Presence of the mosquito Anopheles hyrcanus in South Moravia, Czech Republic.

O. Sebesta (1) , F. Rettich , J. Minár , J. Halouzka (1) , Z. Hubálek (1) , Z. Juricová (1) , I. Rudolf (1) , S. Sikutová (1) , I. Gelbic , P. Reiter (2)

1 Department of Medical Zoology
2 Insectes et Maladies Infectieuses

During a survey of mosquitoes in the South Moravian lowland area, the mosquito Anopheles hyrcanus (Pallas) (Diptera: Culicidae) was found breeding in an ancient fishpond (Nesyt). It is not clear whether this southern Palaearctic species, a known vector of malaria in Asia which has not been recorded in the Czech Republic until this year, has gone undetected in the past or whether it has recently moved into the region as a result of climate change.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Ecology, environment

O. Sebesta, F. Rettich, J. Minár, J. Halouzka, Z. Hubálek, et al.. Presence of the mosquito Anopheles hyrcanus in South Moravia, Czech Republic.. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2009, 23 (3), pp.284-6. ⟨10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00810.x⟩. ⟨pasteur-00517644⟩