title: First Record of Aedes albopictus in Sinaloa, Mexico.
abstract: We report here the discovery of Aedes albopictus for the first time in Sinaloa state, Mexico. The mosquito larvae were collected from small water containers in the urban area of Culiacan city, Sinaloa state. Identification of the species was done primarily by morphology, followed by confirmation with polymerase-chain-reaction-based molecular method.
authors.affiliation: 1  Laboratorio de Conservacion de la Fauna Silvestre, Unidad Academica Escuela de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010.
authors.forename: Jose I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Torres-Avendaño
authors.affiliation: 2  Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular, Unidad Academica Escuela de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010.
authors.forename: Hipolito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Castillo-Ureta
authors.affiliation: 1  Laboratorio de Conservacion de la Fauna Silvestre, Unidad Academica Escuela de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010.
authors.forename: Edith H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Torres-Montoya
authors.affiliation: 1  Laboratorio de Conservacion de la Fauna Silvestre, Unidad Academica Escuela de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meza-Carrillo
authors.affiliation: 1  Laboratorio de Conservacion de la Fauna Silvestre, Unidad Academica Escuela de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010.
authors.forename: Reyna L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Lopez-Mendoza
authors.affiliation: 3  Centro Regional de Investigacion en Salud Publica, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Colonia Centro, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
authors.forename: Maria G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Vazquez-Martinez
authors.affiliation: 4  Posgrado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencia Quimico Biologicas, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010.
authors.forename: Jose G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Rendon-Maldonado
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D008800:Mexico; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013045:Species Specificity
keywords: Aedes albopictus; Arbovirus; dengue virus; polymerase chain reaction; second internal transcribed spacer