Health implications of the establishment and spread of Aedes Albopictus in Spain
Autor(es): Bueno Marí Rubén, Jiménez Peydró Ricardo
Resumo: The spread of Aedes albopictus by Eastern Spain has been constant since its first finding in 2004. Currently the species has been collected in the coastal provinces of Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, Castellón, Alicante - Murcia. The high synanthropism of the species, together with its anthropophilic behaviour - vectorial capacity to transmit several arboviruses, have led to the return of active transmission cycles of common diseases in the past such as Dengue virus - even the appearance of new tropical viruses as Chikungunya in southern Europe. This manuscript discusses the public health implications of the expected expansion of Ae. albopictus for much of the Iberian Peninsula, in the context of current climatic - sociodemographic situation. Moreover, several issues related with the control of the species in urban - suburban environments are exposed. Finally the preliminary data about other invasive aedines recently collected in the European continent are presented.
Palavras-Chave: Aedes albopictus; Mosquitoes; Disease vectors; Dengue; Pest control; Public health; Spain
Imprenta: Revista Espan?ola de Salud Pu?blica, v. 86, n. 4, p. 319-330, 2012
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections; Chikungunya Virus - Virus; Chikungunya virus - Transmission; Chikungunya virus - Dengue; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2012
