First Record of <i>Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in the state of Acre, Brazil

Rocha, Ricardo da Costa; Cardoso, Acigelda da Silva; Souza, Janis Lunier de; Pereira, Eliana da Silva; Amorim, Marcio de; Souza, Maria Socorro; Medeiros, Cleomar de Lima; Monteiro, Maria Francisca Mendes; Meneguetti, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira; Paula, Márcia Bicudo de; Brilhante, Andréia Fernandes; Lima-Camara, Tamara Nunes

doi:10.1101/2022.08.18.504440

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“…albopictus between 1991 and 2002 (10) . More recent observations confirming the presence of the mosquito have come from Acre state in 2022, specifically in the city of Rio Branco, located approximately 70 km in a straight line from the Bolivian border (11) .…”

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First concrete documentation for presence ofAedes (Stegomyia) albopictusin Bolivia: Dispelling previous anecdotes

Lardeux,

Boussès,

Tejerina-Lardeux

et al. 2024

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Background: The presence of Aedes albopictus in Bolivia has been a subject of controversy, lacking concrete documentation until now. Objectives: This study aimed to furnish evidence of Ae. albopictus presence in Bolivia. Methods: Larval breeding sites were sampled in two northern Bolivian localities, Rosario del Yata and San Agustin, both situated in the Beni department within the Vaca Diez province and Guayaramerin Municipio, approximately 10 km apart. Mosquito larvae collected underwent rearing to L4 and adult stages for morphological identification, with some specimens sequenced for confirmation.Findings: Ae. albopictus was identified in multiple breeding sites in both localities, confirming its establishment in the area. This marks the first concrete documentation of the species in Bolivia. The collections (larvae and adults) have been deposited in the Medical Entomology Laboratory of the Universidad Mayor de San Simón in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and the Laboratory of Entomology of the Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud of the Ministry of Health in La Paz, Bolivia. Main conclusion: Acknowledging its role as a vector for arboviruses like dengue and Chikungunya, Ae. albopictus should be incorporated into the Bolivian National Program of Vector Control for monitoring.

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