Generate QR code
Open Access
Subscription Access
Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) Albopictus skus mosquitoes on the Caspian coast of the North Caucasus
https://doi.org/10.33092/0025-8326mp2026.1.3-6
Abstract
Following entomological monitoring of blood-sucking mosquitoes, two species - Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens - were morphologically identified. The invasive mosquito Ae. albopictus was first detected in Dagestan in the summer of 2025. To accurately identify Ae. albopictus, the sequence of the internal transcribed spacer of the rRNA gene cluster was determined. DNA analysis of the mosquitoes detected in Makhachkala and Derbent revealed that the DNA of Ae. albopictus from Krasnodar region was identical. Ae. albopictus mosquitoes are proven carriers of many arboviral infections, and their presence in the region poses a risk of developing local outbreaks. Dagestan, due to its climatic characteristics, is a favorable region of Russia for Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. The results of the study demonstrate the expansion of the range of invasive Ae. albopictus mosquitoes across Russia.
About the Authors
I. V. Patraman
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University under Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. S. Sigidaev
Department of Clinical Disciplines, Tyumen State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tyumen
E. N. Morozov
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University under Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
R. A. Mingaliev
Limited Liability Company "FAVORIT-M"
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
E. V. Shaikevich
The Vavilov Institute of General Genetics (VIGG)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
References
1. Tom Swan, Tanya L. Russell, Kyran M. Staunton, Matt A. Field, Scott A. Ritchie and Thomas R. Burkot Swan et al. A literature review of dispersal pathways of Aedes albopictus across different spatial scales: implications for vector surveillance. // Parasites & Vectors (2022) 15:303
2. A. Radici, P.Hammami, A. Cannet, G. L'Ambert, G. Lacour, F. Fournet, C. Garros, H. Guis, D. Fontenille, C. Caminade. Aedes albopictus is rapidly invading its climatic niche in france: wider implications for biting nuisance and arbovirus control in western europe research article open access. // Global Change Biology, 2025; 31: e70414.
3. Ganushkina L.A., Tanygina E.Yu., Bezzhonova O.V., Sergiev V.P. On detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus skus. on the territory of the Russian Federation. // Med. parazitol. - 2011. - №1. - P. 3-4 - in Russian.
4. Ganushkina L.A., Bezzhonova O.V., Patraman I.V., Tanygina E.Yu., Sergiev V.P. Distribution of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti L. and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus skus. mosquitoes on the Black sea coast of the Caucasus. // Med. parazitol. 2013. No. 1. P. 45- 46 - in Russian.
5. Fedorova M.V., Shvets O.G., Patraman I.V., Medyanik I.M., Otstavnova A.D., Lenshin S.V., Vyshemirsky O.I. Imported species of mosquitoes on the Black sea coast of the Caucasus: modern areas. // Med. Parazitol. 2019. No. 1. P. 47-55- in Russian.
6. Monchadsky A.S. // Blood-sucking mosquito larvae. – M.; L., 1951- in Russian.
7. Gutsevich A.V., Monchadsky A.S., Shtakelberg A.A. // Fauna of the USSR. Diptera III.B. 4. - L., 1970 - in Russian.
8. Porter C.H., Collins F.H. Speciesdiagnostic differences inaribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer from the sibling species Anopheles freeborniand Anopheleshermsi (Diptera: Culicidae). Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 1991;45:271279.
9. Kumar S., Stecher G., Li M., Knyaz C., and Tamura K. (2018). MEGA X: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis across computing platforms. Molecular Biology and Evolution 35:1547-1549.
10. Shaikevich E.V., Patraman I.V., Bogacheva A.S., Rakova V.M., Zelya O.P., Ganushkina L.A. Invasive species Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti on the Black Sea coast of Krasnodar Krai: genetics (COI, ITS2), Wolbachia and Dirofilaria infestation. Vavilov Journal of Genetics and Breeding. 2018;22(5):574–585- in Russian.
11. Maciel-de-Freitas, R., Neto, R. B., Gonçalves, J. M., Codeço, C. T. & Lourenço-deOliveira, R. Movement of dengue vectors between the human modified environment and an urban forest in Rio de Janeiro. J. Med. Entomol. 43, 1112–20 (2006).
Review
For citations:
Patraman I.V., Sigidaev A.S., Morozov E.N., Mingaliev R.A., Shaikevich E.V. Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) Albopictus skus mosquitoes on the Caspian coast of the North Caucasus. Medical Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases. 2026;(1):3-6. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33092/0025-8326mp2026.1.3-6
Views:
471
JATS XML
Email this article 