Open AccessFirst Report of Aedes albopictus in Guerrero State, Mexico
Author(s) -
Cassandra GonzálezAcosta,
Fabián CorreaMorales,
Israel Canche-Aguilar,
Rufino Silva-Domínguez,
Ma. Concepción Salgado-Alonzo,
Raúl Muñoz-Urias,
Víctor Salazar-Bueyes,
Miguel MorenoGarcía
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the american mosquito control association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.424
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1943-6270
pISSN - 8756-971X
DOI - 10.2987/19-6829.1
Subject(s) - aedes albopictus , vector (molecular biology) , biology , shore , invasive species , pacific ocean , ecology , indian ocean , distribution (mathematics) , aedes , oceanography , fishery , larva , aedes aegypti , geology , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna , mathematical analysis , mathematics
In 1988, Aedes albopictus was first described in Mexico. Since then, it has been recorded in most of the coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico, 3 states in Central Mexico and 2 states on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. This is the first report documenting the presence of this invasive species in Guerrero, a state with coastlines on the Pacific Ocean. This evidence suggests that the distribution of Ae. albopictus is expanding throughout Mexico. It remains unknown the extent to which Ae. albopictus contributes to vector-borne disease transmission in this country; however, the risk should not be neglected
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