Invasion and Expansion of Aedes vittatus in the Americas: A Potential Bridge Vector Between Sylvatic and Urban Arboviral Cycles

Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal; Alejandro Vallejo Degaudenzi; María Altagracia Rodríguez Sosa; André Ricardo Ribas Freitas

doi:10.31005/iajmh.v9i.303

Invasion and Expansion of Aedes vittatus in the Americas: A Potential Bridge Vector Between Sylvatic and Urban Arboviral Cycles

Authors

Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal Department of Animal Production and Health, Veterinary Public Health and Food Science and Technology (PASAPTA) Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
Alejandro Vallejo Degaudenzi Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago (UTESA), Santo Domingo
María Altagracia Rodríguez Sosa Athisa Medio Ambiente. Grupo SASTI. Granada
André Ricardo Ribas Freitas Curso de Medicina, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Instituto de Pesquisa São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas 13045-755, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31005/iajmh.v9i.303

Keywords:

Aedes vittatus, Invasive mosquito species, Arboviruses, Caribbean

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Published

2026-05-29

How to Cite

Alarcón-Elbal, P. M., Vallejo Degaudenzi, A., Rodríguez Sosa, M. A., & Freitas, A. R. R. (2026). Invasion and Expansion of Aedes vittatus in the Americas: A Potential Bridge Vector Between Sylvatic and Urban Arboviral Cycles. InterAmerican Journal of Medicine and Health, 9. https://doi.org/10.31005/iajmh.v9i.303