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Kapo N, Zuber Bogdanović I, Gagović E, Žekić M, Veinović G, Sukara R, Mihaljica D, Adžić B, Kadriaj P, Cvetkovikj A, Djadjovski I, Potkonjak A, Velo E, Savić S, Tomanović S, Omeragić J, Beck R, Hodžić A. Ixodid ticks and zoonotic tick-borne pathogens of the Western Balkans. Parasit Vectors 2024; 17:45. [PMID: 38297327 PMCID: PMC10832161 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-06116-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Ixodid ticks are distributed across all countries of the Western Balkans, with a high diversity of species. Many of these species serve as vectors of pathogens of veterinary and medical importance. Given the scattered data from Western Balkan countries, we have conducted a comprehensive review of available literature, including some historical data, with the aim to compile information about all recorded tick species and associated zoonotic pathogens in this region. Based on the collected data, the tick fauna of the Western Balkans encompasses 32 tick species belonging to five genera: Ixodes, Haemaphysalis, Dermacentor, Rhipicephalus and Hyalomma. A range of pathogens responsible for human diseases has also been documented, including viruses, bacteria and parasites. In this review, we emphasize the necessity for integrated surveillance and reporting, urging authorities to foster research by providing financial support. Additionally, international and interdisciplinary collaborations should be encouraged that include the exchange of expertise, experiences and resources. The present collaborative effort can effectively address gaps in our knowledge of ticks and tick-borne diseases.
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- Naida Kapo
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department for Bacteriology and Parasitology, Laboratory for Parasitology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad", Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Diagnostic Veterinary Laboratory, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Vector Control Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Veterinary Institute, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Veterinary Institute, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Vector Control Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad", Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department for Bacteriology and Parasitology, Laboratory for Parasitology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CMESS), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Rahola N, Günay F, Öztürk M, Alten B, Aqeehal HA, Saadawi WK, Shaibi T, Kavran M, Petrić D, Mitrović J, Pajovic I, Velo E, Kadriaj P, Rogozi E, Jani V, Manucharyan A, Paronyan L, Sawalha S, M’ghirbi Y, Bouattour A, Rhim A, Ouni A, Samy AM, Abozeid S, Sarih M, Assaid N, Arich S, Sokolovska N, Janceska E, Benallal KE, Haddad N, Zakhia R, Muja-Bajraktari N, Sherifi K, Arbaji M, Marić J, Santrac V, Dolidze N, Boussès P, Deblauwe I, Schaffner F, Robert V. Assessment of expertise in morphological identification of mosquito species (Diptera, Culicidae) using photomicrographs. Parasite 2022; 29:45. [PMID: 36200781 PMCID: PMC9536171 DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2022045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Accurate identification of insect species is an indispensable and challenging requirement for every entomologist, particularly if the species is involved in disease outbreaks. The European MediLabSecure project designed an identification (ID) exercise available to any willing participant with the aim of assessing and improving knowledge in mosquito taxonomy. The exercise was based on high-definition photomicrographs of mosquitoes (26 adult females and 12 larvae) collected from the western Palaearctic. Sixty-five responses from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East were usable. The study demonstrated that the responders were better at identifying females (82% correct responses) than larvae (63%). When the responders reported that they were sure of the accuracy of their ID, the success rate of ID increased (92% for females and 88% for larvae). The top three tools used for ID were MosKeyTool (72% of responders), the ID key following Becker et al. [2010. Mosquitoes and their control, 2nd edn. Berlin: Springer] (38%), and the CD-ROM of Schaffner et al. [2001. Les moustiques d'Europe: logiciel d'identification et d'enseignement - The mosquitoes of Europe: an identification and training programme. Montpellier: IRD; EID] (32%), while other tools were used by less than 10% of responders. Responders reporting the identification of mosquitoes using the MosKeyTool were significantly better (80% correct responses) than non-MosKeyTool users (69%). Most responders (63%) used more than one ID tool. The feedback from responders in this study was positive, with the exercise being perceived as halfway between educational training and a fun quiz. It raised the importance of further expanding training in mosquito ID for better preparedness of mosquito surveillance and control programmes.
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- Nil Rahola
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MIVEGEC Unit, Montpellier Univ., IRD, CNRS Montpellier France
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Hacettepe Univ., Fac. of Science, Dept. of Biology, VERG Laboratories, Beytepe Ankara Turkey
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Hacettepe Univ., Fac. of Science, Dept. of Biology, VERG Laboratories, Beytepe Ankara Turkey
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Hacettepe Univ., Fac. of Science, Dept. of Biology, VERG Laboratories, Beytepe Ankara Turkey
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Head of the Research Laboratory of Parasitology and Vector Borne Diseases – National Centre for Disease Control, Gorji, near to Sports City Pox 71171 Tripoli Libya
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Head Vector Borne Diseases Control Department – National Centre for Disease Control, Gorji, near to Sports City Pox 71171 Tripoli Libya
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Zoology Department University of Tripoli, National Center for Diseases Control University Road. 1 13793 Tripoli Libya
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University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory for Medical and Veterinary Entomology Trg Dositeja Obradovica 8 Novi Sad Serbia
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University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory for Medical and Veterinary Entomology Trg Dositeja Obradovica 8 Novi Sad Serbia
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Department of Ecology and Environmental Improvement “PUC City Sanitation” Trebevicka 16 11030 Belgrade Serbia
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Biotechnical Faculty – University of Montenegro, Biotechnical Faculty Mihaila Lalića 15 81000 Podgorica Montenegro
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Institute of Public Health, Dep. of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Vectors’ Control Unit Str. “Aleksander Moisiu”, No. 80 Tirana Albania
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Institute of Public Health, Dep. of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Vectors’ Control Unit Str. “Aleksander Moisiu”, No. 80 Tirana Albania
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Institute of Public Health, Dep. of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Vectors’ Control Unit Str. “Aleksander Moisiu”, No. 80 Tirana Albania
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Institute of Public Health, Dep. of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Vectors’ Control Unit Str. “Aleksander Moisiu”, No. 80 Tirana Albania
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Head of Laboratory of Episootology, Ectoparasitology and Entomology 37 Davit Malyan str. Yerevan 0060 Armenia
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Head of Zoonotic & Parasitic Diseases Epidemiology Dpt, NCDC, MoH 12 Heratsi street Yerevan 0025 Armenia
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Vector Control Unit, Environmental Health Department, Ministry of Health Ajnadeen st. Ramallah Palestine
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Laboratoire de Virus, Vecteurs et Hôtes (LR20IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunisia 13 place Pasteur Tunis 1002 Tunisia
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Laboratoire de Virus, Vecteurs et Hôtes (LR20IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunisia 13 place Pasteur Tunis 1002 Tunisia
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Laboratoire de Virus, Vecteurs et Hôtes (LR20IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunisia 13 place Pasteur Tunis 1002 Tunisia
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Laboratoire de Virus, Vecteurs et Hôtes (LR20IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunisia 13 place Pasteur Tunis 1002 Tunisia
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Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia Cairo 11566 Egypt
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Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia Cairo 11566 Egypt
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Laboratoire des Maladies Vectorielles. Institut Pasteur du Maroc 1 Place Louis Pasteur 20 360 Casablanca Morocco
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Service de Parasitologie et des Maladies Vectorielles, Institut Pasteur du Maroc 1 Place Louis Pasteur 20 360 Casablanca Morocco
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Service de Parasitologie et des Maladies Vectorielles, Institut Pasteur du Maroc 1 Place Louis Pasteur 20 360 Casablanca Morocco
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Department for Vector and Pest Control with Laboratory of Entomology, PHI Center for public health-Skopje Blvd. 3rd Macedonian Brigade 18 1000 Skopje North Macedonia
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Laboratory for Virology and Molecular Diagnostics, Institute of Public Health, Health of Rep. of North Macedonia Skopje Republic of North Macedonia
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Laboratoire d’Eco-épidémiologie Parasitaire et Génétique des Populations, Institut Pasteur d’Algérie Route du Petit Staouéli Dely Ibrahim Alger Algérie
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Laboratory of Immunology and Vector-Borne Diseases, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University Street 37, Pierre Gemayel Campus Fanar-El Metn Lebanon
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Laboratory of Immunology and Vector-Borne Diseases, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University Street 37, Pierre Gemayel Campus Fanar-El Metn Lebanon
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University “Hasan Prishtina”, Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology Str. Mother Teresa. p.n. 10.000 Prishtinë Kossovo
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Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Prishtina, Kosovo, Boul. « Bill Clinton » , n.a. 10000 Prishtina Kosovo
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Parasitic and Zoonotic Diseases Division, National Malaria Control Program, Ministry of Health Amman Jordan
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Public institution Veterinary Institute of the Republic of Srpska “Dr. Vaso Butozan”, Center for Animal Health and Food Safety Branka Radicevica 18 Banja Luka 78000 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Public institution Veterinary Institute of the Republic of Srpska “Dr. Vaso Butozan”, Center for Animal Health and Food Safety Branka Radicevica 18 Banja Luka 78000 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Zoo Entomology Laboratory, R. Lugar Center for Public Health Research, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Georgia 99, Kakheti Highway 0198 Tbilisi Georgia
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Unit of Entomology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine Nationalestraat 155 2000 Antwerp Belgium
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Francis Schaffner Consultancy Lörracherstrasse 50 4125 Riehen Switzerland
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MIVEGEC Unit, Montpellier Univ., IRD, CNRS Montpellier France
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Velo E, Balestrino F, Kadriaj P, Carvalho DO, Dicko A, Bellini R, Puggioli A, Petrić D, Michaelakis A, Schaffner F, Almenar D, Pajovic I, Beqirllari A, Ali M, Sino G, Rogozi E, Jani V, Nikolla A, Porja T, Goga T, Fălcuă E, Kavran M, Pudar D, Mikov O, Ivanova-Aleksandrova N, Cvetkovikj A, Akıner MM, Mikovic R, Tafaj L, Bino S, Bouyer J, Mamai W. A Mark-Release-Recapture Study to Estimate Field Performance of Imported Radio-Sterilized Male Aedes albopictus in Albania. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:833698. [PMID: 36051578 PMCID: PMC9424856 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.833698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The pathogen transmitting Aedes albopictus mosquito is spreading rapidly in Europe, putting millions of humans and animals at risk. This species is well-established in Albania since its first detection in 1979. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is increasingly gaining momentum worldwide as a component of area-wide-integrated pest management. However, estimating how the sterile males will perform in the field and the size of target populations is crucial for better decision-making, designing and elaborating appropriate SIT pilot trials, and subsequent large-scale release strategies. A mark-release-recapture (MRR) experiment was carried out in Albania within a highly urbanized area in the city of Tirana. The radio-sterilized adults of Ae. albopictus Albania strain males were transported by plane from Centro Agricoltura Ambiente (CAA) mass-production facility (Bologna, Italy), where they were reared. In Albania, sterile males were sugar-fed, marked with fluorescent powder, and released. The aim of this study was to estimate, under field conditions, their dispersal capacity, probability of daily survival and competitiveness, and the size of the target population. In addition, two adult mosquito collection methods were also evaluated: BG-Sentinel traps baited with BG-Lure and CO2, (BGS) versus human landing catch (HLC). The overall recapture rates did not differ significantly between the two methods (2.36% and 1.57% of the total male released were recaptured respectively by BGS and HLC), suggesting a similar trapping efficiency under these conditions. Sterile males traveled a mean distance of 93.85 ± 42.58 m and dispersed up to 258 m. Moreover, they were observed living in the field up to 15 days after release with an average life expectancy of 4.26 ± 0.80 days. Whether mosquitoes were marked with green, blue, yellow, or pink, released at 3.00 p.m. or 6.00 p.m., there was no significant difference in the recapture, dispersal, and survival rates in the field. The Fried competitiveness index was estimated at 0.28. This mark-release-recapture study provided important data for better decision-making and planning before moving to pilot SIT trials in Albania. Moreover, it also showed that both BG-traps and HLC were successful in monitoring adult mosquitoes and provided similar estimations of the main entomological parameters needed.
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- Enkelejda Velo
- Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
- *Correspondence: Enkelejda Velo, ; Wadaka Mamai,
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- Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna, Austria
- Centro Agricoltura Ambiente (Italy), Crevalcore, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Statistics for Development–STATS4D, Sacre Coeur III, Dakar, Senegal
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- Centro Agricoltura Ambiente (Italy), Crevalcore, Italy
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
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- Scient.Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Kifissia, Greece
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- Empresa de Transformación Agraria S.A., S.M.E, M.P. (TRAGSA), Paterna, Spain
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- Biotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, “MeteoAlb” Politechnic University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- Aide to the Prime Minister, Albania Department of Risk Communication and Community Engagement, WHE Balkan Hub, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Belgrade, Serbia
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- “Cantacuzino” National Military-Medical Institute for Research and Development, Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
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- National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine-Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna, Austria
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- Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna, Austria
- Institute for Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), Yaounde, Cameroon
- *Correspondence: Enkelejda Velo, ; Wadaka Mamai,
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Miranda MÁ, Barceló C, Arnoldi D, Augsten X, Bakran-Lebl K, Balatsos G, Bengoa M, Bindler P, Boršová K, Bourquia M, Bravo-Barriga D, Čabanová V, Caputo B, Christou M, Delacour S, Eritja R, Fassi-Fihri O, Ferraguti M, Flacio E, Frontera E, Fuehrer HP, García-Pérez AL, Georgiades P, Gewehr S, Goiri F, González MA, Gschwind M, Gutiérrez-López R, Horváth C, Ibáñez-Justicia A, Jani V, Kadriaj P, Kalan K, Kavran M, Klobucar A, Kurucz K, Lucientes J, Lühken R, Magallanes S, Marini G, Martinou AF, Michelutti A, Mihalca AD, Montalvo T, Montarsi F, Mourelatos S, Muja-Bajraktari N, Müller P, Notarides G, Osório HC, Oteo JA, Oter K, Pajović I, Palmer JRB, Petrinic S, Răileanu C, Ries C, Rogozi E, Ruiz-Arrondo I, Sanpera-Calbet I, Sekulić N, Sevim K, Sherifi K, Silaghi C, Silva M, Sokolovska N, Soltész Z, Sulesco T, Šušnjar J, Teekema S, Valsecchi A, Vasquez MI, Velo E, Michaelakis A, Wint W, Petrić D, Schaffner F, della Torre A. AIMSurv: First pan-European harmonized surveillance of Aedes invasive mosquito species of relevance for human vector-borne diseases. GigaByte 2022; 2022:gigabyte57. [PMID: 36824512 PMCID: PMC9930523 DOI: 10.46471/gigabyte.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Human and animal vector-borne diseases, particularly mosquito-borne diseases, are emerging or re-emerging worldwide. Six Aedes invasive mosquito (AIM) species were introduced to Europe since the 1970s: Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Ae. japonicus, Ae. koreicus, Ae. atropalpus and Ae. triseriatus. Here, we report the results of AIMSurv2020, the first pan-European surveillance effort for AIMs. Implemented by 42 volunteer teams from 24 countries. And presented in the form of a dataset named "AIMSurv Aedes Invasive Mosquito species harmonized surveillance in Europe. AIM-COST Action. Project ID: CA17108". AIMSurv2020 harmonizes field surveillance methodologies for sampling different AIMs life stages, frequency and minimum length of sampling period, and data reporting. Data include minimum requirements for sample types and recommended requirements for those teams with more resources. Data are published as a Darwin Core archive in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility- Spain, comprising a core file with 19,130 records (EventID) and an occurrences file with 19,743 records (OccurrenceID). AIM species recorded in AIMSurv2020 were Ae. albopictus, Ae. japonicus and Ae. koreicus, as well as native mosquito species.
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- Miguel Ángel Miranda
- Applied Zoology and Animal Conservation Group, University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Ctra Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Spain
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- Applied Zoology and Animal Conservation Group, University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Ctra Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Spain
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via Edmund Mach 1, 38098 San Michele all’Adige (TN), Italy
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- Kommunale Aktionsgemeinschaft zur Bekämpfung der Schnakenplage (KABS) e.V. Georg-Peter-Süß-Str. 3, 67346 Speyer, Germany
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- Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Division for Public Health, Währinger Strasse 25a, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Insects & Parasites of Medical Importance, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, St. Delta 8, Kifisia 14561, Athens, Greece
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- Anticimex Spain, Carrer Jesús Serra Santamans 5 Planta 3, 08174 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Brigade Verte du Haut-Rhin, Service démoustication, 92 rue Mal. de Lattre de Tassigny, 68360 Soultz, France
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- Institute of Virology, Biomedical Research Center of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 845 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Agronomic and Veterinary Institute Hassan II, BP 6202, Rabat-Instituts 10100, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Animal Health, Veterinary Faculty, University of Extremadura, Av. de la Universidad, s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
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- Institute of Virology, Biomedical Research Center of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 845 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Dep. Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Environmental Predictions Department, Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, 2121 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Animal Health Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Zaragoza, University of Zaragoza, C/Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Consell Comarcal del Baix Llobregat, 08980 Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura Av. de Elvas, s/n, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Institute of Microbiology, Vector Ecology Unit, Via Flora Ruchat-Roncati 15, 6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland
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- Department of Animal Health, Veterinary Faculty, University of Extremadura, Av. de la Universidad, s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
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- NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Berreaga 1, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Environmental Predictions Department, Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, 2121 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Ecodevelopment S.A., PO Box 2420, Thesi Mezaria, 57010 Filyro, Greece
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- NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Berreaga 1, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Kreuzstrasse 2, CH-4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- Universität Basel, Petersplatz 1, P.O. Box CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Applied Zoology and Animal Conservation Group, University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Ctra Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Spain
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- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Centre for Monitoring of Vectors, National Reference Centre, Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Geertjesweg 15, 6706 EA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Vectors’ Control Unit, Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases Department, Institute of Public Health, Rruga Aleksander Moisiu 80, Tirana, Albania
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- Vectors’ Control Unit, Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases Department, Institute of Public Health, Rruga Aleksander Moisiu 80, Tirana, Albania
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Glagoljaška ulica 8, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory for Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21 000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Andrija Stampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska c. 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Animal Health Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Zaragoza, University of Zaragoza, C/Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Bernhard Nocht Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Arbovirology, Hamburg, Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura Av. de Elvas, s/n, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via Edmund Mach 1, 38098 San Michele all’Adige (TN), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Viale dell’Università 10, 35020 Legnaro (Padua), Italy
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- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Agencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona, Plaça Lesseps 8 entresol, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Viale dell’Università 10, 35020 Legnaro (Padua), Italy
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- Ecodevelopment S.A., PO Box 2420, Thesi Mezaria, 57010 Filyro, Greece
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- Departament of Biology, Faculty of Mathematic and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina, Str. Eqrem Qabej 9, Pristina, Republic of Kosovo
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Kreuzstrasse 2, CH-4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- Universität Basel, Petersplatz 1, P.O. Box CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Archiepiskopou Kyprianou 30, Limassol 3036, Cyprus
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- National Institute of Health/ Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Center for Rickettsiosis and Arthropod-Borne Diseases, Hospital Universitario San Pedro-CIBIR, C/Piqueras 98, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Buyukcekmece Yerleskesi, Alkent 2000 Mah, Yigitturk Cad. 5/9/1, 34500 Buyukcekmece, Istanbul, Turkey
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- University of Montenegro. Biotechnical Faculty, Mihaila Lalića 15, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Mosquito Alert, C/Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27. 08005 Barcelona, Spain
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- Andrija Stampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska c. 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Suedufer 10, 17493 Greifswald Isle of Riems, Germany
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- Luxembourg National Museum of Natural History, Rue Münster 25, L-2160, Luxembourg
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- Vectors’ Control Unit, Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases Department, Institute of Public Health, Rruga Aleksander Moisiu 80, Tirana, Albania
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- Center for Rickettsiosis and Arthropod-Borne Diseases, Hospital Universitario San Pedro-CIBIR, C/Piqueras 98, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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- Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Mosquito Alert, C/Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27. 08005 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Public Health of Montenegro, bb John Jackson Street, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ecology Section, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University Hasan Prishtina, M546+72H, Prishtinë, Republic of Kosovo
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Suedufer 10, 17493 Greifswald Isle of Riems, Germany
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- National Institute of Health/ Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- PHI Center for Public Health-Skopje, blv.3rd Macedonian brigade 18, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Centre for Ecological Research, Eötvös Lóránd Research Network, Alkotmány út 2-4, 2163 Vácrátót, Hungary
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- Institute of Zoology, Ministry of Education and Research st. Academiei 1, Chisinau MD-2028, Republic of Moldova
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Glagoljaška ulica 8, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- Centre for Monitoring of Vectors, National Reference Centre, Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Geertjesweg 15, 6706 EA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Agencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona, Plaça Lesseps 8 entresol, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
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- Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Archiepiskopou Kyprianou 30, Limassol 3036, Cyprus
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- Institute of Public Health, Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases Department, Vectors’ Control Unit, Rruga Aleksander Moisiu, No. 80, Tirana, Albania
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- Laboratory of Insects & Parasites of Medical Importance, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, St. Delta 8, Kifisia 14561, Athens, Greece
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- Environmental Research Group Oxford, c/o Department of Zoology, Mansfiled Road, Oxford, UK
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory for Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21 000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Francis Schaffner Consultancy, Lörracherstrasse 50, 4125 Riehen, Switzerland
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- Dep. Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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Muja-Bajraktari N, Kadriaj P, Zhushi-Etemi F, Sherifi K, Alten B, Petrić D, Velo E, Schaffner F. The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Kosovo: First record. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0264300. [PMID: 35290988 PMCID: PMC8923454 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is an invasive mosquito species that is considered a potential vector of about 22 arboviruses, among which dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Here we report the first record of Aedes albopictus in the territory of the Republic of Kosovo. The first finding, in July 2020, was driven by a photo of an adult mosquito published by a citizen in social media. The subsequent field investigation in July 2020 confirmed the presence of adult mosquitoes by human landing catch and collection of eggs in ovitraps at the village Zhur. Monitoring was performed for 7 weeks with ovitraps and BG-Sentinel adult traps at 36 sampling stations from 7 localities, in the Southern part of Kosovo, on the border with Albania. Fifty-two out of 81 ovitrap samples resulted positive for the presence of Ae. albopictus. A total of 2,711 eggs are collected in 22 out 36 stations and a total of 78 adults from 4 out 4 stations with BG Sentinel trap and 15 adults with handled electric aspirator. Our finding shows that the tiger mosquito is expanding its geographical range in the Balkans, southeastern Europe.
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- Nesade Muja-Bajraktari
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University" Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
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- Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University" Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University" Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
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- VERG Laboratories, Ecology Division, Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Laboratory for Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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Vaselek S, Oguz G, Ayhan N, Ozbel Y, Kadriaj P, Ćupina AI, Velo E, Muja N, Baymak D, Alishani M, Toz S, Nalcaci M, Sherifi K, Charrel R, Alten B, Petrić D. Sandfly surveillance and investigation of Leishmania spp. DNA in sandflies in Kosovo. Med Vet Entomol 2020; 34:394-401. [PMID: 32438501 DOI: 10.1111/mve.12451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
In the past decade, leishmaniasis seems to be re-emerging in Balkan countries. There are serious implications that Kosovo is a visceral leishmaniasis endemic region with autochthonous transmission; nevertheless, surveillance of vectors, reservoirs or the disease is not yet established. Gaining knowledge about sandfly vector species is a prerequisite for the development of a monitoring and control plan in the future. After a long gap in research of over 70 years, sandfly studies in Kosovo were resumed in 2014. During this presence/absence study, nine sandfly species were detected: Phlebotomus papatasi, Ph. perfiliewi, Ph. tobbi, Ph. neglectus, Ph. simici, Ph. balcanicus, Ph. alexandri, Ph. mascittii and Sergentomyia minuta. Three species are new with regard to the fauna of Kosovo - Ph. alexandri, Ph. balcanicus and Ph. mascittii. Besides increased diversity, changes in the number of collected specimens and distribution range of species were recorded, with Ph. neglectus being the most dominant species with the widest distribution. Testing of randomly chosen females for Leishmania spp. DNA resulted the in detection of L. tropica in a specimen of Ph. neglectus. The presence of numerous vector species in the sandfly fauna of Kosovo pose a threat for the re-emergence of vector-borne diseases. Therefore, continuous surveillance is recommended with regular updates on vector distribution and abundance.
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- S Vaselek
- Laboratory for Medical Entomology, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- VERG Laboratory, Ecology Division, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey
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- Unité des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix Marseille Univ, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, IHU Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Control of Infectious Diseases Department, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Laboratory for Medical Entomology, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Control of Infectious Diseases Department, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Department of Biology, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Kosovo
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- Kosovo National Institute of Public Health, Prishtina, Kosovo
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Kosovo
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Kosovo
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- Unité des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix Marseille Univ, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, IHU Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France
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- VERG Laboratory, Ecology Division, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey
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- Laboratory for Medical Entomology, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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