Five species have established in mainland Europe, with two (Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus) becoming widespread and two (Ae. albopictus and Aedes aegypti) implicated in disease transmission to humans in Europe. The routes of importation and spread are often enigmatic, the ability to adapt to local environments and climates are rapid, and the biting nuisance and vector potential are both an ecomonic and public health concern. Europeans are used to cases of dengue and chikungunya in travellers returning from the tropics, but the threat to health and tourism in mainland Europe is substantive. Coupled to that are the emerging issues in the European overseas territorities and this paper is the first to consider the impacts in the remoter outposts of Europe. If entomologists and public health authorities are to address the spread of these mosquitoes and mitigate their health risks they must first be prepared to share information to better understand their biology and ecology, and share data on their distribution and control successes. This paper focusses in greater detail on the entomological and ecological aspects of these mosquitoes to assist with the risk assessment process, bringing together a large amount of information gathered through the ECDC VBORNET project.

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Section: Brief History Of Spread and Potential For Future Expansionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe

Medlock

Hansford

Versteirt

et al. 2015

Bull. Entomol. Res.

264

237

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“…Despite the long-term research, little attention has thus far been paid to Dirofilaria vectors. The first screening for dirofilariosis in mosquitoes was performed in 2013 and showed that the species Aedes vexans was incorporated into both the D. repens and the D. immitis life-cycles in Slovakia [ 11 , 12 ]. However, the mentioned screening was restricted only to several locations in the Košice region, in the south-eastern part of the country.…”

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confidence: 99%

Urbanization impact on mosquito community and the transmission potential of filarial infection in central Europe

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BackgroundDespite long-term research on dirofilariosis in Slovakia, little attention has thus far been paid to Dirofilaria vectors. The particular aim of the present study was molecular screening for filarioid parasites in two different habitats of Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia. In addition, the effect of urbanisation on mosquito species abundance and composition, associated with the risk of mosquito-borne infections, was studied and discussed.MethodsMosquitoes were identified by morphological features, and molecular methods were also used for determination of selected individuals belonging to cryptic species from the Anopheles maculipennis and Culex pipiens complexes. The presence of filarioid DNA (Dirofilaria repens, Dirofilaria immitis and Setaria spp.) was detected using standard PCR approaches and sequencing.ResultsA total of 6957 female mosquitoes were collected for the study. Overall, the most abundant mosquito species was Aedes vexans, closely followed by unidentified members of the Cx. pipiens complex and the less numerous but still plentiful Ochlerotatus sticticus species. Further investigation of mosquito material revealed 4.26% relative prevalence of Dirofilaria spp., whereby both species, D. repens and D. immitis, were identified. The majority of positive mosquito pools had their origin in a floodplain area on the outskirts of the city, with a relative prevalence of 5.32%; only two mosquito pools (1.26%) were shown to be positive in the residential zone of Bratislava. Setaria spp. DNA was not detected in mosquitoes within this study.ConclusionsThe study presented herein represents initial research focused on molecular mosquito screening for filarioid parasites in urban and urban-fringe habitats of Bratislava, Slovakia. Molecular analyses within the Cx. pipiens complex identified two biotypes: Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens and Cx. pipiens biotype molestus. To our knowledge, Dirofilaria spp. were detected for the first time in Slovakia in mosquitoes other than Ae. vexans, i.e. D. repens in Anopheles messeae and unidentified members of An. maculipennis and Cx. pipiens complexes, and D. immitis in Coquillettidia richiardii and Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens. Both dirofilarial species were found in Och. sticticus. The suitable conditions for the vectors’ biology would represent the main risk factor for dirofilariosis transmission.

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“…15 In Europe, Aedes albopictus has spread, after its introduction into Albania in 1979, 16 along the Mediterranean cost lines and into southern Switzerland, 17,18 southern Germany, 19 and most recently Slovakia. 20 It has also been detected in the Netherlands 21 and Belgium. 22 The presence of tiger mosquitoes in Europe, together with pathogens introduced by international travelers, represents a latent danger for transmission.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 86%