First official record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Acre State, Northern Brazil.
Ricardo da Costa RochaAcigelda da Silva CardosoJanis Lunier de SouzaEliana da Silva PereiraMarcio Fernandes de AmorimMaria Socorro Martins de SouzaCleomar de Lima MedeirosMaria Francisca Mendes MonteiroDionatas Ulises de Oliveira MeneguettiMarcia Bicudo de PaulaAndreia Fernandes BrilhanteTamara Nunes Lima-CamaraPublished in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo (2023)
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1854) was reported in Brazil for the first time in 1986 and has shown marked expansion throughout the Brazilian territory. During a routine activity to control dengue fever conducted by the Division of Entomology of the Municipal Health Department in Rio Branco city, adults and immatures of Culicidae were collected in a peri-urban area. The identified Culicidae forms indicated that they belonged to the species Ae. albopictus. This is the first official record of the presence of Ae. albopictus in the Acre State, confirming its current presence in all Brazilian states.