First report of the oriental mosquito Aedes albopictus on the West African island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 343-346

  Toto, J C ^a   Abaga, S ^b   Carnevale, P ^c   Simard, Frédéric ^a,d  

^a Organisation Coord Endemies A   (Cameroon)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Equatorial Guinea)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Cameroon   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Ae. albopictus; Aedes aegypti; Arbovirus vector; Bioko Island; Dengue; Equatorial Guinea; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

DISEASE VECTOR; MOSQUITO; NEW RECORD;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CLASSIFICATION; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; GEOGRAPHY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; GEOGRAPHY;

EQUATORIAL GUINEA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMALIA; ARBOVIRUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX TIGRIPES; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MANSONIA;

EID: 0141574250     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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