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. 2021 Nov;68(6):3145-3150.
doi: 10.1111/tbed.14169. Epub 2021 Jun 7.

Arrival of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) in Vienna, Austria and initial monitoring activities

Karin Bakran-Lebl  1 , Carina Zittra  2 , Josef Harl  3 , Bita Shahi-Barogh  1 , Andreas Grätzl  1 , David Ebmer  4 , Francis Schaffner  5 , Hans-Peter Fuehrer  1
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Arrival of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) in Vienna, Austria and initial monitoring activities

Karin Bakran-Lebl et al. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

Aedes albopictus was recorded in Vienna, Austria, in August 2020 for the first time. The species was found to occur in three sites within the city; morphology-based monitoring was followed by DNA-barcoding. Mitochondrial COI barcode sequences recovered three different haplotypes, however this data does not reveal whether single or multiple introduction events have occurred. The vicinity of Viennese Ae. albopictus sites to major traffic routes highlights the importance of passive transport for range expansion of this species.

Keywords: Aedes albopictus; Austria; citizen science; invasive mosquitoes.

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