Global invasion patterns and dynamics of disease vector mosquitoes

The article presents an extensive global analysis of the introduction, establishment, and spread of non-native mosquito species implicated in human disease transmission, with direct implications for clinical epidemiology, vector control, and public health. Scope and data synthesis Comprehensively, the authors compiled 697 reported first records of 45 introduced human disease vector mosquito species across 288 regions worldwide, aggregating exhaustive primary and secondary literature sources using highly standardized search criteria. Among these, 28 species have established populations outside their native ranges, representing a substantial fraction of the 184 mosquito species implicated in naturally occurring human disease transmission. The species analyzed span five genera: Aedes, Anopheles, Armigeres, Culex, and Mansonia, with Aedes (particularly Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus) and Culex quinquefasciatus found at the forefront of global introduction and establishment. Clustering of invasion patterns through spatial principal component analysis grouped mosquito species by the extent and chronology of their non-native expansion, revealing both cosmopolitan...