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. 2020 Sep 8;9(9):738. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090738

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Worldwide distribution of Ae. albopictus and Ae. aegypti. The “tiger mosquito”, Ae. albopictus, has currently conquered several temperate regions including France, Italy, and Spain as shown on this map. The species is indeed a competent vector for several alphaviruses and flaviviruses which raises concerns when considering the occurrence of imported cases reported in the USA and Europe. On the other hand, Ae. aegypti is present in almost all tropical regions across the globe. On many occasions, the World Health Organization and the Rockefeller foundation have tried unsuccessfully to eradicate it. These two main urban vectors are not necessarily present throughout the countries/territories shaded in this map. ArcGIS Desktop V 10.5 software was used to generate this map (ESRI 2019, Redlands, CA, USA: Environmental Systems Research Institute; https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/).