Open AccessAedes aegypti Identified in York, Nebraska, Through Routine Arboviral Surveillance—August–October 2019
Author(s) -
Matthew Donahue,
Jeff Hamik,
Suzanne Phinney,
Ryan Schneider,
Laura McDougall,
Samir Koirala,
Bryan Buss
Publication year - 2021
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 - 10.2987/20-6950.1
Subject(s) - aedes aegypti , biology , aedes , dengue fever , arbovirus , population , larva , ecology , virology , environmental health , medicine , virus
On August 27, 2019, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were identified in a neighborhood located in York, NE, through routine arboviral surveillance. Expanded surveillance using traps and morphologic identification revealed 118 adult Ae. aegypti throughout the adjacent neighborhood, including identification from larval sampling. Our findings describe the first recorded Ae. aegypti introduction in Nebraska and provide evidence of a breeding mosquito population, which suggests suitable habitat and the risk of potential establishment, raising concerns about prevention of arboviral diseases in Nebraska.