First Report of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in District Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

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Jabeen, Aliya [1 ]
Ansari, Jamil A. [1 ]
Ikram, Aamer [1 ]
Khan, Mumtaz Ali [1 ]
Qaisrani, Moin Iqbal [1 ]
Khan, Saira [1 ]
Safdar, Muhammad [1 ]
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[1] Natl Inst Hlth, Field Epidemiol & Dis Surveillance Div, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Aedes albopictus; earthquake-affected area; Mirpur; Azad Jammu and Kashmir;
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10.1093/jme/tjaa202
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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Our article documents the presence of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) from urban and rural locations in the lower Himalaya Mountains, northern Pakistan. Larvae were collected from graveyards, junkyards, plant nurseries, parks, and houses. Used tires, bird drinking pots, and water storage containers were the most common containers used by this mosquito. In the absence of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae), Ae. albopictus appears to be the primary vector of recent dengue virus outbreaks.
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