title: Review of ten-years presence of Aedes albopictus in Spain 2004-2014: known distribution and public health concerns.
abstract: Ten years have gone by since the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus was recorded for the first time in Spain. In this paper, all relevant published information about this vector in Spain for the period 2004-2014 is reviewed. The known distribution for 2014 is provided, including all historical records (published and unpublished data) and the results from samplings of the last year. The consequences on public health about the presence of the Asian tiger mosquito in Spain are also highlighted. Further, legal aspects and control plans related to the management and diseases transmitted by this invasive vector species are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. fcollant@um.es.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Collantes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. delacour@unizar.es.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delacour
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. pedro.alarcon@uv.es.
authors.forename: Pedro María
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Alarcón-Elbal
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. ignacioruizarr@yahoo.es.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Arrondo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. jdelgado@um.es.
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.affiliation: Department d'Agricultura, Servei de Gestió Forestal, Direcció General del Medi Natural i Biodiversitat, Ramaderia, Pesca, Alimentació i Medi Natural, Barcelona, Spain. atorrells@gencat.cat.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torrell-Sorio
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. mikel.bengoa.paulis@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mikel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bengoa
authors.affiliation: Servei de Control de Mosquits, Consell Comarcal del Baix Llobregat, Parc Torreblanca, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain. reritja@elbaixllobregat.cat.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eritja
authors.affiliation: Departament de Biologia, Área de Zoología, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. ma.miranda@uib.es.
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Entomología Médica, Servicio de Parasitología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. rmolina@isiii.es.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. jlucien@unizar.es.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lucientes
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D007303:Insect Vectors; D011634:Public Health; D013030:Spain