Abstract
Aedes koreicus is an invasive mosquito species originating from East Asia. It has recently been introduced into several countries in Southern, Central and Eastern Europe as well as Central Asia in many of which it has successfully established populations. The biology and ecological requirements of the species are largely unknown, but it is considered as a potential vector of pathogens that requires careful monitoring. We report here the first detection of Ae. koreicus in the Czech Republic, based on a citizen report.
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Data supporting the conclusions of this article are included within the article. Representative DNA sequences have been deposited in the GenBank database under the accession numbers OM307662 and OM307663.
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We thank Marcel Vápeník for collecting and sending us the studied Ae. koreicus specimens. We thank Dr. Jan Mendel (The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Brno, Czech Republic) for the sequence analysis.
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The study was financially supported by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic (Reg. No. NV19-09–00036). All rights reserved.
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IR and JV designed the study, JV, IR, OŠ and SŠ participated in mosquito sampling and morphological determination, JV carried out the basic molecular taxonomy, JV, IR and HK wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript version.
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Vojtíšek, J., Šebesta, O., Šikutová, S. et al. First record of the invasive mosquito species Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Czech Republic. Parasitol Res 121, 3701–3704 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07658-6
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