@article{fdi:010050148, title = {{F}irst report of the oriental mosquito {A}edes albopictus on the {W}est {A}frican island of {B}ioko, {E}quatorial {G}uinea}, author = {{T}oto, {J}.{C}. and {A}baga, {S}. and {C}arnevale, {P}ierre and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he invasive oriental mosquito {A}edes ({S}tegomyia) albopictus ({S}kuse) ({D}iptera: {C}ulicidae) was detected on {B}ioko {I}sland for the first time in {N}ovember 2001. {I}t was found to be well established breeding in artificial containers at {P}lanta, near {M}alabo, the capital of {E}quatorial {G}uinea. {A}ssociated species of mosquito larvae were {A}edes aegypti ({L}.), {A}e. africanus ({T}heobald), {C}ulex near decens {T}heobald, {C}x. duttoni {T}heobald, {C}x. quinquefasciatus {S}ay, {C}x tigripes {D}e {G}randpr{\'e} & {D}e {C}harmoy, {E}retmapodites quinquevittatus {T}heobald and {M}ansonia africana ({T}heobald). {T}his is the third tropical {A}frican country to be invaded by {A}e. albopictus, which has recently spread to many parts of the {A}mericas and {E}urope with vector competence for dengue, yellow fever and other arboviruses. {I}n the {A}frotropical environment, it will be interesting to monitor the ecological balance and/or displacement between introduced {A}e. albopictus and indigenous {A}e. aegpyti (domestic, peri domestic and sylvatic populations).}, keywords = {{ARBOVIROSE} ; {FIEVRE} {JAUNE} ; {DENGUE} ; {VECTEUR} ; {INTRODUCTION} {D}'{ESPECES} ; {INVASION} ; {ESPECE} {ALLOGENE} ; {ESPECE} {LOCALE} ; {ILE} ; {GUINEE} {EQUATORIALE} ; {BIOKO} ; {PLANTA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}edical and {V}eterinary {E}ntomology}, volume = {17}, numero = {3}, pages = {343--346}, ISSN = {0269-283{X}}, year = {2003}, DOI = {10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00447.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010050148}, }