Detection of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) ( Diptera: Culicidae) in the municipality of Istmina, Choco, Colombia

作者：Joaquin Carvajal Jose; Alves Honorio Nildimar; Patricia Diaz Silvia; Rafael Ruiz Edinso; Asprilla Jimmy; Ardila Susanne; Parra Henao Gabriel^*

来源：Biomedica, 2016, 36(3): 438-446.

DOI：10.7705/biomedica.v36i3.2805

• Aedes
• dengue
• chikungunya virus
• surveillance
• Colombia

Introduction: Aedes albopictus is widely distributed around the world. Its introduction to the Americas occurred in 1985 and it is considered a potential vector of dengue viruses and one of the principal vectors of chikungunya virus. In Colombia, this species was reported for the first time in Leticia (Amazonas) in 1998, followed by Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca) in 2001, Barrancabermeja (Santander) in 2010, and Medellin (Antioquia) in 2011. So far, this species has been reported in ten departments of the country.
Objective: To report the finding of A. albopictus in the city of Istmina, Choco, and its implications for public health.
Materials and methods: In January 2015, we conducted an inspection of immature stages of Aedes spp. in breeding sites in the neighborhoods of San Agustin, Santa Genoveva and Subestacion in Istmina, Choco. The immature stages collected in this municipality were identified at the Unidad de Entomologia of the Laboratorio de Salud Publica Departamental de Choco, and confirmed by the Laboratorio de Entomologia, Red Nacional de Laboratorios, Instituto Nacional de Salud, in Bogota.
Results: In January 2015, twelve A. albopictus larvae were found in the breeding sites located in Subestacion and San Agustin neighborhoods.
Conclusions: The occurrence of A. albopictus in the municipality of Istmina underlines the importance of strengthening continuous entomological surveillance strategies at national and local levels in the country, especially in Istmina and its surrounding municipalities.

• 出版日期2016-9