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Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Juan-Carlos Navarro, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo and Carlos M. Baak-Baak (2021)
An updated review of the invasive Aedes albopictus in the Americas; geographical distribution, host feeding patterns, arbovirus infection, and the potential for vertical transmission of dengue virus
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Abstract: Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus is a mosquito native to Southeast Asia. Currently, it has a wide distribution in America, where natural infection with arboviruses of medical and veterinary importance has been reported. In spite of their importance in the transmission of endemic arbovirus, the basic information of parameters affecting their vectorial capacity is poorly investigated. The aim of the work was to update the distribution range of Ae. albopictus in the Americas, review the blood-feeding patterns, and compare the minimum infection rate (MIR) of the Dengue virus (DENV) between studies of vertical and horizontal transmission. The current distribution of Ae. albopictus encompasses 21 countries in the Americas. An extensive review has been conducted for the blood-feeding patterns of Ae. albopictus. The results suggest that the mosquito is capable of feeding on 16 species of mammals and five species of avian. Humans, dogs, and rats are the most common hosts. Eight arboviruses with the potential to infect humans and animals have been isolated in Ae. albopictus. In the United States of America (USA), Eastern equine encephalitis virus, Keystone virus, La Crosse Virus, West Nile virus, and Cache Valley virus were isolated in the Asian mosquito. In Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Costa Rica, DENV (all serotypes) has been frequently identified in field-caught Ae. albopictus. Overall, the estimated MIR in Ae. albopictus infected with DENV is similar between horizontal (10.95) and vertical transmission (8.28). However, in vertical transmission, there is a difference in the MIR values if the DENV is identified from larvae or adults (males and females emerged from a collection of eggs or larvae). MIR estimated from larvae is 14.04 and MIR estimated in adults is 4.04. In conclusion, it has to be highlighted that Ae. albopictus is an invasive mosquito with wide phenotypic plasticity to adapt to broad and new areas, it is highly efficient to transmit the DENV horizontally and vertically, it can participate in the inter-endemic transmission of the dengue disease, and it can spread zoonotic arboviruses across forest and urban settings.
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Database assignments for author(s): Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Juan-Carlos Navarro

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
review


Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial Pest/Disease/Weed Crop/Product Country Quarant.
Aedes albopictus Belize
Aedes albopictus Bermuda Islands
Aedes albopictus Costa Rica
Aedes albopictus Cuba
Aedes albopictus Dominican Republic
Aedes albopictus Guatemala
Aedes albopictus Haiti
Aedes albopictus Jamaica
Aedes albopictus Mexico
Aedes albopictus Nicaragua
Aedes albopictus Panama
Aedes albopictus Argentina
Aedes albopictus Colombia
Aedes albopictus Ecuador (continental)
Aedes albopictus Trinidad and Tobago
Aedes albopictus Uruguay
Aedes albopictus Venezuela
Aedes albopictus Cayman Islands
Aedes albopictus U.S.A. (mid S)