Monday, 25 February 2019

PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive mosquito: Congo DR (KN)

Zika virus, Malaria, Dengue, Yellow Fever, Chikungunya -- DR Congo
T Bobanga, M Moyo, F Vulu, SR Irish. First report of _Aedes albopictus_ (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. African Entomology 26(1): 234-236 (2018) DOI:
In January 2016, _Aedes albopictus_ adults were found in the Jardin Zoologique in central Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of Congo]. Subsequent visits found more adults and larvae at numerous sites in Kinshasa. The finding of _Ae. albopictus_ in Kinshasa is not unexpected, but its presence is of importance as it is a

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