FIRST RECORD OF AEDES ALBIFASCIATUS IN MAGALLANES REGION, CHILE
Faundez, Eduardo
North Dakota State University Fargo
Journal
journal of the american mosquito control association
ISSN
8756-971X
1943-6270
Open Access
gold
Volume
34
Start page
117
End page
119
Aedes albifasciatus is known for transmitting western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE), a virus that can affect humans and animals. In this work, we record for the first time Ae. albifasciatus from the Magallanes Region in Chile, as the only culicid species known from this southernmost region. Although WEE poses a serious problem to cattle production in neighboring Argentina, no WEE has been recorded in Chile. The need for surveillance programs of WEE in Magallanes is also discussed here.