A survey of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes in Tunisia and the potential role of Aedes detritus and Aedes caspius in the transmission of zika virus

Ben Ayed, Wiem; Amraoui, Fadila; M’ghirbi, Youmna; Schaffner, Francis; Rhaim, Adel; Failloux, Anna-Bella; Bouattour, Ali

doi:10.1093/jme/tjz067

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Ben Ayed, W., Amraoui, F., M’ghirbi, Y., Schaffner, F., Rhaim, A., Failloux, A.-B., & Bouattour, A. (2019). A survey of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes in Tunisia and the potential role of Aedes detritus and Aedes caspius in the transmission of zika virus. Journal of Medical Entomology, 56(5), 1377–1383. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz067

Abstract

The present study aimed to update the list of Aedes mosquito species occurring in Tunisia and to test the vector competence of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas) and Ae. (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday), the locally most abundant and widespread species, to transmit Zika virus (ZIKV). In 2017–2018, mosquito larvae were collected from 39 different larval habitats in seven bioclimatic zones of Tunisia. The salinity and pH of each breeding site were measured. The survey revealed the presence of 10 Aedes species in Tunisia: Ae. (Stegom