First record and demonstration of a southward expansion of aedes albopictus into Orange Walk Town, Belize, Central America

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 380-382

  Wagman, Joseph ^a   Grieco, John P ^a   King, Russell ^b   Briceño, Ireneo ^b   Bautista, Kim ^b   Polanco, Jorge ^b   Pecor, James ^c   Achee, Nicole L ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Belize)

^c Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Asian tiger mosquito; Belize; Central America; distribution

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BELIZE; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BELIZE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS;

EID: 84897019814     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/13-6364.1     Document Type: Article

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