The invasive Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus found in the Netherlands can experimentally transmit Zika virus and Usutu virus.
Sandra R AbboTessa M VisserHaidong WangGiel P GöertzJelke J FrosMarleen H C Abma-HenkensCorinne GeertsemaChantal B F VogelsMarion P G KoopmansChantal B E M ReuskenSonja Hall-MendelinRoy A HallMonique M van OersConstantianus J M KoenraadtGorben P PijlmanPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)
Given that Ae. japonicus can experimentally transmit arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) like ZIKV and USUV and is currently expanding its territories, we should consider this mosquito as a potential vector for arboviral diseases in Europe.