title: Detection of Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Aedes koreicus in the Area of Sochi, Russia.
abstract: Following the identification of Aedes (Ae.) aegypti in the Sochi area in Russia at the beginning of 2000, entomological surveys were conducted during the summers of 2007, 2011, and 2012, leading to the identification of Ae. albopictus and Ae. koreicus. These findings highlight Russia as being the only country in the World Health Organization European Region with a documented presence of both Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. Both mosquito species are found on the coasts of the Black Sea. Control measures are needed to reduce the possible risks of importing exotic vector-borne infections, such as dengue and chikungunya.
authors.affiliation: 1 E.I. Martsinovky Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University , Moscow, Russia .
authors.forename: Ludmila A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ganushkina
authors.affiliation: 1 E.I. Martsinovky Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University , Moscow, Russia .
authors.forename: Ivan V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Patraman
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome, Italy .
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rezza
authors.affiliation: 3 WHO Country Office in the Russian Federation , Moscow, Russia .
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Migliorini
authors.affiliation: 1 E.I. Martsinovky Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University , Moscow, Russia .
authors.forename: Serguei K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Litvinov
authors.affiliation: 1 E.I. Martsinovky Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University , Moscow, Russia .
authors.forename: Vladimir P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Sergiev
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D012426:Russia; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004247:DNA
keywords: Aedes spp.; Chikungunya; Dengue; Entomology