| molecular characterization of the invasive asian tiger mosquito, aedes (stegomyia) albopictus (diptera: culicidae) in corsica. | the asian tiger mosquito aedes albopictus, vector of various human viruses and parasites, has recently spread and established in many temperate regions including european countries. in the present study, we developed a simple pcr-based assay (the amplification of the internal transcribed spacer its2 within nuclear ribosomal rdna) for molecular identification of a. albopictus and confirmed its presence in corsica island. this assay may (i) facilitate future large scale studies and avoid misidenti ... | 2009 | 19682964 |
| aedes albopictus: a potential problem in france. | aedes albopictus, a mosquito of asian origin, has been rapidly spreading in all the continents since a decade: it is now established in north and south america, africa, oceania and even in europe where it was detected in albania, 1979 and in italy, 1990. the international shipping trade of used tires provides to ae. albopictus an ideal mechanism of dissemination, and everywhere the tire stocks constitute an extremely productive ecological niche. now, this mosquito is present in several localitie ... | 1995 | 8778652 |
| recently introduced aedes albopictus in corsica is competent to chikungunya virus and in a lesser extent to dengue virus. | aedes albopictus has been established in europe for some decades rendering temperate countries vulnerable to tropical diseases. the italian chikungunya (chik) outbreak in the summer of 2007 demonstrated that indigenous transmission of chik was possible in europe. to estimate the risk of a chik outbreak in corsica, we assessed the vector competence of a. albopictus established in the island since 2006 towards a chik variant (e1-a226v). a dengue serotype 2 virus was also tested. experimental infec ... | 2009 | 19725926 |
| [news on the presence of the tiger mosquito aedes albopictus in metropolitan france]. | aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito) lives mostly in urban areas. the females lay their eggs in containers close to the stagnant water. aedes albopictus is spreading worldwide, helped by international transports of tires. in metropolitan france, it has settled down in the french riviera since 2004, in corsica since 2006. it is also present in other mediterranean countries like italy and spain. since italian outbreak in summer 2007, the risk to acquire an autochthonous chikungunya or dengue diseases ... | 2009 | 19836679 |
| [chikungunya virus infections in children]. | chikungunya fever is an arbovirosis caused by an alphavirus (chikv) belonging to the togaviridae family. its main vectors are aedes mosquitoes. in its classic form, chikungunya consists in a flu-like illness that can be very disabling, especially by incapacitating arthralgia. in children, the arthropathy is well known to be better tolerated than in adulthood but severe manifestations and complications can occur owing to neurologic, cardiac, hematologic or cutaneous dysfunctions, all carrying a f ... | 2009 | 19836680 |