Aedes albopictus: a potential problem in the United Kingdom
Burgess, N.R.
Parassitologia 37(2-3): 121-122
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0048-2951 PMID: 8778653 Document Number: 446819
The United Kingdom is within the geographical area in which Aedes albopictus could survive. A large number of used car tires are imported and a number of introduced cases of dengue fever occur annually. The health authorities should be aware of the possibility of dengue transmission.
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