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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103152| Title: | A second record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera : Culicidae) in Malta |
| Authors: | Buhagiar, Joseph A. |
| Keywords: | Aedes albopictus Tiger mosquito Dengue -- Malta Mosquitoes -- Malta Introduced organisms -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of East London |
| Citation: | Buhagiar, J. A. (2009). A second record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malta. European Mosquito Bulletin, 27, 65-67. |
| Abstract: | The presence of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) was recently confirmed in Malta (Gatt et al., 2009). Three more adult female mosquitoes were caught indoors by the author from another locality (Marsascala) located in east Malta, and identified from morphological features. This is the second time this species has been recorded for the Maltese archipelago and represents an addition to the nine previously recorded Culicidae mosquito species from the Maltese Islands. Since the species is a known vector for several serious diseases including dengue fever, its occurrence in the Maltese islands needs to be noted by the Health Authorities and measures to contain its spread and/or prevent its establishment, undertaken. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103152 |
| ISSN: | 14606127 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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