Valerio L, Marini F, Bongiorno G, Facchinelli L, Pombi M, Caputo B, Maroli M, della Torre A
Parasitology Unit, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rome "Sapienza", Italy.
Parassitologia. 2008 Jun;50(1-2):103-4.
We here report the results of field trials carried out in Rome with the aim to obtain data on the feeding behaviour of Aedes albopictus, in relation to different availability and abundance of putative hosts. Human Blood Index values were found higher than 75% in urban areas, where humans represented the most abundant hosts, and lower than 60% in rural areas, where host alternative to humans were frequent. The overall results confirm the generalist feeding-behaviour shown by this species in its original range of distribution and highlighting its high potential as vector of human pathogens in urban areas of Italy.
我们在此报告在罗马进行的实地试验结果，目的是获取关于白纹伊蚊取食行为的数据，这些数据与假定宿主的不同可利用性和丰度相关。在城市地区，人类是最丰富的宿主，人类血液指数值高于75%；而在农村地区，人类以外的宿主很常见，该指数值低于60%。总体结果证实了该物种在其原始分布范围内表现出的泛食性取食行为，并突出了其在意大利城市地区作为人类病原体传播媒介的高潜力。
