Medical Entomology and Zoology (2007) 58, 191-197

Michio Haseyama, Shinji Iizuka, Hiroshi Omae and Yoshio Tsuda (2007)
[Results of mosquito collection from international aircrafts arriving at Narita International Airport, Japan and mosquito surveillance at the airport]
Medical Entomology and Zoology 58 (3), 191-197
Abstract: Aircrafts arriving at Narita International Airport, Japan were inspected for mosquito vectors of human diseases accidentally introduced into the country. During 5 years from 2001 to 2005 a total of 2,161 aircrafts were inspected and 28 adult mosquitoes were found from 26 (1.2%) of the aircrafts. Thirteen aircrafts with mosquitoes came from North and South America, 12 aircrafts from Asia and Oceania, and one aircraft from Europe. The mosquito species found in the aircrafts were Culex pipiens complex, Anopheles sinensis, Aedes vexans nipponii, Cx. hitaeniorhynchus. Mosquito species occurring at the government ordinance area of Narita International Airport were examined by dipping collection of larvae, ovitraps, light traps, and dry ice traps, and identified into 12 taxa belonging to 8 genera. In the terminal building of Narita International Airport, adults Cx. pipiens complex were collected year round suggesting the establishment of foreign vector mosquitoes accidentally introduced from tropical/subtropical areas through aircrafts. All of 15,231 adult mosquitoes examined were negative for 5 mosquitoborne diseases; yellow fever, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile fever, and malaria.
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(original language: Japanese)
Database assignments for author(s): Yoshio Tsuda

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
quarantine treatments/regulations/aspects

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culex tritaeniorhynchus		Japan
	Culex pipiens		Japan
	Aedes vexans		Japan
	Aedes albopictus		Japan
	Anopheles sinensis		Japan
	Armigeres subalbatus		Japan
	Aedes japonicus		Japan
	Tripteroides bambusa		Japan