| [detection of aedes albopictus (skuse) (diptera: culicidae) in the municipality of istmina, chocó, colombia]. | aedes albopictus is widely distributed around the world. its introduction to the americas occurred in 1985 and it is considered a potential vector of dengue viruses and one of the principal vectors of chikungunya virus. in colombia, this species was reported for the first time in leticia (amazonas) in 1998, followed by buenaventura (valle del cauca) in 2001, barrancabermeja (santander) in 2010, and medellín (antioquia) in 2011. so far, this species has been reported in ten departments of the cou ... | 2016 | 27869392 |