SynthesisParasites & vectors2020
Does winter cold really limit the dengue vector Aedes aegypti in Europe?
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of high temperatures and heatwaves on dengue fever: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EBioMedicine · 2023Pooled it
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- Heatwaves Constrain the Future Persistence of Mosquito Vectors in Europe.Global change biology · 2026Article
- The expansion of the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and evidence of its establishment in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Nevada, United States of America.Journal of medical entomology · 2025Article
- Agent-Based Modeling Approach for Population Dynamics of the Biological Vector Aedes Aegypti.Methods of information in medicine · 2025Article
- Interactive Effects of Temperature and Ateleia glazioviana Baill (Fabaceae) Toxicity on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquito Life-History Traits.Neotropical entomology · 2025Article
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- Odour-mediated oviposition site selection in Aedes aegypti depends on aquatic stage and density.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- dynamAedes: a unified modelling framework for invasive Aedes mosquitoes.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- A barcoding pipeline for mosquito surveillance in Nepal, a biodiverse dengue-endemic country.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- Association between densities of adult and immature stages of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in space and time: implications for vector surveillance.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
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- Chikungunya Beyond the Tropics: Where and When Do We Expect Disease Transmission in Europe?Viruses · 2021Article
- Population bottlenecks and founder effects: implications for mosquito-borne arboviral emergence.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2021Review
- Production, Transmission, Pathogenesis, and Control of Dengue Virus: A Literature-Based Undivided Perspective.BioMed research international · 2021Review
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- A Literature Review of Host Feeding Patterns of InvasiveInsects · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundAedes aegypti is a potential vector for several arboviruses including dengue and Zika viruses. The species seems to be restricted to subtropical/tropical habitats and has difficulties in establishing permanent populations in southern Europe, probably due to constraints during the winter season. The aim of this study was to systematically analyze the cold tolerance (CT) of Ae. aegypti in its most cold-resistant life stage, the eggs.
methodsThe CT of Ae. aegypti eggs was compared with that of Ae. albopictus which is well established in large parts of Europe. By systematically studying the literature (meta-analysis), we recognized that CT has been rarely tested in Ae. aegypti eggs, but eggs can survive at zero and sub-zero temperatures for certain exposure periods. To overcome potential bias from experimental differences between studies, we then conducted species comparisons using a harmonized high-resolution CT measuring method. From subtropical populations of the same origin, the survival (hatching in %) and emergence of adults of both species were measured after zero and sub-zero temperature exposures for up to 9 days (3 °C, 0 °C and - 2 °C: ≤ 9 days; - 6 °C: ≤ 2 days).
resultsOur data show that Ae. aegypti eggs can survive low and sub-zero temperatures for a short time period similar to or even better than those of Ae. albopictus. Moreover, after short sub-zero exposures of eggs of both species, individuals still developed into viable adults (Ae. aegypti: 3 adults emerged after 6 days at - 2 °C, Ae. albopictus: 1 adult emerged after 1 day at - 6 °C).
conclusionsThus, both the literature and the present experimental data indicate that a cold winter may not be the preventing factor for the re-establishment of the dengue vector Ae. aegypti in southern Europe.
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