Abstract

QUINTO FRONTADO, Carlos et al. Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in the states of  Monagas and Guarico, Venezuela . Bol Mal Salud Amb [online]. 2013, vol.53, n.1, pp.65-67. ISSN 1690-4648.

Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894), vector responsible  for  the  transmission  of  dengue  and  other  viruses,  is  first  recorded in the locality of Voladero, Monagas state, east of  the country and in the towns July 5 and Banco Obrero, in the  state Guárico. Collections were performed for adult human  landing and for immature stages in a plastic container and  in plants of the family Araceae with abundant organic matter,  on the back yard of a house. This report alerts us to exercise  extreme national entomological surveillance to determine the  vector distribution in the country and control strategies.

Keywords : Aedes albopictus; Dengue; Monagas; Guárico; Venezuela.

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