Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Validation of partial rpoB gene sequence analysis for the identifi cation of clinically important and emerging Acinetobacter species. Micro-Phenotypic characterization and antibiotic resistance of Acinetobacter spp. isolated from aquatic sources. of the carbapenem-hydrolyzing oxacil-linase gene bla OXA-23 in Acinetobacter baumannii. Genetic basis of multidrug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates at a tertiary medical center in Acinetobacter radio-resistens as a silent source of carbapenem resistance for Acinetobacter spp. To the Editor: We collected Asian tiger mosquitoes, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), in Cancun in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico in September 2011. This mosquito is a nuisance biter of humans and a vector of numerous arboviruses, including those causing dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya (1). Ae. albopictus mosquitoes, which are native to Southeast Asia, emerged in the continental United States in 1985 and thereafter spread rapidly across the southeastern United States and into northern Mexico (2,3). These mosquitoes have also been found in the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Nuevo Leon in northern Mexico, Chiapas in southern Mexico, and south of Mexico in Guatemala and Belize (3–9). These fi ndings are now complemented by our collection of Ae. albopictus mosquitoes from Cancun in Quintana Roo State, which with Yucatan and Campeche States compose the Yucatan Peninsula. A previous study of the mosquito fauna of Quintana Roo conducted in 2006 did not report any Ae. albopictus mosquitoes (10). During September 2011, Ae. albopictus mosquitoes were collected from a cemetery in Cancun, which is located in the eastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula (21°8.53′Ν, 86°52.79′W) (Figure). The collection location was shaded by trees. Water in containers from which larvae were collected had an average temperature of 24.5°C and a pH of 8.5. The larval collection included ≈30 specimens of different developmental stages that were collected from vases and other artifi cial containers in the cemetery. The containers were examined as part of routine surveillance activities by Servicios Estatales de Salud de Quintana Roo. Larvae suspected to be those of Ae. albopictus mosquitoes were reared to adults for identifi cation, and a colony of Ae. albopictus mosquitoes from Cancun was established. F 0 or F 1 adult specimens were confi rmed to be Ae. albopictus mos-zquitoes by species identifi cation at Servicios Estatales de Salud de The initial mosquito larval collection was composed of 26 Ae. albopictus, 3 Ae. aegypti, and 1 Culex sp. In addition, 6 Ae. albopictus female mosquitoes were collected from the …