|
First Morphological and Ecological Report of Aedes albopictus, the Dengue Fever Vector, in Ardabil Province, Northwestern Iran
|
Sana Fakour    , Parisa Soltanalinejad , Javad Abishvand , Hossein Sharifi , Mehran Asayeshi , Esmaeil Ghorbani , Shabnam Asghari Jajin , Sara Kamrani , Mehdi Soleymani1 , Mohammad Rasouli , Peyman Adeli , Ayoub Karimi , Seraj Norouzi , Atousa Shirzadi , Mohsen Shokri , Adel Majd , Mohammad Hajizadeh , Eslam Moradi Asl * |
| Arthropod-Borne Diseases Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran , e.moradiasl@arums.ac.ir |
|
|
Abstract: (44 Views) |
Background: Aedes albopictus, known as the Asian tiger mosquito, is among the most important vectors of viral diseases such as dengue fever, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever worldwide. The mosquito spreads quickly to new places due to its high level of adaptability in any setting and could be extremely dangerous to public health.
Methods: In this study, 294 places in Ardabil Province were sampled for adult mosquitoes and third- and fourth-instar larvae of the family Culicidae between May 5 and November 8, 2024. Urban, rural, and suburban areas were sampled and known from which both larvae and adult mosquitoes were sampled. The collected mosquito species were identified using valid identification keys.
Results: A total of 7,675 specimens of mosquitoes were collected, of which 97.31% were larvae and 2.68% adults. Four genera were found: Aedes (1.08%), Anopheles (0.75%), Culex (68.46%), and Culiseta (29.7%). Ae. albopictus was found for the first time in Ardabil Province as eggs, larvae, and adults inside used tires stored at a heavy vehicle repair yard in Bileh-Savar County, and confirmation by the Ministry of Health confirmed it. The majority of Ae. albopictus collections came from rural and artificial environments.
Conclusion: The present study confirms the presence of Ae. albopictus, the primary dengue vector, in northwestern Iran (Bileh-Savar, Ardabil) for the first time. Detection of the species in man-made habitats like used tires highlights the importance of appropriate management of such resources and strengthened vector surveillance and control operations. |
Article number: 7 |
| Keywords: Mosquito, Aedes albopictus, Dengue Fever, Ardabil, Iran |
|
|
Full-Text [PDF 1173 kb]
(28 Downloads)
|
Type of Study: article |
Subject:
Parasitology-Mycology-Entomology
Received: 2025/05/30 | Accepted: 2025/08/26 | Published: 2025/10/1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| References |
1. Lindh E, Argentini C, Remoli ME, Fortuna C, Faggioni G, Benedetti E, et al. The Italian 2017 Outbreak Chikungunya Virus Belongs to an Emerging Aedes albopictus-Adapted Virus Cluster Introduced From the Indian Subcontinent. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018;6(1):ofy321. [ DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofy321] [ PMID] [ ] 2. Dehghani R, Kassiri H. A review on epidemiology of dengue viral infection as an emerging disease. Res J Pharm Technol. 2021;14(4):2296-301. [ DOI:10.52711/0974-360X.2021.00406] 3. Becker N, Petric D, Zgomba M, Boase C, Madon M, Dahl C, et al. Medical importance of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes and their control. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2010. 25-42. [ DOI:10.1007/978-3-540-92874-4_3] [ ] 4. Omrani S-M, Azari-Hamidian S. Vertical distribution, biodiversity, and some selective aspects of the physicochemical characteristics of the larval habitats of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. Epidemiol health system j. 2020;7(2):74-91. [ DOI:10.34172/ijer.2020.15] 5. Azari-Hamidian S. The invasive Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and their medical and veterinary importance: a mini review. Casp J Health Res. 2023;8(4):241-6. 6. Rückert C, Ebel GD. How do virus-mosquito interactions lead to viral emergence? Trends Parasitol. 2018;34(4):310-21. [ DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2017.12.004] [ PMID] [ ] 7. Shaw WR, Catteruccia F. Vector biology meets disease control: using basic research to fight vector-borne diseases. Nat Microbiol. 2019;4(1):20-34. [ DOI:10.1038/s41564-018-0214-7] [ PMID] [ ] 8. Reinhold JM, Lazzari CR, Lahondère C. Effects of the environmental temperature on Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes: a review. J Insects. 2018;9(4):158. [ DOI:10.3390/insects9040158] [ PMID] [ ] 9. Samsudin NA, Othman H, Siau CS, Zaini Z-II. Exploring community needs in combating aedes mosquitoes and dengue fever: a study with urban community in the recurrent hotspot area. BMC Public Health. 2024;24(1):1651. [ DOI:10.1186/s12889-024-18965-1] [ PMID] [ ] 10. Azari HS. Larval habitat characteristics of mosquitoes of the genus Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Guilan Province, Iran. Iranian J Arthropod-Borne Dis.2007 ;1(1): 9-20. 11. Harbach RE. Culicipedia: Species-group, genus-group and family-group names in Culicidae (Diptera): Cabi; 2018. [ DOI:10.1079/9781786399052.0000] [ ] 12. Shaalan E. Predation capacity of Culiseta longiareolata mosquito larvae against some mosquitoes species larvae. J Entomol. 2012;9(3):183-6. [ DOI:10.3923/je.2012.183.186] 13. Moradi-Asl E, Vatandoost H, Adham D, Emdadi D, Moosa-Kazemi H. Investigation on the occurrence of Aedes species in borderline of Iran and Azerbaijan for control of arboviral diseases. J Arthropod-Borne Dis. 2019;13(2):191. [ DOI:10.18502/jad.v13i2.1245] [ PMID] 14. Moradi-Asl E, Hazrati S, Vatandoost H, Emdadi D, Ghorbani E, Ghasemian A, et al. Fauna and larval habitat characteristics of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Ardabil province, Northwestern Iran. J Health. 2018;9(3):259-66.[Full Texin Persian] [ DOI:10.29252/j.health.9.3.259] 15. Sharifi F, Banafshi O, Rasouli A, Ghoreishi S, Saeedi S, Khalesi M, et al. Biodiversity and Spatial Distribution of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Kurdistan Province, Western Iran. J Arthropod-Borne Dis. 2022;16(4):350. [ DOI:10.18502/jad.v16i4.12194] [ PMID] [ ] 16. Azari-Hamidian S. Checklist of Iranian mosquitoes (diptera: Culicidae). J Vector Ecolo. 2007;32(2):235-42. [ DOI:10.3376/1081-1710(2007)32[235:COIMDC]2.0.CO;2] 17. Dorzaban H, Soltani A, Alipour H, Hatami J, Jaberhashemi SA, Shahriari-Namadi M, et al. Mosquito surveillance and the first record of morphological and molecular-based identification of invasive species Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), southern Iran. Exp Parasitol. 2022;236:108235. [ DOI:10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108235] [ PMID] |
|
| Send email to the article author |
|
|
|
| Add your comments about this article |
|
|
|
|
Ethics code: IR.ARUMS.REC.1400.096
Fakour S, Soltanalinejad P, Abishvand J, Sharifi H, Asayeshi M, Ghorbani E, et al et al . First Morphological and Ecological Report of Aedes albopictus, the Dengue Fever Vector, in Ardabil Province, Northwestern Iran. J Ardabil Univ Med Sci 2025; 25 (1) : 7 URL: http://jarums.arums.ac.ir/article-1-2500-en.html
|
.png)
.png)
