On the tracks of an uninvited guest, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus in Cyprus
Considering the trade connections of Limassol port, Cyprus with the Balkans and the Adriatic Italian region, we hypothesise that these areas may be involved in the incursion of Ae. albopictus into Cyprus. As the Balkan and Italian mosquitoes display high competence for CHIKV, questions arise about possible arbovirus outbreaks in Cyprus and highlight the need to implement surveillance and control measures.
Authors
- Anna Rodolfa Malacrida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4566-8795)
- Sotiris Meletiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3766-7098)
- Mustafa Akiner
- Jérémy Bouyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1913-416X)
- Αntonios Michaelakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3075-5020)
- Marlen Ines Vasquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9849-5616)
- Giulia Fiorenza
- Riccardo Piccinno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6593-1725)
- Giuliano Gasperi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6972-8591)
- Ludvik M. Gomulski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1506-7051)
- Federico Forneris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7818-1804)
- Giovanni Maga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8092-1552)
- Gregoris Notarides
Institutions
- International Atomic Energy Agency (AT)
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (TR)
- Cyprus University of Technology (CY)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Animal, Santé, Territoires, Risques et Ecosystèmes (FR)
- Benaki Phytopathological Institute (GR)
- Istituto di Genetica Molecolare (IT)
- National Research Council (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06651-5
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51
Funders
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- International Atomic Energy Agency