title: Presence of Aedes albopictus in Lebanon and Syria.
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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Public Health-II, Fanar, Lebanese University.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Harbach
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chamat
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bouharoun-Tayoun
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D003710:Demography; D007861:Lebanon; D013593:Syria