Table 3.
Dirofilaria spp.-positive mosquito species in Moldova between 2010 and 2015 previously identified as potential vector species during different field-studies in Europe
| Mosquito species | Detected Dirofilaria species in Moldavian mosquito species | Countries with detection of D. repens in the mosquito species | Countries with detection of D. immitis in the mosquito species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culex pipiens (s.l.)/torrentium | D. repens and D. immitis | Italy [49], Serbia [39] | Belarus [16], Italy [40, 46, 49, 58], Serbia [39], Turkey [50], Germany [53], Portugal [41], Hungary [63], Spain [42] |
| Anopheles maculipennis (s.l.) | D. repens and D. immitis | Germany [53, 60], Austria [61], Hungary [38] | Italy [40], Portugal [41] |
| Aedes vexans | D. repens | Czech Republic [62], Germany [60], Hungary [38], Serbia [39], Slovakia [43, 44] | Italy [58], Turkey [50] |
| Culex modestus | D. repens | Hungary [38] | Hungary [63] |
| Aedes annulipes | D. repens | Hungary [38] | – |
| Culiseta annulata | D. repens | Germany [60] | – |
| Aedes caspius | D. repens | – | Italy [58], Hungary [63], Portugal [41], Serbia [39] |
| Aedes sticticus | D. repens | Hungary [38], Serbia [39] | |
| Coquillettidia richiardii | D. repens | Hungary [38] | Serbia [39], Italy [40] |