TY - JOUR
T1 - Surveillance of invasive mosquito species in islands with focus on potential vectors of zoonotic diseases
AU - Barceló, Carlos
AU - Blanda, Valeria
AU - Castillo-Remiro, Antonio Del
AU - Chaskopoulou, Alexandra
AU - Connelly, C. Roxanne
AU - Ferrero-Gómez, Lara
AU - Russa, Francesco La
AU - Parker-Crockett, Casey
AU - Serafín-Pérez, Irene
AU - Sousa, Carla A.
AU - Torina, Alessandra
AU - Vontas, John
AU - Miranda, Miguel Ángel
N1 - Funding Information:
Currently, the Canary Islands do not have a Plan for Preparedness and Response to Vector-Borne Diseases of the Aedes genus. However, it will be prepared thanks to the recent funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the Territorial Cooperation Program INTERREGVA Spain-Portugal MAC 2014-2020 for the achievement of the project called Institutional Cooperation to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the Public Health policy linked to the introduction of Tropical Diseases in Macaronesia (AEDENET).
Funding Information:
Authors also want to thank Dr. Joana Alves and Dr. Adilson De Pina from Cabo Verde for their valuable contributions with bibliographic references that justify the information of the current chapter. Also thanks to Dr. Herberto Jesus, Prof. Bruna Gouveia and the IASAUDE-IP, RAM mosquito surveillance team for all their efforts in supporting entomological research.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The invasive species (IS) introduced in islands cause important impacts due to the vulnerability of their ecosystems. The invasive potential of certain mosquito species and their role as vectors of pathogens is one of the main concerns for public and animal health. The introduction of IS such as Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1895), Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus 1762) and Culex quinquefasciatus Say 1823 are also related to outbreaks of vector-borne diseases (VBD), such as yellow fever, dengue and Zika. Here, we review the surveillance activities on mosquito IS conducted in several islands of different origin (i.e. volcanic vs continental origin) located in different countries of the world. Those countries included Cabo Verde, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the USA. In regards to continental islands, Ae. albopictus was detected in the Balearic Islands (Spain) in 2012 despite monitoring at points of entry lead by national authorities since 2008. Greece comprises over 6,000 islands and islets with first record of Ae. albopictus in Corfu in 2003. In Italy, Ae. albopictus was first detected in Sicily in 2004 where several cases of filariasis by Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans have been reported. Volcanic origin islands are characterised by having all mosquito fauna introduced from the continent. In Cabo Verde, Anopheles arabiensis is the main vector of malaria and can also transmit lymphatic filariasis. Ae. aegypti is also present in Cabo Verde since 1930 causing several outbreaks of dengue and Zika in 2009 and 2015. In Spain, Ae. aegypti was detected in Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) in 2017, but the fast intervention of local authorities reached its eradication in 2019. In Portugal, Ae. aegypti was first recorded in Madeira in 2006 with a single outbreak of dengue in 2012. In the USA, the islands of Hawaii have currently six established IS of mosquitoes including the four top vector species Ae. albopictus, Ae. aegypti, Aedes japonicus and Cx. quinquefasciatus, which have been implicated in outbreaks of dengue and transmission of Dirofilaria immitis and Plasmodium relictum.
AB - The invasive species (IS) introduced in islands cause important impacts due to the vulnerability of their ecosystems. The invasive potential of certain mosquito species and their role as vectors of pathogens is one of the main concerns for public and animal health. The introduction of IS such as Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1895), Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus 1762) and Culex quinquefasciatus Say 1823 are also related to outbreaks of vector-borne diseases (VBD), such as yellow fever, dengue and Zika. Here, we review the surveillance activities on mosquito IS conducted in several islands of different origin (i.e. volcanic vs continental origin) located in different countries of the world. Those countries included Cabo Verde, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the USA. In regards to continental islands, Ae. albopictus was detected in the Balearic Islands (Spain) in 2012 despite monitoring at points of entry lead by national authorities since 2008. Greece comprises over 6,000 islands and islets with first record of Ae. albopictus in Corfu in 2003. In Italy, Ae. albopictus was first detected in Sicily in 2004 where several cases of filariasis by Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans have been reported. Volcanic origin islands are characterised by having all mosquito fauna introduced from the continent. In Cabo Verde, Anopheles arabiensis is the main vector of malaria and can also transmit lymphatic filariasis. Ae. aegypti is also present in Cabo Verde since 1930 causing several outbreaks of dengue and Zika in 2009 and 2015. In Spain, Ae. aegypti was detected in Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) in 2017, but the fast intervention of local authorities reached its eradication in 2019. In Portugal, Ae. aegypti was first recorded in Madeira in 2006 with a single outbreak of dengue in 2012. In the USA, the islands of Hawaii have currently six established IS of mosquitoes including the four top vector species Ae. albopictus, Ae. aegypti, Aedes japonicus and Cx. quinquefasciatus, which have been implicated in outbreaks of dengue and transmission of Dirofilaria immitis and Plasmodium relictum.
KW - Aedes
KW - Culex
KW - Dengue
KW - Dirofilaria
KW - insecticide resistance
KW - monitoring
KW - mosquito invasive species
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U2 - 10.3920/978-90-8686-931-2_10
DO - 10.3920/978-90-8686-931-2_10
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85134951974
SN - 1875-0699
VL - 7
SP - 179
EP - 207
JO - Ecology and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases
JF - Ecology and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases
ER -
