PRESENCE OF AEDES ALBOPICTUS IN LEBANON AND SYRIA

N. HADDAD; R.E. HARBACH; S. CHAMAT; H. BOUHAROUN-TAYOUN

doi:10.2987/8756-971X(2007)23[226:POAAIL]2.0.CO;2

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N. HADDAD,^*,** R.E. HARBACH,^*** S. CHAMAT,^* H. BOUHAROUN-TAYOUN^*

^*Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Public Health-II, Fanar, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon
^**Department of Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Notre Dame University-Shouf campus, Deir El Kamar, Lebanon
^***Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SWY 5BD United Kingdom

Abstract

The occurrence of Aedes albopictus in Lebanon and Syria is reported for the first time. Larvae were found in 4 localities in Lebanon, and 1 female was captured inside a house located in a coastal locality in Syria. The potential of the species to vector arboviral disease in the region is noted.

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N. HADDAD, R.E. HARBACH, S. CHAMAT, and H. BOUHAROUN-TAYOUN "PRESENCE OF AEDES ALBOPICTUS IN LEBANON AND SYRIA," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 23(2), 226-228, (1 June 2007). https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2007)23[226:POAAIL]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 June 2007