Comparative morphological and molecular analysis confirms the presence of the West Nile virus mosquito vector, Culex univittatus, in the Iberian Peninsula

Authors: Almeida AP, Braack L, Bravo-Barriga D, Frontera E, Mixão V, Novo MT, Parreira R, Sousa CA, Venter M
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1877-7

Authors: Almeida AP, Donnelly MJ, Gomes B, Novo MT, Parreira R, Sousa CA, Pinto J
Journal: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+Culex+pipiens+complex+in+continental+Portugal%3A+Distribution+and+genetic+structure.

Portugal is a southern European country that displays favorable ecological conditions for the establishment of West Nile virus (WNV) transmission cycles. Competent mosquito vector species are present throughout the country.
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Aedes aegypti on Madeira Island (Portugal): genetic variation of a recently introduced dengue vector. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Authors: Campos M, Novo MT, Pinto J, Reyes-Lugo M, Ribolla PEM, Salgueiro P, Seixas G, Silva AC, Sousa CA, Spenassatto C
Journal: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Link: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000900003

The increasing population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes on Madeira Island (Portugal) resulted in the first autochthonous dengue outbreak, which occurred in October 2012. Our study establishes the first genetic evaluation based on the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genes [cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 (ND4)] and knockdown resistance ( kdr ) mutations exploring the colonisation history and the genetic diversity of this insular vector population.
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Ongoing outbreak of dengue type 1 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal: preliminary report.

Authors: Clairouin M, Economopoulou A, Escoval MT, Novo MT, Seixas G, Silva AC, Sousa CA, Viveiros B
Journal: Eurosurveillance
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Ongoing+outbreak+of+dengue+type+1+in+the+Autonomous+Region+of+Madeira%2C+Portugal%3A+preliminary+report.

Following the identification of two autochthonous cases of dengue type 1 on 3 October 2012, an outbreak of dengue fever has been reported in Madeira, Portugal.
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Hybridization and population structure of the Culex pipiens complex in the islands of Macaronesia.

Authors: Almeida AP, Alves J, Donnelly MJ, Gomes B, Santa-Ana M, Silva TL, Sousa CA, Vieira I
Journal: Ecology and Evolution
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Hybridization+and+population+structure+of+the+Culex+pipiens+complex+in+the+islands+of+Macaronesia.

The Culex pipiens complex includes two widespread mosquito vector species, Cx. pipiens and Cx. quinquefasciatus. The distribution of these species varies in latitude, with the former being present in temperate regions and the latter in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Comparative morphological and molecular analysis confirms the presence of the West Nile virus mosquito vector, Culex univittatus, in the Iberian Peninsula

The Culex pipiens complex in continental Portugal: distribution and genetic structure.

Aedes aegypti on Madeira Island (Portugal): genetic variation of a recently introduced dengue vector. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Ongoing outbreak of dengue type 1 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal: preliminary report.

Hybridization and population structure of the Culex pipiens complex in the islands of Macaronesia.

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