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agricultural and biological sciences

Presence of Aedes albopictus in Lebanon and Syria

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, Volume 23, No. 2, Year 2007

The occurrence of Aedes albopictus in Lebanon and Syria is reported for the first time. Larvae were found in 4 localities in Lebanon, and 1 female was captured inside a house located in a coastal locality in Syria. The potential of the species to vector arboviral disease in the region is noted. Copyright © 2007 by The American Mosquito Control Association, Inc.
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