First report of the invasive mosquito species Aedes koreicus in the Swiss-Italian border region
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BACKGROUND: In 2012 and 2013, an entomological survey of Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, was carried out in the border region of southern Switzerland and northern Italy, using ovitraps. In July 2013, besides A. albopictus already known to the region several unusual eggs were recovered. FINDINGS: A total of 548 seemingly different eggs were found within three communities: Chiasso (Switzerland), and Como and Brunate (Italy). Proteomic diagnostics based on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass-spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and morphological identification of one reared adult revealed the presence of at least 18 A. (Finlaya) koreicus (Edwards, 1917) specimens. A. koreicus is a species native to Southeast Asia and is competent to transmit Japanese encephalitis and potentially other arboviruses, as well as the dog heartworm Dirofilaria immitis. While new to Switzerland, this invasive species has previously been reported from Belgium, north-eastern Italy and European Russia. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of the introduction of this exotic mosquito species into Switzerland and Lombardy, Italy, suggesting the range of A. koreicus is expanding in Central Europe. As A. koreicus is competent to vector pathogens its establishment imposes a risk to public and veterinary health. From a technical point of view, the presence of A. koreicus alongside A. albopictus requires careful analysis and reliable diagnostics. As a diagnostic tool the use of the recently developed MALDI-TOF MS approach has proofed to be a very useful approach, particularly since hatching rates of A. koreicus seem to be low, making identification by classic morphology difficult, if not impossible.
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A new vector, Ae. koreicus, has been detected in Europe, in the Province of Belluno, north-eastern Italy, and in Chiasso, Swiss-Italian border region.
“Moreover, a new vector was detected in Europe, Ae. koreicus, which was identified in the Province of Belluno, north-eastern Italy, and in Chiasso, in the Swiss–Italian border region [152,153].”
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Due to the limited number of cases in Southern Switzerland despite widespread suitable vectors, Southern Switzerland is considered the border of the endemic area of both Dirofilaria spp.
“Due to the limited number of cases in Southern Switzerland despite the widespread presence of suitable vectors [182,183], Southern Switzerland is considered as the border of the endemic area of both Dirofilaria spp.”
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- Authors
- Suter, T., Flacio, E., Fariña, B. F., Engeler, L., Tonolla, M., & Müller, P.
- Affiliations
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Suter, Tobias
- Venue
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2015-07-30
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 402-402
- ISSN
- 1756-3305 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4520022
- OpenAlex
- W2106081845
- Cited by
- 80
- References
- 19
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- FWCI
- 10.34
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Parasites & Vectors (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- edoc (University of Basel) (acceptedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Brazilian-Swiss Joint Research Programme (BJRP 0112-08)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect behavior and control techniques
- Keywords
- Aedes koreicus, invasive mosquito species, Aedes albopictus, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, species identification, Japanese encephalitis vector, arbovirus vectors, Dirofilaria immitis, range expansion, ovitraps
- MeSH terms
- Aedes, Animals, Italy, Ovum, Switzerland, Introduced Species, Animal Distribution
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