Publication: First detection of Aedes japonicus in Spain: an unexpected finding triggered by citizen science
First detection of Aedes japonicus in Spain: an unexpected finding triggered by citizen science
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Eritja, R., Ruiz-Arrondo, I., Delacour-Estrella, S., Schaffner, F., Álvarez-Chachero, J., Bengoa, M., Puig, M.-Á., Melero-Alcíbar, R., Oltra, A., & Bartumeus, F. (2019). First detection of Aedes japonicus in Spain: an unexpected finding triggered by citizen science. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1), 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3317-y
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BACKGROUND: Aedes japonicus is an invasive vector mosquito from Southeast Asia which has been spreading across central Europe since the year 2000. Unlike the Asian Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) present in Spain since 2004, there has been no record of Ae. japonicus in the country until now. RESULTS: Here, we report the first detection of Ae. japonicus in Spain, at its southernmost location in Europe. This finding was triggered by the citizen science platform Mosquito Alert. In June 2018, a citizen sent a report via the Mosquito Ale
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- Eritja, Roger
- Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio
- Delacour-Estrella, Sarah
- Schaffner, Francis
- Álvarez-Chachero, Jorge
- Bengoa, Mikel
- Puig, María-Ángeles
- Melero-Alcíbar, Rosario
- Oltra, Aitana
- Bartumeus, Frederic
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Eritja, R., Ruiz-Arrondo, I., Delacour-Estrella, S., Schaffner, F., Álvarez-Chachero, J., Bengoa, M., Puig, M.-Á., Melero-Alcíbar, R., Oltra, A., & Bartumeus, F. (2019). First detection of Aedes japonicus in Spain: an unexpected finding triggered by citizen science. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1), 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3317-y
